United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-11-04 monographic deposited born digital 54 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-24 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-24 P0b002ee180393b7a f:d0524 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-24 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-24 GAO-05-24 Comparative analysis Data collection Data integrity Evaluation criteria Federal aid for highways Federal/state relations Grant monitoring Grants to states Highway safety Information systems Traffic accidents NHTSA 411 Grant Program Other Written Product A13372 Auto crashes kill or injure millions of people each year. Information about where and why such crashes occur is important in reducing this toll, both for identifying particular hazards and for planning safety efforts at the state and federal levels. Differences in the quality of state traffic data from state to state, however, affect the usability of data for these purposes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) administers a grant program to help states improve the safety data systems that collect and analyze crash data from police and sheriff's offices and other agencies, and the Congress is considering whether to reauthorize and expand the program. The Senate Appropriations Committee directed GAO to study state systems and the grant program. Accordingly, GAO examined (1) the quality of state crash information, (2) the activities states undertook to improve their traffic records systems and any progress made, and (3) NHTSA's oversight of the grant program. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-24/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-24.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-24/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-24.pdf GAO-05-24 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-24 Other Written Product GAO-05-24; Highway Safety: Improved Monitoring and Oversight of Traffic Safety Data Program Are Needed; Comparative analysis Data collection Data integrity Evaluation criteria Federal aid for highways Federal/state relations Grant monitoring Grants to states Highway safety Information systems Traffic accidents NHTSA 411 Grant Program Title 23 Chapter 4 23 U.S.C. Chapter 4