NCJ Number
19508
Date Published
1974
Length
55 pages
Annotation
MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING A UNIFORM, COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM FOR GATHERING INFORMATION ON TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND ASSOCIATED DEATHS, INJURIES, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Abstract
ALSO INCLUDED ARE STANDARDS FOR ENTERING THIS INFORMATION INTO THE TRAFFIC RECORDS SYSTEM FOR USE IN PLANNING, EVALUATING, AND FURTHERING HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM GOALS, INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS COVER THE PURPOSE OF THE STANDARD, THE AUTHORITY FOR THE HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM, THE GENERAL POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TOWARD ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND REPORTING, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS, PROGRAM EVALUATION, THE VARIOUS TYPES OF REPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STATE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION PROGRAM, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION. NUMEROUS MATERIALS ARE APPENDED TO THIS REPORT INCLUDING A LIST OF REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED MINIMUM DETAILED INFORMATION ON ALL DRIVER REPORTED MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.