Assessing School Travel Safety in Scotland: An Empirical Analysis of Injury Severities for Accidents in the School Commute

School travel has been a significant source of safety concerns for children, parents, and public authorities. It will continue to be as long severe accidents emerge during pupils’ commute school. This study provides an empirical analysis the factors influencing injury severities that occurred on trips or from school in Scotland. Using 9-year data STATS19 database, random parameter binary logit models with allowances heterogeneity means were estimated order investigate urban rural areas. The results suggested such road type, lighting conditions, vehicle age driver casualty constitute common determinants both Single carriageways vehicles running heavy oil engines found induce opposite effects areas, whereas involvement passenger car accident decomposed various layers unobserved area types. findings this can inform future policy interventions focus traffic calming proximity schools.