U.S. Department of Transportation National Automotive National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Sampling System General Estimates System Coding And Editing Manual 2005 2005 VARIABLE CHANGES The P03, Person Type, element Nonoccupant/Person in or on Working Vehicle (Non-Motorist) is added. A13, Roadway Alignment, remarks are modified to include more detailed decision rules for coding straight versus unknown. The following variables are added: A03D Number of Parked/Working Vehicles A27 EMS On Scene D10 Driver License State (Not Included in Public File) D11 Driver License Number (Not Included in Public File) P11A Alcohol Test Given P17A Drug Test Given P23 Non-Motorist Parked/Working Vehicle Number PV01 Parked/Working Vehicle Number PV02 Parked/Working Vehicle Type PV03 Parked/Working Vehicle Make PV04 Parked/Working Vehicle Model PV05 Parked/Working Vehicle Body Type PV06 Parked/Working Vehicle Model Year PV07 Parked/Working Vehicle Identification Number PV08 Parked/Working Vehicle Special Use PV09 Parked/Working Vehicle Emergency Use PV10 Parked/Working Vehicle Number of Occupants/Persons Coded PV10BParked/Working Vehicle Number of Occupants/Persons PV13 Parked/Working Vehicle Trailing PV16 Parked/Working Vehicle Fire Occurrence PV18 Parked/Working Vehicle Damage Severity PV19 Parked/Working Vehicle Manner of Leaving Scene PV24 Parked/Working Vehicle Initial Point of Impact PV30 Parked/Working Vehicle Rollover Type PV31 Parked/Working Vehicle Carrier’s Identification Number PV32 Parked/Working Vehicle Number of Axles, Including Trailers PV33 Parked/Working Vehicle Cargo Body Type PV34 Parked/Working Vehicle Hazardous Materials Placarded PV35 Parked/Working Vehicle Hazardous Materials Placard Number PV36 Parked/Working Vehicle Hazardous Materials Release PV37 Parked/Working Vehicle Location PE01 Parked/Working Vehicle Number PE02 Parked/Working Vehicle Event Number PE03 Parked/Working Vehicle Point of Impact 2005 variable changes/additions are identified with green text. i Table of Contents Variables/Questions are displayed in data entry order. 2005 Variable Changes ................................................ i Variable/Question Name Index ........................................viii PAR A22 Police Jurisdiction ............................................... 1 A01 Date.......................................................... 2 A02 Time.......................................................... 3 A23 Stratum........................................................ 5 PAR Configuration Questions A03 Number of Motor Vehicles......................................... 9 A03D Number of Parked/Working Vehicles .............................. 12 A04 Number of Non-Motorists......................................... 14 Events E01 Event Number ................................................. 16 E02/V01 Vehicle Number (This Vehicle)................................. 23 E03/V24 Point of Impact (This Vehicle).................................. 24 E06 Action........................................................ 28 E04/A06 Non-Collision Category or Object Contacted / Harmful Event .......... 31 E04/V01 Vehicle Number (Other Vehicle)................................ 44 E05/V24 Point of Impact (Other Vehicle)................................. 45 A07 Manner of Collision ............................................. 49 Crash Data Questions A05 Land Use ..................................................... 52 A25 Work Zone.................................................... 53 A21 School Bus Related ............................................. 55 A08 Interstate Highway.............................................. 57 A09 Relation To Junction (Non-Interchange Versus Interchange) ............. 59 A09 Relation To Junction (Specific Location)............................. 60 A10 Relation To Roadway ............................................ 74 A19 Light Condition ................................................. 79 A20 Atmospheric Condition ........................................... 81 A27 EMS On Scene ................................................ 83 ii Vehicle Data V07 Vehicle Identification Number ..................................... 85 V03 Vehicle Make.................................................. 88 V04 Vehicle Model .................................................. 94 V05 Vehicle Body Type............................................. 142 V06 Vehicle Model Year ............................................ 161 V13 Vehicle Trailing ................................................ 164 V14 Jackknife .................................................... 166 Environmental Conditions A11 Trafficway Flow ............................................... 168 A12 Number of Travel Lanes ........................................ 