Exploring contributing factors in single-vehicle truck crashes on rural roads: Accounting for unobserved heterogeneity and role of solar glare

This research is crucial for promoting sustainable transportation by addressing the safety challenges associated with large truck operations on rural roads. It can help prevent traffic injuries and improve overall road safety. Enhancing safety can reduce crash-related delays, economic losses, and environmental impacts caused by traffic congestion and vehicle emissions. Recommendations are suggested, including the use of transverse rumble strips and prior signboards to enhance driver alertness and combat driver drowsiness. Additionally, the use of metalized windshields in vehicles to mitigate glare-induced blindness can further improve safety.