Abstract
The City authorities in Santa Fé de Bogotá have recognised that the city has a serious road traffic accident problem. This concern prompted the City authorities to decide to start the project for development of an accident data system for Bogotá. The systems which were available were of little use for accident investigation in relation to engineering remedial measures. A road safety project was therefore initiated by the Secretaría de Tránsito y Transporte, the transport authority in the city. The project consisted of two main parts, the establishment of an accident data system, and the establishment of an accident investigation unit.