FINAL REPORT, A STATE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION PROGRAM- PHASE II

A POLICE TRAFFIC CRASH INVESTIGATION REPORT FORM WAS DEVELOPED, TESTED, AND EVALUATED TO ESTIMATE THE OVERALL RELIABILITY, VALIDITY AND USABILITY OF THE CRASH REPORT AND ACCOMPANYING MANUALS. THE TESTING PROCESS WAS CONDUCTED ITERATIVELY WITH APPROXIMATELY 300 POLICE OFFICERS PARTICIPATING IN THE ENTIRE STUDY. CASE HISTORIES, ACTUAL MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH INVESTIGATIONS, AND A SIMULATED CRASH EQUIPMENT WERE UTILIZED. THE ACCIDENT REPORTING FORM SHOULD BE HELPFUL TO THE STATES TOWARD ACHIEVING UNIFORM ACCIDENT REPORTING. THE RECOMMENDATIONS COVER PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF INVESTIGATIONS, THE EVALUATION AND FLEXIBILITY OF INVESTIGATION SYSTEMS, THE NEED FOR UNIFORMITY, THE COORDINATION OF LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL PROGRAMS, THE USE OF OFF-SCENE DATA AND NEEDED RESEARCH.

• Corporate Authors:

  Travelers Research Center, Inc

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• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Crash investigation; Crash reports; Simulation; Standardization; State highways; Testing; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Old TRIS Terms: Forms
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220718
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Report/Paper Numbers: Vol 1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 7 1970 12:00AM