Column Name | Description |
Collision Involving Animal | A collision involving an animal is a collision in which the harmful event is the collision of an animal, other than an animal powering an other-road vehicle, and a road vehicle in transport |
Collision Involving Fixed Object | A collision crash in which the harmful event is the striking of a fixed object by a road vehicle in transport. Fixed objects include such objects as guardrails, bridge railings, abutments, construction barricades, impact attenuates, trees, embedded rocks, utility pole, ditches, steep earth of rock slopes, culverts fences, and buildings. |
Collision Involving Motor Vehicle In Transport | A crash that is both a motor vehicle crash and a collision crash in which the harmful event is the collision of two or more motor vehicles in transport. |
Collision Involving Other Movable Object | A collision involving an object that is not fixed; e.g. fallen trees. |
Collision Involving Parked Motor Vehicle | A collision crash in which the harmful event is the striking of a motor vehicle not in transport by a road vehicle in transport. |
Collision Involving Pedalcycle | A crash that is both a motor vehicle crash and a collision crash in which the harmful event is the collision of a pedalcycle in transport and a motor vehicle in transport. |
Collision Involving Pedestrian | A crash in which the first harmful event is the collision of a pedestrian and a road vehicle in transport. |
Collision Involving Railway Vehicle | A collision involving a railway vehicle is a collision crash in which the harmful event is the collision of a road vehicle in transport and a railway vehicle. |
Collision Involving Unknown Movable Object | A collision involving an unknown moveable object in the roadway |
Collision with Work Zone Maintenance Equipment | A crash where the motor vehicle crash involved a type of maintenance equipment located in a work zone area. |
Non-collision: Cargo Loss or Shift | A crash where the cargo in the motor vehicle spills out during transport or as the result of a crash or shifts within the cargo compartment during transport or as a result of a crash. |
Non-collision: Cross Median/Centerline | A crash where the motor vehicle crosses the median or centerline on the roadway |
Non-collision: Downhill runaway | Number of vehicles involved in crash and number of crashes where at least one vehicle is on downhill runaway. |
Non-collision: Explosion or Fire | An event where an explosion or fire in the vehicle occurs during transport or as a result of the crash. |
Non-collision: EQP Failure (Brake Failure, Blown Tire, etc) | Equipment failure on the motor vehicle, including blown tires, brake failures etc. |
Non-collision: Jackknife | Occurs in a multi-unit combination when the trailers rotate on their vertical axes with respect to the tractor in an uncontrolled fashion, often resulting in contact between the units and damage. In the case of a tractor semi-trailer, the combination folds up like a pocket knife. |
Non-collision: Overturn (Rollover) | Occurs when a motor vehicle rotates at least one quarter turn is overturned onto its side or end. |
Non-collision: Ran Off Road | A crash in which the motor vehicle leaves the trafficway |
Non-collision: Separation of Units | A crash where a trailing unit separates from its power unit or another trailing unit(s). |
Non-collision: Cargo/Equipment Lost or Shift (harmful to this vehicle) | The loss or shift of items carried on or in a motor vehicle or its trailing unit |
Noncollision: Other | A non-collision harmful event that is not described in the categories |
Noncollision: Unknown | All non-collision unknown’ represent that the most harmful or first crash event was identified as being ‘unknown’ |
Other | The harmful of first event is not described by the categories |
Missing | All ‘missing’ represent a blank data field in FARS or MCMIS. |
Unknown | The harmful or first event was not identified |