ATSIP separated from the NSC

During 2009 – 2010, ATSIP separated from the NSC, serving as the business/managing entity of the traffic records forum – the 36th Forum in New Orleans – for the first time in its history. Becoming a 501 c 3 nonprofit association, ATSIP is now establishing a new relationship with the U.S. DOT, as well as all of its previous liaison associations as it continues efforts to 7 provide the transportation community with the information needed to effectively manage the safety of highway transportation now and in the future.

AHSIP presented

The proposal for the Traffic Records Committee to become the Association of Highway Safety Information Professionals (AHSIP) was presented to the NSC’s Highway Traffic Safety Division during the National Safety Congress in 2001.

National Agenda presented

National Agenda presented. The six goals which comprise the broad framework for the National Agenda are as applicable today as they were 15 years ago. In condensed form the goals are: 1) Appreciation of the Value of Information, 2) Coordination of the Collection, Management, and Use of Data, 3) Integration of Programs with Information Systems, 4) Resources to Make the Appropriate Technology Choices, 5) Training in Methods Appropriate for Evaluation, and 6) Standards for Information Systems.

National Agenda begins

Creation of the National Agenda for the improvement of highway safety information systems begins.

Age of the microcomputer

At the tenth forum in Orlando, record-keepers facing the age of the microcomputer had a chance to try out the newest hardware as well as hear about the latest developments from distinguished experts.

Three regions formed

At the sixth forum, held in 1980 in Dallas, Texas, three revisions to the governing rules were approved which still shape the Association today. The three-region concept was embodied, the annual meeting and election of officers and executive board members was changed to coincide with the date of the international forum, and lastly, the rules provided for a chairman, first vice chairman, and second vice chairman, each from a different region.

Maximum timespan of 3 months for a fatality

Maximum timespan of 3 months for a fatality was adopted as an ANSI standard.

ANSI D20 dictionary adopted

ANSI D20 dictionary was adopted at the Fourth National Forum on Traffic Records Systems in Rochester, New York, in 1978. The committee began revision of its governing rules to formally recognize a three-region concept – east, central, and west – to ensure truly representative participation on the committee, and to rotate the location of the forum each year among the regions.

Reduce maximum timespan for fatalities

The committee voted to reduce the maximum time span for traffic fatalities from 12 months to 90 days between the time of the accident and the death of the victim.

ANSI D20.1

Members were active in various ANSI subcommittees preparing the first Data Element Dictionary for Traffic Records Systems (ANSI) D20.1, reference book allowing states to standardize their data on accidents, roadways, drivers, vehicles, and other elements of the traffic scene.

Traffic Records Committee

The TAD Committee decided that its steering role was no longer needed and that the records field would be better served if administrators were gathered in a body that would allow exchange of ideas. Thus, the Traffic Records Committee was formed. Many of the objectives in 1973 are still the pillars of the Association today.

ANSI D16.1 committee

The TAD Committee developed the Manual on Classification of Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents, which came into effect as the American National Standard Institute’s (ANSI) D16.1 committee.

TAD Project Steering Committee

The Committee on Uniform Traffic Accident Statistics was replaced by the Traffic Accident Data (TAD) Project Steering Committee which was dedicated to updating record-keeping in all states and cities.

Accident Classification

The Conference formulated a manual on accident classification.

National Traffic Safety Contest

NSC developed its National Traffic Safety Contest, a group of 25 national organizations banded together to assist in developing a standardized procedure for recording traffic accident statistics. This group, the National Conference on Uniform Traffic Accident Statistics, developed the contest’s report forms, evaluation schedules, and scoring systems.

Street and Highways Section

The Public Safety Division became the Street and Highways Section. An accident records committee was formed that continued to develop recording procedures until 1957. Committee members included traffic records personnel from most states.

NSC forms first introduced

NSC produced the first forms for reporting public accidents, including motor vehicle traffic accidents.

Public Safety Division of the NSC

Accident statistics committee

Accident statistics committee created within the NSC to study the preparation of accident data.

NSC Created

National Safety Council (NSC) was created.

Join NSC

The Conference was invited to join the NSC as a committee within the Traffic Conference. In this capacity it continued to guide the NSC and served as an advisory group on the Annual Inventory of Traffic Activities-Accident Records, which replaced the traffic safety content in 1958.