Modernizing Wisconsin's Traffic Reporting System

1. Badger TraCS – A Coordinated Effort Patricia McCallum Wisconsin Department of Transportation Traffic Records Forum July 16, 2003

2. Wisconsin At A Glance • State Animal: Badger • State Beverage: Milk • State Motto: “Forward”

3. Wisconsin At A Glance • Population: 5.364 million • Counties: 72 • Total miles of Roadway: 110,150 • Federal and State Trunk: 11,752 miles • County: 19,668 miles • Local: 78,730 miles • Crashes per Year: 140,000 • Citations per Year: 850,776 • Law Enforcement Agencies: 620

4. Crash Reports Submitted by Enforcement Type • 620 Law Enforcement Agencies • State Patrol 4.4% • County Sheriff 39.5% • City Police 47.7% • Village Police 5.1% • Town Police 3.1% • Other .2%

5. State-of-Practice in Wisconsin • MV4002 Driver Report of Accident • 1-page paperform • Completed by drivers involved in the crash • Manually entered by DMV staff • Data not used for statistical reporting

6. State-of-Practice in Wisconsin • MV4000 Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Accident Report • 4-page scannable paper form • Non-scannable information entered manually by DMV staff • Contains 147 standard informational fields • Incorporates previously separate form for large truck and bus crashes • On/At location methodology • No standard for GIS maps or for automating incident location • Statistical reports prepared by DMV

7. MV4000 Processing Sequence

8. State-of-Practice in Wisconsin • Uniform Traffic Citation (UTC) • 2 forms – paper and electronic • 1-page, 3 ply paper form • Information keyed by 3rd party vendor • 12% sent from courts electronically to DMV • No standard software for Field Data Collection, for Mobile Data Browsers or Records Management Systems

9. State-of-Practice in Wisconsin • Uniform Crime Report (UCR) • Paper form • Manual entry by Office of Justice Assistance • Summary crime statistics • Not compliant with National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)

10. State-of-Practice in Wisconsin • CMV Inspection Forms • Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Report • 42,000 reports annually • Federal reporting system • Paper form • Manual entry by State Patrol Inspectors • Motor Carrier Incident Reports • 50,296 reports annually • State reporting system • Paper form • Manual entry by State Patrol Inspectors • Only CMV Inspections at this time

11. Time to Change the Current Reporting System in Wisconsin “Bridging the gap between the state-of-practice and state-of-the-art”

12. Looking At Options • Need to replace OS/2 Operating System • Limited funding available – federal funds only • Lack of IT resources for development • Desire to automate crash data reporting • Need to improve location data

13. Reasons to Adopt TraCS-Administrative Benefits • Cost effective means to streamline data collection • Flexible and expandable architecture • Opportunity to enhance location data • One system for internal data entry and law enforcement automation

14. Reasons to Adopt TraCS-Law Enforcement Benefits • Modular design to meet majority of data collection needs • Common data shared among forms • Options for reporting crashes • Reduction in administrative duties and paperwork • Driving records updated sooner

15. Reasons to Adopt TraCS-Law Enforcement Benefits • Immediate access to their own data • Printed copies easier to read • Fewer keying errors • No more filling in bubbles • Data collection made easier, faster and more accurate

16. TraCS Forms Development CRASH FORMS • Phase I – Driver Report of Accident (MV4002) Internal Entry System • Phase II – Police Accident Report (MV4000) Internal Entry System • Phase III – Automation of MV4000 for Law Enforcement

17. TraCS Forms Development Phase I – Driver Report of Accident • Project began September 2001 • Created a focus group of processors • Added ODBC connectivity enhancement to TraCS (External Search) • 200+ edits in form • Implemented July 2002

18. TraCS Forms Development Phase II – Police Accident Report • Project began August 2002 • Project about 95% complete • Involved a focus group of processors • Adopted most of the edits from MV4002 plus added several more • Entry of Truck/Bus fields • Will include data entry of latitude and longitude coordinates if filled out by officer • Plan to implement summer 2003

19. TraCS Forms Development Phase III – Automation • Project planned to start fall 2003 • Create Outreach group of law enforcement officers • Adopt the majority of edits from internal MV4000 plus modifications • Develop abbreviated deer, fatal supplement, and driver information exchange forms • Establish an image system for storing electronic data • Establish a way to print the electronic reports • Pilot early 2004

20. TraCS Forms Development Location • Work group formed to provide recommendations on location data capture • Comprised of DOT, Law Enforcement and other agency personnel • Latitude and longitude coordinates can currently be captured using GPS • Will be entered starting in Phase II • Considering an automated map tool such as CTRE tool

21. Crash Transmission

22. TraCS Forms Development E-Citation • Project began January 2003 • Outreach group formed • Single entry screen • 100+ validations • Data sent to Circuit Court Automation Program and Municipal Courts • Field testing fall 2003 • Statewide roll-out 2004

23. E-Citation – Field Entry Screen

24. Citation Transmission to Court System

25. Future TraCS Forms Development • WARNING CITATION • MOTOR CARRIER INSPECTION • INCIDENT REPORT

26. Coordination and Dissemination of TraCS • TraCS Sub-license and Application • Wisconsin TraCS Steering Committee • Agency representatives • Mission and goals • Coordination Subcommittee • Technical/programming experts • Reviews forms development to ensure statewide consistency

27. Wisconsin Contacts TraCS Project Manager: patricia.mccallum@dot.state.wi.us Crash IT Developer: jennifer.schmidt@dot.state.wi.us TraCS Citation Manager: anna.biermeier@dot.state.wi.us Citation IT Developer: jeffrey.murkve@dot.state.wi.us

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