Instructions: Report the number of motor vehicles involved in the crash. Definition: The total number of motor vehicles (automobiles, single-unit trucks, truck combinations, motorcycles, etc.) that are involved in the crash. Rationale: This element provides a count of the number of motor vehicles involved in the crash without having to count the number of motor…
Instructions: Record the crash location, formatted as degrees.minutes.seconds + compass direction for both N/S and E/W. Definition: The crash location latitude and longitude coordinates, obtained by GPS or mapping. Rationale: This element is critical for problem identification, prevention programs, engineering evaluations, mapping, and linkage purposes. The location information in a crash file must be capable…
Instructions: Enter the date as MMDDYYYY. Definition: The date (month, day, and year) when the crash occurred, formatted as MMDDYYYY. Rationale: This element is important for management/administration, evaluation and linkage. Example Data Quality Audit Results Report Type Acceptable Inconsistent Invalid Empty Local Police (electronic) 352 99.7% – – – – 1 0.3% Local Police (paper)…
Instructions: Record the name of the official Massachusetts community where the crash occurred. If a small neighborhood or village exists within a larger city/town, the city/town name is preferred. Definition: The city/place (political jurisdiction) where the crash physically occurred. Rationale: This element is important for analyses of local area programs or for linkage of the…
Instructions: Indicate whether hazardous materials were released during the crash. Definition: This field indicates whether or not hazardous materials were released. A hazardous material is a substance or material which has been designated by the U.S. Department of Transportation, or other authorizing entity, as capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety and property…
Instructions: Indicate the hazardous materials placard ID number. Definition: The hazardous materials identification class being transported by the motor vehicle, as required by Federal/State regulations to be displayed on a placard, regardless of whether it was accurate or validly displayed. Rationale: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) devotes special attention to motor carriers that…
Instructions: Indicate whether the vehicle displayed a hazardous materials placard. Definition: This field indicates whether or not the motor vehicle had a hazardous materials placard displayed as required by Federal/State regulations. A hazardous materials placard is required to be affixed to any motor vehicle transporting quantities of hazardous materials in quantities above the thresholds established…
Instructions: Indicate trailer length of the commercial vehicle from the list provided, if applicable. Definition: The length of the trailer for trucks more than 10,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR). Rationale: This information is important for identifying trailer models for use in evaluation, research, and crash data analysis. Code Attribute Definition Example 1 28…
Instructions: Indicate the appropriate GCWR /GVWR range for the commercial vehicle. Definition: The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) is the amount recommended by the manufacturer as the upper limit to the operational weight for a motor vehicle and any cargo (human or other) to be carried. The Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) is the sum…
Instructions: Indicate the commercial vehicle’s body type using the list provided. Definition: The type of body for buses and trucks more than 10,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR). Rationale: This data element provides additional information about the motor vehicle, including all major cargo body types. The information it provides can be important in helping…