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2014 Comprehensive Traffic Collision Summary

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Table of Contents

Background 3

Number/Severity of Crashes 4

When do Collisions Occur? 14

How Do Collisions Occur? 17

Pedestrian Collisions 28

Bicycle Collisions 35

Phoenix Traffic Clock 42

Summary 43

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2014 Facts-at-a-Glance

•This is a detailed analysis of the raw

data from collisions in the City of

Phoenix during 2014

•Totals of 25,952 collisions with 13,682

injuries, and 160 fatalities

•Seventy-eight percent of all crashes

were either rear end, angle, left turn, or

single vehicle

•Run-red and run-STOP sign increased

slightly this year however alcohol

related crashes continue to decline


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Note: Some collisions result in multiple fatalities.


Speed cushion in

use on 24th Street

between Shea

Boulevard and

Cactus Road

Traffic calming

measures being

installed on Hearn

Road between 12th

and 13th Streets

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Traffic calming

measures on 24th

Street north of

Shea Boulevard



*Arizona data comes from the 2014

Arizona Crash Facts Summary

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Locations with the Highest Number of Collisions 2014

67th Av & McDowell Rd

56 Crashes (32 Inj – 0 Fat)

67th Av & Indian School Rd


43rd Av & Thomas Rd


27th Av & Camelback Rd



43rd Av & Northern Av




43rd Av & McDowell Rd


75th Av & Thomas Rd


12th St & Indian School Rd


35th Av & Dunlap Av




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Collision Severity by Light Conditions 2014


Top Crash Types

Rear End30%

Angle21%

Left Turn15%

1 Vehicle12%

Sideswipe14%

Other4%

Bike2%

Ped2%

Collision Type- All Collisions

2014

Rear End29%

Left Turn20% Angle

23%

1 Vehicle9%

Bike5%

Ped6%

Sideswipe6%

Other2%

Injury Collisions 2014

Pedestrian42%

1 Vehicle16%

Left Turn14%

Angle11%

Head On 3%

Rear End3%

Bike7%

Sideswipe2%

Other2%

Fatal Collision Types 2014


157 Total Fatal Collisions


Speed TooFast 24%

Failed toYield 24%

Unknown 10%

Inattention 8%

Unsafe Lane Change 8%

ImproperTurn 6%

Disregard Signal6%

Other 5%

Followed Too Close 4%

None3%

Drove Opposing Traffic 1%

Ran STOPSign 1%

Collisions by Primary Behavior/Violation 2014

1 – “Speed Too Fast” does not necessarily mean the person was exceeding the speed limit but rather the person was traveling too fast for the conditions at the time.

2 – “Unknown” includes leaving the scene, conflicting statements without witnesses, incapacitated persons.

3 – “Other” includes less common violations such as Unsafe Passing and Operating with Faulty Equipment.

4 – “None” refers to drivers involved in a crash without committing a violation. These instances are usually the result of uncontrollable forces such as falling objects, debris or animals in the roadway.




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Locations with the Highest Number of Run Red Collisions 2014

44th St & Thomas Rd


7th St & Mohave St


67th Av & McDowell Rd


7th Av & Thomas Rd


15th Av & Camelback Rd


16th St & Thomas Rd


27th Av & Thomas Rd


40th St & Broadway Rd




51st Av & Thomas Rd




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Motorcyclist Injury Severity and Helmet Usage 2014

HELMET NO HELMET NOT REPORTED



Two-stage crossing on

19th Avenue and

Sunnyslope Drive

HAWK pedestrian

crossing at Central

Avenue and Colter

Street




Pedestrian Collisions

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Children below 18 years of

age account for 21% of all

pedestrian crash victims

There were 2 additional pedestrians

with unreported genders not

represented on this graph

Pedestrian bridge at Isaac Middle

School crossing McDowell Road

east of 35th Avenue



Bike lane being

painted on Galvin

Parkway north of

Van Buren Street

Green bike lane

being painted on

Galvin Parkway and

McDowell Road




Bicycle Collisions

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Note: Although the “Other” option was the majority of the 27%,

infrequent violations such as Speed Too Fast, Faulty/Missing

Equipment and Ran STOP Sign were also lumped into this category.


Bicycle Collisions

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Children below 18 years of

age account for 14% of all

bicycle crash victims There were an additional 2 bicyclists with unknown

genders not represented on this graph

Shared bike

lane at 5th and

Fillmore Streets


Bike lane on 15th Avenue

south of Butler Drive


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One Fatal

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One Pedestrian

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One Collision

Every 20

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One Traffic

Injury Every 38

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One DUI-Related

Collision Every 8 Hours

One Bicyclist

Hit Every 20

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Summary


•Almost two-thirds of all collisions resulted in property damage only

•Approximately 37 people were injured every day as a result of

traffic crashes

•Twenty-nine percent of pedestrian collisions involved the

pedestrian not using the crosswalk

•Thirty fewer bicyclists were injured in 2014 than in 2013

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Acknowledgements


This report was prepared by Richard Russ (Principal Engineering

Technician), Jacob Martinez (Senior Engineering Technician), and

Kerry Wilcoxon (PE, Traffic Engineer III).

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Questions?Please contact Street Transportation Department at

602-262-6284 or TTY 711


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