1. Using Data to Make Good Safety Decisions Presentation by Barbara Harsha On behalf of the Governors Highway Safety Association May 24, 2011

2. Data Collection State Highway Safety Offices (SHSO) use a variety of data in their planning processes o Crash (both state and local and FARS) o Citation (if available) o EMS (if available) o Location data o Crime data (DDACTS) o Seat belt usage o Attitude survey Some federal guidelines for these data (MMUCC, NEMSIS, MIRE) All states have automated data collection to some extent

3. Data Analysis SHSOs use crash and related data to drive their programs: o Identify leading highway safety problems in their states o Set short-term goals o Select countermeasures o Allocate resources o Track progress in reaching established goals Seat belt usage data is used to determine where to conduct high visibility enforcement Attitudes survey data is used to shape media and public education campaigns States beginning to link crash and crime data as a way to target and better utilize motor vehicle and criminal justice resources

4. Traffic Records Future Vision Crash RoadwayDriverVehicleInjuryCitation