North Carolina Crash Report Instruction Manual - NHTSA

_____________________________________________________________________________________________3. Road Surface Condition3Describes the roadway surface conditions at the time and place of the crash. Thisinformation is important to identify and correct high wet-surface crash locations in order toprovide information for setting coefficient of pavement friction standards. Critical forpreventive programs and engineering evaluations.1. Dry2. Wet3. Water (standing, moving)4. Ice5. Snow6. Slush7. Sand, mud, dirt, gravel8. Fuel, oil9. Other* (write in narrative)10. Unknown4. Weather Condition - FirstThe general atmospheric conditions that existed at the time of the crash.1. Clear2. Cloudy3. Raining4. Snowing5. Fog, smog, smoke6. Sleet, hail, freezing rain/drizzle7. Severe crosswinds8. Blowing sand, dirt, snow9. Other* (write in narrative)5. Weather Condition - Second5A maximum of two weather conditions may be recorded in the crash, such as rain andsevere crosswinds.6. Weather Contributed to the Crash6An indication, in the officer’s opinion as to whether or not weather (for example, smoke orhail) was a contributing factor in the crash.1. Yes2. No3. Unknown7. Ambient Light7The type of light that existed at the time of the crash. Note that extremely cloudy conditionsmay be classified as dawn (or dusk) if the ambient light conditions are similar.1. Daylight2. Dusk3. Dawn4. Darkness (lighted roadway)_____________________________________________________________________________________________North Carolina DMV-349 Crash Report Instruction Manual Page 7