WISCONSIN’S NEW CRASH REPORT FORM – DT4000

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WISCONSIN’SNEWCRASHREPORTFORM–DT4000

INTRODUCTION

  Team   BOTS   DMV   WSP   UW-TOPS

  Aroundtheroom

OUTLINE

  History   ElementsandAttributes

 WalkThroughExample

  Examples

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PAST

Paper crash report backlogs in Texas. (GAO-10-454)

 AccordingtotheCDIPG,onerefraincommonlyheardfrompoliceisthat“crashformsarebeingcompletedjustforinsurancecompanies”

 WisDOTMV4000InstructionManual   PrimarytrainingresourceforWIofficers   Lastupdatedin1998   Briefandvagueconcerningengineeringfields   Nobaselinedefinitionofwhentoflaghillsorcurves   Poordefinitionoftrafficbarrier   Nodiscussionofroundabouts

PRESENT

Help Screens TraCS has built-in help screens that can be accessed for a data field by pressing the <F2> key. Help is available for each of the forms in the suite. The Help button on the toolbar brings up information about the TraCS software, in general.

FUTURE

  CrashElementsandAttributes   2012   BrownCountySheriff,   LaCrosseCountySheriff,   CityofMadison,   CityofMilwaukee,   WisconsinStatePatrol   OneidaTribalPolice,and   Analysts.

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CRASHDATAWORKGROUP

  DMV

  DSP   DTIM

  DTSD   DBM

  TOPSLab

NATIONALPERSPECTIVE:MODELMINIMUMUNIFORMCRASHCRITERIA(MMUCC)FASTACT

MMUCC

  110CrashDataElements   77CollectedFromScene   10Derived   23Linked

  4Categories   CrashDataElements   VehicleDataElements   PersonDataElements   RoadwayElements

FASTAct

  SafetyPerformanceMeasures

NATIONALPERSPECTIVE:CRASHDATAIMPROVEMENTPROGRAM(CDIP)

  ThePerformance“SixPack”

 Timeliness  Accuracy  Completeness  Consistency  Accessibility  Integration

Traffic Safety Information Systems

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CRASHDATABASE-OBJECTIVES   ImplementtheRevisedCrashFormbyJanuary1,2017

  StreamlineCrashDataProcessing

 ModernizetheDataManagementSystem

  ImproveCrashDataQuality–MMUCC/MIRE

  TakeFullAdvantageoftheTraCSLocationDialogueBox(TLT)   EnhanceCrashDataAccessandInteroperability   SupportMoreFrequentUpdatestotheCrashForm

IMPACTSTOLAWENFORCEMENT

  TraCSFormTransmissionProcess

  AutomateUpFrontValidationSteps

  RequirementforElectronicReporting

  MaintainCommunication&FeedbackDuringResolveProcessing

  TIME,Wisconsin.GovAccessUnchanged

  ChangestoDataExtracts,WisTransPortal

  Weedoutfieldsthathadbecomeobsoleteandidentifyothersthatwerenotbeingcollected(i.e.roundaboutsorcellphoneuse)

  Formismoreintuitiveandthatthereisagreatsavingsatboththestateandlocallevelbygatheringcorrectandaccuratedata

  Easilydescribewhathappened(i.e.,cellphoneusage,roundabouts,crossmediancrashes)

BROADERLOOK

  Triedtosimplifywhenpossible   WorkingtowardsachangeinPDOthreshold   ParkingLot   Non-DomesticatedAnimalPDOcrash   UnitStatus   HitandRun

  Amendments   FatalSupplement   FatalNotifications   OnEmergency   DriverReportForm–DT4002   Nopaperforms

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INJURYSEVERITYTHEDETERMINATIONOFWHICHATTRIBUTETOASSIGNSHOULDBEBASEDONTHELATESTINFORMATIONAVAILABLEATTHETIMETHEREPORTISCOMPLETED,EXCEPTFORFATALINJURIES.•  FatalInjury(K)–Anyinjurythatresultsindeathwithin30daysaQerthemotorvehiclecrashin

whichtheinjuryoccurred.Ifthepersondidnotdieatthescenebutdiedwithin30daysofthemotorvehiclecrashinwhichtheinjuryoccurred,theinjuryclassificaZonshouldbechangedfromthea\ributepreviouslyassignedto“Fatal”.

•  SuspectedSeriousInjury(A)–Aninjuryotherthanfatalwhichresultsinoneormoreofthefollowing:o  SeverelaceraZonresulZnginexposureofunderlyingZssues/muscle/organsorresulZnginsignificantlossofblood,

o  brokenordistortedextremity(armorleg),o  crushinjuries,o  suspectedskull,chestorabdominalinjuryotherthanbruisesorminorlaceraZons,o  significantburns(secondandthirddegreeburnsover10%ormoreofbody),o  unconsciousnesswhentakenfromthecrashscene,orparalysis.

