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Assessing and mitigating traffic crash risks using interpretable machine learning techniques.

Adnan Yousaf1, Jianping Wu2,3,4, Deqing Huang5

  • 1School of Electrical Engineering, SouthWest Jiatong University, Chengdu, 611756, China.

Scientific Reports
|May 21, 2026
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Aggressive and risky driving behaviors, errors, and violations are linked to increased traffic crashes in Pakistan. Machine learning models, particularly XGBoost, accurately predict crash risk, highlighting the need for behavior-focused road safety interventions.

Area of Science:

  • Traffic Safety Research
  • Behavioral Psychology
  • Machine Learning Applications

Background:

  • Road traffic crashes pose a significant global health challenge.
  • Understanding driver behavior is crucial for developing effective safety interventions.
  • Previous research has explored various factors contributing to road accidents.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify factors associated with self-reported crash involvement among Pakistani drivers.
  • To apply interpretable machine learning (ML) techniques for analyzing crash risk factors.
  • To evaluate the predictive performance of different ML models in traffic safety.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a cross-sectional Internet-based survey of 623 drivers in Pakistan.
  • Collected data on dangerous, aberrant, and positive driving behaviors, demographics, and self-reported crashes.
Keywords:
CatBoostDriving behaviorsMachine learningSHAPTraffic crashesXGBoost

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  • Employed interpretable ML techniques: Logistic Regression, Categorical Boosting (CatBoost), and eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost).
  • Applied Shapley Additive explanation (SHAP) for enhanced model interpretability.

    • Main Results:

    • Aggressive driving, risky driving behaviors, errors, and violations were significantly associated with increased traffic crashes.
    • Prior motorcycle riding experience showed a significant association with crash occurrence.
    • XGBoost demonstrated superior predictive performance (0.86 accuracy) compared to CatBoost (0.80) and Logistic Regression (0.73).

    Conclusions:

    • Interpretable ML is valuable for traffic safety research, identifying key crash risk factors.
    • Behavior-oriented interventions focusing on aggressive/risky driving and risk perception are recommended.
    • Transition-oriented training for motorcycle riders is suggested to improve adaptation to different vehicles and road usage.