Enhancing Crash Data Reporting to Highway Safety Partners in Wyoming by Utilizing Big Data Analysis and Survey Techniques

Crash reporting forms are an integral part of any system aimed at improving traffic safety. Reliable and accurate data generated from crash reports are needed to diagnose safety problems, identify factors impacting crashes, implement countermeasures, and monitor performance. In Wyoming, crash reporting is done by the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT). The reports are then distributed to safety partners who also contribute to safety in the state. However, there is a gap between the data expectations of the safety agencies and what is being provided by WYDOT in terms of type and quality. This research aims to identify the safety needs of traffic safety partners in Wyoming and to make recommendations on improving crash reporting. Also, the study will identify human factors that significantly impact crash severity and frequency using big data analysis. An analysis of the reporting intervals of important human factors will then be determined.

• Record URL:
  https://www.mountain-plains.org/research/details.php?id=528

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $183512
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747108

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Mountain-Plains Consortium

  North Dakota State University
  Fargo, ND  United States  58108
• Project Managers:

  Tolliver, Denver

• Performing Organizations:

  Dept. of Civil and Architectural Engineering

  University of Wyoming
  Laramie, WY  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Alrejjal, Anas

  Moomen, Milhan

  Ksaibati, Khaled

• Start Date: 20200825
• Expected Completion Date: 20230731
• Actual Completion Date: 20221105
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program
• Source Data: MPC-631

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash data; Crash rates; Crash reports; Crash severity; Data analysis; Highway safety; Human factors in crashes; Needs assessment; Partnerships; State government agencies; Surveys
• Identifier Terms: Wyoming Department of Transportation
• Geographic Terms: Wyoming
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01751330
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Mountain-Plains Consortium
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747108
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Sep 4 2020 6:37PM