| Title | Traffic Safety Facts 2008: A Compilation of Motor Vehicle Crash Data From the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and the General Estimates System |
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| Record ID | 43470 |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 20080000 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | In this annual report, Traffic Safety Facts 2008: A Compilation of Motor Vehicle Crash Data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and the General Estimates System, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) presents descriptive statistics about traffic crashes of all severities, from those that result in property damage to those that result in the loss of human life. Information from two of NHTSA’s primary data systems has been combined to create a single source for motor vehicle crash statistics. The first data system, the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), is probably the better known of the two sources. Established in 1975, FARS contains data on the most severe traffic crashes, those in which someone was killed. The second source is the National Automotive Sampling System General Estimates System (GES), which began operation in 1988. GES contains data from a nationally representative sample of police-reported crashes of all severities, including those that result in death, injury, or property damage. The next two sections provide a brief description of FARS and GES. |
| Rosap ID | dot:6530 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/6530 |
| TRT Terms | Crash data; Bicycle crashes; Bus crashes; Motorcycle crashes; Pedestrian-vehicle crashes; Traffic crashes; Truck crashes; Fatalities; Injuries; Alcohol use; Restraint systems; Crashes; Passengers; Statistics; Datasets; Vehicle miles of travel |
| General Subjects | Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS); General Estimates System (GES) |
| Classification | NTL - PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLES - PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLES; NTL - REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES - Statistics; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1145985 |
| Report Number | DOT HS 811 170 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/43000/43400/43470/811170.pdf |
| Alternative URL | http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811170.pdf; http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/cats/listpublications.aspx?Id=E&ShowBy=DocType |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |