This study aimed to investigate the factors affecting the severity of taxi traffic accidents at intersections in Busan and propose measures to improve traffic safety. This study collected data on taxi traffic accidents that occurred at intersections in the Metropolitan City of Busan during the past 3 years (2020–2022) from Traffic Accident Analysis System(TAAS) and road views, and analyzed factors affecting their severity by employing an ordered probit model. The severity of taxi traffic accidents worsened with violations of (among others) traffic signals and pedestrian protection during January, April, and September. In addition, when a major street was operated with a permissive left turn, the severity of taxi traffic accidents worsened. Measures to improve traffic safety suggested in this study included safety education that focused on particular violations for taxi drivers, mandatory education for transport employees in an experiential format, support of video storage devices for driving records, policy establishment for the promotion and certification of good and bad driving videos, time adjustment of joint safety management inspection, and left-turn signal operation with an unprotected system and P-turn guidance.

ABSTRACT
1. 서론
    1.1. 논문개요
2. 선행연구 고찰
    2.1. 택시 교통사고 관련 연구
    2.2. 교차로 교통사고 관련 연구
    2.3. 순서형 프로빗 모형
    2.4. 선행연구와의 차별성
3. 분석방법론
    3.1. 변수의 설정
    3.2. 변수 간의 상관성 분석
    3.3. 순서형 프로빗 모형의 구축
4. 분석 결과
    4.1. 모형의 해석
    4.2. 택시 운전자 교통안전성 개선을 위한 제언
5. 결론 및 향후 연구과제
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• 유초롱(한국도로교통공단 부산지부 안전시설부 대리) | You Chorong
• 정지효(동아대학교 공과대학 도시공학과 석사과정) | Jung Jihyo
• 김회경(동아대학교 공과대학 도시공학과 교수) | Kim Hoe Kyoung (professor Department of Urban Planning & Engineering, Dong-A University, 37, Nakdong-daero 550beon-gil, Saha-gu, Busan 49315, Korea) Corresponding author