Overcoming Local Crash Data Limitations

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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 elses shoes
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Local Safety Crash Data Public MeetingMarch
28, 2006830 a.m.NKC Community CenterNorth
Kansas City, Missouri
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Its 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 Fatalities 2006 2005 /-
Kansas 63 86 -26.7
Missouri 210 224 -6.3
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What weve heard
Comments Accomplished
Add contributing factors
Need population rates
Need VMT rates
Need last years data
Need location information --
Add disclaimer
Add maps --
Need injury PDO crashes
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What weve heard
Comments Accomplished
Do not post locations online
Add safety belt use Kansas 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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MARCs 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