TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmentally-friendly electric vehicles
T2 - A silent menace to vulnerable road users?
AU - Siamidoudaran, Meisam
AU - Siamidodaran, Mehdi
AU - Konuralp, Hilmiye
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved.
PY - 2022/1/4
Y1 - 2022/1/4
N2 - Prediction models have been extensively used in the field of road safety, however, none of these models have been particularly applied to zero-emission electric vehicle (EV) related injuries so far; which may lead to different outcomes due to their inaudible engines. Using an optimizable classification tree, this first-ever study aims to predict the likelihood of personal injury severities stemming from EV-related crashes on Britain's roads. The prediction model was found to be capable of detecting significant and insignificant factors. The factors provide important insights into how the severity of injuries can be reduced in the future deployment of EVs. Although there was an increased risk for injuries classified as 'slight severity', particularly at lower urban speed limits, several predictors are suggesting that EVs do not pose more of a risk to a certain group. Contrary to popular belief, no convincing evidence has been found to suggest that eco-friendly EVs are 'silent killers' for vulnerable road users.
AB - Prediction models have been extensively used in the field of road safety, however, none of these models have been particularly applied to zero-emission electric vehicle (EV) related injuries so far; which may lead to different outcomes due to their inaudible engines. Using an optimizable classification tree, this first-ever study aims to predict the likelihood of personal injury severities stemming from EV-related crashes on Britain's roads. The prediction model was found to be capable of detecting significant and insignificant factors. The factors provide important insights into how the severity of injuries can be reduced in the future deployment of EVs. Although there was an increased risk for injuries classified as 'slight severity', particularly at lower urban speed limits, several predictors are suggesting that EVs do not pose more of a risk to a certain group. Contrary to popular belief, no convincing evidence has been found to suggest that eco-friendly EVs are 'silent killers' for vulnerable road users.
KW - Electric vehicles
KW - Injury severity prediction
KW - optimizable classification tree
KW - STATS19
KW - Vulnerable road users
KW - Zero-emissions vehicles
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85122890233&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1680/jtran.21.00043
DO - 10.1680/jtran.21.00043
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85122890233
JO - Proceedings of the ICE - Transport
JF - Proceedings of the ICE - Transport
SN - 0965-092X
ER -