23 U.S.C. § 409 : US Code - Section 409: Discovery and admission as evidence of certain reports and surveys

Search 23 U.S.C. § 409 : US Code - Section 409: Discovery and admission as evidence of certain reports and surveys

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, reports, surveys,
schedules, lists, or data compiled or collected for the purpose of
identifying, evaluating, or planning the safety enhancement of
potential accident sites, hazardous roadway conditions, or railway-
highway crossings, pursuant to sections 130, 144, and 148 of this
title or for the purpose of developing any highway safety
construction improvement project which may be implemented utilizing
Federal-aid highway funds shall not be subject to discovery or
admitted into evidence in a Federal or State court proceeding or
considered for other purposes in any action for damages arising
from any occurrence at a location mentioned or addressed in such
reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or data.