11. Ac c iden t An al ysis Ac c iden t An al ysis - OKI
11. Ac c iden t An al ysis Ac c iden t An al ysis - OKI
11. Ac c iden t An al ysis Ac c iden t An al ysis - OKI
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98<strong>An</strong>gle acc<strong>iden</strong>ts account for 33% of the acc<strong>iden</strong>ts at this intersection. Again, reviews havereve<strong>al</strong>ed that the existing clearance interv<strong>al</strong> at this intersection may be too short. This results invehicles entering the intersection and not clearing before the opposing traffic enters theintersection, thus resulting in angle acc<strong>iden</strong>ts.The clearance interv<strong>al</strong> at this intersection should be increased to provide an adequate amount oftime for vehicles to safely stop and/or proceed through the intersection.+ ,. . 1 Edgewood Road & Kenton Lands RoadThe most prev<strong>al</strong>ent acc<strong>iden</strong>t type on this segment was angle acc<strong>iden</strong>ts, representing 38% of thetot<strong>al</strong> number of acc<strong>iden</strong>ts. This section of roadway has sever<strong>al</strong> curb cuts and business driveways.Vehicles turning into and out of the businesses pose unexpected obstacles to through traffic,resulting in the high number of angle acc<strong>iden</strong>ts. Solutions for these driveways are covered inmore detail in the Long Term Recommendations Section (Section 15) of this report, as well asAppendix A: <strong>Ac</strong>cess Management.Rear-end acc<strong>iden</strong>ts account for 32% of the acc<strong>iden</strong>ts on this segment. As stated above, there area number of driveways in this section of roadway. Sever<strong>al</strong> of the drivers on Dixie Highway willslow or stop to <strong>al</strong>low a vehicle to exit driveways. Often, the following drivers do not expect to beconfronted with these sudden stops, and thus they result in rear-end acc<strong>iden</strong>ts.Side swipe acc<strong>iden</strong>ts account for 13% of the acc<strong>iden</strong>ts on this segment of roadway. This type ofacc<strong>iden</strong>t often results from drivers in the right hand lane being surprised by vehicles slowing toenter commerci<strong>al</strong> drives and quickly changing lanes without looking.Left turning acc<strong>iden</strong>ts account for 11% of the acc<strong>iden</strong>ts on this segment. This type of acc<strong>iden</strong>t ismost likely caused as vehicles make left turns into or out of the commerci<strong>al</strong> driveways.For this section of roadway, most acc<strong>iden</strong>ts are caused by the large number of commerci<strong>al</strong>driveways located on Dixie Highway. Recommendations to remedy this problem are presented inthe Long Term Recommendations Section (Section 15) of this report, as well as Appendix A:<strong>Ac</strong>cess Management.Due to the high volume of acc<strong>iden</strong>ts on this section of roadway,a new acc<strong>iden</strong>t recording system was inst<strong>al</strong>leld to further studythe corridor. The system was inst<strong>al</strong>led at the intersection of DixieHighway and Kenton Lands Road in order to monitor acc<strong>iden</strong>tsat this intersection. The acc<strong>iden</strong>t recording system is a networkof cameras and microphones. The system constantly records, butimmediately deletes the recording. The system is <strong>al</strong>so constantly“ listening” for acc<strong>iden</strong>ts. If the system hears a sound that wouldnorm<strong>al</strong>ly be associated with an acc<strong>iden</strong>t, such as glass breaking or tires sque<strong>al</strong>ing, the systemwill save 4 seconds before and 4 seconds after the sound. !" .
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