scope:

This part prescribes the requirements necessary to implement Section 411 of Title 23, United States Code, which encourages States to adopt and implement effective data improvement programs.

Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to improve the timeliness, accuracy, completeness, uniformity, and accessibility of the data needed by each State to identify highway safety priorities; to evaluate the effectiveness of these improvements; to link highway safety data systems with other data systems within each State; and to improve the compatibility of the data system of each State with national data systems and data systems of other States to enhance the observation and analysis of national trends in crash occurrences, rates, outcomes, and circumstances.