CARE (Critical Analysis Reporting Environment) is a data analysis software package designed for problem identification and countermeasure development purposes.
This software was developed by the staff of the CARE Research & Development Laboratory (CRDL) at the University of Alabama in the Computer Science Department. CARE uses advanced analytical and statistical techniques to generate valuable information directly from the data. By following the step-by-step menus outlined on the screen, any user will find CARE extremely easy to use.
The CARE software exists in both a desktop Windows version and a Web version. The desktop version is designed to operate on computers running all recent versions of Windows (e.g., 98, NT, 2000, ME, XP). You can download CARE to your desktop or install it from a CD-ROM. You can also analyze highway safety data online at the CARE Online Analysis site.
CARE is used all over the state of Alabama and CARE implementations have been made for nine other states in order to help save lives. Among other accolades, CARE won the NHTSA 1995 Administrator’s Public Service Award and the 2005 ATSIP Best Practice Runner-Up Award. Use of the CARE program will undoubtedly assist the traffic safety program of any organization that chooses to use it and best of all, CARE software is FREE.