ACCURACY OF VIRGINIA ACCIDENT DATA
The sources, magnitude, and characteristics of the inaccuracies in Virginia's police-reported accident data were examined. Five techniques were used to (1) determine how accident data are documented, (2) examine the contents of the accident report used to collect the data, and (3) document problems relating to the accuracy of the data. Recommendations were designed to enhance the overall quality of the data by (1) revising the current accident report and accompanying instruction manual, (2) modifying police training procedures, (3) upgrading the field reviews and editing procedures for the accident reports, and (4) establishing a process to continually monitor and update the police accident report.
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Corporate Authors:
Virginia Highway and Transportation Research Council
Charlottesville, VA United States -
Authors:
- Hargroves, B T
- Hargroves, J M
- Publication Date: 1981-9
Media Info
- Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: v.p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Accuracy; Crash reports; Police
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I81: Accident Statistics;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00367671
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: VHTRC 82-R13, HS-033 137
- Files: HSL, NTL, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Sep 30 1982 12:00AM