Instructions: Enter the car model year as YYYY. Definition: The year that is assigned to a motor vehicle by the manufacturer. Rationale: This element is important for identifying motor vehicle model year for evaluation, research, and crash comparison purposes. Example FAQ Is this information necessary, even on undivided, traditional two-way roads? Yes, all fields related…
DetailsInstructions: Select ‘northbound’, ‘eastbound’, ‘southbound’, or ‘westbound’ as the direction of travel. Definition: The motor vehicle’s travel direction on the roadway prior to the crash. Notice that this is not a compass direction, but a direction consistent with the designated direction of the road. For example, the direction of a State-designated North-South highway must be…
DetailsInstructions: Record ‘yes’/’no’ relative to specific vehicle in crash. Definition: Indicates that the vehicle involved in the crash was an emergency response vehicle—such as police, ambulance, fire, or military vehicles—engaged in responding to a separate emergency incident, utilizing physical emergency signals like flashing lights and sirens, at the time of the crash. Rationale: Important for…
DetailsInstructions: Enter a three letter abbreviation indicating the type of vehicle registration. Definition: Indicates the type of vehicle registration and associated plate, based on vehicle type and usage. Rationale: This element is critical in providing linkage between the crash and motor vehicle registration files in order to access the motor vehicle identification number. Code…
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