PRESENT AND FUTURE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT RECORDS SYSTEM IN NEW YORK STATE'S EFFORT TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL STANDARDS

THE FEDERAL STANDARD FOR TRAFFIC RECORDS SPECIFIES THAT THE INFORMATION GATHERED 'SHALL BE COMPATIBLE FOR PURPOSES OF ANALYSIS AND CORRELATION'. EIGHT CLASSES OF DATA ARE TO BE GATHERED VIA THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM, FIVE OF WHICH MUST BE 'MACHINE OPERATIONAL'. THREE VERY BROAD CLASSES OF DATA ARE TO BE COLLECTED VIA DRIVER LICENSING OF WHICH FIVE OPERATIONAL CATAGORIES MUST BE DEVELOPED. THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE SYSTEM BEING DEVELOPED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS. IT DISCUSSES THE PROBLEMS WHICH HAVE COME UP AND THE SOLUTIONS WHICH ARE BEING TRIED.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 55, No 3, PP 10-14
• Authors:
  • Scott, B Y
• Publication Date: 1968

Media Info

• Pagination: pp 10-14
• Serial:
  • Safety
  • Volume: 55
  • Issue Number: 3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Correlation analysis; Crash analysis; Crash reports; Data collection; Driver licensing; Governments; Information systems; Standards; Traffic crashes
• Old TRIS Terms: Data systems
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220401
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 24 1994 12:00AM