THE RECORDING AND COMPUTER PROCESSING OF ROAD ACCIDENTS IN CHESHIRE

THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES THE GENERAL BACKGROUND TO THE PRESENT RECORDING AND COMPUTER PROCESSING SYSTEM USED IN CHESHIRE. DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF THE ROAD ACCIDENT REPORTING DOCUMENT THAT HAS BEEN SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR USE WITH THE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION TO HAVING PROVISION FOR DATA ON CASUALTIES, VEHICLES AND SITE IT REQUIRES CLEAR DESCRIPTIONS OF HOW AND WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED, PRECISE LOCATION, THE CREATION OF A NEMONIC FILE OF UNCLASSIFIED ROAD REFERENCES AND A NUMERIC CODE REPRESENTING THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. INFORMATION IS GIVEN ON THE CENTRAL CODING METHODS THAT ARE USED AND THE LOADING AND VALIDATION METHODS. THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES THE STANDARD TABULATIONS THAT ARE PRODUCED BY THE COMPUTER (BY AREA, CAUSE, TIME OF DAY, CASUALTY AND ANALYSIS WHERE ROAD DEFECTS WERE CONTRIBUTORY). THE OTHER AVAILABLE OUTPUTS ARE ALSO DISCUSSED; THESE INCLUDE DOE DATA, SURVEYOR'S DATA, A "ROAD SAFETY STATEMENT" AND SEARCH FACILITIES. REFERENCE IS MADE TO DATA RELATING TO DAMAGE ( RATHER THAN INJURY) ACCIDENTS. THE NEXT TWO SECTIONS OF THE PAPER RESPECTIVELY DISCUSS THE JUDICIAL STATISTICS THAT ARE OBTAINED AND THE SYSTEM OF "BLACK-SPOT" ANALYSIS WHICH INDICATES AREAS MOST SUBJECT TO ACCIDENTS. ALTHOUGH THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN IN USE FOR ONLY A SHORT TIME, IT HAS ALREADY IDENTIFIED HITHERTO UNREVEALED FEATURES OF ACCIDENTS ON SOME AREAS.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at Road Accident Seminar, London, 21-23 June 1972
• Corporate Authors:

  Planning and Transport Res and Computation Co, Ltd

  40 Grosvenor Gardens
  London SW1,   England 
• Authors:
  • Evans, BFJ
• Publication Date: 1972

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coding systems; Computer memory; Crash causes; Crash reports; Crashes; Defects; Digital computers; Fatalities; High risk locations; Highway safety; Highways; Injuries; Legislation; Loss and damage; Recording; Statistics; Time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Causes; Position
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Coding
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1663: Accident black spot; 9003: Cause; 1614: Damage; 8673: Digital computer; 2755: Highway; 2163: Injury; 1556: Legislation; 9061: Location; 6969: Recording; 6555: Statistics; 5414: Time; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00081160
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 8 1975 12:00AM