accidents: Accidents Dataset

In GLMcat: Generalized Linear Models for Categorical Responses

Accidents Dataset

Description

This dataset contains information about various accidents, including details such as accident severity, road and weather conditions, light conditions, and the number of casualties.

Usage

accidents

Format

A data frame with 109,577 rows and 12 variables:

accident_severity

Factor with levels Slight, Serious, Fatal

road_type

Factor with levels Dual carriageway, One way street, Roundabout, Single carriageway, Slip road

weather_conditions

Factor with levels Fine + high winds, Fine no high winds, Fog or mist, Raining + high winds, Raining no high winds, Snowing

light_conditions

Factor with levels Darkness, Daylight

day_of_week

Factor with levels Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

number_of_casualties

Numeric, number of casualties in the accident

urban_or_rural_area

Factor with levels Urban, Rural

speed_limit

Numeric, speed limit at the accident location

junction_detail

Factor with levels Not at junction or within 20 metres, T or staggered junction, Crossroads, Roundabout, Other junction, Private drive or entrance

carriageway_hazards

Factor with levels Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse), Data missing or out of range, None, Other object on road, Pedestrian in carriageway - not injured, Previous accident, Vehicle load on road

weather

Factor with levels Fine + high winds, Fine no high winds, Fog or mist, Raining + high winds, Raining no high winds, Snowing

road

Factor with levels Dual carriageway, One way street, Roundabout, Single carriageway, Slip road

Source

Data from 2019, openly available at https://www.data.gov.uk/, accessed in September 2023.

Examples

data(accidents)

GLMcat documentation built on Sept. 9, 2025, 5:50 p.m.