Traffic Records Programs and Resources John Siegler National Driver Register and Traffic Records Division Amy Schick Regional Operations and Program Delivery 43rd International Forum on Traffic Records & Highway Information Systems New Orleans, LA

Support for State Traffic Records Programs Technical assistance for State traffic records programs Develops standards and identifies noteworthy practices Traffic Records Team Administers the State Traffic Safety Information System Improvement grants. Regional Operations and Program Delivery

Traffic Records Core Programs Traffic Records Assessments Crash Data Improvement Program (CDIP) Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria GO Teams: Training & Technical Assistance

Traffic Records Assessments

Traffic Records Assessments Requirement for the 405 C State Traffic Safety Information System Improvement grants. Needs to comply with NHTSA's Traffic Records Highway Safety Program Advisory (DOT HS 811 644). Provides State a peer review of their systems and recommendations to address in the TRCC strategic plan

Assessment Results Identify Common Issues Identifies System Strengths and opportunities Provides broad recommendations for States to address in their 405 C data improvement grants. Module narratives include specific considerations on how to improve systems.

STRAP 2.0 Improvements Improvements to the online interface Preload previous responses and documents Identify the previous respondents to each question by name, title, and agency. Moderator site visit after the first assessment round to explain the initial ratings and answer questions

Uses for the National Assessment Data Analysis underway to examine the data ands documents from States’ assessment to identify Noteworthy practices Common obstacles Provide stakeholders aggregate information on traffic records systems NASEMSO examining States Injury Surveillance Systems Analysis NTSB used data for monitoring State-level progress on implementing electronic data collection. Contact us with your ideas with us for querying this data and the associated documents.

GO Teams

GO Teams: Training & Technical Assistance State requests technical assistance on a specific TR issue State, working with its RPM and the TR Team, prepares a request NHTSA identifies GO Team members & sends to State Small-to-medium scope projects Number of GO Teams depends upon available resources GO Teams work with States to accomplish goals

Recent Go Team Activities Help with TRCC Strategic Plan Arkansas Help State Trauma Registry and EMS data collection systems Connecticut Facilitate Agency dialogue to map State databases Florida Develop a data linkage implementation plan North Carolina Help develop crash data dashboard South Carolina

New: State TRCC Strategic Planning Workshop Building on the TRCC Noteworthy Practices report, develop report and workshop for States wanting assistance with their strategic planning processes.

Crash Data Improvement Program (CDIP)

Crash Data Improvement Program People Processes Technology Crash Data Improvement Program Improving Crash Data is not just an IT problem… People: Training Communication Importance of crash data and its uses Providing data back to local jurisdictions as actionable information Performance monitoring and reporting Feedback Processes: Examine crash data processes for bottlenecks, opportunities for improvement Build in accuracy - investing in good data up front is cheaper and easier than making corrections later Look for “best practices” and “lessons learned” from other jurisdictions Technology: Electronic systems, like TraCS, can improve accuracy via edit checks, context sensitive help, and logical direction of data capture Data timeliness is improved by electronic transmittal of data Use of technology has it’s own issues - not a panacea, must be combined with people and process improvements to obtain benefits

Crash Data Improvement Program (CDIP) Deep dive into the crash data system Thorough examination of a State’s actual crash data NOT an assessment; very little overlap Great for States about to update their crash systems Program includes: Analysis of live State crash data Onsite meeting to review data Assistance in identifying challenge areas Help developing appropriate performance measures Full MMUCC mapping of State’s crash data collection and database

Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria

New: MMUCCC 5th Edition Collaboration between NHTSA, FHWA, FMCSA, NTSB, & GHSA MMUCC is a voluntary guideline Provides States with a minimum set of standardized data elements to promote uniformity and integration of data within the highway safety community.

New Features of the MMUCC 5th Edition Eliminate Defined Sources Provides States the flexibility to determine whether a data element should be collected at the scene or linked/derived Reorganized into Context-Specific Sections Collect detailed data for specific crash types: Fatal Non-motorist Large Vehicle and Hazardous Materials Edit Checks Help States to improve the accuracy of crash data Mapping Rules Help States measure their alignment to MMUCC

New: MMUCC Crash Report The MMUCC Crash Report provides a visual representation of the new sections and the updated data elements and attributes. An editable version of this form will be available to States on the NHTSA website.

