Major two-way streets account for 92 percent of pedestrian fatalities but only 12 percent of the road network.
Nearly three times as many collisions occur at intersections than at mid-block locations.
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Major two-way streets account for 92 percent of pedestrian fatalities but only 12 percent of the road network.
THE HIGH-INJURY NETWORK
Los Angeles is a very big city. Despite this, our initial analysis revealed that only a small percentage of our streets account for a large percentage of people killed and severely injured in traffic collisions. Just 6 percent of our streets, which we have designated as the High-Injury Network( HIN), make up nearly two-thirds of all KSIs involving people walking. This network is mostly made up of arterial streets: wide, signalized streets that carry high volumes of traffic and transit ridership, but also serve as commercial corridors where many people run errands or enjoy nightlife on foot. This combination of fast-moving vehicles with many vulnerable people makes collisions not only more frequent but also more deadly— pedestrian KSI collisions on arterial streets in Los Angeles are seven times more deadly compared with collisions on non-arterial streets.
By focusing our efforts on the HIN, we can make the biggest effect in reducing death and severe injury. And, as we make these improvements, we will continue to update the HIN so that it remains a relevant guiding resource.
Nearly three times as many collisions occur at intersections than at mid-block locations.
PRIORITY CORRIDORS
The vast majority( 70 percent) of KSI collisions occur at intersections rather than mid-block locations. These intersection-based collisions tend to be along high-collision corridors rather than focused at a few locations, suggesting that corridor-level treatments, especially those targeted at reducing speeding, are likely to be more effective at eliminating fatalities compared with spot-level treatments scattered throughout the City.
Based on this finding, we have identified 39 high-priority corridors within the HIN to begin our work; these are detailed in our Vision Zero Action Plan. If we are successful at eliminating bicycle and pedestrian KSIs along these corridors, we will be on track to meet our first Vision Zero goal: a 20-percent reduction in traffic deaths by 2017 compared with 2016.
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