The Netherlands Transport Research Centre, Basic Data Division (AVV/BG) commenced a programme of projects at the end of 1993. This programme is intended to redevelop or update the road accident registration system. The aim is to improve the efficiency of this system, both for the body collecting the data and for the bodies processing and using the data. The SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research was commissioned to manage a project, whereby the manoeuvre and location characteristics of accidents are also considered. It is proposed to replace the `manoeuvre' term by the broader `movement characteristics' concept. This report gives an account of the results of the first phase, called the definition phase, of the `location/movement' project. The definition phase is divided into the following three parts: (1) Establish a framework for the registration of movement and location characteristics; (2) Demarcate and take stock of the registration field, based on the needs of road safety research; and (3) formulate conditions in order to safeguard the correlation between movement and location characteristics. For Part Two see C 3857 (IRRD 875256)
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