Evaluation of 2008 North Dakota crash data reported to the MCMIS crash file

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• Alternative Title:
  Evaluation of 2008 North Dakota crash data reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System Crash File ; North Dakota reporting to the MCMIS crash file
• Creators:
  Blower, Daniel ; Matteson, Anne
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Michigan. Transportation Research Institute ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Accident Statistics Crash Data Crash Severity Data Collection Data Quality Evaluation MCMIS North Dakota Crash File Standards Traffic Crashes Underreporting

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  UMTRI-2009-33
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  North Dakota
• Edition:
  Special report
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Michigan. Transportation Research Institute
• Abstract:
  This report is part of a series evaluating the data reported to the Motor Carrier Management
  
  Information System (MCMIS) Crash File undertaken by the Center for National Truck and Bus
  
  Statistics at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. The earlier studies
  
  showed that reporting to the MCMIS Crash File was incomplete. This report examines the
  
  factors that are associated with reporting rates for the state of North Dakota.
  
  MCMIS Crash File records were matched to the North Dakota crash file to determine the nature
  
  and extent of underreporting. Overall, it appears that North Dakota is reporting 64.2 percent of
  
  crash involvements that should be reported to the MCMIS Crash file. There is also evidence that
  
  about 17 percent of the records reported do not meet the reporting standard.
  
  Reporting rates were found to be related to crash severity, the configuration of the vehicle, and
  
  the type of enforcement agency that covered the crash. Over 93.3 percent of fatal crashes were
  
  reported, 81.8 percent of injury/transported crashes, and 57.5 percent of tow/disabled
  
  involvements. More than 72 percent of reportable involvements of truck-tractors were reported,
  
  but the reporting rate was 47.4 percent for 2-axle, 6-tire single-unit trucks. Only 30.8 percent of
  
  bus involvements were reported.
  
  Missing data rates are low for most variables. Overall, the crash report is well-designed to
  
  support full reporting. The information necessary to identify reportable cases is available in the
  
  crash file, so a substantial improvement in the reporting rate can be achieved.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTMC75-06-H-00003
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:16f348f2a3795d172e346ab186411fdd02f273d919e49b933e71920734dd63ab
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5679/dot_5679_DS1.pdf
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