KANSAS MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORT CODING MANUAL

Train (25) A motor vehicle that rides on rails. This would include a truck that is able to ride on
the rails, that also can be driven on a roadway using tires, or other single unit testing vehicles
used by the railway companies to check rail tracks.
Note: The code “Emergency Vehicle” (‘77’) has been eliminated. Record the body type that
best describes the vehicle, and then record what the Vehicle Use was at the time of the accident.
Other If “other” (‘88’) is coded, specify type (a riding lawn mower, golf cart, etc.). Tractors,
street sweepers, sanding trucks, snowplows, road graders and other construction equipment,
when in the roadway, are traffic units with a body type of ‘88’ (“other”) with a seat type of ‘01’.
CALCULATED SPEED If a trained person is reconstructing an accident event and calculates the
minimum speed of a vehicle before impact, please record the value. This is strongly encouraged for
fatal accidents.
BUS CAPACITY Record the seat capacity for any vehicle body type used as a bus as defined by
ANSI D.16 7 th Edition 2.8.1. Submit a Heavy Vehicle / Hazmat Supplement (852) if the bus seat
capacity is 9 or more, and the other form 852 requirements are met.
POWER SOURCE
Fuel (‘F’): Gasoline, Ethanol, Diesel, etc.
Electric (‘E’): Generally runs on battery power only
Hybrid (‘H’): Uses both fuel and electricity
VEHICLE USE Record how the vehicle was used at the time of the accident. Record ‘01’- No
Special Use, if the other codes do not apply. 03-School bus applies to grades K through 12 only
(private or public).
Examples:
If an individual is a volunteer fireman and uses their pickup truck to respond to an emergency
call, record ‘08’ (Fire) for the Vehicle Use if they are involved in an accident.
If a School bus is driven to the shop for repairs (not carrying passengers), record ‘01’ (No
Special Use).
Use ‘06’ where law enforcement is on patrol or responding to a call.
VEHICLE DAMAGE Record one code for the vehicle damage. The following definitions are from
the Manual on Classification of Motor Vehicle Accidents. Record 00-None if the vehicle is not
damaged.
Minor (‘01’): Minor damage is harm to property that reduces its monetary value.
Functional (‘02’): Functional damage is any damage, other than disabling, which affects
operation of the vehicle or its parts.
Disabling (‘03’): Disabling damage prevents departure of the vehicle from the scene of the
accident in its usual operating manner by daylight after simple repairs.
Destroyed (‘04’): Salvage is not possible or reasonable. Excludes damage which may not be
feasible for economic reasons only.
‘88’ – Other and ‘99’ - Unknown
DAMAGE LOCATION AREA There are four separate coding opportunities in this section: First
(initial) Impact, Major (Principal) Impact, Vehicle Damage Locations, and whether a Trailer was
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