Summary
To reduce crashes and improve safety outcomes on the road, it is critical to identify commonalities of crashes by type, location, unit types, and precipitating events leading up to the incident. This requires valid and reliable crash reporting, supported by user-centered design, interface design, and cooperation with partners in law enforcement end-users and data analysts.
The lab has frequently employed well-established usability and UX techniques to better design crash reporting interfaces according to the needs of the user population (e.g., law enforcement) while being consistent with national reporting crash reporting guidelines (MMUCC). Furthermore, we have also analyzed crash data from these systems in partnership with colleagues from the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health to improve injury outcomes.
Current and Past Projects
Selected Publications
Morris, N.L. (2023). Chapter 13: Designing User-Centered Crash Reporting Systems. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. MMUCC Guideline: Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria, 6th Edition. Report No. DOT HS 813 525. U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC.
Tian, D., Ryan, A.D., Craig, C.M., Sievert, K., Morris, N.L. (2022). Characteristics and Risk Factors for Electric Scooter-Related Crashes and Injury Crashes among Scooter Riders: A Two-Phase Survey Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 10129.
McFalls, M., Ramirez, M., Harland, K., Zhu, M., Morris, N. L., Hamann, C., & Peek‐Asa, C. (2022). Farm vehicle crashes on public roads: Analysis of farm‐level factors. The Journal of Rural Health, 38(3), 537-545.