National Highway Traffic Safety Administration What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Traffic Records Assessment Luke Johnson 2015 Traffic Records Forum

Safer drivers. Safer cars. Safer roads. Why Assess Traffic Records Systems? 2 BETTER DATA makes BETTER DECISIONS possible. BETTER DATA BETTER PROBLEM ID BETTER INTERVENTION SAVED LIVES

Safer drivers. Safer cars. Safer roads. Assessment Scope 3 CRASHDRIVERROADWAYVEHICLECITATION/ ADJUDICATON INJURY SURVEILLANCE Six Core Data Systems TRCC ManagementData Use & IntegrationStrategic Planning

Safer drivers. Safer cars. Safer roads. GAO Report – Ensure State traffic records assessments are complete and consistent and in-depth evaluation of all state traffic safety data systems across all performance measures. Origins of the Current TR Assessment 4 State & Program Feedback – Too resource-intensive – Not enough time to determine and discuss critical issues – Direct assessor reimbursement difficult – Shrinking pool of assessors

Safer drivers. Safer cars. Safer roads. OMB Program Assessment Rating Tool – Uniform question set – Yes/No binary to enable robust analysis – Evidence requirements Development of the Advisory 5 Subject Matter Experts – Described the IDEAL – Developed related questions – Suggested evidence for each question

Safer drivers. Safer cars. Safer roads. The Advisory enables assessors to: Identify strengths and challenge areas Rank questions to help prioritize investment Supply brief recommendations for improvement Using the Advisory 6

Safer drivers. Safer cars. Safer roads. Questions 7 TRCC Management19 Strategic Planning16 Crash44 Driver45 Vehicle39 Roadway38 Citation / Adjudication54 Injury Surveillance123* Data Use & Integration13 Total391

Safer drivers. Safer cars. Safer roads. State Traffic Records Assessment Program Respondent Assessor Respondent Assessor Respondent Assessor Respondent Assessor Respondent Assessor Respondent Assessor Respondent Assessor

Safer drivers. Safer cars. Safer roads. Assessment Process 9 State GR submits written request to NHTSA Region State Respondents answer assigned questions & supply evidence NHTSA Region forwards written request to NHTSA TR Team Assessors review answers & evidence; provide findings & ratings NHTS TR Team confirms State request & schedules calls NHTSA TRA team hosts initial call (~3 months prior to kickoff) Facilitator leads ASSESSMENT KICKOFF MEETING State Coordinator sends Respondent info & assigns questions STRAP Tech Support hosts State Coordinator training webinar STRAP Tech Support Sends State Coordinator STRAP tokens STRAP Tech Support Launches Data Collection & Analysis Phases Facilitator hosts call (1 month prior to kickoff) STRAP Tech Support Releases Respondent STRAP tokens STRAP Tech Support sends Assessor STRAP tokens Facilitator review; forwards to NHTSA TR Team NHTSA TR Team generates Final Report; sends to State Facilitator leads ASSESSMENT REPORT OUT WEBINAR Assessors confirm final findings, ratings and summaries x3 Answers that meet the ideal are not returned to respondents in subsequent rounds NHTSA TR Team Facilitator State Leadership State Respondents NHTSA Region Assessors STRAP Support

Safer drivers. Safer cars. Safer roads. Respondent Actions The State Assessment Coordinator will assign respondents to each question—often to multiple respondents to capture different views. Respondents will then receive tokens via enabling them to access the online interface. Their options for each question are: Answer – Provide the requested information Answer & Share – Answer and send the question to someone else Forward – Do not answer and send the question to someone else Update – Add additional information or evidence Decline – Do not answer the question; this removes the question from the respondent’s queue in subsequent rounds 10

Safer drivers. Safer cars. Safer roads. TR Assessment Management Tools 11

Safer drivers. Safer cars. Safer roads. Final Report 12 Executive Summary – Aggregate score of ratings for each module – Strengths & Opportunities – High-level recommendations for §405(c) applications Narrative module summaries Specific ratings and assessor considerations for each question

Safer drivers. Safer cars. Safer roads. TR Assessment Analytics 13

Safer drivers. Safer cars. Safer roads. 5-Year Assessment Cycle 14 Alabama American Samoa Arizona Arkansas Alaska California Connecticut Florida District of Columbia Colorado Illinois Guam Delaware Iowa Hawai’i Kansas Louisiana Idaho CNMI Maryland Maine Kentucky Georgia Michigan Missouri New Jersey Massachusetts Minnesota Nebraska New York Mississippi Nevada New Mexico North Carolina Montana Ohio North Dakota Puerto Rico New Hampshire Oklahoma Oregon South Carolina Tennessee Rhode Island Pennsylvania Vermont Indiana Utah Wisconsin South Dakota US Virgin Islands Texas Washington Wyoming Virginia West Virginia

Safer drivers. Safer cars. Safer roads. Luke Johnson