Driver Crash Causation Study by Gender—Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois Comparison

Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois drivers often share each other’s roadways; therefore, it is important to examine similarities and differences in the causes of motor vehicle crashes among the three states. This is especially true in light of a recent National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) report stating that the monetary cost of highway crashes in the US is approximately $900 per person (NHTSA 2014). In order to lower this high cost, it is necessary to have an understanding of the factors that contribute to these crashes. Systematic differences between states’ crash causes can shed light on the effectiveness of these states’ various driver training programs and driver policies, which, in turn, has the potential to make the roadways safer and reduce crash-related expenses. This study theorizes that Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois have similar crash factors and that crash contributing factors differ as a function of gender, despite the varying size of the states’ populations. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine circumstances contributing to crashes for each state by gender in order to uncover differences and similarities that may provide policy implications.

• Record URL:
  http://www.intrans.iastate.edu/mtc/index.cfm/research/project/project/506658267
• Record URL:
  http://www.intrans.iastate.edu/research/documents/research-reports/crash_causation_comparison_by_gender_in_MO_IA_and_IL_w_cvr.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • University of Missouri - Saint Louis ($20,000.00) USDOT/OST-R ($27,000.00) Total: $47,000.00

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $47000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTRT13-G-UTC37

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Midwest Transportation Center

  Iowa State University
  2711 S Loop Drive, Suite 4700
  Ames, IA  United States  50010-8664

  University of Missouri, St. Louis

  One University Boulevard
  St. Louis, MO  United States  63121-4400

  Department of Transportation

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Performing Organizations:

  University of Missouri, St. Louis

  One University Boulevard
  St. Louis, MO  United States  63121-4400
• Principal Investigators:

  Mundy, Ray

  Bernard Bracy, Jill

• Start Date: 20140701
• Expected Completion Date: 20150731
• Actual Completion Date: 20180531
• Source Data: RiP Project 39366

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash data; Crash severity; Data files; Decision trees; Highway safety; Truck drivers; Vehicle design
• Geographic Terms: Illinois; Iowa; Kansas; Missouri
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01560542
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Midwest Transportation Center
• Contract Numbers: DTRT13-G-UTC37
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Apr 16 2015 1:01AM