SLIDE 1:
NMVCCS Status Report

Carl Ragland
Team Manager, NMVCCS

COMMENTS: While Chip has introduced the NMVCCS study, I’d like to present some more details.




SLIDE 2:

What is NMVCCS?

 - Nationally representative survey
 - Light Passenger Vehicles
	Passenger car, light truck, light van (<10,000 lbs GVWR)
 - On scene investigation
 - Pre crash factors associated with crashes

COMMENTS: The National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Survey (NMVCCS) is a nationally representative survey of light passenger motor vehicle traffic crashes that will provide information on the events and associated factors related to a crash 


SLIDE 3:
Why NMVCCS?

 - Great strides in crashworthiness

 - Advanced vehicle technologies

 - Potential for advances in crash avoidance

COMMENTS: While there have been great strides in improving crashworthiness of light vehicle, less focus has been placed on crash avoidance.  Additionally, there have been many technological breakthroughs in advanced vehicle technology, such as in braking systems (ABS, brake assist and even laser/radar braking systems on some high end luxury cars).  Due to the changing technology and the advances in crashworthiness, advances in crash avoidance have relatively greater potential safety benefits than in previous years.  Countermeasures for safety improvements will be evaluated with NMVCCS data to determine their overall effectiveness. 




SLIDE 4:
How will Data be collected?

- 24 PSUs, 48 NMVCCS researchers
- EMS dispatch during assigned time blocks
- At least one light CDS applicable vehicle
- On-scene response
- Police reported
- At least one qualified vehicle on scene 
- Only first three in transport vehicles used to qualify NMVCCS – no 70 car pile-ups

COMMENTS: 
NMVCCS uses the existing NASS infrastructure to conduct the study at 24 sites (PSUs), using two researcher per site.  The researcher will monitor EMS calls to motor vehicle crashes during assigned time intervals or time blocks.  They will arrive on-scene and determine if the case qualifies, based on:
	-One light (under 10,000 pounds GVWR) CDS applicable vehicle, I.e. towed due to damage, on roadway accident.
	-Police reported
	-Police on scene
	-vehicle on scene


SLIDE 5:
When Will Data be Available?

- Collection began in January ’05
- Scheduled to end in December ’09
- January – June ’05 data will be unweighted
- Beginning July ’05 data will be representative
- Weighted data should be available in Summer after end of each calendar year

COMMENTS:  Partial data collection began in 2005 and program authorized for 6 years through end of December 2009.  The reason the data collection is currently partial, is due to remaining issues with establishing local cooperation in some areas, monitoring issues in other areas, time lost for training, continued development of data collection variables and continuing development of the electronic data system.  These issues are expected to be resolved by June, so that a fully operational system will begin July 1.  After July 1 all data will be weighted.


SLIDE 6:
Status of Crash Data

- Data collected began January 1, 2005
  * All 24 Teams will be phased by  July 1 

- Phase in required to:
  * Establishing Cooperation
	Police,  EMS
	Test the sample
  * Training
	Researchers
	Zone Centers providing On-The-Job

COMMENTS: As of April 16, teams have collected 456 cases, out of 784 to which they responded.  This number of cases is not representative of the expected number of cases at the fully operational level.  The reasons are as mentioned on slide.



SLIDE 7:
- Projections by July 1, 2005
- All initial training completed
- Electronic data scanning software for data entry ready in June
- Cooperation established
- Full case loads for PSUs
- Collection rate of 3,000 – 4,000 cases/year at current funding level, beginning in July

COMMENTS:  These are the current projected milestones (slide)



SLIDE 8:
Questions?