Computer & Manual Accident Typing for Bicyclist Accidents: Practice Cases Booklet
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This document is a practice cases booklet published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTS) in 1983. It serves as a supplementary training resource designed to accompany the Computer Accident Typing (CAT) and Manual Accident Typing (MAT) Training Manuals. The primary objective is to provide users with realistic practice in classifying bicyclist accidents using standardized typing systems. To ensure authenticity while protecting privacy, the booklet contains reproductions of actual police accident reports from various jurisdictions, which have been retouched for legibility and had identifying information obliterated. The content consists of several specific accident case studies, primarily drawn from Florida and Los Angeles police records between 1975 and 1979. Each case includes detailed data fields typical of traffic accident reports, such as date, time, location, vehicle types, driver demographics, injury status, and environmental conditions. For instance, Report #1 details a collision on August 23, 1975, in Orlando, Florida, where a northbound Ford sedan struck an eastbound bicyclist who had passed a stop sign. Report #2 describes an incident on March 31, 1975, involving a Ford vehicle turning left into a private drive and striking a bicyclist traveling on the wrong side of the road without lights. Other cases include a rear-end collision on State Road 5 and a crash on State Road 15 where a bicyclist struck the rear of a vehicle stopped for a left turn. The document provides comprehensive data for each incident, including diagrams indicating the point of impact and direction of travel, as well as narrative descriptions of the events. Specific details such as vehicle speed, lighting conditions, road defects, and traffic control measures are recorded. For example, in the March 31, 1975 case, the report notes the bicyclist had no lights and was attempting to pass the motor vehicle. The inclusion of these varied scenarios allows trainees to apply typing codes to different accident configurations, such as intersections, non-intersection collisions, and varying degrees of property damage and injury. The significance of this booklet lies in its role as a practical tool for standardizing accident data collection and analysis. By providing real-world examples, it enables law enforcement and safety professionals to accurately categorize bicyclist accidents according to NHTSA guidelines. This standardization is crucial for effective traffic safety research and the development of targeted interventions. The document does not present new research findings but rather facilitates the operational application of existing accident typing methodologies through structured practice exercises.
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The document provides a collection of redacted, real-world police accident reports involving bicyclists to serve as practice cases for accident typing training.
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