Tag: eCrash

State-based Contacts for Software Technical Support

  • January 29th, 2021

Alabama Email: alea-caps.support@ua.edu Phone: 1-800-392-8025 (ALEA Help Support Desk) To schedule eCite training or request an eCite equipment quote, please contact Chastin Qualls at 205-348-0997 or by email. Arkansas Email: movear@asp.arkansas.gov Phone: 501-618-8020 Mississippi Email: mscapssupport@ua.edu Phone: 662-368-2483 User Manuals (Alabama Software Only) ADAPT ADVANCE eCite Training eCrash Data Element eCrash Diagram Drawing Tips eCrash Training eForms FieldNotes FlipChart Logbook MapClick Training Videos For additional […]

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USDOT Announces Safety Data Initiative, Pilot Programs for Crash Data Analysis

  • January 18th, 2018

The U. S. Department of Transportation said it is launching an initiative that includes two pilot programs to modernize its own data analysis and integrate traditional datasets with new “big data” sources to gain insights into highway safety. “Advances in data science have the potential to transform the department’s approach to safety research and provide […]

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Guide for Effective Tribal Crash Reporting

  • March 30th, 2016

TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 788: Guide for Effective Tribal Crash Reporting presents guidance for state agencies and tribal leaders in effective crash reporting. The guidebook reviews the root causes of issues and deficiencies related to tribal crash reporting and highlights best practices, success stories, lessons learned published literature and data from […]

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2010 Data Issues

  • May 15th, 2014

There are a number of inconsistencies between the data collected within eCrash and that obtained from the paper forms. The deployment of eCrash was on June 1, 2009 for all DPS and some city agencies. Additional cities were added througout the remainder of 2009 and 2010. The purpose of this article is to address these […]

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eCrash System Deployed

eCrash System Deployed

  • May 14th, 2014

The Alabama Department of Public Safety teamed with the University of Alabama Center for Advanced Public Safety (CAPS) to develop eCrash, the nation’s first totally paperless crash reporting system. Except for the reports provided to those involved in crashes, all other aspects of eCrash are paperless, from the officers’ entry of the data (in many […]

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Ten Year Crash Patterns (2003-2012)

  • October 11th, 2012

The following is an abstract of a study performed using crash reports from Alabama over the past ten years. Some differences in the reporting process itself originated in July 1, 2009 when DPS and several key local reporting agencies began using eCrash, Alabama’s electronic crash reporting system. In 2012 eCrash was used in over 90% […]

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MMUCC Guideline Fourth Edition

  • September 21st, 2012

The purpose of the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) is to provide a dataset for describing crashes of motor vehicles in transport that will generate the information necessary to improve highway safety within each State and nationally.

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