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https://doi.org/10.3141/2386-15

http://scholar.google.com...mero&publication_year=2013

Because the quality of decision making in road safety is dependent on the quality of the data on which decisions are based, efforts to improve the quality, timeliness, and accuracy of crash databases are crucial. A critical review of Australasian, European Union, and U.S. crash databases was performed, and future directions were identified. Major issues included procedures for access to crash data, crash report forms, severity of crashes reported in the databases, crash locations, crash classification, and crash severity. Access to crash databases could be provided to approved road safety professionals through a web-based portal, which could also provide detailed police crash reports. The use of electronic crash report forms was strongly recommended because it might solve most of the problems associated with paper forms. The severity of crashes reported in the databases varied across countries, and not all countries reported property-damage-only crashes. However, for both prevention and consistency between countries, collecting property-damage-only crash reports and using them to develop safety strategies is recommended. Combined use of Global Positioning System devices and geographic information systems improves the reporting of crash locations and overcomes traditional problems such as inaccuracies and collection mistakes. To develop effective countermeasures, it is recommended that crashes be classified by the maneuvers and sequence of events for each traffic unit. The adoption of the same system for crash severity classification in different countries would allow comparisons in safety performance between countries and jurisdictions.

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English

pp 128–136

2013

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309287036

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References (29) ; Tables (2)

Classification; Crash data; Crash locations; Databases; Geographic information systems; Injuries; Traffic crashes

Australasia; European Union countries; United States

Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I70: Traffic and Transport; I80: Accident Studies

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Feb 5 2013 12:49PM

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• Developing Truck Corridor Crash Severity Index
• Effects of Public Rest Areas on Fatigue-Related Crashes
• Evaluation of Postencroachment Time as Surrogate for Opposing Left-Turn Crashes
• Evolutionary Game Theoretic Approach to Rear-End Events on Congested Freeway
• Examining Heterogeneity of Driver Behavior with Temporal and Spatial Factors
• Exploring Behavioral Responses of Motorists to Risk-Based Charging Mechanisms
• Feasibility of Incorporating Reliability Analysis in Traffic Safety Investigation
• Full Bayes Before-and-After Evaluation of Traffic Safety Improvements in City of Edmonton, Canada
• Hot-Spot Identification: Categorical Binary Model Approach
• Identification of Crash-Contributing Factors: Effects of Spatial Autocorrelation and Sample Data Size
• Identifying Primary and Secondary Crashes from Spatiotemporal Crash Impact Analysis
• Motion Prediction Methods for Surrogate Safety Analysis
• On-Duty Struck-By Crashes: Characteristics and Contributing Factors
• Safety and Operational Benefits of Variable Speed Limits Under Different Traffic Conditions and Driver Compliance Levels
• Safety Evaluation of Horizontal Curves on Rural Undivided Roads
• Screening Naturalistic Driving Study Data for Safety-Critical Events
• Surrogate Safety Measure for Simulation-Based Conflict Study