Crash rates analysis in China using a spatial panel model

, Zhou, Yiwei, & Wayoro, Didier (2017) Crash rates analysis in China using a spatial panel model. IATSS Research, 41(3), pp. 123-128.

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The consideration of spatial externalities in traffic safety analysis is of paramount importance for the success of road safety policies. Yet, the quasi-totality of spatial dependence studies on crash rates is performed within the framework of single-equation spatial cross-sectional studies. The present study extends the spatial cross- sectional scheme to a spatial fixed-effects panel model estimated using the maximum likelihood method. The spatial units are the 31 administrative regions of mainland China over the period 2004 – 2013. The presence of neighborhood effects is evidenced through the Moran's I statistic. Consistent with previous studies, the analysis reveals that omitting the spatial effects in traffic safety analysis is likely to bias the estimation results. The spatial and error lags are all positive and statistically significant suggesting similarities of crash rates pattern in neighboring regions. Some other explanatory variables, such as freight traffic, the length of paved roads and the populations of age 65 and above are related to higher rates while the opposite trend is observed for the Gross Regional Product, the urban unemployment rate and passenger traffic.

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ID Code: 115790
Item Type: Contribution to Journal (Journal Article)
Refereed: Yes
ORCID iD:
Soro, Wonmongo Lacinaorcid.org/0000-0003-3973-8128
Measurements or Duration: 6 pages
Keywords: China, crash rates, error lag, maximum likelihood, spatial lag, spatial panel
DOI: 10.1016/j.iatssr.2016.11.001
ISSN: 2210-4240
Pure ID: 33262162
Divisions: Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Faculty of Health
Past > Institutes > Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation
Current > Research Centres > CARRS-Q Centre for Future Mobility
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