Contents
Contributors and Acknowledgments 4
Executive Summary 6
1. Introduction 7
2. CODES Background and Transition 7
2.1. CODES Origin and Operation 7
2.2. CODES Transition to State Management 9
3. Recent Work of the CODES Data Network 10
3.1. Expanded Analyses 10
Motorcycle Helmet Analysis 10
Alcohol and Police Reporting 10
Injury Severity Scales 10
Overview of Methodologies and Multi-State Traffic Safety Applications 10
3.2. Interagency Collaborations 11
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 11
National Transportation Safety Board 11
4. Promising Practice Data Applications 12
2009 Promising Practice Applications Using CODES Data 21
Crash Involvement of 16- to 17-Year-Old Drivers in Connecticut 22
Injury Comparisons in Motorcycle Crashes 23
Using CODES Data to Support Eliminating the Pickup Truck Seat Belt Exemption 24
Determinants of Hospital Charges Among Occupants of Motor Vehicle Crash Victims in Illinois 25
Indiana Motorcycle Crash Patterns and Injury Outcomes 26
Motor Vehicle (MV) Crashes Among Teens and Their Hospitalizations in Iowa, 2002-2006 27
Injuries to Booster-Age Children in Kentucky, 2000-2004 28
Maine Motorcycle Crashes: Causes and Injury Outcomes 29
Paint a Picture of Maryland's Impaired Driving Dilemma 30
Hospital Charges and Payer Sources for Older Driver Crashes 31
Using CODES Data to Support Passing of the Primary Seat Belt Law in Minnesota 32
Estimated Increase in Number of Head-Injured Motorcyclists and Program Costs if the Motorcycle Helmet Law Is Weakened 33
Adverse Weather-Related Crashes in Nebraska 34
Effects of Upgraded Child Restraint Law in New York State 35
The Medical and Economic Impact of Motorized Recreation Vehicle-Related Traumatic Brain Injury in Ohio 36
Building a CODES Coalition in South Carolina 37
Using CODES Data to Support Primary Safety Belt Legislation 38
Virginia CODES Supports DMV's Virginia Highway Safety Office Motorcycle Rider Education Program 39
2010 Promising Practice Applications Using CODES Data 40
Promoting Back Seat Travel for Children Under 13 years in Connecticut 41
Outcomes in Hospitalized Children for Traffic-Related Injuries 42
Promoting Optimal Restraint Use Among Children Under 10 in Georgia 43
The Effect of Safety Belt Use on Head Injuries Among Crash Victims 44
Model-Based Application of the Abbreviated Injury Scale to Police-Reported Crash Injuries 45
Nonfatal Crash Injury Indicators for Kentucky’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan 46
Trends of Vehicular Crash Injuries and Hospitalizations: Influence of Age 47
Using CODES Data to Examine Hospital Costs and Frequency Comparisons Associated With Different Types of Collisions 48
Using CODES Data to Support Additional Mandatory InsuranceFor Non-helmeted Riders 49
Update of Missouri CODES Web Application 50
Who's Using? Who's Losing? How Nebraska CODES Supported the "Use and Lose" Law 51
Using CODES Data to Support Back Seat Safety Belt Legislation 52
Motorcycle-Crash-Related Injuries in Ohio, 2005 to 2007 53
The Effect of Mandatory Seat Belt Use Law on the Medical and Financial Outcomes of Persons Involved in Crashes in South Carolina 54
Using CODES Data to Support Utah Senate Bill 113, Wireless Telephone Use Restriction for Minors in Vehicles 55
Using CODES Data to Support Child Restraint Legislation 56
2011 Promising Practice Applications Using CODES Data 57
Characteristics of Connecticut Crashes in Rural Versus Non-Rural Settings 58
Injury Analysis of Delaware Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Crashes 59
Using Path Models to Determine the Effects of Safety Belt and Alcohol Impairment on Injury Severity and Hospitalization Costs Among Illinois Crash Victims 60
Using CODES Data to Estimate the Burden of Cervical Sprain and Strain Injuries Resulting from Motor Vehicle Crashes in Kentucky 61
Correlation of Police Perception of Alcohol Use as Coded on the Crash Report and Hospital-Based BAC Testing Results in Maryland. 62
Maryland Nighttime Seat Belt Enforcement Campaign 63
Using Minnesota CODES to Describe the Health Outcomes of Lane Departure Crashes 64
Using CODES Data to Determine the Effectiveness of Seat Belts in Lowering Healthcare Costs and Reducing the Risk of Death in Missouri 65
Magic Behind Nebraska's Motor Vehicle Crash Fatality Trend 66
Using CODES to Promote Back Seat Usage for All Children up to 12 Years Old in New York State 67
Injuries Among Older Adults in Ohio, 2004-2009 68
Using CODES Data to Supplement the South Carolina Traffic Collision Fact Book 69
Driver Seat Belt Use Indicates Decreased Risk for Child Passengers in Motor Vehicle Crashes in Utah 70
Using CODES Data to Analyze Motorcycle Crash Outcomes in Virginia 71
2012 Promising Practice Applications Using CODES Data 72
Characteristics and Outcomes of Connecticut Pedestrian and Pedal Cyclist Crashes 73
Injury Analysis of Delaware Teen Driving Crashes 74
Using Georgia CODES Data to Develop a System Dynamics Model on Motor Vehicle Safety 75
Motorcycle-Related Crash Victims and Their Associates Hospital Charges in Illinois 76
Differences in Protective Effect of Motorcycle Helmets by Nature of Traumatic Brain Injury in Kentucky. 77
Experience Counts-Maryland Crash and Citation Rates for Newly Licensed Drivers Regardless of Age 78
Is It Boomers and Their Harleys? Motorcycle Crash in Minnesota 79
Costs Saved and Fatalities and Injuries Prevented by Use of Seat Belts in Missouri 80
To Wear or Not to Wear Seat Belts: A Comparison of Crash Outcomes of Restrained and Non-Restrained Occupants in Nebraska 81
Using CODES Data to Support an Innovative Approach to Teen Driver Safety in New York 82
Factors Affecting Motor Vehicle Crashes in Ohio, 2004-2009 83
Evaluating the Characteristics and Outcomes of Crashes Involving Teen Drivers in South Carolina 84
Using Utah CODES Data to Identify Work-Related Motor Vehicle Crashes 85
Reducing Young Driver Crashes, Injuries, and Fatalities on Virginia Roadways 86
References 88
Table 1. 2009-2012 State CODES Applications Supporting Problem Identification 14
Table 2. 2009-2012 State CODES Applications Supporting Traffic Safety Decision-Makers 15
Table 3. 2009-2012 State CODES Applications Supporting Traffic Safety Legislation 18
Table 4. 2009-2012 State CODES Applications Supporting Public Education 20
Table 5. Web Sites for State CODES Projects Profiled in Section 4 87