Motorcycle crashes remain a significant public safety concern, requiring diverse analytical approaches to inform countermeasures. This study uses machine learning to analyze injury severity in crashes in Thailand from 2018 to 2020. Traditional and advanced models, including including random forest (RF), support vector machine (SVM), deep neural network (DNN), recurrent neural network (RNN), long short-term memory (LSTM), and eXtreme gradient boosting (XGBoost), were compared. Hyperparameter tuning via GridSearchCV optimized performance. XGBoost, with a tradeoff score of 105.65%, outperformed other models in predicting severe and fatal injuries. SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAPs) identified significant risk factors including speeding, drunk driving, two-lane roads, unlit conditions, head-on and truck collisions, and nighttime crashes. Conversely, factors such as barrier medians, flashing traffic signals, sideswipes, rear-end crashes, and wet roads were associated with reduced severity. These findings suggest opportunities for integrated infrastructure improvements and expanded rider training and education programs to address behavioral risks.


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    Title :

    Modeling motorcycle crash-injury severity utilizing explainable data-driven approaches


    Additional title:

    C. SE ET AL.
    TRANSPORTATION LETTERS



    Published in:

    Transportation Letters ; 17 , 6 ; 1053-1078


    Publication date :

    2025-07-03


    Size :

    26 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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