INJURYSEVERITYTHEDETERMINATIONOFWHICHATTRIBUTETOASSIGNSHOULDBEBASEDONTHELATESTINFORMATIONAVAILABLEATTHETIMETHEREPORTISCOMPLETED,EXCEPTFORFATALINJURIES.•  SuspectedMinorInjury(B)–Anyinjurythatisevidentatthesceneofthecrash,

otherthanfatalorseriousinjuries.o  Examplesincludelumponthehead,abrasions,bruises,minorlaceraZons(cutsontheskinsurfacewithminimalbleedingandnoexposureofdeeperZssue/muscle).

•  PossibleInjury(C)–Anyinjuryreportedorclaimedwhichisnotafatal,suspectedseriousorsuspectedminorinjury.o  Examplesincludemomentarylossofconsciousness,claimofinjury,limping,orcomplaintofpainornausea.Possibleinjuriesarethosewhicharereportedbythepersonorareindicatedbyhis/herbehavior,butnowoundsorinjuriesarereadilyevident.

•  NoApparentInjury(O)–Noreasontobelievethatthepersonreceivedanybodilyharmfromthemotorvehiclecrash.ThereisnophysicalevidenceofinjuryandthepersondoesnotreportanychangeinnormalfuncZon.

Flags Work Zone Secondary Incident Crash Scene Witness LEA Crash Document Loca>on Details

Crash Level Vehicle Level Person Level Roadway Level Objects Fatal Supplement Meta Data

OnEmergencyFlag

HitandRun

GovernmentProperty

TrailerorTowed

AcZveSchoolZone

WorkZoneRelated

AcrashthatoccursinaconstrucZon,maintenance,oruZlityworkzoneorrelatedtoacZvitywithinaworkzonewhetherornotworkerswereactuallypresentattheZmeofthecrash.

NoteApplieswhetherornotthecrashoccurredduringworkinghours.“Workzone-related”crashesmayalsoincludethoseinvolvingmotorvehiclesslowedorstoppedbecauseoftheworkzone,evenifthefirstharmfuleventoccurredbeforethefirstwarningsign.

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Work Zone Secondary Incident Crash Scene Witness LEA Crash Document Loca>on Details Flags


LocaZonofWorkZoneCrash

WorkZoneType

WorkZoneType–Other

WorkersPresent

LawEnforcementPresent

WorkZoneSpeedLimit

Advisory/RegulatorySpeedLimit

NormalPostedSpeedLimit




WorkZoneType


WorkersPresent


WorkZoneSpeedLimit



Indicateswhereintheworkzonethefirstharmfuleventoccurred.•  BeforetheFirstWorkZoneWarningSign–Areabeforethestartoftheactualmarkedwork

zone.Thisa\ributeapplieswhenthefirstharmfuleventofthecrashoccursoutside(before)thefirstwarningsign,signal,orindicatormarkingthestartoftheworkzonebutisrelatedtothemovementofthetrafficunitsthroughorentryintotheworkzonearea.

•  AdvanceWarningArea–LocatedaQerthefirstwarningsignbutbeforetheworkarea.Thisistheareawithinaworkzonewheremotoristsarewarnedofchangesintheflowoftrafficasaresultoftheworkzone.Thisa\ributeapplieswhenthefirstharmfuleventofthecrashoccursinsidetheworkzone(aQer)thefirstwarningsign,signal,orindicatormarkingthestartoftheworkzonebutbeforeanychangeintheflowoftrafficbyrestricZon,re-rouZng,orclosureoftravellanes.Notallworkzoneswillhaveadvancewarningareas.

•  TransiHonArea–WherelanesareshiQedortaperedforlaneclosure.ThisistheareawithinaworkzonewheremotoristsaretransiZonedfromthenormalflowoftrafficasaresultoftheworkzone.Thisa\ributeapplieswhenthefirstharmfulevenoccursinsidetheworkzoneintheareawheretheflowoftrafficismodifiedbyrestricZon,re-rouZng,orclosureoftravellanesbeforeenteringthelocaZonwheretheworkacZvityistakingplace.NotallworkzoneswillhavetransiZonareas.




WorkZoneType


WorkersPresent


WorkZoneSpeedLimit



•  AcHvityArea–Locatedadjacenttotheactualworkarea,whetherworkersandequipmentwerepresentornot.ThisistheareawithinaworkzonewheretheworkacZvityassociatedwiththemarkedworkzonetakesplace.Thisa\ributeapplieswhenthefirstharmfuleventofthecrashoccursinsidetheworkzoneintheareawheretheworkacZvityistakingplace.AllworkzoneswillhaveacZvityareas.

