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Overcoming Local Crash Data Limitations Michael Briggs Transportation Planner Mid-America Regional Council Kansas City, Missouri
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“Someone else’s shoes”
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Local Safety & Crash Data Public Meeting March 28, 2006 8:30 a.m. NKC Community Center North Kansas City, Missouri
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It’s March 28, 2003… “How many people were killed in motor vehicle crashes in the KC metro area in 2002?”
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Now on March 28, 2006… “How many people were killed in motor vehicle crashes in the KC metro area in 2005?” 185 fatalities (Preliminary) (-9.8%)
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What we started with… Roadway Fatalities20062005% +/- Kansas6386-26.7 Missouri210224-6.3
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What we’ve heard… CommentsAccomplished Add contributing factors Need population rates Need VMT rates Need last year’s data Need location information -- Add disclaimer Add maps -- Need injury & PDO crashes
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What we’ve heard… CommentsAccomplished Do not post locations online Add safety belt useKansas only Add motorcycle fatalities Add age according to CDC cohorts Email info in PDF format
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Kansas Data
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Missouri Data
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Data Goal!!
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Crash Data Issues Police Officer/Data Collector Accuracy of Data Location Information Officer Turnover Timeliness DOT or Patrol/Database Manager State System Bias Other Traffic Records Cultural Attitudes Bi-State Region Funding Silos
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MARC’s Role in Crash Data Using a “bottom-up” approach Participate in State Traffic Records Coordinating Committees (TRCC) Advocate crash data importance in transportation safety planning Looking for funding Provide regional information
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