2005 State of Mobility Report - City of Bellevue

CHAPTER 7
Safety
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Ensuring public safety, including the safety of people using all modes of the transportation system, is an
important responsibility of the City. Whether safety is measured by the number of accidents at a location
or by citizen and staff observations of potential hazards, the Transportation Department responds with a
thorough evaluation and, if warranted by the specific conditions, implements an innovative solution.
Safety is often measured in terms of reported
accidents that result in injury or property damage.
City staff analyze traffic accident trends and monitor
the intersections and mid-block corridors with
the highest accident rates. When a problem area is
identified, the area is studied and when possible, a
plan is put into place to reduce continued traffic
accidents at that location. This sequence of safety
activities is managed through the Accident Reduction
Program, which was created in 1990.
Accident Profile
Communities often assess the effectiveness of their
transportation safety program by tracking how
7-A. Police Investigated Traffic Accidents, 2001-2005
All Accident Types 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Property Damage Only 1175 1176 1243 1148 1250
Injury Accidents 460 475 510 460 524
Fatality Accidents 2 0 5 2 0
Total Accidents 1637 1651 1758 1610 1774
Per Capita Accident Rate 0.0139 0.014 0.015 0.137 0.15
Total Number of Injuries 574 612 649 598 684
Total Number of Fatalities 2 0 5 2 0
Pedestrian-Involved Accidents 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Property Damage Only 0 2 1 1 0
Injury Accidents 36 32 24 32 35
Fatality Accidents 1 0 1 1 0
Total Accidents 37 34 26 34 35
Total Hit & Run Accidents 3 8 5 6 1
Total Number of Injuries 36 35 24 33 37
Total Number of Fatalities 1 0 1 1 0
Bicycle-Involved Accidents 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Property Damage Only 1 0 1 2 1
Injury Accidents 15 19 18 24 35
Fatality Accidents 0 0 0 0 0
Total Accidents 16 19 19 26 36
Total Hit & Run Accidents 2 4 2 2 4
Total Number of Injuries 15 19 18 24 35
Total Number of Fatalities 0 0 0 0 0
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