SPbPU scientists identified factors that influence the probability of road accidents and the severity of the consequences. RIA Novosti was introduced to the results of the research.
To create a database of unrecorded causes of accidents and factors influencing their magnitude, the researchers used computer machine learning (one of the methods of artificial intelligence).
It has been found that a lack of lighting on the roads mainly increases the fatality of road accidents (10.3-13.9%) and that precipitation in the form of rain and snow increases the risk of death in crashes by 1.3-1, 7% increases.
40.5% of male drivers have a traffic accident with serious injuries, and in the case of motorists – 32%. In the statistics of accidents with mild consequences, the situation is reversed: among the representatives of the weaker sex, there are more precedents.
The number of accidents (inclusive) is even influenced by the color of the car, scientists say. The fact is that more aggressive drivers, on average, are more inclined to choose bright car models – this is also a kind of marking.
Another curious pattern was revealed: white cars are less likely to be involved in crashes, and blue and green cars are the highest crash risk.
Source: Z R
