Commonwealth of Virginia Traffic Records Electronic Data System (TREDS) 37th International Forum on Traffic Records & Highway Information Systems
What is TREDS..? Virginia s highway safety information system that houses crash and related data
2005 Baseline. FMCSA Performance Rating - RED Data Availability 6 month backlog Data Quality incomplete, inconsistent and inaccurate Integration no data sharing available between agencies Standards non-compliant with national standards
What We Did. Created a new crash form to improve/meet national data standards Replaced 25 year old legacy system Created TREDS - a nationally recognized, state-of-the-art data warehouse for integration and reporting/analytics
Measureable Success Through Data Improvement Accuracy 2005 2010 23 business edits/data checks 312 business rules embedded in TREDS
Measureable Success Through Data Improvement Timeliness 2005 2010 LE manually collected 154,000 crash reports Electronic front end 70% use Data 6 months behind No backlog electronic data available within hours 100% manual data entry by VAHSO staff 0% manual data entry by VAHSO staff
Measureable Success Through Data Improvement Uniformity 2005 2010 CMV supplemental & crash reports VSP only (50% reporting) New CMV page merged with new crash report VSP & Local (100%) Accessibility Minimal accessibility to system Data is accessible through web interface based on assigned role
Measureable Success Through Data Improvement Completeness 2005 2010 FMCSA SSDQ-RED 50% of LE reporting 45% MMUCC compliance FMCSA SSDQ-GREEN 100% of LE reporting 80% MMUCC compliance Integration None No data sharing available between agencies Automated data sharing Forensic Science Office (VMEDS), MC training, VDOT
Unique Features In TREDS Law enforcement workflow for crash report review and management VAHSO/TREDS Backoffice workflow for processing crash records TREDS processes crash reports based on priority (1 st priority - fatal crashes, 2 nd - CMV crashes, 3 rd - medical related, etc.)
Unique Features In TREDS TREDS architectural flexibility allows the system to accept and store a wide range of highway safety data CIOT DUI Checkpoint Strike Force MEDICAL REVIEW
Unique Features In TREDS SAFETYNET Virginia was the 1 st state in the country to create a unique CMV crash page dedicated to the collection of large truck and bus data TREDS electronically exports reportable CMV crash data to Virginia State Police (VSP) for weekly upload to SafetyNet system
Improving Safety and Decision Making With Data Motorcycle student training and crash data to evaluate program effectiveness CODES data supported the passage of safety belt use in rear seat of vehicles by minors under 18
Improving Safety and Decision Making With Data SafetyNet/CMV crash data used to identify, monitor and possibly remove high-risk carriers from our roadways Conducting a study to determine highway safety issues surrounding large truck fatal crashes on VA and NC roadways
Traffic Records Coordinating Committee TR CC Traffic Records Coordinating Committee Traffic Records Coordinating Committee (Chair Angelisa Jennings, DMV) DMV CODES MPO VCU FARS LOCAL PD/ SHERIFFS VSP SUPREME COURT VDH/EMS/IP VDOT VTRC Traffic Records Electronic Data System (TREDS) DMV VSP VDOT VCU VITA CODES VHI VDH EMS VTRC VSP Local PD VDOT MADD VASAP Ongoing E-Ticket VSP - CMV Supreme Court BAC Reporting EMS VSP Forensic Science Law Enforcement Reporting LE VCU EMS/TREDS DOH CIOT & DUI VSP CTSP s DUI Tracking Supreme Court VSP Local PD VASAP RNS VDOT Motorcycle Student Database VCCS Private Dealers Law Enforcement TREDS Front End Alpha & Beta s DMV VSP LOCAL PD SHERIFF Police Crash Report Redesign VCU VDOT Local PD Sheriff SafetyNet VSP - CMV
TREDS Project Milestones - Present and Future EMS (VPHIB) FARS Crash Data SafetyNet Medical Review DUI Tracking System MC Student Training Data E-Citation DUI CPSF CIOT Conviction CODES Driver History VMEDS Toxicology (Forensic Science) Roadway Location
Funding Sources NHTSA Sections 408, 154, 402,.08 NHTSA - MADD FMCSA SADIP CDLIP
Achievements Winner 2008 National Award for Best Practice in Traffic Records Selected as the Best Practice Among 16 Coalition States Featured 2008 Case Study International Information Technology Conference hosted by FMCSA
Achievements (Cont.) Selected 2009 Microsoft Technical Case Study for Government Solutions April 2010 Featured in Congressional House Transportation Report August 2010 Honorable Mention - Governor s Technology Award for Virginia
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Thank You. Angelisa Jennings Deputy Director Virginia Highway Safety Office angelisa.jennings@dmv.virginia.gov (804) 367-2026