Apparent condition of the road which may have contributed to the crash.
Element Attributes:
This element is divided into Subfield 1, Subfield 2, and Subfield 3. Each have the same attributes for recording up to 3 applicable roadway contributing circumstances.
Important to determine highway maintenance and possible engineering needs.
(From State Police Instruction Manuals):
Road Surface Condition - indication that the road surface conditions recorded in C12 Roadway Surface Condition contributed to the crash.
(From State Police Instruction Manuals):
Debris - objects in the roadway that are not large enough to block travel but could cause damage or a loss of control. Items such as dislodged cargo, parts from a vehicle, tire tread, broken glass, or animal carcasses.
(From State Police Instruction Manuals):
Ruts, Holes, Bumps - would include any pavement irregularity such as missing grates, speed bumps, surface raised, depressed, or previously washed out, sinkholes.
Work Zone - an area of a highway with construction, maintenance, or utility work activities. A work zone is typically marked by signs, channelizing devices, barriers, pavement markings, and/or work vehicles. (See C18 Work Zone-Related)
This includes construction created conditions such as; lane shift or merge, inadequate lane width, change in traffic patterns.
(From State Police Instruction Manuals):
Obstruction in Roadway - a blockage in the roadway. The object would be large enough to completely or partially block a travel lane and should due to size or shape be avoided. Items such as a fallen tree, boulder, or a trailer separated from its power unit or a vehicle(s) from a previous accident.
(From State Police Instruction Manuals):
Traffic Control Device Inoperative, Missing or Obscured - this would include traffic control devices disabled or not functioning properly, lane markings faded or missing, signs that are down or covered by foliage, etc.
(From State Police Instruction Manuals):
Shoulder (none, low, soft, high) - would include inadequate width, raised or not level shoulders.
Non-Highway Work - maintenance or other types of work occurring near or in the trafficway but not related to the trafficway.
