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Title:

BUILDING AN ACCIDENT REPORT DATA BASE FOR LOCAL AGENCIES

Accession Number:

00602714

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309050529

Abstract:

A microcomputer accident report input and analysis system was adapted for the use of local police and engineering agencies. The Accident Report Entry System (ARES) conforms to current state rules for coding, internal consistency, and edit checks. As adapted, it permits agencies to enter their own traffic accident data from Michigan's standard accident report form, the UD-10. For the local jurisdiction, the ARES software also locates the accident on the Michigan public roadway system and determines a road number and milepoint. This task was previously done only on the Michigan State Police (MSP) mainframe computer. Historically, local agencies have had limited access to state-entered accident information. Using ARES, they can now enter their own UD-10 data to the same standards as those of the MSP. The information is available for study immediately, whereas mainframe data have recently been delayed for long periods and are not always in a form convenient for local users. Output reports equivalent to MS standard analytical reports are already available locally. More advanced reporting capabilities similar to the sophisticated methods now in use at the Illinois Department of Transportation are being developed.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1270, Safety Research: Accident Studies, Enforcement, EMS, Management, and Simulation 1990. 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

Monograph Accession #:

00620472

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Lubkin, James L
Maleck, Thomas L
Relyea, David P
Tsuchiyama, Kenneth H

Pagination:

p. 73-84

Publication Date:

1990

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1270
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0-309-05052-9

Features:

Figures (12) ; References (6)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Input; Local agencies

Geographic Terms:

Michigan

Subject Areas:

Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 31 1990 12:00AM

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