Effects of driver nationality and road characteristics on accident fault risk.

Yannis, G; Golias, J; Papadimitriou, E

dc.contributor.author	Yannis, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Golias, J	en
dc.contributor.author	Papadimitriou, E	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:26:14Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:26:14Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.issn	17457300	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17971
dc.subject.other	Albania	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	car	en
dc.subject.other	car driving	en
dc.subject.other	ethnic group	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	human	en
dc.subject.other	international cooperation	en
dc.subject.other	migration	en
dc.subject.other	pilot study	en
dc.subject.other	risk assessment	en
dc.subject.other	risk factor	en
dc.subject.other	statistical model	en
dc.subject.other	statistics	en
dc.subject.other	traffic accident	en
dc.subject.other	Accidents, Traffic	en
dc.subject.other	Albania	en
dc.subject.other	Automobile Driving	en
dc.subject.other	Automobiles	en
dc.subject.other	Emigrants and Immigrants	en
dc.subject.other	Emigration and Immigration	en
dc.subject.other	Ethnic Groups	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Humans	en
dc.subject.other	Internationality	en
dc.subject.other	Linear Models	en
dc.subject.other	Pilot Projects	en
dc.subject.other	Risk Assessment	en
dc.subject.other	Risk Factors	en
dc.title	Effects of driver nationality and road characteristics on accident fault risk.	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1080/17457300701374742	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17457300701374742	en
heal.publicationDate	2007	en
heal.abstract	This paper investigates the combined effect of driver nationality and several road characteristics (area type, at or not at junction, lighting conditions) on accident fault risk. Data from the national accident database of Greece are used to calculate accident relative fault risk rates under induced exposure assumptions. A log-linear analysis is then used to examine first- and higher-order effects within three or more variable groups. The examination of the second-order interaction among the accident fault risks of various driver nationalities at or not at junction was found to be significant. On the contrary, the respective combined effects of area type and lighting conditions were found to be non-significant. It was also shown that roadway features do not affect accident fault risk in a combined way. Results clearly indicate that foreign drivers in Greece are at increased risk. Moreover, foreign nationalities corresponding to permanent residents (i.e. Greeks and Albanians) appear to be at lower fault risk compared to foreign nationalities corresponding to tourists and visitors (e.g. EU Nationals). The effects of the various road characteristics do not modify these general trends.	en
heal.journalName	International journal of injury control and safety promotion	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/17457300701374742	en
dc.identifier.volume	14	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	171	en
dc.identifier.epage	180	en