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Real-World Accident Data~Coordinated Methodologies for Data Collection to Improve Vehicle and Road Safety
Technical Paper
2003-06-0085
Sector:
Language:
English
Abstract
Real-world accident data is used as part of the process by which
vehicles and roads are made safer. Typically data is used to
identify priorities in injury prevention and to support the
development of test procedures. However the provision, nature and
integration of accident data with safety policy is in many cases
unsystematic and not fully capable of meeting the requirements of
it.
This paper examines the existing structures that utilize
accident data to improve safety, and compares the existing systems
in the US, UK, and EU. The paper concludes that:
Safety policy needs to take full account of real-world issues -
all groups dealing with safety policy need to have a close
connection to a strong accident data resource
Data collection needs to be an integrated part of the problem
identification->solution generation (technical development of
standards)->monitoring solution effectiveness cycle
Data systems must be designed to meet the specific objectives of
the main casualty groups
Different levels of data are needed to provide a complete
resource including national data, longitudinal studies and focused
studies.
The levels of detail in the data gathered must match the detail
in the research questions being addressed. New technologies, such
as event data recorders, have the potential to improve the detail
of in-depth data, but there are obstacles from lack of
standardization and privacy regulations.
The paper proposes:
New system of accident and injury data to integrate with EU
structures
Coordinated international approaches to accident data within the
framework of EEVC and IHRA
Specific technical areas, including collision severity
assessment and injury scaling, where new advances are required to
accurately describe injury causation.