Collision Recording And Sharing System (CRASH)
Pat Kilbey Head of Road Safety Statistics Unit Department for Transport
[email protected]
Vision • Standard national electronic system for England and Wales to enable the secure – Collection – Management of collision investigations – Validation – Transmission and – Storage of collision details. to meet police business needs and government statistical requirements • Provide an optional mobile solution • Importation and auto population of collision details
CRASH in general • The system will deal with all aspects of a collision, including – – – – –
Initial details at collision scene Collision investigation Administration File management STATS19 completion
• Optional system with a back office and an optional mobile solution • Front Office, Back Office and Mobile Device screens • Flexible XML interface
CRASH in general • • • • • • •
Once-only submission Single database Intelligence Linked to national databases Accessible via Web browsers Centralised Support & Maintenance Annual operating costs Electronic transfer of validated STATS19
CRASH in operation • Officer attends collision with mobile device • GPS gives exact location of collision • Officer inputs minimum data – Addresses added from post codes – Name checked on PNC – VRM checked on PNC • Police and statistics (NCRF and NCSR report forms integrated and only required fields displayed • Printing at scene • Officer receives warning if not submitted within specified time
Other Features Interfaces: • GPS, PNC, Mapping, Case Preparation systems, PentiP, KeyACCIDENT and AccsMap Other features: • Management process e.g. reminders - ‘paperless’ system • Letters and forms • Audit trail • Merge duplicate reports • Electronic transfer to other forces • National collision details immediately available • Local stats fields • Training and Online Help
Digital Collision Recording - benefits Quality improvements for statistics: • Statistics fully integrated within police accident reporting • Details e.g. personal, vehicle and location can be confirmed and the reports can be compiled and essential parts validated at the scene of the collision. • Maximise the automated importation of data from other systems • Drop down menus/help to ensure correct input eg severity classification • Notify missing data and complete validation before final submission. Improved quality but also potential for access to a wider range of data without adding to the burden of data collection
Progress & Plans • The contract to develop the software has was awarded end of 2008 • Clarification of requirements and design completed, software under development and an initial demonstration system produced • Testing with 3 pilot forces in spring 2011 • Roll-out to other forces starting mid 2011 Further information: NPIA Business Change Manager: Inspector Geoff Goodall:
[email protected] General: PatKilbey/David Wilson RSS, DfT website
Creation of a new record
Casualty record
