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Risk Factors Affecting the Injury Severity of Rental Car Accidents in South Korea : an Application of Ordered Probit Model

순서형 프로빗 모형을 이용한 렌터카 사고 심각도 영향요인 분석

  • Kwon, Yeong min (The Cho Chun Shik Graduate School of Green Transportation., KAIST) ;
  • Jang, Ki tae (The Cho Chun Shik Graduate School of Green Transportation., KAIST) ;
  • Son, Sang hoon (Jeju Research Institute)
  • 권영민 (한국과학기술원 조천식녹색교통대학원) ;
  • 장기태 (한국과학기술원 조천식녹색교통대학원) ;
  • 손상훈 (제주연구원)
  • Received : 2018.04.05
  • Accepted : 2018.05.29
  • Published : 2018.06.30
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Abstract

Over the past five years (2010-2014), the total number of traffic accidents has decreased from 226,878 to 223,552 with decrease of 0.37 percent each year. The death toll has also decreased from 5,505 to 4,762. However, the number of rental car accidents and fatalities has been steadily increased. Despite of its growth, no previous study has been conducted on rental car accident severity. This study analyzed data of 18,050 rental car accidents in South Korea collected from 2010 to 2014 and then processed in order to identify which factors could affect the accident severity. Seventeen factors related to rental car accident severity were grouped into four categories: driver, vehicle, roadways and environment. As a result of the ordered probit model analysis, fourteen variables excluding age, intersection, and day of week were found to affect the severity of rental car accidents. The results of the study summarized as follows. First of all, violation of traffic regulations such as speeding increase the severity of rental car accidents. Secondly, rental accident severity is higher at curved sections of complicated roadway, which the driver's field of view is impaired. The results of this study can be used to reduce the severity of rental car accidents in transportation safety.

렌터카 차량의 교통사고 발생건수 및 사망자 수는 꾸준히 증가하는 추세를 보이며, 사고로 인한 사망률 또한 일반 승용차 및 영업용 택시보다 높다. 본 연구는 전국을 대상으로 2010년부터 2014년까지 발생한 렌터카 사고 데이터를 분석하여 사고 심각도에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 도출하였다. 사고 심각도와 관련된 17개 변수를 렌터카 사고 데이터로부터 추출하였으며 이를 4가지(인적, 차량, 도로 및 환경) 요인으로 구분한 후 순서형 로짓 모델을 적용하여 통계적으로 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 운전자 연령, 교차로 형태, 사고 발생 요일을 제외한 나머지 14개 변수가 렌터카 사고 심각도에 영향을 미치는 요인으로 통계적 유의성이 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 연구결과는 다음과 같이 요약될 수 있다. 첫째, 거주 지역이 아닌 곳에서 발생한 렌터카 사고의 심각도가 더 큰 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 일반 도로 대비 고속도로 렌터카 사고, 과속 및 11대 중과실 위반 등 법규 위반 관련 렌터카 사고의 경우 사고 심각도가 더 큰 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 지리적으로 익숙하지 않은 렌터카 운전자 특성상 도로 기하구조가 복잡하며, 운전자의 시야가 분산되는 커브구간 등에서의 사고 심각도가 높게 나타났다. 넷째, 지역별로 렌터카 사고 심각도에 차이가 있으나, 2010년 이후 사고 심각도는 전반적으로 감소하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과는 향후 렌터카 사고 심각도를 줄이기 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 생각한다.

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