Instructions: Identify the type of carrier that was involved in the crash. Definition: The type of carrier that was involved in the crash. Rationale: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has the authority to fine and sanction unsafe interstate (and some intrastate) truck and bus companies. Code Attribute Definition 0 Intrastate This attribute represents…
Instructions: Identify whether a bus was being used at the time of the crash, and if so, how it was being used. Definition: Describes the common type of bus service this vehicle was being used as at the time of the crash. Buses are any motor vehicle with seats to transport nine (9) or more…
Instructions: Indicate the owner of the property that was damaged, if applicable. Definition: The owner of property, public or private, damaged by the involved vehicle. Rationale: The extent of property damage is recorded in order to capture damage done to private or public property in the crash report. This will allow the property owner to…
Instructions: Indicate whether the driver was transported to a medical facility. Definition: The type and identity of the unit providing transport to the first medical facility receiving the patient. Rationale: This element is important for tracing the victim from the scene of crash through the health care system. It facilitates linkage of injured crash victims…
Instructions: Indicate the driver’s injury status. Definition: The injury severity level for a driver, passenger or non-motorist involved in a crash. The determination of which attribute to assign should be based on the latest information available at the time the report is completed, except as described below for ‘fatal’ injuries. Rationale: This information is necessary…
Instructions: Indicate whether the driver was trapped in their vehicle, and if so, whether they were freed by’ mechanical’ or ‘non-mechanical’ means. Definition: Indicates whether the occupant is structurally prohibited from leaving the interior of the motor vehicle without manipulation as a result of a crash. Rationale: Collecting this data is necessary for evaluating the…
Instructions: Indicate whether the driver was ejected from the vehicle and the degree to which they were ejected (if applicable). Definition: Indicates whether a driver and/or passenger has been completely or partially thrown from the interior of the motor vehicle, excluding motorcycles, as a result of a crash. Rationale: Occupant protection systems prevent or mitigate…
Instructions: Indicate whether airbags were deployed during the crash. Definition: The deployment status of an air bag relative to the position in the vehicle for this occupant. Rationale: This information is necessary for evaluating the effectiveness of air bags and other occupant protection equipment, especially at a time when air bags are becoming standard equipment.…
Instructions: Indicate the driver’s use of safety/restraint equipment (or the helmet use by a motorcyclist) at the time of the crash. Definition: The restraint/safety equipment in use by a driver, passenger or non-motorist, or the helmet used by a motorcyclist at the time of the crash. Rationale: Proper classification of the use of available occupant…
Instructions: Identify the place where the occupant was seated when the crash occurred. The majority of crashes will have the driver in seat position 1. NOTE: Mail or foreign vehicles may be right hand drive and the driver will be listed as seat position 3. Definition: The location of this occupant in, on, or outside…