WP 1 – CARE Accident Data

Problem to be tackled

Need to improve and further exploit road accident data in Europe

Main goal

Enhancement and exploitation of the CARE accident data; making CARE system a reference point for road safety analysis in Europe.

Main method

Compatibility improvement of accident data from the new member states, development of statistical outputs based on CARE data, establishment of a common accident data collection set and methodology, estimation of the real number of road accident casualties.

Important subjects

Within the framework of the five Tasks of this WP, national accident data will be elaborated, CARE data will be retrieved and further analyzed, national data collection systems will be examined and relevant framework will be developed. Finally, medical data will also be collected and the underreporting issue will be addressed by developing appropriate correction coefficients.

Current status

Transformation rules are established and applied to national data of one of the new member states. Two versions of statistical outputs have been produced and the third version is under examination, national accident data definitions and relevant collection methodologies have been collected and analyzed. The needs of several stakeholders for road accident data have been identified and methodology on identification of underreporting level in eight EU countries is finalized. At the same time, execution of national studies on underreporting are under way.

Products so far

• Two versions of Annual Statistical Report and seven Basic Fact Sheets
• Progress Report focusing on the analysis of questionnaires and grids on CARE accident data collection and use by EU countries
• Progress Report focusing on methodology to identify the underreporting level in EU countries and execution of relevant national studies.

Future plans

Assisting new member states to make their national accident data compatible with the CARE system, prepare a set of aggregate data files, propose a common accident collection set and respective methodology, elaboration of national underreporting coefficients and common definition for hospitalized person.

Partners

NTUA (GR), CETE - SO (F), SWOV (NL), TRL (UK), KfV (A), CDV (CZ), KTI (HUN), DRD (DK), IBSR (B), ASPB (E), VSRC (UK)