DaCoTA is a Collaborative Project (ICP) developed as part of the European Commission’s 7th Framework Programme. Within DaCoTA, Work Package 2 (WP 2) is tasked with formulating a common methodology for research accident investigation and identifying and training new research teams across Europe. The main goal for Work Package 2 is to harmonize in-depth crash investigation protocols and, at an EU level, identify and train crash investigation teams who will prepare for investigations according to these harmonized protocols. The DaCoTA project is aware of the need for in-depth accident data across Europe to help inform policy and industry alike. In 2009 35,000 people died on Europe’s roads and although this is 36% lower than recorded road fatalities in 2001, it is still below the target set of a 50% reduction by 2010. With continued and expanded collection of in-depth data across Europe the research outputs and evidence collected will support road safety strategies towards a continued reduction in causality figures. This report outlines the work conducted by WP 2 in reviewing current and future data needs by the EC and stakeholders, current practices and uses for the in-depth data and an outline of the methodology to be adopted by new investigation teams and an approach which can co-exist with existing research investigation teams. (Author/publisher)
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