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Article: Severity of passenger injuries on public buses: A comparative analysis of collision injuries and non-collision injuries

TitleSeverity of passenger injuries on public buses: A comparative analysis of collision injuries and non-collision injuries
Authors
KeywordsPublic bus
Injury severities
Collision injuries
Non-collision injuries
Random parameters
Issue Date2020
PublisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jsr
Citation
Journal of Safety Research, 2020, v. 74, p. 55-69 How to Cite?
AbstractIntroduction: Although public buses have been demonstrated as a relatively safe mode of transport, the number of injuries to public bus passengers is far from negligible. Existing studies of public bus safety have focused primarily on injuries caused by collisions. Surprisingly, limited effort has been devoted to identifying factors that increase the severity of passenger injuries in non-collision incidents. Method: Our study therefore investigated the injury risk of public bus passengers involved in collision incidents and non-collision incidents comparatively, based on a police-reported dataset of 17,383 passengers injured on franchised public buses over a 10-year period in Hong Kong. A random parameters logistic model was established to estimate the likelihood of fatal and severe injuries to passengers as a function of various factors. Results: Our results indicated substantial inconsistences in the effects of risk factors between models of non-collision injuries and collision injuries. The severity of passenger injuries tended to increase significantly when non-collision incidents occurred due to excessive speed of bus drivers, on double-decker buses, in less urbanized areas, in winter, in heavy rains, during daytime, and at night without street lighting. Elderly female passengers were also found more likely to be fatally or severely injured in non-collision incidents if they lost their balance while boarding, alighting from, or standing on a bus. In comparison, the following factors were associated with a greater likelihood of fatal or severe injuries in collision incidents: elderly female passengers, standing passengers who lost balance, buses out of driver control, double-decker buses, collisions with vehicles or objects, and less urbanized areas. Practical Applications: Based on our comparative analysis, more targeted countermeasures, namely “4E” (engineering, enforcement, emergency, and education) and “3A” (awareness, appreciation, and assistance), were recommended to mitigate collision injuries and non-collision injuries to public bus passengers, respectively.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/287614
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2023 Impact Factor: 3.9
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.030
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dc.contributor.authorZhou, H-
dc.contributor.authorYuan, C-
dc.contributor.authorDong, N-
dc.contributor.authorWong, SC-
dc.contributor.authorXU, P-
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-05T12:00:40Z-
dc.date.available2020-10-05T12:00:40Z-
dc.date.issued2020-
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Safety Research, 2020, v. 74, p. 55-69-
dc.identifier.issn0022-4375-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/287614-
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Although public buses have been demonstrated as a relatively safe mode of transport, the number of injuries to public bus passengers is far from negligible. Existing studies of public bus safety have focused primarily on injuries caused by collisions. Surprisingly, limited effort has been devoted to identifying factors that increase the severity of passenger injuries in non-collision incidents. Method: Our study therefore investigated the injury risk of public bus passengers involved in collision incidents and non-collision incidents comparatively, based on a police-reported dataset of 17,383 passengers injured on franchised public buses over a 10-year period in Hong Kong. A random parameters logistic model was established to estimate the likelihood of fatal and severe injuries to passengers as a function of various factors. Results: Our results indicated substantial inconsistences in the effects of risk factors between models of non-collision injuries and collision injuries. The severity of passenger injuries tended to increase significantly when non-collision incidents occurred due to excessive speed of bus drivers, on double-decker buses, in less urbanized areas, in winter, in heavy rains, during daytime, and at night without street lighting. Elderly female passengers were also found more likely to be fatally or severely injured in non-collision incidents if they lost their balance while boarding, alighting from, or standing on a bus. In comparison, the following factors were associated with a greater likelihood of fatal or severe injuries in collision incidents: elderly female passengers, standing passengers who lost balance, buses out of driver control, double-decker buses, collisions with vehicles or objects, and less urbanized areas. Practical Applications: Based on our comparative analysis, more targeted countermeasures, namely “4E” (engineering, enforcement, emergency, and education) and “3A” (awareness, appreciation, and assistance), were recommended to mitigate collision injuries and non-collision injuries to public bus passengers, respectively.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jsr-
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Safety Research-
dc.subjectPublic bus-
dc.subjectInjury severities-
dc.subjectCollision injuries-
dc.subjectNon-collision injuries-
dc.subjectRandom parameters-
dc.titleSeverity of passenger injuries on public buses: A comparative analysis of collision injuries and non-collision injuries-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailWong, SC: hhecwsc@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityWong, SC=rp00191-
dc.description.naturelink_to_subscribed_fulltext-
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jsr.2020.04.003-
dc.identifier.pmid32951796-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85084443453-
dc.identifier.hkuros314623-
dc.identifier.volume74-
dc.identifier.spage55-
dc.identifier.epage69-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000575169200008-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom-
dc.identifier.issnl0022-4375-

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