| Alcohol-related traffic crash | | A crash involving a driver and/or pedestrian for whom alcohol
use was reported (does not presume intoxication). |
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| Bicycle | | A vehicle propelled solely by human power or a motorized
bicycle propelled by a combination of human power and an
electric helper motor rated at 200 watts or less (this term
does not include a vehicle with a seat height less than 26
inches from the ground when the seat is adjusted to its
highest position, or a scooter or similar device). |
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| Bicyclist | | The driver of a bicycle. A passenger on a bicycle is
considered a vehicle passenger. |
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| Driver | | Unless otherwise indicated, the operator of a motor vehicle
or bicycle. Driver data typically exclude uninjured persons
presumed to have been operating hit-and-run, phantom, or
properly parked vehicles. |
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| Drinking driver | | Indicates investigating officer's judgment on whether a driver
was using alcohol. Codes include alcohol-under influence,
alcohol and drugs-under influence, and had been drinking. |
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| Fatal traffic crash | | A traffic crash that results in one or more fatalities within
thirty days of occurrence. |
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| Harmful events | | Identifies the first and subsequent harmful events for each
vehicle in a traffic crash. |
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| Injury | | Hurt, damage, or loss sustained by a person as a result of a
traffic crash. |
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| Possible injury | | No visible signs of injury but complaint of pain or momentary
unconsciousness. |
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| Non-incapacitating injury | | Any visible injuries such as bruises, abrasions, limping, etc. |
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| Incapacitating injury | | Any visible signs of injury from a crash or person(s) who had
to be carried from the scene. |
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| Total injury | | The sum of possible, non-incapacitating, and incapacitating
injuries. |
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| Injury crash | | A non-fatal traffic crash that results in one or more injuries. |
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| Moped | | A motor-powered cycle with a pedal-activated motor and a
maximum of two brake horsepower. |
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| Motor vehicle | | Any motorized vehicle not operating on rails. |
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| Motorcycle | | A motor vehicle, with a seat or saddle for the driver's use,
traveling with no more than three wheels in contact with the
ground, excluding a tractor or a moped. |
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| Motorcyclist | | The driver of a motorcycle. A passenger on a motorcycle is
considered a vehicle passenger. |
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| Vehicle and/or property | | Loss of all or part of an individual's vehicle and/or property
damage only crash resulting from a traffic crash not involving injury to a person. |
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| Traffic crash | | A crash involving at least one motor vehicle on a roadway
that is open to the public. |
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| Traffic fatality | | The death of a person as a direct result of a traffic crash
within thirty days of the crash occurrence. |
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| Vehicle occupants | | Drivers and passengers of automobiles, vans, trucks,
buses, and motor homes. |
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| Long form | | Refers to a crash report prepared by a law enforcement
officer where there has been a crash resulting in bodily injury,
the death of a person or where a specified criminal offense
has been committed. |
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| Short form | | Refers to a crash report in which the threshold of the long
form does not apply. Therefore, a long form report is not
prepared. In crashes where apparent damage is less than
$500, the law enforcement officer shall provide each party
involved in the crash a short form prescribed by the state, to
be completed by each party of the parties.
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