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Analysis Of Traffic Accidents Using Machine Learning Under Pandemic Conditions
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic that emerged in 2019 affected all aspects of life, including spiritual, psychological, social, economic, health and transportation aspects. Despite its negative consequences, however, the COVID-19 pandemic also produced some positive results. This study investigated the effect of COVID-19 lockdowns on killed-and-injured traffic accidents in metropolitan cities and Zonguldak Province in Turkey from 2012–2019 using the Extreme Gradient Boost (XGBoost) algorithm. Nonlinear regression analyses were performed using machine learning in Python programming language on the Google Colab platform. The analysis provided an estimated number of accidents for 2020, which was compared with the real killed-and-injured accidents data from metropolitan cities and in Zonguldak in 2020. The comparison showed that COVID-19 lockdowns caused a decrease in traffic accidents in metropolitan cities and Zonguldak Province, except in Diyarbakır and Ordu. It has been revealed that the number of traffic accidents predicted by machine learning algorithms in metropolitan areas for 2020 is 18.3% higher than the number of traffic accidents in 2020. Therefore, although accurate predictions can be made with machine learning, it has been observed that there may be a margin of error in extraordinary situations such as earthquakes, wars and pandemics.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Transportation and Traffic
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Publication Date
April 30, 2025
Submission Date
October 30, 2024
Acceptance Date
March 28, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2025 Volume: 8 Number: 1
APA
Haşıloğlu Aras, Ü. G. (2025). Analysis Of Traffic Accidents Using Machine Learning Under Pandemic Conditions. Trafik Ve Ulaşım Araştırmaları Dergisi, 8(1), 47-57. https://doi.org/10.38002/tuad.1572607
AMA
1.Haşıloğlu Aras ÜG. Analysis Of Traffic Accidents Using Machine Learning Under Pandemic Conditions. Trafik ve Ulaşım Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025;8(1):47-57. doi:10.38002/tuad.1572607
Chicago
Haşıloğlu Aras, Ülviye Gülsüm. 2025. “Analysis Of Traffic Accidents Using Machine Learning Under Pandemic Conditions”. Trafik Ve Ulaşım Araştırmaları Dergisi 8 (1): 47-57. https://doi.org/10.38002/tuad.1572607.
EndNote
Haşıloğlu Aras ÜG (April 1, 2025) Analysis Of Traffic Accidents Using Machine Learning Under Pandemic Conditions. Trafik ve Ulaşım Araştırmaları Dergisi 8 1 47–57.
IEEE
[1]Ü. G. Haşıloğlu Aras, “Analysis Of Traffic Accidents Using Machine Learning Under Pandemic Conditions”, Trafik ve Ulaşım Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 47–57, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.38002/tuad.1572607.
ISNAD
Haşıloğlu Aras, Ülviye Gülsüm. “Analysis Of Traffic Accidents Using Machine Learning Under Pandemic Conditions”. Trafik ve Ulaşım Araştırmaları Dergisi 8/1 (April 1, 2025): 47-57. https://doi.org/10.38002/tuad.1572607.
JAMA
1.Haşıloğlu Aras ÜG. Analysis Of Traffic Accidents Using Machine Learning Under Pandemic Conditions. Trafik ve Ulaşım Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025;8:47–57.
MLA
Haşıloğlu Aras, Ülviye Gülsüm. “Analysis Of Traffic Accidents Using Machine Learning Under Pandemic Conditions”. Trafik Ve Ulaşım Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 1, Apr. 2025, pp. 47-57, doi:10.38002/tuad.1572607.
Vancouver
1.Ülviye Gülsüm Haşıloğlu Aras. Analysis Of Traffic Accidents Using Machine Learning Under Pandemic Conditions. Trafik ve Ulaşım Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025 Apr. 1;8(1):47-5. doi:10.38002/tuad.1572607