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)…
DetailsInstructions: 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…
DetailsInstructions: 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…
DetailsInstructions: 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…
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