Safety Data Management and Analysis: Addressing the Continuing Education Needs for the Pacific Northwest

Recent advancements in data collection capabilities have allowed transportation-related agencies to collect mountains of safety data. There is an immediate need to find out what types of safety data are being collected, what types of safety analysis can be done with the collected data, and what (other) types of safety data and analysis approaches are required to meet safety objectives. With the increased complexity of various safety data management and analysis activities, and with most transportation agencies faced with limited staff and financial resources, there is opportunity to provide the transportation workforce, which includes practitioners and academicians alike, with the resources needed to effectively understand, manage, and analyze safety data. Safety data collection, management, integration, improvement, and analysis activities are integral to developing a robust data program that leads to more informed decision making, better targeted safety investments, and overall improved safety outcomes. This project responds to the current gaps in research and identifies a methodology that will benefit all system users. The objectives included developing a comprehensive understanding of needs and priorities with regard to safety data management and analysis; developing a set of core skills and knowledge required for safety data management and analysis; providing a comprehensive set of safety data workforce development resources that can easily be accessed for use and distribution; and identifying and utilizing proven delivery pipelines to supplement program outreach efforts and activities in the safety data area.

• Record URL:
  http://hdl.handle.net/1773/43495
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Idaho, Moscow

  Department of Civil Engineering
  875 Perimeter Drive MS 1022
  Moscow, ID  United States  83844-1022

  Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium

  University of Washington
  More Hall Room 112
  Seattle, WA  United States  98195-2700

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Chang, Kevin
  • 0000-0002-7675-6598
  • Brown, Shane
  • Chen, Cynthia
  • Hajbabaie, Ali
  • Perkins, Robert
• Publication Date: 2017-3-30

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Project Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 129p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Continuing education; Data analysis; Data collection; Highway safety; Methodology; Safety management; Transportation departments
• Geographic Terms: Pacific Northwest
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01675127
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: DTRT13-G-UTC40
• Files: UTC, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 18 2018 9:51AM