Transportation Safety CD-ROM: 200+ Reports and Studies from 1995
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Description
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).
Data is provided via a CD-ROM format, which may require specific tools or conversion for modern use.