| Title | Evaluation of Emerging Technologies for Traffic Crash Reporting |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 766 |
| Personal Name Creator |
McKnight, A. Scott; Mosher, Clarence W.; Bozak, David J. |
| Corporate Contributor |
InfoGroup, inc.; United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Publication Date | 19980200 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | A traffic accident records system is a necessity for a cost-effective safety program at any level of government. The more complete the system, the more potential exists for the application of scarce resources to those accident countermeasures that will be most effective in reducing accidents at the lowest cost. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), as one of the end users of the data collected from accident reports, has a keen interest in seeing that data are collected in as complete and accurate a manner as possible, and that the data will be entered into the State traffic accident record system in as timely a fashion as possible. The objectives of this study were to: 1) Help coordinate field tests that demonstrate how newly developed technologies could be applied to the collection of highway accident data, 2) Gather data from the use of such technologies for the evaluation of their effects on various aspects of the State accident reporting process, and 3) Evaluate and report the effects of the technologies on the accident reporting process, including such items as data accuracy, time to complete forms, and user acceptance, as well as issues encountered in the implementation of technologies. The study was developed to determine if these technologies could be effectively used to decrease the demand on the investigating officer while improving the accuracy of the data and the time it took to collect that information. 99p. Produced under contract number DTFH61-93-R-00063. |
| Rosap ID | dot:12742 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12742 |
| TRT Terms | Traffic crashes; Crash reports; Crash data; Data collection; Data entry; Data recorders; Handheld computers; Databases; Information technology; Evaluation and assessment; Technology assessment; Field tests; Geographic information systems |
| General Subjects | (GIS); Accident reporting process; Encoded documents; Global Positioning Systems (GPS; Pen-type computers; Portable computers; Traffic accident records systems |
| Classification | NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES - Statistics |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
748150 |
| Report Number | FHWA-RD-97-023 |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/000/700/766/695.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |