Definition:
The direction of a motor vehicle’s travel on the roadway before the crash. Notice that this is not a compass direction, but a direction consistent with the designated direction of the road. For example, the direction of a State-designated North-South highway must be either northbound or southbound even though a motor vehicle may have been traveling due east as a result of a short segment of the highway having an east-west orientation.
Element Attributes:
Coding Example
Northbound
Southbound
Eastbound
Westbound
Not on Roadway
Unknown
Rationale:
Important to indicate direction the motor vehicle was traveling before the crash for evaluation purposes.