KANSAS MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORT CODING MANUAL

property damage on the 850A in these cases.
Object Inclusions:
Pedal cycles (device not person)
Buildings
Vegetation
Domestic animals
Bridge rail, pier, etc
Guardrail
Fence
Road sign, post
Utility fixtures
Exclusions (do NOT list the following):
Motor vehicles
Objects carried inside involved vehicles
Intangibles such as "psychological"
Wild animals.
850A
OBJECT OWNER Enter the name, address, phone number of the owner of the damaged property.
If the owner is KDOT, please mark the KDOT? Box, record the object, and record “KDOT” in the
Owner Last Name field…the phone and address are not necessary in these cases.
WORK ZONE TYPE Mark the appropriate option for both the ON
(O) Road option for each accident. Only mark the AT (A) option if
the At Road has a work zone, and the Accident Location is ‘12’, ‘13’,
or ‘15’. If it is a KDOT Construction Zone (01) or Maintenance Zone
(02) involving a State, US, or Interstate Highway, mark the “KDOT?”
box. If the accident occurs in a construction zone detour using
other established roadways, code 00 – None apply. If the detour is
within the work zone area, code 01, 02, or 03. If signed, code work
zone regardless of work taking place at the time of the accident
or not.
WORK ZONE CATEGORY …is mandatory for each On Road work zone. Do not record for At Road
work zones. Established construction zones normally involve lane closures, lane shifts or
crossovers. Whereas, maintenance or utility zones tend to have intermittent or moving vehicle
situations. Mark the code that best applies to the Work Zone area regardless of work in progress at
the time. All require and are defined by some type of signing and/or traffic control. If signing and/or
traffic control are not present, it is not considered a work zone.
WORK ZONE LOCATION (AOI) …is mandatory for each On Road work zone. If the accident
occurred in a work zone, mark the applicable option. If unknown, code ‘99’.
Before 1st Warning Sign (01) …if the accident occurs inside the construction zone beginning
and ending signs and prior to the advanced warning sign area, use ‘01’.
Advanced Warning Area (02) …tells traffic what to expect ahead in the Work Zone.
Transition Area (03)
…moves traffic out of its normal path.
Activity Area (04)
…is where the actual roadway work occurs.
Termination Area (05)
…lets traffic resume normal operations and prior to the end
of work zone sign.
See Diagram on the next page…
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