Crashes Involving Cell Phones: Challenges of Collecting and Reporting Reliable Crash Data

This report looks at the under-reporting of cell phone use in accident data. 180 fatal accidents involving cell phone usage from 2009 to 2011 were analyzed and compared with the corresponding National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data to establish the rate of under-reporting. The report also examines where the data may be lost in the process of reporting accidents and the importance of accurate reporting.

• Record URL:
  http://www.nsc.org/DistractedDrivingDocuments/NSC-Under-Reporting-White-Paper.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  National Safety Council

  1121 Spring Lake Drive
  Itasca, IL  United States  60143

  Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

  One Nationwide Plaza
  Columbus, OH  United States  43215-2220
• Publication Date: 2013

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 12p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cellular telephones; Crash analysis; Crash data; Data collection; Fatalities
• Identifier Terms: Fatality Analysis Reporting System
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01481571
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 20 2013 9:01AM