This digest identifies liability risks associated with sharing safety data among transportation agencies pursuant to Section 409 of Title 23, U.S.C .; identifies best practices; reviews the Pierce County, Washington v. Gullen decision and its potential impact on managing state liability risk; and describes strategies for overcoming the impediments to data sharing, specifically those related to liability. This digest was prepared under NCHRP Project 8-54 by Cambridge Systematics with support from the American Automobile Association.
Status: Published as NCHRP Research Results Digest 306.