THE POTENTIAL OF IN-DEPTH ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAMS- WISCONSIN'S EXPERIENCE

THE WISCONSIN ACCIDENT REVIEW COMMITTEE LAW BECAME OPERATIVE IN 1968. THIS STATUTE PROVIDES FOR A THREE MAN COMMITTEE IN EACH COUNTY, MADE UP OF THE COUNTY HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER, A REPRESENTATIVE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OF THE COUNTY AS DESIGNATED BY THE COUNTY BOARD, AND THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROMOTION OR A REPRESENTATIVE. THE DUTIES OF THIS COMMITTEE ARE TO REVIEW QUARTERLY AN ACCIDENT MAP, TO BE MAINTAINED BY THE DESIGNATED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. THE MAP SHOWS THE EXACT LOCATION OF EACH ACCIDENT IN THE COUNTY FOR THAT YEAR. UPON EACH REVIEW, THE COMMITTEE SHALL MAKE WRITTEN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE TO THE COUNTY HIGHWAY COMMITTEE, AND WHERE APPROPRIATE TO THE HIGHWAY COMMISSION, OR ANY OTHER BRANCH OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. A SUMMARY SHOWS THAT FROM THE REPORTS RECEIVED THERE WERE 683 ACCIDENT AREAS DISCUSSED. FROM THESE COMMITTEE DISCUSSIONS, 481 REMEDIAL RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE. A TOTAL OF 186 REMEDIAL MEASURES WERE FINALIZED. WHILE DRIVER ERROR PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN ACCIDENT INVOLVEMENT, RECORDS SHOW ENVIRONMENT ALSO PLAYS A ROLE. EXAMPLES ARE PRESENTED OF ACCIDENTS INVESTIGATED.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 24, pp 38-42
• Corporate Authors:

  National Safety Congress Trans

  ,    
• Authors:
  • Schutz, D F
• Publication Date: 1969

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Highway safety; Prevention; Safety; Traffic law enforcement
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220931
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 22 1970 12:00AM