ACCIDENT REPORTING TIME LAG STUDY

An analysis of actual and projected time lags in reporting motor vehicle accidents to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. A time lag is defined for pusposes of this report as the time between the data of an accident and the date the accident report is received in the Department. Phase I examines the actual time lag on the current Motorist and Police Accident Reporting forms (MV-104, MV-104A and MV-104AN). Phase II examines the projected police reporting on the revised MV-104A Police Accident Report and MV-104AN Police Accident Report (Y.N.C.). /Author/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
• Corporate Authors:

  New York State Department of Motor Vehicles

  Governor Nelson A Rockefeller Empire State Plaza
  Albany, NY  United States  12228
• Authors:
  • PASKIN, S R
• Publication Date: 1974-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 30 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash reports; Drivers; Police; Time; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Old TRIS Terms: Time factor
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00148785
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Contract Numbers: TR 69-007 (008)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 19 1977 12:00AM