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Vehicle group risk modeling based on risk propagation mechanism
Zhiyu Wang1, Can Wang1, Linheng Li1
1School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 211189, China; Institute on Internet of Mobility, Southeast University and University of Wisconsin-Madison, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 211189, China; Jiangsu Province Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Urban Traffic Technologies, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 211189, China.
Accident; Analysis and Prevention
|August 14, 2026
Summary
This study introduces a new framework for assessing traffic safety by modeling risk propagation within vehicle groups. It moves beyond individual vehicle risk to capture cascading effects in complex traffic environments.
Area of Science:
- Traffic Safety Engineering
- Transportation Systems Analysis
- Computational Social Science
Background:
- Existing surrogate safety measures (SSMs) often focus on individual vehicles, neglecting the interactive and cascading nature of risk in traffic.
- Highly interactive traffic environments exhibit risk propagation, where disturbances can spread through vehicle groups.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a novel framework for vehicle group risk modeling that accounts for risk propagation.
- To enhance traffic safety analysis by extending it from individual vehicles to vehicle groups.
Main Methods:
- Quantified single vehicle risk using Modified Time to Collision (MTTC).
- Categorized vehicles into interacting groups using spectral clustering.
- Identified directed risk propagation relationships and intensity using Granger causality and generalized additive models.
Main Results:
- Constructed a vehicle group risk indicator integrating individual risk and propagation effects.
- Validated the framework's effectiveness on the highD dataset.
- Demonstrated the interpretable and propagation-aware nature of the proposed approach.
Conclusions:
- The proposed framework provides a more comprehensive understanding of traffic risk by considering group dynamics.
- This approach offers methodological support for advanced traffic safety analysis and risk assessment.
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