A REVISED DATA ENCODING MANUAL TO ACCOMPANY THE UNIFORM POLICE TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT

A CODING SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING THE DATA FROM THE UNIFORM POLICE TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT TO PUNCH CARDS IS PRESENTED. THE SYSTEM CAN BE EASILY MODIFIED TO REFLECT LOCAL NEEDS OR PROGRAMMING REQUIREMENTS. SIX CARD TYPES WILL BE CODED FOR EACH ACCIDENT REPORT, PLUS A CARD FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE SYSTEM ALLOWS THE USE OF COMMENTS WRITTEN IN BY AN INVESTIGATING OFFICER. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 120 Pp, 14 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Travelers Research Center, Inc

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• Authors:
  • BLUMENTHAL, M
  • Wuerdemann, H
  • Paviowitz, A
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coding systems; Crash investigation; Crash reports; Data collection; Manuals; Police; Punched cards; Reports
• Old TRIS Terms: Coding
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220767
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 19 1970 12:00AM