Initial Evaluation of the FMCSA Crash Data Training and Technical Assistance Project. A Report Pursuant to the Report on Significant Improvements in Motor Carrier Safety Program Since 1999 Act, but Loopholes for Repeat Violators Need Closing

摘要

In April 2006, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) presented the results of its audit of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations's (FMCSA) implementation of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (MCSIA). These results included recommendations to improve data collection and analysis. Specifically, Recommendation 3 reads, Establish a system to track attendance for the crash data training course and visits to the crash data website, and compare the results to changes in crash data reporting by States to assess whether training efforts are successful. This report is the first in a series evaluating the impact of crash data collection training for law enforcement and technical assistance to the States for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) traffic accident data.