170 A13 Roadway Alignment ............................................ 172 A14 Roadway Profile ............................................... 174 A15 Roadway Surface Condition ..................................... 175 A18 Speed Limit .................................................. 177 Vehicle Characteristics V02 Hit and Run .................................................. 179 V08 Special Use .................................................. 182 V09 Emergency Use............................................... 186 V11 Travel Speed ................................................. 188 V16 Fire Occurrence............................................... 190 V18 Damage Severity .............................................. 191 V19 Manner of Leaving Scene ....................................... 194 Vehicle Crash V20/V20A Most Harmful Event / Most Harmful Event Number............... 198 V21 Movement Prior to Critical Event--Precrash 1........................ 201 V22 Vehicle Role.................................................. 208 V23 Accident Type (Category) ....................................... 212 V23 Accident Type (Configuration) .................................... 217 V23 Accident Type (Crash Type) ..................................... 220 Pedestrian, Etc./Pedalcyclist Crash Type A24 Pedestrian/Bike Accident Type (Pedestrian, Etc. Versus Pedalcyclist) ..... 259 A24 Pedestrian/Bike Accident Type (Wheel Chair) ........................ 261 iii Crash Typing for Pedestrians, Etc. A24 Pedestrian/Bike Accident Type (Category 1) ......................... 262 A24 Pedestrian/Bike Accident Type (Category 2) ......................... 264 A24 Pedestrian/Bike Accident Type (Category 3) ......................... 265 A24 Pedestrian/Bike Accident Type (Category 4) ......................... 267 A24 Pedestrian/Bike Accident Type (Category 5) ......................... 269 A24 Pedestrian/Bike Accident Type (Category 6) ......................... 271 A24 Pedestrian/Bike Accident Type (Category 7 Versus Category 8) ......... 272 A24 Pedestrian/Bike Accident Type (Category 7) ......................... 273 A24 Pedestrian/Bike Accident Type (Category 8) ......................... 276 A24 Pedestrian/Bike Accident Type (Category 9) ......................... 279 Crash Typing for Pedalcyclists A24 Pedestrian/Bike Accident Type (Specific Circumstances--Weird).................................. 280 A24 Pedestrian/Bike Accident Type (Specific Circumstances--Children’s Vehicle) ........................ 282 A24 Pedestrian/Bike Accident Type (Specific Circumstances--Backing Motor Vehicle)..................... 283 A24 Pedestrian/Bike Accident Type (Specific Circumstances--Not on a Roadway) ........................ 284 A24 Pedestrian/Bike Accident Type (Approach Paths--Parallel Versus Crossing)......................... 285 A24 Pedestrian/Bike Accident Type (Parallel Path Category) ............... 287 A24 Pedestrian/Bike Accident Type (Crossing Path Category) .............. 289 A24 Pedestrian/Bike Accident Type (Parallel/Crossing Path Category Crash Type) ....................... 290 One-to-Many Vehicle Variables A16 Traffic Control Device........................................... 306 V12 Vehicle Contributing Factors ..................................... 311 V25 Damage Areas ................................................ 314 Precrash Data Precrash Data Overview............................................. 318 V26 Critical Event--Precrash 2 (Category) .............................. 334 V26 Critical Event--Precrash 2 (Event)................................. 335 V27 Corrective Action Attempted--Precrash 3 ........................... 349 V28 Vehicle Control–Precrash 4...................................... 352 V29 Precrash Location–Precrash 5 .................................... 354 iv Rollover V30 Rollover Type................................................. 357 National Governor’s Association (NGA) Crash Data V31 Carrier’s Identification Number ................................... 360 V32 Number of Axles on Vehicle, Including Trailers....................... 362 V33 Cargo Body Type.............................................. 364 V34 Hazardous Materials Placarded ................................... 367 V35 Hazardous Materials Placard Number .............................. 369 V36 Hazardous Materials Release .................................... 372 Vehicle Occupants V10B Number of Occupants ......................................... 374 V10 Number of Occupants Coded .................................... 377 D01Driver Presence............................................... 380 Occupant Characteristics P01 Vehicle Number (Occupants) ..................................... 383 P02 Person Number (Occupants) ..................................... 384 P03 Person Type