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Research Project #5 Develop Common Data on Accident Circumstances
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Conclusion Major steps can and should be taken to improve transportation safety dataResearch Project #5 Develop Common Data on Accident Circumstances
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Other Recommendations More timely data, on quarterly basis Increased frequency of national surveys such as personal transportation survey...Research Project #5 Develop Common Data on Accident Circumstances
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Use of Technology to Improve Data Incorporation of Event Data Recorder (EDR) data in police reports Installation of Automatic Crash...Research Project #5 Develop Common Data on Accident Circumstances
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Recommended Improvements in Methods Greater use of sampling Supplemental studies, e.g., certain vehicles Confidential reporting...Research Project #5 Develop Common Data on Accident Circumstances
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Recommended Data Improvements Details on crash severity and injury mechanism, at least for samples of crashes Inclusion of narrative text...Research Project #5 Develop Common Data on Accident Circumstances
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Other Data Limitations Little data on Injury mechanism Whether at work Operator fatigue and distractionsResearch Project #5 Develop Common Data on Accident Circumstances
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Other Data Limitations Quality of data often less than optimal Some events not recorded by police or DOT Mishaps of off-road vehicles...Research Project #5 Develop Common Data on Accident Circumstances
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Data Gaps Include Lack of: Information on injury type and severity Information on uninjured passengers Narrative description...Research Project #5 Develop Common Data on Accident Circumstances
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Operator age, sex, prior record, training, licensure, experience Involvement of alcohol and drug use...