CriteriaforReportingandCalculationoftheVehicleAccidentRateVehicleaccidentratereportingVehicleaccidentsapplyto:•Licensedmotorvehiclesdesignedtooperateprimarilyonpublicroads•CooperativevehicleswhichareownedorleasedVehicleaccidentsdonotapplyto:•Unlicensedequipmentoroff-roadvehicles�Examples–farmequipment,all-terrainvehicles,trenchers,mini-backhoes,haulagetruckoperatedsolelyonindustrialsites,etc.•Personalvehiclesusedoncooperativebusiness(occasionaluseagreements–mileagereimbursement)Vehicleaccidentsshouldbecountedwhenmeetingthefollowingcriteria:•Abodilyinjuryoccurs(anytime)and/orwhendamageoccurstoavehiclewhenithits,orishitby,anothervehicle,orotherobject.�Forexample-collisioninanintersection,rear-endedbyanothervehicle,backingintoanobject,strikingananimalwhiledrivingoranyvehicleincidentinvolvingbodilyinjury,etc.Vehicleaccidentsshouldnotbecountedwhenmeetingthefollowingcriteria:•Vehicledamageoccurswithnobodilyinjuryandresultsfromincidentsotherthancollision.�Forexample-damagewhilethevehicleisparkedorotherwiseunattended,hailorflooddamage,damageduetotheftorvandalism,etc.ThepaymentofavehicleaccidentclaimbyeitherthecooperativeorinsurancecompanyhasNOeffectonanaccidentbeingcountedornotwhenreportingvehicleaccidents.VehicleAccidentRate–CriteriaforReporting&Calculating12.30.101VehicleAccidentRate–CriteriaforReporting&Calculating12.30.102VehicleaccidentratemethodofcalculationVehicleAccidentRate:Thisrateisderivedbymultiplyingthenumberofvehicleaccidentsby1,000,000milesanddividingbythemileagedrivenforagivenperiodoftime(acalendaryear).VehicleAccidentRate=NumberofVehicleAccidentsx1,000,000VehiclemileageExample:Numberofvehicleaccidents(2010):2Totalnumberofmilesdriven(2010):200,000milesVehicleAccidentRate:(2X1,000,000)/(200,000)=10ThisrateprovidesthenumberofvehicleaccidentsthatoccurredduringtheyearpermillionmilesdrivenbythecooperativeandisusefulfortrackingandcomparingvehicleaccidentsafetyperformanceovertimetootherapplicablebenchmarkswithintheRESAP.
