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OHS, Kentucky Traffic Safety Data Service-KTSDS FY22
10/1/2021 -9/30/2022
This project is a continuation of the popular Kentucky Traffic and Safety Data Service (KTSDS)
modeled after the Iowa 405 Program of similar name. Since its establishment KTSDS has
provided invaluable services to requestors from across the spectrum of safety stakeholders.
Accessibility is one of the key metrics describing the quality of traffic records. In Kentucky much
has been done to improve the accessibility to data but less so to improve the accessibility to the
information, knowledge, and wisdom that can and should be the goal of a data query. Access to
those with the education, training, and experience to provide this outcome is difficult or
impossible to many who would benefit from this improved access. These groups include
decision makers, consultants, non-safety state and local agencies, law enforcement groups,
citizens groups, attorneys, and the media. For those public-facing stakeholders, careful attention
must be paid to data and information requests such that a) all potentially affected parties are
aware of the requests, b) information and analysis is properly obtained and developed, c) the
information provided is properly documented, and that d) users are adequately educated as to
proper use. Often, data experts must work with requestors and help them articulate what they
actually need to accomplish the goal that precipitated the initial request.
Goals and Objectives:
1. To Increase Accessibility to Safety Analysis and Capabilities (experts) for end users from a
starting baseline of the number of requests fulfilled in the previous KTSDS year (29 projects
were completed in the last funding cycle).
2. To provide 30-40 small studies of traffic safety to end users by September 30, 2021.
3. To maintain the KTSDS website documenting and publicizing the service based on the Iowa
Traffic Service model (which has been funded by the 411/408/405 program since 1999).
Strategies and Activities:
The Kentucky Transportation Center (KTC) has considerable resources and expertise for
identifying and addressing safety concerns using a variety of traffic records databases and
tools. The aim of this study is to increase access to and integration of data from the six traffic
record systems and especially to increase access to expert resources with a more in-depth
knowledge of the databases. Accordingly, KTC will continue to market and host a free traffic
data service to enable users to "access an expert" to conduct small studies and get answers to
traffic safety problems which would ordinarily be out of reach due to a) difficulty and expense of
contracting, or b) lack of awareness that such expert resources exist and are available to them.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 10/1/21 → 9/30/22 |
Funding
- KY Office of Highway Safety: $47,799.00
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