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GDOT - SHSP Focus Area Filters

GDOT - SHSP Focus Area Filters

A reference guide for GDOT explaining the logic behind various filters in Numetric
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Written by Greg Olsen
Updated over a week ago

Criteria for ALL: Remove crashes that occurred on private property. (This is already filtered out of data received from GEARS)

Aggressive Driving Related

Filter Name: Aggressive Driving
Criteria:

  • Unit factor contains exceeding speed, improper passing, too fast for conditions, improper passing of school bus, reckless driving, or racing, aggressive driving, disregard police/evasion.


Impaired Driving Related (Suspected) 

Filter Name: Impaired Driver
Criteria:

  • Driver condition =  10 (suspected under influence)

OR

  • Driver condition = 2 (unknown)
  • Alcohol or drug test given: Yes

OR

  • Citation codes = Contains: 40-6-391 or  40-6-95 
  • Doesn’t meet criteria for Impaired (Confirmed)


Impaired Driving Related (Confirmed) - Do AFTER Suspected

Filter Name: Impaired Driver
Criteria:

  • Driver condition =  4,5,6 (drugs & alcohol)

OR:

  • Unit contributing factor  = 2 (impaired).

OR:

  • Driver condition = 10
  • Alcohol test results are 0.08 or higher

OR

  • Driver condition = 10
  • Drug test results = positive


CMV Related

Filter Name: CMV
Criteria:

  • Commercial Vehicle Indicator is Yes

OR

  • Carrier Name = populated (including “unknown”)


Distracted Driver Related (Confirmed)

Filter Name: Distracted Driver
Criteria:

  • Unit Factor = 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35


Distracted Driver Related (Possible)

Filter Name: Distracted Driver
Criteria:

  • Unit Factor = 1 (no contributing factor)
  • Single vehicle crash or Rear End 
  • Non-ped/animal/deer related
  • Not impaired related
  • Not aggressive driving


Hit & Run Related

Filter Name: Hit & Run

Criteria:

  • Hit & Run indicator is Yes


Intersection Related

Filter Name: Intersection
Current Criteria:

  • If there is an intersecting roadway listed
  • Distance: 0 (distance to intersection)

Future Criteria: is crash mapped to a GIS intersection?


Motorcycle Related

Filter Name: Motorcycle
Criteria:

  • Vehicle type of 17, 18


Older Driver Related (55-64)

Filter Name: Older Driver
Criteria:

  • Driver Age = 55-64 
  • Exclude vehicle types: 19
  • Person type = 1


Older Driver Related (65+)

Filter Name: Older Driver
Criteria:

  • Driver Age = 65-98 (above this is error)
  • Exclude vehicle types: 19
  • Person type = 1


Age Groups (Occupant/Pedestrian)

  • 85-98
  • 75-84
  • 65-74
  • 55-64
  • 45-54
  • 35-44
  • 25-34
  • 15-24
  • 10-14
  • 5-9
  • 1-4
  • >1


Age Groups (Driver)

  • 85-98
  • 75-84
  • 65-74
  • 55-64
  • 45-54
  • 35-44
  • 25-34
  • 18 - 20
  • 21 - 24
  • 15-17
  • 10-14
  • 5-9
  • 1-4
  • >1


Bicycle Related

Filter Name: Bicycle
Criteria:

  • Vehicle type = 19


Pedestrian Related

Filter Name: Pedestrian
Criteria:

  • Person type = 7


Roadway Departure Related

Filter Name: Roadway Departure
Criteria:

  • If First Harmful Event code is 14+, exclude 35 & 37

OR

  • Location at Area of Impact = on shoulder (2), off roadway (3), median (4), off roadway sidewalk (15)


Younger Driver Related

Filter Name: Younger Driver
Criteria:

  • Driver age = 15-19
  • Exclude vehicle types: 19 (pedacycle/bicycle)


Secondary Crash Related

Filter Name: Secondary Crash 

  • Roadway contributing factors = 9 (backup due to prior crash), 10 (traffic congestion), 12 (obstruction in roadway)

Person level filters:

Driver Protection Related (8+) 

-If veh year is greater than 2007 use logic below
Filter Name: Occupant Protection
Criteria:

  • Person type of 1
  • For all: veh type not 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23
  • Age 8+
  • Safety Equipment
         0 (“Unrestrained”)
         6-8,11-12 (“Unknown”)
         1- 5,9-10 (“Restrained”)

-If veh year is 2007 or earlier use:

  • Safety Equipment
  •  0 (“Unrestrained”)
  • 6-8,11-12 (“Unknown”)
  • 1,2,5,10 (“Improperly Restrained”)
  • 3,4,9 (“Properly Restrained”)


Driver  Protection Related (Under 8) 

Filter Name: Occupant Protection
Criteria:

  • Person type of 1 
  • For all: veh type not 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23
  • If Age 1-7
  • Safety Equipment
  • 0 (“Unrestrained”)
  • 6-8,11-12 (“Unknown”)
  • 1-3,5,10 (“Improperly Restrained”)
  • 4,9 (“Properly Restrained”)


Occupant Protection Related (8+) 

Filter Name: Occupant Protection
Criteria:

  • Person type 2
  • For all: veh type not 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23
  • Age 8+
  • Safety Equipment
  • 0 (“Unrestrained”)
  • 6-8,11-12 (“Unknown”)
  • 1- 5,9-10 (“Restrained”)

-If veh year is 2007 or earlier use:

  • Safety Equipment
  •  0 (“Unrestrained”)
  • 6-8,11-12 (“Unknown”)
  • 1,2,5,10 (“Improperly Restrained”)
  • 3,4,9 (“Properly Restrained”)


Occupant Protection Related (Under 8) 

Filter Name: Occupant Protection
Criteria:

  • Person type 2
  • For all: veh type not 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23
  • If Age 1-7
  • Safety Equipment
  • 0 (“Unrestrained”)
  • 6-8,11-12 (“Unknown”)
  • 1-3,5,10 (“Improperly Restrained”)
  • 4,9 (“Properly Restrained”)


Helmet Related 

Filter Name: Helmet
Criteria:

  • Person type of 1 or 2
  • Vehicle Types: 17, 18, 19, 21, 23
  • Safety Equipment: 
  • 6,7 > “Helmeted”
  • 0 = “Unhelmeted”
  • 1-5,8-12: “Unknown”
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