ASSEMBLY AND USE OF ACCIDENT DATA

THE USE OF ACCIDENT RECORDS TO PEDICT ACCIDENT OCCURRENCE AND TO INDICATE REMEDIAL ACTION REQUIRES A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO COLLECTING, INTERPRETING, AND UTILIZING THIS INFORMATION. FOUR PREREQUISITES FOR ANY ANTI-SKID PROGRAM BASED ON ACCIDENT EXPERIENCE ARE: (1) ALL ACCIDENTS WHERE DAMAGE EXCEEDS A SET MINIMUM ARE REPEATED; (2) ACCIDENTS ARE LOCATED TO AN ACCURACY OF 1/10 MILES; (3) ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION, PARTICULARLY CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTORY TO SKIDDING, IS REPORTED; (4) A STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM CAPABLE OF QUICK NOTICE OF ACCIDENT CONCENTRATIONS. THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS' 1964 SPOT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM DID MUCH TO INITIATE A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH AMONG THE STATES. SEVERAL FACTORS, NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT PROGRAMS ARE BASED ON COMPARABLE AND SIGNIFICANT FIGURES, ARE DISCUSSED.

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  • Sponsored by Steering Committee for Workshop on Anti-Skid Program Management and presented at the workshop. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Baldwin, David M
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 14-17
• Monograph Title: Anti-Skid Program Management and Related Papers
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 376
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Crashes; Data collection; High risk locations; Location; Management; Moisture content; Pavements; Safety; Statistical analysis; Statistics; Surface course (Pavements); Texture
• Uncontrolled Terms: Programs; Wet conditions
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Highways; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221630
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309019907
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-011 999
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 5 1972 12:00AM