National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) Web site Training
Web-based material for this class is intended to be an expanded resource and companion piece for the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria Guideline Second Edition (2003). The Web-based training section defines and gives training examples for each of the attributes of MMUCC's 77 data elements collected at the scene. In assembling the material, guidance has been drawn from State and Federal publications, law enforcement instruction manuals, and national standards for crash classification.
Statewide crash data is used to perform problem identification, establish goals and performance measures, determine progress of specific safety programs, and support the development and evaluation of highway and vehicle safety countermeasures. Uniformity of crash data is necessary to solidify these efforts.
Who should visit the Web site?
Members of the State's Traffic Records Coordinating Committee and others involved in revising crash data elements or with an interest in improving their State's crash data.
Participants will learn:
- Why MMUCC is needed;
- The types sources, and applications for MMUCC data elements;
- Potential obstacles and strategies for adopting MMUCC; and,
- How to use MMUCC material to gain statewide support for system updates.
Format and Content
The content can be accessed using any of three organizational structures: (1) An Index of Elements from the guideline (2) an alphabetized list of elements (3) grouped element modules. The most technically involved elements of the crash criteria are explained using narrative, photographs, examples, and illustrations. The elements grouped within each module focus on related topics and are not bound by the element groupings of Crash, Vehicle, and Person as found in the manual hard copy. All elements within each training topic are cross-linked to illustrate their logical relationships and interdependence.
Costs
None.
For more information, contact:
Barbara Rhea
NHTSA, NPO-112
1200 New
Jersey Avenue., SE W53-304
Washington, DC 20590
Voice: 202-366-2714
FAX: 202-366-5374
E-mail: Barbara.rhea@nhtsa.dot.gov