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Analysis on reckless driving behavior by log-linear model

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This study analyzes the factors affecting reckless driving behavior. By using techniques of categorical analysis on drivers involved in traffic accidents or regulation violations, a log-linear model is established to find the relationship between reckless driving behavior and the affecting variables such as age, marital status, and education level. Traffic accidents or regulation violatio ns may occur as a result of unhabitual reckless driving behavior by chance including unexpected conditions of roadways, or as a result of habitual reckless driving behavior. The principal component analysis in factor analysis is used to determine the habitual reckless driving characteristics of drivers. In order to compare the differences in response between the reckless driving behavior and drivers' characteristics, odds multipliers from logit modeling are computed.

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  1. Dept. of Architectural & Urban Eng., Chonbuk National University, Korea

    Tae Youn Jang (Member, Assoc. Professor)

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Jang, T.Y. Analysis on reckless driving behavior by log-linear model. KSCE J Civ Eng 10, 297–303 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02830784

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