Traffic Accidents Severity Prediction using Support Vector Machine Models

Abstract

In recent years, road traffic accidents (RTA) have become one of the highest national health concerns worldwide. RTA have become the leading cause of losing lives among children and youth. Recent studies have proven that Data Mining Techniques can break down the complexity that prevails between RTA and corresponding factors. In this paper, Support Vector Machine (SVM) based on Radial basis function (RBF) and Linear Kernel Function is applied to predict fatal road accidents in Lebanon. The experimental results reveal that SVM using RBF give the highest accuracy (86%) and the best AUC (86.6%). The obtained decision-making model claims to tackle the fatal RTA phenomenon.