Research on the Effective Reduction of Accidents on Operating Vehicles with fsQCA Method—Case Studies

Abstract

Traffic accidents are caused by man mainly, especially improper driving. The effective way to reduce safety accidents caused by improper driving is to find out the cause and path causing the accident, block the accident formation chain, and then reduce safety accidents. Therefore, using data from 337 road transport safety accidents in operating vehicles caused by improper driving behavior as the initial research sample, this paper uses the fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis method to conduct a group analysis of typical cases and identifies the cause and path of safety accidents. The research results show that there are mainly four types of paths leading to safety accidents. According to the distribution of their core conditions, safety accidents are highly correlated with passenger transport and the degree of individualization of business models on operating vehicles. The following measures can be taken to prevent safety accidents: strengthen the supervision of operating enterprises (especially individual operations and individual-affiliated operations), carry out detailed safety training, and fully use advanced technology such as big data and high-tech means. The research results will help traffic and road transport management departments to prevent road safety accidents more effectively, which is of great significance to promoting the healthy development of road transport.