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Changelog

Source: NEWS.md

rfars 2.0.0

  • Added data from 2023
  • Added ‘Definition’ and ‘Additional Information’ fields from the User Manuals to the codebooks
  • Significantly improved speed and memory usage
  • Improved data processing status updates
  • Fixed a bug in downloading 2020 data
  • Added multiple imputation BAC data elements a1:a10 and p1:p10 to get_fars() output (the flat object)
  • Added “Alcohol Counts” vignette to provide guidance on using multiple imputation data
  • Added involved = "each" parameter option to counts() function
  • Added annual_counts dataset
  • Dropped support for data older than 2014

rfars 1.2.0

CRAN release: 2024-04-06

  • Added data from 2022
  • Fixed bugs with 2012-2016
  • Added status updates to let you know the data is being processed
  • Implemented a methodology to use prior codebook entries when formats are unavailable
  • Fixed a bug causing the omission of motor carrier IDs
  • Integrated rfars into a web application to bring crash data to non-R-users

rfars 1.1.0

CRAN release: 2024-02-15

  • Streamlined the README content
  • Cleaned up the vignettes
  • Incremented the version number to communicate the end of the beta testing stage

rfars 0.3.1

  • Adjusted code to account for file structure changes by data provider

rfars 0.3.0

CRAN release: 2023-05-05

  • Expanded FARS coverage to 2011-2021
  • Added get_gescrss() to get GES/CRSS data
  • Modified the get_ functions to produce a codebook.csv file
  • Included a codebook.rds file for quick reference
  • The geo_relations table now includes NHTSA regions
  • Improved the counts() function
  • Added a compare_counts() function
  • SAS files are pulled from NHTSA, rather than the CSVs
  • Consolidated all prep_fars_yyyy functions into prep_fars()

rfars 0.2.0

CRAN release: 2022-11-01

  • Added the ability to download FARS data to a tempdir.
  • Improved documentation.
  • Streamlined the workflow to be contained in get_fars().
  • Developed a hex sticker.

rfars 0.1.0

  • Added a NEWS.md file to track changes to the package.