Transportation Safety CD-ROM: 200+ Reports and Studies from 1995

The Transportation Safety CD-ROM from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) contains over 200 safety-related reports, accident studies, and programs. Materials were collected from metropolitan planning organizations, state DOTs, the federal government, and professional associations during the last quarter of 1995. The CD-ROM is a product of the BTS State and Metropolitan Analysis for Regional Transportation (SMART) series, designed to assist planners.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical accident patterns based on the collection of accident studies.
• Reviewing community safety program designs based on the award-winning community programs included.
• Researching safety policy across modes (rail, roadway, transit) based on the multi-modal safety topics.
• Benchmarking regional transportation safety initiatives based on materials from MPOs and state DOTs.

Strengths

• Contains over 200 distinct safety-related documents and datasets.
• Materials were collected from authoritative sources including federal government, state DOTs, and professional associations.
• Covers multiple safety topics including rail, roadway, motor vehicles, transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and occupant protection.

Limitations

• Last updated 1995-12 31 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), U.S. Department of Transportation.

Collection Method

Materials were collected from metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), state departments of transportation (DOTs), the federal government, and professional associations.

Time Range

Materials collected during the last quarter of 1995.

Freshness

1995-12-31 23:59:59.999000

Geography

United States (implied by sources: U.S. DOT, federal government, state DOTs).