Model

Category of independent variables

Model equation

Coefficient significance

Linear type

Visible distance ( x 1 )

y = 0.001 x 1 0.001 x 2 0.139 x 3 + 15.440

X

0.637

Traffic volume

( x 2 )

O

Speed ( x 3 )

X

Constant

O

Visible distance ( x 1 )

y = 0.003 x 1 0.001 x 2 + 4.420

O

0.570

Traffic volume ( x 2 )

O

Constant

O

Visible distance ( x 1 )

y = 0.001 x 1 0.153 x 3 + 15.956

X

0.552

Speed ( x 3 )

X

Constant

O

Visible distance ( x 1 )

y = 0.002 x 1 + 3.760

O

0.471

Constant

O

Exponential type

Visible distance ( x 1 )

y = e 0.001 x 1 0.0003 x 2 0.052 x 3 + 5.688

X

0.681

Traffic volume ( x 2 )

O

Speed ( x 3 )

X

Constant

O

Visible distance ( x 1 )

y = e 0.001 x 1 0.0004 x 2 + 1.567

O

0.630

Traffic volume ( x 2 )

O

Constant

O

Visible distance ( x 1 )

y = e 0.001 x 1 0.058 x 3 + 5.910

X

0.594

Speed ( x 3 )

X

Constant

O

Visible distance ( x 1 )

y = e 0.001 x 1 + 1.286

O

0.530

Constant

O

Natural

log type

Visible distance ( x 1 )

y = ln ( 0.022 x 1 0.029 x 2 5.272 x 3 + 517.81 )

X

0.419

Traffic volume ( x 2 )

X

Speed ( x 3 )

X

Constant

X

Visible distance ( x 1 )

y = ln ( 0.072 x 1 0.031 x 2 + 99.566 )

O

0.353

Traffic volume ( x 2 )

X

Constant

O

Visible distance ( x 1 )

y = ln ( 0.017 x 1 5.771 x 3 + 536.003 )

X

0.346

Speed ( x 3 )

X

Constant

X

Visible distance ( x 1 )

y = ln ( 0.071 x 1 + 76.136 )

O

0.266