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. 2022 Aug 31;17(8):e0272993. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272993

Table 1. Details of the four hypothesis tests carried out to assess if the occurrence of hydroplaning and high-risk events increase the risk of fatal accidents.

MTD = 0.04 inch Total Count N1 N2 x y P1 P2 Z score P
p1 = The proportion of fatal accidents for vehicles travelling within the speed limit under conditions conducive for HP 218598 1532 217066 1099 131840 0.72 0.61 8.79 < 0.05
p2 = The proportion of fatal accidents for vehicles travelling within the speed limit under conditions NOT conducive for HP
H0: p1 < = p2
H1: p1 > p2
p1 = The proportion of fatal accidents for vehicles travelling within the speed limit during rainfall under conditions conducive for HP 60731 1532 59199 1099 38006 0.72 0.64 6.08 < 0.05
p2 = The proportion of fatal accidents for vehicles travelling within the speed limit during rainfall under conditions NOT conducive for HP
H0: p1 < = p2
H1: p1 > p2
p1 = The proportion of fatal accidents for vehicles travelling within the speed limit when HPS < = SL. 218598 27 218571 21 132918 0.78 0.61 1.81 < 0.05
p2 = The proportion of fatal accidents for vehicles travelling within the speed limit when HPS > SL OR NO HP.
H0: p1 < = p2
H1: p1 > p2
p1 = For HP events, the proportion of fatal accidents for vehicles travelling within the speed limit, when HPS < = SL 1532 27 1505 21 39 0.78 0.03 19.96 < 0.05
p2 = For HP events, the proportion of fatal accidents for vehicles travelling within the speed limit, when HPS > SL
H0: p1 < = p2
H1: p1 > p2
MTD = 0.004 inch Total Count N1 N2 x y P1 P2 Z score P
p1 = The proportion of fatal accidents for vehicles travelling within the speed limit under conditions conducive for HP 218598 35544 183054 23264 109675 0.65 0.60 19.57 < 0.05
p2 = The proportion of fatal accidents for vehicles travelling within the speed limit under conditions NOT conducive for HP
H0: p1 < = p2
H1: p1 > p2
p1 = The proportion of fatal accidents for vehicles travelling within the speed limit during rainfall under conditions conducive for HP 60731 35544 25187 23264 15841 0.65 0.63 6.49 < 0.05
p2 = The proportion of fatal accidents for vehicles travelling within the speed limit during rainfall under conditions NOT conducive for HP
H0: p1 < = p2
H1: p1 > p2
p1 = The proportion of fatal accidents for vehicles travelling within the speed limit when HPS < = SL. 218598 284 218314 234 132705 0.82 0.61 7.45 < 0.05
p2 = The proportion of fatal accidents for vehicles travelling within the speed limit when HPS > SL OR NO HP.
H0: p1 < = p2
H1: p1 > p2
p1 = For HP events, the proportion of fatal accidents for vehicles travelling within the speed limit, when HPS < = SL 35544 284 35260 214 1145 0.75 0.03 63.11 < 0.05
p2 = For HP events, the proportion of fatal accidents for vehicles travelling within the speed limit, when HPS > SL
H0: p1 < = p2
H1: p1 > p2