Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria

The highway and traffic safety community, under sponsorship of the National Association of Governors' Highway Safety Representatives (NAGHSR), and with the assistance of FHWA and NHTSA, announce a draft proposed Guideline for Minimum Standardized Crash Data Reporting. The purpose of this web site is to provide a Feedback Forum to review, discuss, and debate the Draft Guideline so that this information can become part of the discussions. You may do the following:

Download Final Guidelines (522KB) for Minimum Standardized Crash Data Reporting.

Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria--Improving Crash Data for Safer Roadways

Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria brochure

Comment on the draft, indicate recommendations for changes, and send in your suggestions via email about the Guideline.

Learn about the process to develop the Guideline for Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria.

Identify the expert panel that developed the Draft Guideline

Obtain background information about crash data and its importance to highway and traffic safety and injury control.

Identify the benefits to the Highway Safety Community of a Guideline for Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria Reporting.

Learn about reporting thresholds for crash data reporting.

Obtain information about Data Linkage to Other Data Sources to Minimize Data Collection .

Read about about Voluntary Implementation of the Guideline, and discover solutions to potential barriers.

Please send any comments to: muccmail@nhtsa.dot.gov

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