Changes to Existing Data Elements A limited number of elements were changed to conform with FARS, follow State best practices, improve user experience, or address unmet data needs.

Dynamic Data Element: Automated Vehicles New automated vehicle data element based on the current SAE standard. Classified as a dynamic data element – because it is a new phenomena and technology is changing rapidly, NHTSA and GHSA agreed to discuss this data element annually at the Traffic Records Forum . Join us Wednesday August 9 at 1:00Pm in the Oak Alley

Regional Operations & Program Delivery

NHTSA Safety Grant Program Overview The Highway Safety Act of 1966 required that the Governor of each State shall administer a highway safety program through a State highway safety agency. The Governor must designate a single point of contact (Governors Representative) in that agency for the review and management of the program. Every State, U.S. Territory, and Indian Nation, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, has an agency responsible for delivering highway safety programs to their jurisdictions.

NHTSA Safety Grant Management Overview NHTSA, under Section 402 of the Highway Safety Act, distributes State and community grant funds to these agencies for behavioral traffic safety programs aimed a preventing crashes and their attendant costs, both human and financial. An estimated $600 million annually goes to State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs). These funds include State and Community grants, based on a statutory formula, as well as the National Priority Safety Program grants, which are criteria based grant funds. These funds are used to support countermeasure strategies and projects identified in the States’ Highway Safety Plan (HSP).

NHTSA Grants 101 NHTSA’s largest investment in safety Formula (and incentive) safety grants Federal aid (penalty) transfer programs 57 jurisdictions – the States, DC, Indian Nations (BIA) and the Atlantic and Pacific Territories Ten NHTSA field offices (seven situated in Federal buildings)

The FAST Act Interim Final Rule (IFR) effective on 5/23/16 Authorizes traffic safety programs thru 2020 Increases State grant funding, adds new non-motorized grant program, revises three existing grant programs Provides more flexibility to transfer funds Increases Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS) funding

NHTSA National Priority and Safety Programs Grants Section 405 $277.5M authorized in 2017 Separate sub-grants for different program areas, including Impaired Driving Ignition Interlock 24/7 Sobriety Program Occupant Protection Traffic Records/Data Motorcycles Graduated Drivers License Distracted Driving Non-motorized traffic

§ 405(c) State Traffic Safety Information System Improvements Grants Section 405c grants are designed to make data program improvements to core highway safety databases which include crash, citation and adjudication, driver, EMS or injury surveillance system, roadway and vehicle databases. To qualify: States must have a functioning Traffic Records Coordinating Committee (TRCC); Have a traffic records strategic plan, approved by the TRCC, that describes anticipated improvements in the State's core highway safety databases and address recommendations from the State’s, NHTSA-facilitated, traffic records system assessment; and Demonstrate quantifiable improvement in a core database when compared to a contiguous 12-month baseline period.

Regional Office Roles in Advancing Safety Administer NHTSA’s grant safety programs Provide programmatic and fiscal oversight for NHTSA safety grants and grant-funded programs Provide leadership in the planning, development and implementation of behavioral traffic safety programs Act as the liaison between HQ and Regional Offices Provide training to NHTSA field and State highway safety officials

Regional Office Roles in Advancing Safety Leads DOT/NHTSA priorities and initiatives in the States Provide training to States and other safety partners Provide programmatic technical assistance Guide States with problem identification, performance measurement Provide Stewardship & Grants Management Programmatic and fiscal oversight Site visits to grantees and sub-grantees Highway Safety Office Management Reviews

Examples of Approaches to Advancing Traffic Safety Promoting innovative strategies and countermeasures in behavioral change Creating new partnerships Implementing collaborative programs Developing solutions for consistent, efficient and effective police traffic safety services Addressing traffic safety and mobility issues in rural communities Improve focus on impaired driving, to include drugged driving

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