Uncovering the behaviour of road accidents in urban areas.

ABSTRACT: Different patterns in the incidence of road accidents are revealed when considering areas with increased levels of urbanization. To understand these patterns, road accident data from England and Wales is explored. In particular, the data are used to (i) generate time series for comparison of the incidence of road accidents in urban as opposed to rural areas, (ii) analyse the relationship between the number of road accidents and the population size of a set of urban areas, and (iii) model the likelihood of suffering an accident in an urban area and its dependence with population size. It is observed that minor and serious accidents are more frequent in urban areas, whereas fatal accidents are more likely in rural areas. It is also shown that, generally, the number of accidents in an urban a

SUBMITTER: Cabrera-Arnau C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7211831 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature