Spatiotemporal disparities in macro-microscopic properties of motorcycle injury level
Bibliographic record
Abstract
Motorcyclists in Florida face significantly higher rates of injuries and fatalities compared to national averages, highlighting the need for a better understanding of the contributing factors. This study addresses important gaps in existing literature by (1) integrating macro-level socio-demographic variables (such as population density, education, and poverty) with micro-level crash-specific factors (including rider behaviour, helmet use, and roadway conditions), and (2) utilising a novel partially temporally constrained random-parameters logit (RPL) model that accounts for heterogeneity in means and variances across different spatiotemporal dimensions. Using data from Florida between 2020 and 2022, counties were categorised into low-medium (LM) and high-risk (HR) groups based on crash frequency. The proposed methodology advances the analysis of crash severity by demonstrating the importance of spatial stratification (comparing LM and HR counties) for accurate policy insights. It also validates model robustness through transferability tests (χ² > 164, p < 0.001) and out-of-sample predictions. Key findings reveal significant spatiotemporal instability, including (1) Macro–micro interactions: In HR counties during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020), higher population density increased fatalities, whereas in 2021-2022, it appeared to reduce severity, suggesting behavioural shifts related to the pandemic. (2) Spatial disparities: Male riders in HR counties had a 6.95% higher likelihood of fatality compared to 0.60% in LM counties, underscoring the need for targeted enforcement. (3) Temporal variability: Helmet use decreased fatalities in LM counties but had mixed effects in HR counties, potentially due to risk compensation factors such as increased speeding. This research bridges theoretical and practical gaps by integrating macro and micro perspectives, presenting a replicable model for regional motorcycle safety planning, and highlighting the significance of spatiotemporal heterogeneity in traffic safety analyses.
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Full frame machine prediction
Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.002 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.002 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.
Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from itClassification
machine, unvalidatedMachine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.
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