Working Group to Consider New Post-Accident Crash Data Elements for Tow-Away Crashes (FAST Act - Section 5306)
Goal:
To convene a working group to review the data elements of post-accident reports for reportable tow-away accidents involving commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) and to report to the Secretary of Transportation its findings and any recommendations, including best practices for State post-accident reports to achieve the recommended data elements.
Background:
Section 5306 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, 2015 (FAST Act) required the Secretary of Transportation to convene a working group to review the data elements of post-accident reports for reportable tow-away crashes involving CMVs.
Summary:
The working group considered requiring additional data elements in post-accident reports for reportable tow-away crashes involving CMVs, including:
- The primary cause of the accident, if the primary cause can be determined; and
- The physical characteristics of the CMV and any other vehicle involved in the accident, including:
- The vehicle configuration;
- The gross vehicle weight, if the weight can be readily determined;
- The number of axles; and
- The distance between axles, if the distance can be readily determined.
Outcomes:
Working group report containing findings and recommendations; recommendations to the States for new data elements to collect following reportable CMV accidents.
Milestones | Complete |
| April 2016: Convene working group (convened via teleconference on March 30) | ☑ |
| April 26, 2016: In-person meeting to discuss Task 1 findings. | ☑ |
| July 2016: In-person meeting to discuss Task 2 findings. | ☑ |
| December 6-7, 2016: Public meeting of the Post-Accident Review Advisory Committee to review State police accident reports (PARs) and consider PAR best practices/requiring additional data elements on PARs | ☑ |
| December 15, 2016: Advisory Committee submitted report with recommendations and ideas relating to PAR best practices | ☑ |
| May 3, 2017: Advisory Committee submitted an update to its initial report and a second report with recommendations | ☑ |
| June 4, 2017: Terminate working group after completing recommendations | ☑ |
| January 2018: FMCSA to publish High Priority Grant Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) encouraging State adoption of Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria, 5th Edition (MMUCC5) | ☐ |
| March 2018: NHTSA mapping of State data repositories to MMUCC5 | ☐ |
| July 2018: FMCSA prioritized list of MMUCC5 data elements; draft FMCSA IT systems business requirements document | ☐ |
| January 2019: FMCSA deliver crash data reporting training to States | ☐ |
Funding:
Post-working group activities are being completed internally.
Project Manager:
For more information, contact Scott Valentine of the Analysis Division at (202) 366-4869 or scott.valentine@dot.gov.
Contractor:
Work being done in-house; working group employed in early stages.
Last updated: Monday, January 8, 2018