SUSPECTED SERIOUS INJURY CONVERSION

INJURY CODE CONVERSION DEFINITIONS / INSTRUCTIONS / NOTES SOURCE LOCATION

Suspected Serious Injury 2007 - Present Both instances of Injury Status appear to be designated in sections for Occupants (pg3 Vehicle 

Occupant Information, PDF pg10 Supplemental Bus Information).

WY Investigator's Traffic Crash Report 2007,

WY Investigator's Traffic Crash Reporting 

Manual 2008

02-Incapacitating Injury A

Incapacitating Injury: Any injury, other than a fatal injury, which prevents the injured person 

from walking, driving or normally continuing the activities the person was capable of 

performing before the injury occurred. Often defined as “needing help from the scene". 

Includes: severe lacerations, broken or distorted limbs, skull or chest injuries, abdominal 

injuries, unconsciousness when taken from the accident scene.

93 Injury Status;206 Injury Status definitions found on Manual pgG50 (PDF pg96)

PEDESTRIAN AND PEDALCYCLIST (NON-MOTORIZED) CONVERSION

PERSON TYPE CODE STATE DEFINITIONS / INSTRUCTIONS / NOTES SOURCE LOCATION

Pedestrian 2008 - Present

WY Investigators Traffic Crash Reporting 

Manual 2008,

WY Investigators Traffic Crash Report 2007,

WY Supplemental NON-Motorist Form 

2006,

Pedestrian 1

A person who is not an occupant of a motor vehicle in transport. Includes a person who is 

adjacent to the motor vehicle regardless of his/her actions. Clarification - Normally 

pedestrians are injured when struck by a motor vehicle: otherwise they are considered 

witnesses to the events of the crash. Pedestrians are persons involved in a crash who were 

NOT occupants of a motor vehicle. A person exiting or entering a vehicle with one foot on the 

ground is a pedestrian.

Pedestrians may be using other means of non motorized conveyance such as roller skates, 

wheelchairs, baby strollers, etc. and also may be in Pedestrian Vehicles. A pedestrian may also 

be a person asleep in his own bed in his home.

Persons on pedalcycles (bicycles, tricycles etc.) are NOT Pedestrians they are Pedacyclist. 

Persons on motorized vehicles: Motorized Skate Boards, Mopeds, Snowmobiles or other 

vehicles are NOT Pedestrians they are considered occupants, drivers or passengers. The 

exception would be persons riding Pedestrian Vehicles which are motorized wheelchairs, 

handicap scooters, power chairs, etc., person utilizing this type of conveyance are still 

considered Pedestrians. 

194. Non-Motorist Type (Supplemental NONMotorist Form Non Motorist Type Field)

code found on Supplemental NonMotorist pg1,

1st definition found on Manual pgG8,G-51 (PDF pg54,97) ,

2nd definition found on Manual p5 

(PDF pg17),

Pedestrian Conveyance 4

A human-powered, non-motorized device not propelled by pedaling, such devices include: 

rollers skates, inline skates, skateboards, baby carriage, scooters, toy wagons, or toy car. 

Includes also Occupant of horse drawn carriage or a rail car. This excludes devices for personal 

mobility assistance such as; Segway-style devices, motorized and non-motorized wheelchairs, 

handicapped scooters, golf carts and Low Speed Vehicles.

194. Non-Motorist Type (Supplemental NONMotorist Form Non Motorist Type Field)

code found on Supplemental NonMotorist pg1,

definitions found on Manual pgG51 (PDF pg97). 

Other Pedestrian (i.e. 

wheelchair) 5

Other Pedestrian - wheelchair, person in a building. Persons riding Pedestrian Vehicles which 

are motorized wheel chairs, handicap scooters, power chairs, etc., person utilizing this type of 

conveyance are still considered Pedestrians. 

194. Non-Motorist Type (Supplemental NONMotorist Form Non Motorist Type Field)

code found on Supplemental NonMotorist pg1,

definitions found on Manual pgG51 (PDF pg97). 

Pedalcyclist 2008 - Present

Pedalcyclist 2

A pedalcyclist is any occupant of a pedalcycle in transport. A pedalcycle is a non-motorized 

other road vehicle propelled by pedaling. (Bicycle, Tricycle, Unicycle, pedalcar and others) 

Clarification - Normally pedalcyclist are injured when struck by a motor vehicle: otherwise 

they are considered witnesses to the events of the crash. Pedacyclist are Non-Motorist, 

persons involved in a crash who were NOT occupants of a motor vehicle. Occupants of any 

form of pedalcycle injured or killed in a crash. Does not include motor driven cyclist, 

motorized skate boards, pedestrian vehicles or Segways.

194. Non-Motorist Type (Supplemental NONMotorist Form Non Motorist Type Field)

code found on Supplemental NonMotorist pg1,

definitions found on Manual pgG51, A32 (PDF pg97,134).

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