Save lives, prevent injuries and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes, through education, research, safety standards and enforcement activity.
The State Electronic Data Collection (SEDC) grant program, mandated by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), aims to enhance and standardize state crash data systems to support full electronic data transfer to NHTSA. This includes facilitating electronic data collection, intrastate data sharing, and electronic data transfer. The overarching goal is to improve the accuracy, timeliness, and accessibility of crash data, particularly concerning fatalities involving vulnerable road users. Through this program, DOT aims to leverage the improved crash data system to identify trends, causes, and outcomes of crashes more efficiently. This, in turn, is expected to inform policy and decision-making to prevent motor vehicle crashes and mitigate injuries. Upon successful implementation, NHTSA plans to publish the collected crash data for public use, promoting transparency and enabling further research and analysis by external entities.