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FARS

Definition

Fatality Analysis Reporting System. FHWA/NHTSA crash records overlaid in the Helm for safety corridor analysis alongside Road Triage assessment data.

In context

Overlaying FARS crash records helps an agency see whether a rough corridor is also a high-crash one.

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