At a glance
CDC’s MV PICCS is an interactive online calculator that can help state decision makers prioritize and select from 14 effective motor vehicle injury prevention interventions.
About MV PICCS
MV PICCS 3.0
CDC's redesigned interactive calculator, MV PICCS 3.0 (Motor Vehicle Prioritizing Interventions and Cost Calculator for States) can help state decision makers prioritize and select from 14 effective motor vehicle injury prevention interventions. MV PICCS 3.0 calculates the expected number and monetized value of injuries prevented, lives saved, and the costs of implementation, while taking into account available resources. The tool includes easy access to intervention fact sheets and a user-friendly interface. Users can save or print sharable reports with MV PICCS results.
Project reports
Final reports
- MV PICCS version 3.0 Final Report (Download PDF version)
- MV PICCS version 1.0 and 2.0 Final Report and Online Tool Documentation (Download PDF version)
RAND Corporation and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation research report and research briefs (released in 2015)
- Research Report: Using Cost-Effectiveness Analysis to Prioritize Spending on Traffic Safety
- A New Tool to Help Decisionmakers Select Interventions to Reduce Traffic Crash Deaths and Injuries
- Which Behavioral Interventions are Most Cost-Effective in Reducing Drunk Driving?
- How to Get the Biggest Impact from an Increase in Spending on Traffic Safety
- Should Traffic Crash Interventions Be Selected Nationally or State by State?
Note:
The MV PICCS tool and supporting materials are no longer being updated. The tool is based on 2015 data; intervention descriptions were updated in 2022.
Content Source:
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control