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FaWaliW\ Anal\ViV

RepoUWing S\VWem

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Collecting Relevent Data and Information - NASS pUoYideV NHTSA an

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bUoad VpecWUXm of AmeUican VocieW\. UVing a coUe VeW of cUaVh daWa componenWV, NASS

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NASS ReVeaUcheU VeUificaWion

CUaVhZoUWhineVV DaWa S\VWem (CDS)

The CUaVhZoUWhineVV DaWa S\VWem haV deWailed daWa on a UepUeVenWaWiYe, Uandom Vample

of WhoXVandV of minoU, VeUioXV, and faWal cUaVheV.

CUaVhZoUWhineVV DaWa S\VWem OYeUYieZ

NASS CDS CaVe VieZeU - XML VieZeU (2004-2010 DaWa)

NASS CDS CaVe VieZeU (1997-2003 DaWa)

NASS CDS CaVe VieZeU - PUeliminaU\ CaVeV (2011 DaWa)

ManXalV and DocXmenWaion - NASS-CDS

NASS CDS Scanned PapeU CaVeV

NASS CDS FTP SiWe

GeneUal EVWimaWeV S\VWem (GES)

GeneUal EVWimaWeV S\VWem daWa come fUom a naWionall\ UepUeVenWaWiYe Vample of police

UepoUWed moWoU Yehicle cUaVheV of all W\peV, fUom minoU Wo faWal. The V\VWem began in

1988, and ZaV cUeaWed Wo idenWif\ WUaffic VafeW\ pUoblem aUeaV, pUoYide a baViV foU

UegXlaWoU\ and conVXmeU iniWiaWiYeV, and foUm Whe baViV foU coVW and benefiW anal\VeV of

WUaffic VafeW\ iniWiaWiYeV. The infoUmaWion iV XVed Wo eVWimaWe hoZ man\ cUaVheV of

diffeUenW kindV Wake place, and ZhaW happenV Zhen Whe\ occXU.

2009 FARS/NASS GES ChangeV (SepW. 14 WebinaU RecoUding)

GeneUal EVWimaWeV S\VWem (GES) OYeUYieZ

2009 FARS/NASS GES SWandaUdi]aWion (9/9/2010) In 2009, NHTSA Wook a big VWep

WoZaUd Whe goal of Xnif\ing Whe FARS and NASS GES daWa definiWionV and coding,

Vimplif\ing cUaVh daWa enWU\ and anal\ViV Zhile alVo UedXcing coVWV and eUUoUV.

FARS and GES AX[iliaU\ DaWaVeWV Q & A (9/9/2010) TheVe fileV Zill complemenW Whe

VWandaUd FARS and GES fileV b\ pUoYiding neZ YaUiableV WhaW haYe been deUiYed fUom

all Whe commonl\ XVed NCSA anal\Wical daWa claVVificaWionV (e.g. Vpeeding UelaWed,

Uace and eWhniciW\, eWc).

ManXalV and DocXmenWaWion - NASS-GES

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National Automotive Sampling S\stem

(NASS)

The NASS ReVeaUcheU VeUificaWion applicaWion iV XVed Wo YeUif\ emplo\menW of Whe

NASS field UeVeaUcheUV Zho collecW moWoU Yehicle cUaVh daWa foU Whe Agenc\.

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NASS iV compoVed of WZo V\VWemV - Whe

CUaVhZoUWhineVV DaWa S\VWem (CDS) and Whe

GeneUal EVWimaWeV S\VWem (GES). TheVe aUe

baVed on caVeV VelecWed fUom a Vample of

police cUaVh UepoUWV. CDS daWa focXV on

paVVengeU Yehicle cUaVheV, and aUe XVed Wo

inYeVWigaWe injXU\ mechaniVmV Wo idenWif\

poWenWial impUoYemenWV in Yehicle deVign.

GES daWa focXV on Whe biggeU oYeUall cUaVh

picWXUe, and aUe XVed foU pUoblem Vi]e

aVVeVVmenWV and WUacking WUendV.

NaWional AXWomoWiYe Sampling S\VWem

OYeUYieZ

NaWional MoWoU Vehicle CUaVh CaXVaWion

SWXd\ CaVe VieZeU

NMVCCS FTP SiWe

LaUge TUXck CUaVh CaXVaWion SWXd\ CaVe

VieZeU

NASS BUochXUe (EngliVh) (PDF)

NASS BUochXUe (SpaniVh) (PDF)

PCDS FTP SiWe

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