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Improving Motor Vehicle Crash Reporting
on Tribal Lands in South Dakota
David Huft, June Hansen, James Carpenter, Lee AxdahlFebruary 20, 2008
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Research Motivation
■ Motor vehicle crashes contribute significantly to Native American death and injury
■ Crashes on Indian lands in South Dakota appear to be significantly underreported
■ Complete and reliable crash data is needed to: Identify and correct safety problems Substantiate need and funding requests Resolve insurance claims for motorists Ultimately, save lives
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Potentially Contributing Causes
■ Lack of trained and experienced law enforcement staff■ Varying crash reporting policies among tribal
administrations;■ Limited availability of electronic databases and
technology■ Concern about ultimate uses of crash data ■ Privacy concerns■ Unclear or misunderstood state reporting
requirements■ Conflicting requirements by SD and BIA■ Different crash investigation and reporting protocols■ Poorly established networks of communication■ Inadequate institutional arrangements
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Study ParticipantsMemoranda of Understanding
■ Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe
■ Standing Rock Sioux Tribe■ Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe■ Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate■ Yankton Sioux Tribe■ Rosebud Sioux Tribe■ Oglala Sioux Tribe■ Crow Creek Sioux Tribe■ Lower Brule Sioux Tribe■ SD Dept. of Transportation
Partners■ Indian Health Service■ Bureau of Indian Affairs■ National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration■ Federal Highway
Administration■ Northern Plains Tribal
Technology Assistance Program
■ SD Tribal Government Relations
■ SD Dept. of Public Safety■ SD Highway Patrol■ ICF International
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Study Goals
■ Describe and evaluate current practices■ Identify barriers■ Recommend practical improvements■ Improve the completeness and quality of
crash data reported to SD Department of Public Safety for calendar year 2005
■ Facilitate agreements between tribal governments and the SD Department of Transportation on crash reporting
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Field Visits
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Other Input
■ BIA Law Enforcement Meeting■ Montana – FHWA Division■ Wisconsin Department of Transportation■ Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona■ Navajo Nation
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Findings Overview
■ Legal Framework Tribal sovereignty Tribal laws and codes SD state statutes
■ Law Enforcement Training on form Tribes’ internal data
systems Staff shortage
■ Political Lack of political support
from tribal government Use of personal identifiers
(some tribes)
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Findings
Crashes Reported for 2005 Within Reservation Boundaries (2000 Census)
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Cheyenne River Sioux
Crow Creek Sioux
Flandreau Santee Sioux
Lower Brule Sioux
Oglala Sioux/Pine Ridge
Rosebud Sioux
Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux
Standing Rock Sioux
Yankton Sioux
State, County, City
Tribal/BIA Law Enforcement
Collected by Study
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2005 Crash Data from Counties
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Purdue Predicted
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Benefits of Collected Data
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Findings
PRIMARY COLLECTION DATA PROCESSING
CRASH OfficerOn Scene
DispatchLog
Dispatcher
Full Crash Report
Tribal Data System
SDAccidentReportingSystem
BIA Data System
IncidentReport
Officer orAssistant in
Office
Tribal Crash Reporting Process
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Tribe by Tribe: Crash Reporting Challenges
Full Crash Report
Law Enforcement
Office CapacityTribal Data
System
Data Sharing - South Dakota
DPS
Cheyenne River
Crow Creek (sometimes)
Flandreau Santee
Lower Brule (sometimes)
Oglala Sioux (sometimes)
Rosebud Sioux
Sisseton-Wahpeton (SDHP)
Standing Rock (old)
Yankton (N/A)
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Best Practices
■ Navajo Nation Agreements with three states to share crash
reports■ State of Montana
Installing Cisco software at tribes■ Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA)
Tribe-based highway safety and crash data efforts■ State of Wisconsin
Training to be offered to tribal law enforcement officers at tribal technical college
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Best Practices
■ South Dakota Tribes Primary Collection Phase
—Flandreau Santee Sioux—Rosebud Sioux —Indian Highway Safety officers
Data Processing Phase—Rosebud Sioux: Cisco software—Flandreau Santee Sioux: spreadsheet—Oglala Sioux: spreadsheet, dedicated staff
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Pathways to Full Crash Reporting
■ Paper-based system■ Specialized software systems
Cisco Other software packages
■ TRACS software system Crash data input at roadside or office Software provided by State of South Dakota Electronic input to SD Accident Reporting
System
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Researchers’ Recommendationsto Technical Panel
■ SDDPS: Provide training tailored to tribal law enforcement Face-to-face Train-the-trainer Software self-training
■ SDDOT/SDDPS: Work with tribal councils and governments to establish crash reporting as a priority for tribal and BIA law enforcement High-level consultation Memorandum of Agreement
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Researchers’ Recommendationsto Technical Panel
■ SDDPS: Provide funding opportunities for tribes to improve crash reporting & tracking NHTSA 408 Data Improvement Other NHTSA safety programs Leverage with FHWA, BIA, IHS programs
■ SDDPS: Make reporting as easy as possible for tribes Electronic transfer from other systems Assign personnel
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Researchers’ Recommendationsto Technical Panel
■ SDDOT: Provide funding opportunities for hazard elimination on tribal lands Motivate improvements to crash reporting Address significant safety concerns May need to dedicate a portion for rural
locations
Bottom Line
Save Lives, Save Roads
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For More Information
David HuftResearch Program ManagerSouth Dakota [email protected]
June HansenCivil Rights Program SpecialistSouth Dakota [email protected]
James CarpenterOffice of Highway SafetySD Dept. of Public [email protected]
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Lee AxdahlOffice of Highway SafetySD Dept. of Public [email protected]