Table 1 Vehicle characteristics by DRL status
From: Daytime running lights in the USA: what is the impact on vehicle crashes in Minnesota?
Std. DRL, year 1995+, N = 37,909 (%) | No std. DRL, year 1995+, N = 146,728 (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Vehicle type | ||
Automobile | 29,750 (78.5) | 97,317 (66.3) |
Pickup | 5,600 (14.8) | 30,959 (21.1) |
Van | 2,559 (6.8) | 18,452 (12.6) |
Type of accidenta | ||
Collision with vehicle | 34,475 (90.9) | 133,892 (91.3) |
Collision with train | 15 (<0.1) | 30 (<0.1) |
Collision with bike | 358 (0.9) | 1,379 (0.9) |
Collision with pedestrian | 230 (0.6) | 911 (0.6) |
Diagrama | ||
Rear end | 13,721 (36.2) | 52,700 (35.9) |
Sideswipe passing | 2,396 (6.3) | 9,379 (6.4) |
Left turn into oncoming | 2,412 (6.4) | 9,723 (6.6) |
Ran off road, left side | 539 (1.4) | 2,145 (1.5) |
Right angle | 7,979 (21) | 30,347 (20.7) |
Right turn into cross traffic | 218 (0.6) | 814 (0.6) |
Ran off road, right side | 728 (1.9) | 3,019 (2.1) |
Head on | 499 (1.3) | 2,147 (1.5) |
Sideswipe opposing | 406 (1.1) | 1,612 (1.1) |
Road descriptiona | ||
Freeway (including ramps) | 5,701 (15) | 21,698 (14.8) |
Other divided highway | 6,054 (16) | 22,640 (15.4) |
One-way street | 793 (2.1) | 3,409 (2.3) |
4–6 lane undivided, 2–3 each | 7,063 (18.6) | 27,380 (18.7) |
3 lanes undivided | 482 (1.3) | 1,735 (1.2) |
2 lanes, 1 each way | 11,894 (31.4) | 45,577 (31.1) |
Alley, driveway | 149 (0.4) | 603 (0.4) |
Private property | 153 (0.4) | 486 (0.3) |
Functional classa | ||
Rural | 6,717 (17.7) | 23,685 (16.1) |
Urban | 30,152 (79.5) | 118,558 (80.8) |