Texas Core Traffic Records Database Linkage Feasibility Study: Final Report

In today's world, one of the most important assets an organization possesses is data. Highway traffic safety decision makers use data to develop and evaluate engineering, enforcement, education, and emergency medical service safety countermeasures. Presently, there are multiple major traffic records databases spread across several different agencies in Texas. These databases are not linked. Without effective data linking tools and strategies, traffic safety stakeholders simply cannot utilize their information stores effectively, which greatly undermines their overall ability to improve traffic safety and efficiently use government resources. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) conducted this feasibility study as a first step towards identifying the best way to link traffic records databases in Texas. This feasibility study identifies the best practices and lessons learned from other states that have integrated their traffic records databases as well as the needs, concerns, and interests of integrating databases from the current owners of the six core traffic records databases in Texas.