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Author: Frank N. Lisle Publisher: ISBN: Category : Information storage and retrieval systems Languages : en Pages : 18
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This study was conducted for the Highway Safety Division of Virginia in cooperation with the Traffic Records Information System Project initiated by the Governor's Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety, Wayne A. Whitham. The objective is the definition and description of the information requirements of the Highway Safety Division which may lead to the design and implementation of a State Traffic Records Information System fully meeting the needs of the Safety Division. Summary of findings: (1) Currently, the Commonwealth of Virginia cannot meet all of the traffic records requirements stipulated in Highway Safety Program Standard 4.4.10 Traffic Records. (2) Failure of the Commonwealth to implement a complete and comprehensive traffic records system as described in Highway Safety Standard 4.4.10 Traffic Records could result in an annual loss to Virginia of approximately $18 million in federal funds. (3) Individual record information is required by the Highway Safety Division for use in special studies to identify and evaluate the interaction of driver, vehicle, accident, and roadway information. (4) Summaries and tabulations of fundamental characteristics within the traffic safety environment are required by the Highway Safety Division. These fundamental characteristics are sought for the driver, vehicle, roadway, accident, emergency medical services, traffic law enforcement and adjudication, and driver education.
Author: Frank N. Lisle Publisher: ISBN: Category : Information storage and retrieval systems Languages : en Pages : 18
Book Description
This study was conducted for the Highway Safety Division of Virginia in cooperation with the Traffic Records Information System Project initiated by the Governor's Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety, Wayne A. Whitham. The objective is the definition and description of the information requirements of the Highway Safety Division which may lead to the design and implementation of a State Traffic Records Information System fully meeting the needs of the Safety Division. Summary of findings: (1) Currently, the Commonwealth of Virginia cannot meet all of the traffic records requirements stipulated in Highway Safety Program Standard 4.4.10 Traffic Records. (2) Failure of the Commonwealth to implement a complete and comprehensive traffic records system as described in Highway Safety Standard 4.4.10 Traffic Records could result in an annual loss to Virginia of approximately $18 million in federal funds. (3) Individual record information is required by the Highway Safety Division for use in special studies to identify and evaluate the interaction of driver, vehicle, accident, and roadway information. (4) Summaries and tabulations of fundamental characteristics within the traffic safety environment are required by the Highway Safety Division. These fundamental characteristics are sought for the driver, vehicle, roadway, accident, emergency medical services, traffic law enforcement and adjudication, and driver education.
Author: Frank N. Lisle Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 69
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The state of Virginia has a unilateral traffic records system whereby localities are compelled by law to provide law enforcement information to the state without any assurance that usable information will be returned to the localities. This situation has forced localities to develop and maintain their own traffic records systems to satisfy state reporting requirements and meet the localities' operation, evaluation and planning needs. While the localities' roadway systems account for only 17% of the total state mileage, they also account for 35% of the travel, 52% of the reported accidents, 23% of the persons killed, 44% of the persons injured, 54% of the property damage accidents, and 27% of the economic loss due to traffic accidents. The typical traffic records system employed by Virginia localities is similar to the "Standard City Traffic Accident Reporting System" actively promoted for many years by the National Safety Council with modifications to satisfy the particular characteristics of the individual locality. The small communities make use of the standard system with certain tasks deleted because of the lack of demand. In the medium size communities, the standard system incorporates minor modifications to accommodate the specific characteristics of the community. The large communities exhibit the standard system as the basic structure or skeleton for their computer automated tasks. Thus, the primary elements of the standard system are evident in the small local traffic records systems as well as the large complex local systems. The basic informational needs of local agencies from a traffic records system are similar to those of their counterparts on the state level. The needs of local police departments are analogous to those of the Department of State Police and the needs of local engineering departments are analogous to those of the Department of Highways and Transportation. The necessity of these informational needs has been expressed by localities for many years through the establishment and maintenance of local traffic records systems. However, the performance of these local systems is limited to the percentage of traffic accidents occurring in the community which are reported by the local police department and to the manpower resources available within the localities. In 1973 local police departments reported only 76% of the accidents reported to the state for cities and 68% of the accidents reported to the state for counties of population 50,000 and greater. Hence, it appears that local authorities are not aware of 24% of the reported accidents in cities and of 32% of the reported accidents in counties of population 50,000 and greater.
Author: William E. Kelsh Publisher: ISBN: Category : Highway departments Languages : en Pages : 88
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The objectives of this study were to identify present system costs and deficiencies, determine the economic feasibility of alternative system configurations, and make recommendations for improvements. The study focused on the procedures used to process data extracted from the state FR-300P police accident report form. The flow and usage of these data consume staff and/or computer resources at six agencies: the Division of Motor vehicles (DMV), the Department of State Police (DSP), the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation (VDH & T), the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation Research Council (VHTRC), the Department of Education, Office of Pupil Transportation Services (OPTS), and the Virginia Department of Transportation Safety (VDTS). In documenting the flow of FR-300P data among the agencies the study team identified numerous operational, administrative and institutional deficiencies which fostered both interagency tension and resistance to change. The study team proposed an alternative processing system for accident records which meets all of the informational requirements of the involved agencies and produces substantial cost-savings. The recommended alternative is comprised of three essential elements: (1) consolidation of fragmented, duplicative manual processing functions; (2) creation and maintenance of a single, fully-edited, direct-access accident file; and (3) agreement between affected agencies concerning the creation, use, and maintenance of the new system.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies Publisher: ISBN: Category : United States Languages : en Pages : 1170
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation Publisher: ISBN: Category : Speed limits Languages : en Pages : 602
Author: Frank N. Lisle
Author: Frank N. Lisle
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Author: Frank N. Lisle
Author: United States. President's Committee for Traffic Safety
Author: William E. Kelsh
Author: Mark A. Bowman
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies
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Author: United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation