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  • Zhixue Li 1,2,
  • Zhongxiang Huang 1 and
  • Jie Wang 1,*

Reviewer 1: Danish Farooq Reviewer 2: Manoranjan Parida Reviewer 3: Anonymous

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

The article has interesting results and is within scope of journal. However,

Authors should definitely:

-          Use the number referencing style in paper.

-          Most of literature studies consist of old references, add some more recent related studies.

-          Use same style to mention ‘Table’ in text.

-          Format the paper according to sustainability journal Author_Guide & Template.

Author Response

Comment 1: The article has interesting results and is within scope of journal.

Reply: We thank the anonymous reviewer for the positive comments.

Comment 2: Use the number referencing style in paper.

Reply: We thank the reviewer for the useful comment and have amended the style of the references.

 

Comment 3: Most of literature studies consist of old references, add some more recent related studies.

Reply: Thanks! We have updated the references.

Comment 4: Use same style to mention ‘Table’ in text.

Reply: Thanks! We have corrected it in the revised manuscript.

Comment 5: Format the paper according to sustainability journal Author_Guide & Template.

Reply: Thanks! We have revised the manuscript as suggested.

Author Response File: Author Response.doc

Reviewer 2 Report

Summary of the Work

Authors Obtained crash data from the Traffic Accident Database System (TADS) and then using this crash data developed two logit models, one model for motorcyclist illegal behaviors and other for crash injury severity. To test the underlying assumption of independence from irrelevant alternatives, authors have used SUEST procedure, as a generalized Hausman test.

Reviewer has the following observations:

1.     Reviewer could not find any methodological novelty in the work.  Authors have used multinomial logit model to identify significant factors that affect specific pre-crash illegal behaviors of motorcyclists, in comparison with the crashes without motorcyclist illegal behaviors (the motorcyclist is identified as the not-at-fault party). Study mentioned at reference 44 published in 2011 have also used the MNL model.

2.     Authors have not referred the recent literature relevant to the study. Recently some studies are published on factors impacting bike crash severity. Authors are advised to refer these recent studies.

3.     Authors have not mentioned the data size (number of crashes) used in the present study. Inclusion of data size and data collection duration will make the manuscript more comprehensive.

4.     In line 131, it is written that Table-1 shows the summary statistics of the variables, but table-1 shows only the classification of the variable. Inclusion of summary statistics of the variables in the manuscript will give more insights of the data used in the study.

5.     In table 1, in the classification of the variable light condition, ‘Night with light’ is mentioned two times. ‘Others’ classification of the variable weather condition which is also treated as the control, needs further clarification.

6.     Authors have mentioned in the line 164 that IIA property tests using SUEST procedure confirmed the model validity, but authors have not included the test results in the manuscript. Authors are advised to add Hausman test results in the manuscript.

7.      In table 2 and 3, meaning of ‘Mean (S.E.)’ is not clear. It needs further clarification. Also, it not clear why authors have used three different level of significance (0.10, 0.05, 0.01) and on which basis level of significance is chosen for a particular variable.

8.     Reviewer feels that the term ‘drinking while riding’ mentioned in line 230, is not appropriate.

9.     Manuscript needs proof read as some mistakes are visible. E.g Section 1 should be named as ‘Introduction’; in Line 101, in the unit km2, 2 should be superscript; in line 123, in the word ‘illegal’ letter ‘i’ should be capital; new paragraph should start from line 337 etc.

 

 

Recently Published Work:

·      Dash, I., Abkowitz, M., & Philip, C. (2022). Factors impacting bike crash severity in urban areas. Journal of Safety Research.

·      Chung, Y. (2022). An application of in-vehicle recording technologies to analyze injury severity in crashes between taxis and two-wheelers. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 166, 106541.

·      Liu, S., Li, Y., & Fan, W. D. (2021). Mixed logit model based diagnostic analysis of bicycle-vehicle crashes at daytime and nighttime. International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology.

 

Author Response

Thanks! We have finished the revisions in light of the reviewers’ thoughtful and useful comments. For the convenience of review, a point-by-point response detailing how we have addressed the review comments are attached. In the revised version, the major revisions are marked yellow.

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

Reviewer 3 Report

The topic presented in the paper is very important because it is connected with saving people's lives and health and is still valid. In the reviewed paper the Authors presented the problem of association between motorcyclist illegal behaviors and injury severity in urban motorcycle crashes. The Authors prepared two logit models, one model for motorcyclist illegal behaviors and the other for crash injury severity, which are developed using urban motorcycle crashes in Hunan Province, China. Two developed models could allow us to simultaneously identify significant factors related to specific illegal behaviors and the severity level of crashes. In my opinion, the paper can be published, after taking into account the following remarks:

- before paper publication, the paper text should be carefully checked by a professional Native Spreaker, e.g. instead "Introduction" section we can find "1. INTRODUCE",

- before paper publication, the paper text should be prepared according to Sustainability journal paper template requirements. As far now, the paper is not formatted, e.g. reference items in the text should be numbered in brackets,

- in the "Keyword" section, the keyword "sustainable transportation" should be added,

- the reference items in the "Reference" section are not formatted according to the Sustainability journal paper template requirements,

-  in the "Introduction" section we can find now a short introduction and a short literature review. It is recommended to add a new section called "Literature review" after the "Introduction" section. In the Introduction section, the Authors should present a detailed research background as well as present the research gap. While, in the "Literature review" section, the Authors should present the main findings by other authors in this research area,

- at the end of the "Introduction" section, the Authors should shortly write what was the main aim of the paper as well as what was contained in each paper section,

- In the Introduction section, the Authors presented problems related to the accident rate of motorcyclists, like accident statistics, the importance of motorcyclists in road traffic, the situation in Chinese cities, etc. This is true and it is very good. However, the Authors should also mention that in order to achieve a high level of road traffic safety, investments and designing safe infrastructure solutions such as roundabouts, separate lanes, collision-free crossings, etc. are needed. Authors should provide this information in the article and thus refer to research works in this area, e.g. "Analysis of driver behavior at roundabouts in Tokyo and the Tokyo surroundings", doi 10.1007 / 978-3-030-34069-8_17; "The Importance of Adopting a Safe System Approach — Translation of Principles into Practical Solutions", doi doi.org/10.3390/su14052559; "P&R parking and bike-sharing system as solutions supporting transport accessibility of the city", doi 10.21307 / TP-2020-066. One short paragraph dedicated to designing safe infrastructure solutions in cities in the Introduction section will be enough,

- "Table 1. Variables classification." - the information about this table is located in the paper text after the table. It should be replaced, i.e. first in the paper text should be presented the information and table description, then the table itself,

- is like follows "3. RESULT" should be like follows "3. RESULTS".

Author Response

Thanks! We have finished all revisions in light of the reviewers’ thoughtful and useful comments. For the convenience of review, a point-by-point response detailing how we have addressed the review comments are attached. In the revised version, the major revisions are marked yellow.

Author Response File: Author Response.doc