•  TerminaHonArea–LocatedaQertheacZvityareabutbeforetrafficresumesnormalcondiZons.ThisistheareawithinaworkzonewheremotoristsaretransiZonedfromthemodifiedflowoftrafficintheworkzonebacktothenormalflowoftrafficforthetrafficway.Thisa\ributeapplieswhenthefirstharmfuleventofthecrashoccursinsidetheworkzoneintheareawheremotoristsaretransiZonedbacktothenormalflowoftrafficoroutsidetheworkzone(i.e.,beyondthe“EndRoadWork”signifpresent)butisrelatedtothemovementofthetrafficunitsexiZngtheworkzone.

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WorkZoneType


WorkersPresent


WorkZoneSpeedLimit



Indicatesthetypeofworkzonewherethefirstharmfuleventoccurred.•  LaneClosure–ThisisaworkzonewheretheworkacZvityresultsintheclosureof

atravellaneinonedirecZonresulZnginthere-rouZngofvehiclestoadifferentlanefortravelinthatdirecZon.

•  LaneShiK/Crossover–ThisisaworkzonewheretheworkacZvityresultsinthere-rouZngofvehiclesthroughalaneshiQwherethenumberoflanesismaintainedandthoselanesareshiQedseveralfeettoonesidetoenablemoreworkspacebyusingtheshouldertocarrytraffic.

•  WorkonShoulderorMedian–ThisisaworkzonewheretheworkacZvityisoccurringontheshoulderormedianadjacenttothetravellanes.ThistypeofworkzonewouldnotrequireaclosureofalaneorshiQofvehicletravel.

•  IntermiMentorMovingWork–ThisisaworkzonewheretheworkacZvityinvolvestheconstrucZonvehiclestraveling(moving)alongthetrafficwayandeitherstoppingperiodicallytoperformwork(e.g.,potholepatching)orperformingslow-movingoperaZons(e.g.,pavementmarkingconvoys).

•  Other




WorkZoneType


WorkersPresent


WorkZoneSpeedLimit



Officercandefinethetypeofworkzone,iftheworkzonetypewas“other”.




WorkZoneType


WorkersPresent


WorkZoneSpeedLimit



Indicatesifworkerswerepresentattheworkzonewhenthecrashoccurred.•  Yes•  No•  Unknown

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WorkZoneType


WorkersPresent


WorkZoneSpeedLimit



Indicatesiflawenforcementwaspresentattheworkzonewhenthecrashoccurred.•  No•  OfficerPresent•  LawEnforcementVehicleOnlyPresent




WorkZoneType


WorkersPresent


WorkZoneSpeedLimit



Thepostedspeedlimitintheworkzonewherethecrashoccurred.




WorkZoneType


WorkersPresent


WorkZoneSpeedLimit



IdenZfiesifthespeedlimitwasadvisoryorregulatoryintheworkzone.

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WorkZoneType


WorkersPresent


WorkZoneSpeedLimit


NormalPostedSpeedLimit Thenormalpostedspeedlimitintheworkzonewherethecrashoccurred.

Secondary Incident Crash Scene Witness LEA Crash Document Loca>on Details Flags Work Zone


SecondaryCrash

PrimaryCrashDocumentNumber



SecondaryCrash

PrimaryCrashDocumentNumber

IndicatesifthiscrashmayhaveoccurredbecauseofapreviouscrashExampleExampleswouldincludegawkers,orvehiclesslowingtoexaminethepreviouscrash.

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SecondaryCrash

PrimaryCrashDocumentNumber Thedocumentnumberofpriorcrashthatmayhavecontributedtosecondarycrash.

Crash Scene Witness LEA Crash Document Loca>on Details Flags Work Zone Secondary Incident


ArrivalDate

ArrivalTime

LaneClosureDuetoCrash

ClosureType

ReasonforClosure

DateIniZalLane/RoadClosed

TimeIniZalLane/RoadClosed

DateAllLanesOpen

TimeAllLanesOpen

DateSceneCleared

TimeSceneCleared



ArrivalDate

ArrivalTime


ClosureType

ReasonforClosure



DateAllLanesOpen

TimeAllLanesOpen

DateSceneCleared

TimeSceneCleared

Date(YYYYMMDD)thelawenforcementofficerarrivedatthecrashscene.

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ArrivalDate

ArrivalTime


ClosureType

ReasonforClosure



DateAllLanesOpen

TimeAllLanesOpen

DateSceneCleared

TimeSceneCleared

Time(military)thelawenforcementofficerarrivedatthecrashscene.



ArrivalDate

ArrivalTime


ClosureType

ReasonforClosure



DateAllLanesOpen

TimeAllLanesOpen

DateSceneCleared

TimeSceneCleared

Indicatesifanylaneswereclosedduetothecrash.



