NHTSA Distracted Driving Crash Data with Fatality and Injury Records

Debra Ascone's research note provides fatality, injury, on-scene crash investigation, and survey data associated with distracted driving. It summarizes recent data from NHTSA and other DOT modes pertaining to distracted-driving crashes.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in distracted driving fatalities based on NHTSA crash investigation data.
• Model injury risk factors based on on-scene crash data mentioned in the description.
• Correlate survey responses with actual crash outcomes to study behavioral patterns.

Strengths

• Data originates from authoritative sources like NHTSA and other DOT modes.
• Covers multiple data types including fatalities, injuries, and survey responses.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

NHTSA and other U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) modes.

Collection Method

Compilation of on-scene crash investigation, fatality records, and survey data.

Time Range

Recent data (specific range not provided).

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

United States (inferred from NHTSA source).