Objectives	Checklist
Step: 1 Stakeholder Analysis
Identification of organizations, potential partners and individuals who have an interest in the collection and/or use of road safety data	Have you identified all stakeholders in the law enforcement, transport and health sectors?
	Have you identified other types of stakeholders (e.g. insurance industry, NGOs, academic institutions, automobile industry)?
Examine the roles and activities of all stakeholders	Have you identified the activities and roles of each stakeholder in relation to road safety data?
	Have you identified the stakeholders who will be key supporters or opponents?
How stakeholders should be involved in the process	What is the nature, mode and form of Participation?
	Have you convened a stakeholder meeting, including supporters and opponents, data collectors and data users?
Step: 2 Assessment of data sources and existing systems
Assess data sources	What are all organizations or individuals involved in collection of data pertaining to RTI?
	What information or variables are collected in the data sources?
	What is the format used to collect data?
	What is the system to store and process data?
Assess data systems	What population or geographical area (jurisdiction) is covered?
	Does it provide a census of incidents among a whole population, or does it include data from a sample of the population only?
	Are there estimates of population coverage/completeness?
	What events are captured (i.e. fatalities, non-fatal injuries, damage-only crashes)?
	What definitions are used?
	How are data transferred from the crash scene to the database (including reporting requirements)?
	What are the existing and potential linkages with other databases?
	What are the formal/informal data-sharing mechanisms with other agencies/sectors?
	What format are data stored in (as case-level records, tabulations provided to customized specifications, or only as pre-tabulated results)?
	What are training tools and training status of the staff in data systems?
	How accessible are the data?
Assess data quality	Are there standard definitions available for inclusion and exclusion of crashes and injuries?
	Are there SOPs available for entire data flow management process?
	Are there any under-reporting of crashes/Injuries to and by the authorities?
	For the events captured, are the data complete and accurate? What validation procedures are in place?
	What is the frequency with which missing data occurs?
	Is that the missing data systematic for certain fields and crashes?
	Are there any errors in recording data, coding data and data entry?
Step: 3 End user needs assessment
For setting up and expanding the Road safety information system to enhance the usability of the system	Who are the users of the data system for policy action?
	What are the circumstances or situations that lead to require road safety information?
	What is the type of information different users requiring and expect from an information system?
	What are the sources of information users currently relying?
	What is the preferred format in which users would like to access information?
	What are the factors that affect or determine their access to, and use of, road safety information?
Step: 4 Environmental Analysis
Overview of political environment	Is there a lead agency responsible for road safety? What is it and what is its main function?
	Which are the main government departments involved in road safety decision-making and what role does each department play?
	What is the nature of inter-agency relationships?
	Is there a road safety strategy, and does it include a data component?
	What are the existing policies in transport, law enforcement, health and finance that are relevant to road safety? Do they have data components? Which factors in the political environment willdrive change, and which will oppose it?
	Is there adequate capacity for implementation/improvement of data collection, data processing, data analysis, and dissemination and use of data?