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Re: Atlantic Avenue speed limit lower to 25 mph |
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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Sun Apr 13 14:15:59 2014, in response to Re: Atlantic Avenue speed limit lower to 25 mph, posted by N6 Limited on Sun Apr 13 13:30:05 2014. From the Vision Zero Action Plan:"Crashes often have multiple contributing factors, including driver inattention, speeding, failure to yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk, use of alcohol, crossing midblock or crossing against the traffic signal, and other factors such as weather and darkness. Collision Reports, which are generally completed by police officers, include information on driver and pedestrian actions at the time of the crash and apparent contributing factors. The DOT has analyzed all NYC traffic crashes from 2008 to 2012, providing a robust, reliable dataset from which to understand the nature and causes of crashes. Dangerous driver choices are the primary or contributing factor in 70% of pedestrian fatalities. These fatalities have potential causes outside of the pedestrian’s control, with the remaining 30% of the fatalities having a documented error by the pedestrian with no apparent error by the driver. In 53% of pedestrian fatalities (where the factors are known), dangerous driver choices—such as inattention, speeding, failure to yield—are the main causes of the crash. The pedestrians in these cases were following the law: crossing with a traffic signal, crossing in the crosswalk at an un-signalized intersection, or were not in the roadway. In the other 47% of pedestrian fatalities, pedestrian choices such as crossing midblock or crossing against the traffic signal are contributing factors. However, in more than one-third of the cases involving poor pedestrian choices—17% of all pedestrian fatalities with sufficient information—poor driver choices or other external factors also contributed to the fatality." |
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