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https://onlinepubs.trb.or...trcircular/233/233-014.pdf

The Colorado traffic records system is briefly described, its failure to meet--the demands is noted and the reasons for such failure are discussed. Actions that can be taken to prevent such failure are described. The Colorado traffic records are used to identify problems and set priorities, evaluate impact, determine cost/benefit, and to set goals. The system, however, is often out of date and lacks the sophistication to deliver complex data needed by safety researchers. There is a lack of coordination between the efforts of federal and state governments, and inconsistencies resulting from differing definitions and lack of coordination of various aspects are common. There is also a lack of timeliners. Training of personnel in accident reporting is desirable. Coordination of federal and state agencies could eliminate some of the inconsistencies and duplications. Innovative programs should be developed for on-site accident investigation. Intensive impact evaluations of selected programs could be performed on a national scale. Long-range research planning by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) would help long-term planning for state and highway safety programs.

Workshop sponsored by the Committee on Planning and Administration of Transportation Safety of the Transportation Research Board, held in Kings Island, Ohio, August 4-6, 1981. Published in Transportation Research Circular No. 233, Management of Accident Data Systems. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

p. 19-20

1981-11

Transportation Research Circular

Digital/other

Benefit cost analysis; Coordination; Crash records; Federal government; Management information systems; Planning; Problem identification; Safety programs; State government; Strategic planning

United States

United States

Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics

TRIS, TRB

Apr 29 1983 12:00AM

• ACCIDENT DATA: A LIMITED TOOL FOR EVALUATION
• ADAAS AND USE OF SAFETY-RELATED DATA FILES
• CHALLENGE TO THE CONFERENCE: THE FHWA PERSPECTIVE
• CHALLENGE TO THE CONFERENCE: THE NHTSA PERSPECTIVE
• DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION PROBLEMS
• ESTABLISHING THE LEVEL OF ANALYSIS REQUIRED TO ADEQUATELY ADMINISTER SAFETY PROGRAMS
• GOAL-SETTING PROBLEMS
• MANAGEMENT OF ACCIDENT DATA SYSTEMS
• MANAGEMENT OF ACCIDENT DATA SYSTEMS. INTRODUCTION AND CONFERENCE PURPOSE
• MANAGEMENT USE OF ACCIDENT TRAFFIC STATISTICS AND SAFETY-RELATED DATA: A STATE PERSPECTIVE
• MINIMUM RESOURCES REQUIRED FOR PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION, GOAL SETTING, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION
• MODEL TRAFFIC RECORDS SYSTEM
• PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION: THE GAO PERSPECTIVE
• STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNIQUES FOR COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS
• TRAFFIC RECORDS ANALYSIS IN TEXAS
• USE OF ACCIDENT STATISTICS IN MICHIGAN
• USE OF RAPID FOR PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION
• USING DATA ANALYSIS AND REPORTING TECHNIQUES (DART) FOR PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION