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 Need and Approach In 2021, approximately every two minutes, someone was seriously injured, and every two hours, someone died in a crash in Texas. Most of these individuals, plus many that sustained lesser injuries, required medical interventions performed by emergency medical services (EMS) and trauma professionals. To comprehensively understand the intricate relationship between safety,…
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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 truck commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) by reducing high-risk driving behaviors. This objective is addressed by capitalizing on data sources beyond solely using crash data to…
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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 truck commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) at horizontal curves. In previous studies, a high percentage of large truck crashes at curves involved a rollover. Half of…
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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 were translated into outreach and educational material to improve knowledge of rear-end crashes and their prevention among employers, truck drivers, and law enforcement officers. The…
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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 quarterly meetings and providing technical assistance to TRCC members. The TRCC is a partnership of representatives from the transportation, law enforcement, criminal justice, and health…
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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 for their impact on safety. Evaluation and Design Tools The Evaluation and Design tools provide a straightforward way to compare the safety performance of different…
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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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