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Area of Science:

  • Road safety research
  • Statistical modeling
  • Data analysis

Background:

  • Hierarchical structures in road safety data are increasingly recognized.
  • Multilevel (ML) models are proposed to handle dependencies in such data.
  • Empirical synthesis on the added value of ML techniques is lacking.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To summarize the background and motivations for ML analyses in road safety.
  • To review ML analyses applied to aggregate and disaggregate road safety data.
  • To assess the relevance and added value of ML techniques compared to single-level models.

Main Methods:

  • Review of statistical and conceptual foundations of ML analyses in road safety.
  • Examination of ML applications on aggregate and disaggregate (accident) data.
  • Assessment criteria: model fit, identification of random variation, and parameter estimate significance.

Main Results:

  • ML analysis is straightforward and relevant for aggregate road safety data.
  • Findings for disaggregate accident data are mixed, with potential computational issues.
  • ML applications are not systematically necessary for all disaggregate accident data analyses.

Conclusions:

  • ML models offer clear benefits for aggregate road safety data.
  • For disaggregate accident data, a preliminary investigation into the necessity and added value of ML is recommended.
  • Careful consideration is needed to determine if ML provides superior insights over single-level models for disaggregate data.