DEVELOPING A STATEWIDE TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION DATA REPORTING AND EVALUATION SYSTEM

This article describes Washington State's efforts to address the question of the development of a Traffic Safety Education (TSE) data base. The planning, activities, and products associated with its formulation and evaluation are described. The data had to fulfill three requirements: it had to be comprehensive; it had to serve multiple purposes ranging from application review to state level evaluations; and the data had to be usable at the local, regional and state levels. The article notes certain considerations and makes certain recommendations regarding the establishment of a state level TSE data base reporting and evaluating system: the formation of such a system should be considered a "special project"; establish channels of intra-agency communication; set aside an initial adjustment time period for all staff; require coordination and consensus on the development and definition of data items; require item definition; have a first year pilot test of the reporting system; and limit first year studies and reports.

• Corporate Authors:

  California Association for Safety Education

  2784 West Wilberta Lane
  Anaheim, CA  United States  92804
• Authors:
  • Plato, K C
  • Bloomfield, G
• Publication Date: 1982-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • JOURNAL OF TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue Number: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Databases; Evaluation; Recommendations; Reports; Traffic safety education
• Uncontrolled Terms: Reporting
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00385570
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-035 856
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 30 1984 12:00AM