Transcript Using Data to Make Good Safety Decisions Presentation by Barbara Harsha On behalf of the Governors Highway Safety Association May 24, 2011

Using Data to Make
Good Safety Decisions
Presentation by Barbara Harsha
On behalf of the
Governors Highway Safety Association
May 24, 2011
Data Collection
• State Highway Safety Offices (SHSO) use a variety of
data in their planning processes
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Crash (both state and local and FARS)
Citation (if available)
EMS (if available)
Location data
Crime data (DDACTS)
Seat belt usage
Attitude survey
• Some federal guidelines for these data (MMUCC,
NEMSIS, MIRE)
• All states have automated data collection to some
extent
Data Analysis
• SHSOs use crash and related data to drive their
programs:
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Identify leading highway safety problems in their states
Set short-term goals
Select countermeasures
Allocate resources
Track progress in reaching established goals
• Seat belt usage data is used to determine where to
conduct high visibility enforcement
• Attitudes survey data is used to shape media and public
education campaigns
• States beginning to link crash and crime data as a way
to target and better utilize motor vehicle and criminal
justice resources
Traffic Records Future
Vision
Roadway
Citation
Driver
Crash
Injury
Vehicle