Organizational Area
Traffic Crash Analytics
Traffic Crash Analytics
About
The Traffic Crash Analytics area aims to produce objective information that leads to a reduction of traffic crashes and their associated injuries and fatalities. Our researchers accumulate, synthesize, and conflate roadway data from a variety of sources, including state crash records, in-vehicle monitoring system data, connected vehicle data, and other secondary data to create robust models and statistical analysis. The team specializes in linking crash data with important contextual information (such as weather data, roadway characteristics, citations, and driver behaviors) and outcome data (such as EMS and hospital records for those involved in crashes) to better understand crash circumstances and outcomes. The Crash Analytics team translates research into usable maps, screening and systemic tools, and educational materials for drivers, engineers, fleet operators, law enforcement officers, and other stakeholders to make safety-driven decisions.
Our Projects
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Linking Crash and EMS/Trauma Data Through a Universal Unique Identifier
Project Overview: In 2021, someone was seriously injured approximately every two minutes, and someone died approximately every two hours in a crash in Texas. Most of these individuals, along with…
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Data Innovations to Reduce High-Risk Driving for CMVs on Rural Roadways in Texas
Project Overview: The objective of Data Innovations to Reduce High-Risk Driving for CMVs on Rural Roadways in Texas is to prevent crashes and reduce crash severity for events involving large…
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Selection of Horizontal Curve Locations for Implementing Countermeasures to Improve CMV Safety
Project Overview: The mission of the Selection of Horizontal Curve Locations for Implementing Countermeasures to Improve CMV Safety is to prevent crashes and reduce crash severity for collisions involving large…
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Understanding Rear-End Crashes Involving Large Trucks on Rural Versus Urban Roads in Texas
Project Overview To address the issue of rear-end collisions involving heavy trucks (HT) in Texas, this project conducted a detailed analysis of two-vehicle rear-end crashes involving a HT. The findings…
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Texas Traffic Records Coordinating Committee
Members of the Crash Analytics team and Center for Alcohol and Drugs Education Studies provide Technical Assistance to the Texas Traffic Records Coordinating Committee (TRCC) including help plan and conduct…
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List of Safety Tools
This page includes a list of safety analytical tools designed to help the user identify roadway locations with the best opportunities to improve safety performance and to evaluate design alternatives…
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The Center for Transportation Safety (CTS) has some of the most passionate people in the field dedicated to saving lives on our roads.
Motivated by improving public safety, there is a lot we still don’t know but are determined to discover.
These passionate people wish to share ways that crash data can inform outreach, education, and other safety systems in hopes of implementing new, effective safety solutions.
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