Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INJURY CONTROL AND SAFETY PROMOTION
Volume 29, Issue 2, Pages 207-216Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2021.1983844
Keywords
Traffic crash hot spot; crash black spot; Getis-Ord statistics; random forest; local spatial statistics
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [NSFC-7771191]
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The study evaluates hot spot identification and prediction of crashes on the interstate of Michigan using spatial statistics and random forest methods. Results indicate high accuracy in identifying and predicting hot spots of crashes, demonstrating the practical significance of the approach.
Crash hot spot identification and prediction using spatial statistics and random forest methods on the interstate of Michigan are evaluated. The Getis-Ord statistics are adopted to identify hot spots using location, frequency, and equivalent property damage only weights computed from the cost and severity of crashes. In the random forest approach, data patterns between 2010 and 2017 are determined to predict hot spots of crashes in 2018. Accordingly, the results indicate that: (i) interstate routes have witnessed 13,089 crashes on significant hot spots, 7,413 on cold spots, and the rest in other locations; (ii) random forest shows 76.7% and 74% accuracy for validation and prediction, respectively. The performance of the model is further affirmed with precision, recall, and F-scores of 75%, 74%, and 70%, respectively; and (iii) clustering of the crashes exhibits spatial dependence of high and low equivalent property damage only crashes. The practical significance of the approach is highlighted in the identification and prediction of hot spots.
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