HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH UTILIZATION OF MERGED ACCIDENT AND ROADWAY DATA, VOLUME I

A system has been developed which provided means for linking previously unmerged data files used by the NC Division of Highways. It is hoped that this merged data system will help meet the needs defined in the earlier sections of this report and will be a valuable planning and evaluation tool. It is noted that this system is not the final answer. It is incomplete in the sense that it is only a step in the continuing process of upgrading the Division of Highways' data systems. While recommendations have been made concerning two data sets which could be possible system additions, future use of the system will in all likelihood reveal the need for either new data sets or new techniques of merging old data sets. However, it is anticipated that the system as it now stands can aid the engineer in decisions he must make concerning program implementation. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  Highway Safety Research Center
  Chapel Hill, NC  United States  27599
• Authors:
  • Johnson, R D
  • Fischer, W C
  • Hamilton, E G
  • Council, F M
• Publication Date: 1977-8

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 47 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Highway safety; Information processing; Information systems; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Old TRIS Terms: Data systems
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00178723
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-022 424
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 29 1989 12:00AM