ArrivalDate

ArrivalTime


ClosureType

ReasonforClosure



DateAllLanesOpen

TimeAllLanesOpen

DateSceneCleared

TimeSceneCleared

Describesthetypeofroad/laneclosureduetothecrash.•  FullClosure–Indicatesacrashwherethewholeroadway,inbothdirecZons,is

closedduetothetrafficcrash.•  Closure–OneDirecHon–IndicatesacrashwhereonedirecZonoftravelisclosed

duetothetrafficcrash.•  LaneClosure–Indicatesacrashwhereone(ormore)lanesinonedirecZonare

closedduetothecrash.However,thetrafficconZnuestoflowinthedirecZon,outsidetheclosedlane(s).

•  OtherClosure

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ArrivalDate

ArrivalTime


ClosureType

ReasonforClosure



DateAllLanesOpen

TimeAllLanesOpen

DateSceneCleared

TimeSceneCleared

Describesthereasonfortheroad/laneclosure.Pleaseselectallthatapply.•  TowTruck–Indicatesaclosureduetoatowtruckatthesceneofthecrash.•  Fire/EMS–IndicatesaclosureduetothepresenceofEMSatthesceneofthe

crash.•  MedFlight–IndicatesaclosureduetothepresenceofaMedFlightatthe

sceneofthecrash.•  WeatherCondiHons–IndicatesaclosureduetoweathercondiZons.•  SecondaryCrash–IndicatesaclosureduetoanothercrashatthelocaZon.•  Other



ArrivalDate

ArrivalTime


ClosureType

ReasonforClosure



DateAllLanesOpen

TimeAllLanesOpen

DateSceneCleared

TimeSceneCleared

Date(YYYYMMDD)theroadorlanewasiniZallyclosedduetothecrash.



ArrivalDate

ArrivalTime


ClosureType

ReasonforClosure



DateAllLanesOpen

TimeAllLanesOpen

DateSceneCleared

TimeSceneCleared

Time(military)theroadorlanewasiniZallyclosedduetothecrash.

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ArrivalDate

ArrivalTime


ClosureType

ReasonforClosure



DateAllLanesOpen

TimeAllLanesOpen

DateSceneCleared

TimeSceneCleared

Date(YYYYMMDD)theroadorlanewasopenedaQeraclosureduetothecrash.



ArrivalDate

ArrivalTime


ClosureType

ReasonforClosure



DateAllLanesOpen

TimeAllLanesOpen

DateSceneCleared

TimeSceneCleared

Time(military)theroadorlanewasopenedaQeraclosureduetothecrash.



ArrivalDate

ArrivalTime


ClosureType

ReasonforClosure



DateAllLanesOpen

TimeAllLanesOpen

DateSceneCleared

TimeSceneCleared

Date(YYYYMMDD)thecrashscenewasclearedaQerthecrashoccurred.

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ArrivalDate

ArrivalTime


ClosureType

ReasonforClosure



DateAllLanesOpen

TimeAllLanesOpen

DateSceneCleared

TimeSceneCleared Time(military)thecrashscenewasclearedaQerthecrashoccurred.

LOCATION

  RecommenduseofTraCSLocationDialogueBox(TLT)   Donotoverridebecauseofthedataitpulls

SEQUENCEOFEVENTS

  AttheCrashLevel-FirstHarmfulEvent-Thefirstinjuryordamage-producingeventthatcharacterizesthecrashtype.

  AttheUnitLevel-MostHarmfulEvent

  AtUnitLevel-Theevent(s)insequencerelatedtothismotorvehicle,includingbothnon-collision,aswellascollisionevents.Whenmorethanfoureventsoccurinavehicle’ssequenceeliminatenon-harmfulevents.Thislistisusedforthe1stevent,2ndevent,3rdevent,and4thevent.

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OTHERQUICKPIECESOFINFORMATION

  SafetyEquipment   Motorcyclist   Pedestrian   Bicyclists

  Citations  Owner

  Distractions

TRUCKANDBUS

  FieldsneedtobefilledregardlessoftheFMCSAfields

  PoolChemicalsonBike

WALKTHROUGHEXAMPLE

Crash1:(2unit–Car&PickupTruck–construction/laneclosure)

  Unit1wasdrivingthroughaconstructionzoneandhitthebackofaUnit1andthenstruckaUtilityPole.AlanewasclosedpartiallywhilethetowtruckpulledUnit1   Unit1–Passengercar,Driverandteenagerbothhadseatbelt.MinorDamage,towed,airbag   Unit2–PickupTruckDriverwithseatbelt   Location–ConstructionZone,StateHighwaythroughamunicipality.

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QUESTIONS

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