Data Collection
Featured: Tribal Crash Reporting Toolkit
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published the toolkit in October 2020 to help Tribes in all phases of safety data improvement. Tribes can use the Self-Assessment tool to identify elements of safety data management that could be improved. The Crash Reporting Facts and Fictions Tool can further enhance the planning of safety data improvements by dispelling common barriers to crash data improvement. A data analysis tool describes common ways that safety data is used to improve transportation safety. Other tools contain the framework needed to establish a crash reporting system. These include a crash reporting form, officer’s instruction manual, database, quality control guide, and a manual that describes all of the available tools. All of these tools are available at no cost on the web page at https://www.tribalsafety.org/tribal-crash-reporting-toolkit .
An updated and expanded version of this toolkit is currently being developed through a partnership between Trinidad Rancheria, Federal Highway Administration, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The contractor for this effort is Qk4 and the project web page is https://www.qk4.com/services/native-american-services/tribal-crash-data-reporting-resources/
Webinar: Tools for Improving Crash data 11/8/2019
Resources
- Tribal Crash Reporting Toolkit
- Report to Congress: Tribal Governments & Safety Data
- Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria
- Crash Data Reporting on Wisconsin Indian Reservations
- Improving Crash Reporting – Study of Crash Reporting Practice on Nine Indian Reservations
- Example of Data Collection Tool
- FHWA Roadway Safety Data Program
Technical Assistance and Funding
FHWA Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund
Grant funding for improvements to safety data collection, sharing, and use.
Adam Larsen, 360-619-7751, Adam.Larsen@dot.gov
NHSTA GO Teams – Traffic Records Technical Assistance
Free technical assistance from a contractor paid by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to improve traffic safety data. GO Teams consist of 1-3 subject matter experts who are selected based on the specific traffic safety needs of the Tribe. GO Teams recommend strategies, methods and tools that Tribes can use to overcome their traffic safety challenges. Examples of possible GO Teams for Tribes include such tasks as:
- Improving your crash data collection
- Crash data analysis and problem identification
- Development of data sharing agreements
- Strategic planning and working with State Traffic Records Coordinating Committees
Report from completed Tribal GO team:
Use the application below to request your own GO team.
Tom Bragan – Program Analyst
Phone : (202) 366-6978
Email : Tom.Bragan@dot.gov