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Assign Road Attributes

When a new crash point has been created and its location class has been selected, all of the road attributes that are found within the search radius will appear in the right sidebar.

Each table in the sidebar represents a different reference layer. Click the appropriate attributes from each table to automatically assign them to the new crash point.

Right Sidebar Tables.

right sidebar

Address

VGIN Roads

Road name modifiers.

road suffix options

Clicking on the plus beside the road name within the ‘VGIN Roads’ table allows other descriptors to be appended to the street name when necessary:

  • RAMP
  • HOV
  • REST AREA

VDOT Roads

VDOT Roads Ownership

Census Counties

Verify crash attributes

During the attribute selection process, it is very important to remain consistent with assigning attributes to the primary and secondary roads. Hovering on a row in the right sidebar tables will highlight the corresponding road segment in the map for verification. Note that the VGIN road center line (RCL) road name is the only attribute provided for the secondary road.

The primary road should be the road on which the crash occurred. In most cases, this will match the police officer’s documentation. This can be subject to change if the crash point is clearly located on the intersecting roadway.

The selected VDOT LRS Roads route common name (rte_common) should match the primary VGIN road. When available, it is best to select the VDOT LRS option that has the properly formatted route number. This represents the authoritative VDOT segment versus the local road segment that uses the street name. If the VDOT segment is not present, use the local road option in its place.

Review the selected attributes on the left sidebar, for the updated crash record. Verify that the attributes selected correctly represent the new crash location.

Comments

Describe any inconsistencies that were discovered during the locating of the crash or the assigning of attributes. Comments aid the review process to make sure that no mistakes are made before the data is sent back to the DMV.

Save and continue

Once the crash has been located and properly attributed, click the save button. The crash record will be reviewed and uploaded to TREDS. If any errors are found, the crash may be sent back with a request for corrections. Do not hesitate to ask question during any part of the process.