English Glossary - Accident
| Accident Spot Type |
Description of the road environment at the accident spot. |
| Accident Summary - DaCoTA |
Accident summary according to the DaCoTA investigation. |
| Alcohol Involvement |
Determinine if any drivers were influenced by alcohol. |
| Animal Involvement |
Outside animal involvement in the accident. |
| Area - Accident Environment |
Accident area zoning type. |
| Area - Classification |
Accident area classification. |
| Case End Date |
Date when the case was finished (yymmdd). |
| Case ID |
Automatic entry. |
| Case Leader |
The name of the case leader. |
| Case Start Date |
Date when the case was opened (yymmdd). |
| Centre Name |
Location of the investigation unit, e.g. Gothenburg, Karlstad, etc. |
| Cloud Cover |
Description of the cloud cover weather conditions at the time of accident. |
| Country of Investigation - Accident |
Specify in which country the investigation took place. |
| DaCoTA Accident Type |
Define the accident type using GDV accident codes. |
| Day |
The day of the month when the accident occurred. |
| Day of crash |
The day of the week when the accident occurred. |
| Distance to Accident Location |
Accident location travel time (in minutes). |
| Drug Involvement |
Determinine if any drivers were influenced by drugs. |
| Fatal accident |
Statement of any fatalities resulting from the accident. |
| Fog/Mist |
Description of the fog weather conditions at the time of accident. |
| Global Position Latitude |
GPS latitude coordinate of the accident site. |
| Global Position Longitude |
GPS longitude coordinates of the accident site. |
| Hour |
Alarm time hour. |
| Light Condition |
Description of the light conditions at the time of accident. |
| Maximum AIS in Accident |
Maximum AIS recorded in accident. |
| Maximum ISS in Accident |
Maximum Injury Severity Score in accident. |
| Minutes |
Alarm time minutes. |
| Month |
The month when the accident occurred |
| Number of Ambulance Helicopters |
Number of ambulance helicopters sent to the accident scene. |
| Number of Ambulances |
Number of ambulances sent to the accident scene. |
| Number of Bicycles |
The total number of bicycles involved in the accident. |
| Number of Buses |
The total number of buses involved in the accident. |
| Number of Other Vehicles |
The total number of other vehicles involved in the accident. |
| Number of Passenger Cars |
The total number of passenger car vehicles involved in the accident. |
| Number of Pedestrians |
The total number of pedestrians involved in the accident. |
| Number of PTWs |
Total number of PTWs in accident. |
| Number of Road Legs |
If the Accident Spot Type is "Roundabout" or "Other". |
| Number of Trucks |
The total number of trucks (>3500 kg total weight) involved in the accident. |
| On Scene Investigators |
Name of the members of the on scene team. |
| Rainfall |
Rainfall at time of accident. |
| Risk for Dazzling Lights |
Describes the risk of driver vision impairment due to reflecting lights. |
| Road Inspection Date |
The date when the road inspection took place (yyyymmdd). |
| Road Inspection Duration |
Road inspection duration (in minutes). |
| Road investigators |
Investigator name(s). |
| Snowfall |
Snowfall weather conditions at the time of accident. |
| Status |
Automatic entry. |
| Strong Wind |
Description of wind speed at the time of accident. |
| Temperature |
The temperature at the time of accident (in degrees Celsius). |
| Time of Alarm to Ambulance |
Time of the alarm (24-hour clock). |
| Weather Source |
Description of weather information source. |
| Witness Statement |
Account of events according to a witness. |
| Year |
The year when the accident occurred. |