Though motorised three-wheelers (M3W) are not common in developed countries, they are widely used in many Asian countries. Although they are one of the main modes of public transport for the urban middle class population in Bangladesh, there are concerns about their safety as more than 50 per cent of M3W crashes are reported as fatal. In this study, the ordered probit model was applied to crash data from 1998 to 2005 to investigate the role a variety of factors play in determining the severity of M3W crashes in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Our study shows that there is a general increase of severity of M3W crashes over the years from 1998 to 2005. The results also reveal that time of the day, traffic control and operation of roadways, types of collision, vehicle characteristics and lighting condition are the important determinants of the severity of M3W crashes in Bangladesh. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E217099.
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