AN EVALUATION OF NINE REPORTS DISTRIBUTED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

IN AN ATTEMPT TO EVALUATE THE TIMELINESS AND UTILITY OF A NUMBER OF ACCIDENT REPORTS GENERATED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC RECORDS SYSTEM AND DISTRIBUTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES, DRIVER EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVES, AND INTERESTED ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO THE MAJORITY OF THE NAMES ON THE VARIOUS MAILING LISTS. A FOLLOW-UP PROCEDURE, ON A SAMPLE BASIS, PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE USEFULNESS OF THE REPORTS. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT CURRENT REGULAR REPORTS ARE TOO ACADEMIC AND LATE TO BE OF OPTIMUM VALUE. A MAJORITY OF THOSE WHO RECEIVE THEM, HOWEVER, WANTED TO CONTINUE GETTING THEM. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • RM-ON-413-1
• Corporate Authors:

  Research Triangle Institute

  Research Triangle Pk, NC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Mcgill, P B
• Publication Date: 1969

Media Info

• Pagination: 27 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Questionnaires; Reports
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221730
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 3 1972 12:00AM