Consequences of Increases in Wild Boar-Vehicle Accidents 2003–2016 in Sweden on Personal Injuries and Costs
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Extraction from the STRADA Database
2.2. Extractions from the National Database on Accidents
2.3. Calculations and Analyses
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Fatalities and Injuries | EUR |
---|---|
Fatalities | 2,454,106 |
Severe injuries | 454,106 |
Slighter injuries | 22,222 |
Property damages | 2222 |
Year | Injured Persons | Vehicle Accidents with Personal Injuries | Property Damage Accidents |
---|---|---|---|
2003 | 1 | 0 | 755 |
2004 | 4 | 0 | 670 |
2005 | 1 | 1 | 987 |
2006 | 3 | 2 | 1020 |
2007 | 1 | 0 | 1583 |
2008 | 1 | 0 | 2464 |
2009 | 4 | 1 | 3085 |
2010 | 16 | 12 | 2445 |
2011 | 19 | 14 | 2647 |
2012 | 42 | 25 | 4198 |
2013 | 43 | 17 | 3551 |
2014 | 53 | 19 | 3714 |
2015 | 43 | 18 | 4229 |
2016 | 41 | 17 | 4739 |
Model 1 | Model 2 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Coefficient | p-Value | Coefficient | p-Value |
Constant | −8.6550 | 0.050 * | −1.5270 | 0.382 |
At | 0.0071 | 0.014 ** | ||
At2 | 0.0012 | 0.006 *** | ||
Dt | 19.1666 | 0.033 ** | 21.18 | 0.003 *** |
Adj. R2 | 0.84 | 0.87 |
Year | Personal Injuries (TEUR) | Property Damages (TEUR) | Total (TEUR) |
---|---|---|---|
2003 | 25 | 1909 | 1934 |
2004 | 1570 | 1688 | 3257 |
2005 | 25 | 2476 | 2501 |
2006 | 74 | 2524 | 2598 |
2007 | 24 | 3832 | 3856 |
2008 | 478 | 5766 | 6244 |
2009 | 1006 | 7240 | 8246 |
2010 | 821 | 5665 | 6486 |
2011 | 868 | 5978 | 6846 |
2012 | 2245 | 9397 | 11,642 |
2013 | 1834 | 7953 | 9786 |
2014 | 3805 | 8332 | 12,137 |
2015 | 965 | 9492 | 10,457 |
2016 | 1775 | 10,531 | 12,306 |
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Jägerbrand, A.K.; Gren, I.-M. Consequences of Increases in Wild Boar-Vehicle Accidents 2003–2016 in Sweden on Personal Injuries and Costs. Safety 2018, 4, 53. https://doi.org/10.3390/safety4040053
Jägerbrand AK, Gren I-M. Consequences of Increases in Wild Boar-Vehicle Accidents 2003–2016 in Sweden on Personal Injuries and Costs. Safety. 2018; 4(4):53. https://doi.org/10.3390/safety4040053
Chicago/Turabian StyleJägerbrand, Annika K., and Ing-Marie Gren. 2018. "Consequences of Increases in Wild Boar-Vehicle Accidents 2003–2016 in Sweden on Personal Injuries and Costs" Safety 4, no. 4: 53. https://doi.org/10.3390/safety4040053