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https://doi.org/10.3141/2148-11

http://scholar.google.com...ield&publication_year=2010

The traffic crash report completed at the roadside by a police officer is the staple for traffic safety analysis. Current systems that automate traffic crash reporting following the so-called transmission model do a good job of assisting officers and agencies with the task of documenting traffic crashes in the field. Typically, these systems use a computer application that is installed on the officer’s laptop and collects traffic crash information and stores it for later transmission to a server or other storage system. Although these reports are a significant improvement over the traditional handwritten report, they still fall short of the full promise of automation. This study establishes the method and benefits of moving to a web-based system for traffic crash reporting in the field. A migration to the web-based approach could reduce effort and costs of data collection, improve timeliness and accuracy of crash data, bolster data integration, and improve training and the quality of the crash-reporting software.

01164464

10-1660

English

pp 93-100

2010

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309142793

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Figures (5) ; References (6)

Accuracy; Crash data; Crash reports; Data collection; Police reports; Software; Traffic crashes

Data integration; Web-based systems

Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 25 2010 10:44AM

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