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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 by downloading RDS files from Zenodo by default
• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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.

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