Project co-financed by
The European Commission. Directorate-General Transport and
Energy (TREN-03-ST-S07.30828).
Universitat de València (20040272)
Generalitat Valenciana (GVACOMP2006-164/GVACOMP2007-176).
Project objectives
Main Objective:
Design, validation, discussion and diffusion, at a European
level, of the ‘best practices’ for the collection, processing
and analysis of traffic accident data in urban areas.
Operative objectives:
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Structure of the project
Guide of best
practices
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Participants in the “case study”
Ayuntamiento de Valencia
(Council of Valencia), through
Castellon 163.088
the city’s road traffic
department and the local police
Elche 207.163 Ayuntamiento de Murcia
(Council of Murcia), through
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250.000
500.000
750.000
1.000.000
1.250.000
1.500.000
1.750.000
20 EU Countries
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European Workshop
Objectives
Present the main
results of the project.
Interchange experiences.
Propose advices and
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best practices to
spread at the EU level:
Urban/local Polices.
Municipality
RS authorities.
Regional/National
RS authorities.
Participants
12 EU Countries.
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The guide of best practices
Is mainly based on:
A compilation of detected “best
practices”.
The exchange of experiences between
several EU municipalities.
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4. Collection questionnaire
Standardized collection protocol specifically designed for the urban areas.
The questionnaire has to be simple, easy, fast to fill out.
Information entered electronically, avoiding the task duplication.
Specific fields in relation with urban elements, accident types and
urban context.
Content manuals should exist to describe the criterions to fill out.
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5. Computer systems
Local or remote access .
Computerize the
documentation.
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Adaptable to future.
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6. New technologies and the GIS systems
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7. Integration of the information
Internal linking mechanisms with other databases available in the police
information system (only for statistical purposes):
Traffic (density,
volume…)
Infrastructures
(characteristics, signs…)
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8. Training
Courses or training interventions in
the police action programmes:
Accident investigation.
Information obtaining and coding
Motivational and psychological
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aspects.
Basic statistical and reporting
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9. Quality control
Optimized entry
and management.
Less information
but reliable.
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Training and
incentive
programmes.
Analyses of missing
data and the
errors.
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10. Analysis and production of statistics
Specialized tools, procedures and
knowledge, adapted to its
characteristics.
Risk exposure indicators to
compare the information.
Other mechanisms of analysis of
the accident rate patterns when
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Finally…
We need to pay more attention to:
Specificity of urban traffic accidents.
Quality of traffic accident information and data in urban
zones.
Not only the information should be standardized but
also the procedures to obtain it.
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