138-24 Exhibit to Resolution Adopting the Township of West Orange Vision Zero Action Plan.pdf

Open Space Community Facilities Maplewood Gladstone Morristown Line Millburn Source: NJDOT Safety Voyager data, 2015-2021 WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN 27

Pedestrian, rear-end, and certain Some crash types can be other types of crashes are particularly dangerous. more severe than others Of the 8,548 crashes from 2015-2021, the most While the most common kinds of crash in West All Crashes common type was a rear-end crash, with 2,332 Orange involve cars hitting cars (Rear-End 27%, (27%), and the other most common types were Same-Direction Sideswipe 18%), the most Backing 7% Same Direction- common kinds of crash with serious injury or Rear End same-direction sideswipes (1,556, 18%), fixed object 27% death involve cars hitting other things (Fixed Right Angle crashes (1,114, 13%), crashes with parked vehicles 9% Object 20% [13% of all crashes], Pedestrian 18% [1% Struck Parked (1,059, 12%) and right angle (“T-bone”) crashes (787,

Object 20% [13% of all crashes], Pedestrian 18% [1% Struck Parked (1,059, 12%) and right angle (“T-bone”) crashes (787, Vehicle Same Direction 12% Sideswipe of all crashes]). 18% 9%). Fixed Object 13% CRASH TYPES KSI Crashes All Crashes 30% Death & Serious Injury As mentioned earlier, crashes involving pedestrians 27% 25% 20% 20% 18% 18% and bicyclists tended to be more severe than 12% 15%

12% 15% 13% Fixed Object 11% 11% 11% 20% 9% 10% 7% other crash types. In addition, more than 53% of 5% 0% 1% 0% 1% 4% 3% 4% 0% the collisions were either fixed object, rear-end/ Overturned 9% DIRECTION - DIRECTION - VEHICLE

VEHICLE OVERTURNED FIXED OBJECT PEDESTRIAN LEFT TURN/U DIRECTION PEDALCYCLIST (HEAD ON) PARKED STRUCK OPPOSITE SIDESWIPE REAR END Pedestrian SAME SAME sideswipe or vehicles

SAME SAME sideswipe or vehicles striking parked car crashes. TURN 18% Struck Parked Vehicle 11% Same Direction- Same Direction- Rear End Sideswipe 11% 11% Source: NJDOT Safety Voyager & NJDHTS Numetric, Crash Data from 2015-2021 Figure 4. Crash Types (NJTR-1 Form) 28 WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN

At intersections, right-angle, rear-end, and sideswipe crashes are the most common types of crashes, with pedestrian, bicyclist and left-turn/ u-turn making up the majority of the KSI crashes. Of 2,044 intersection crashes from 2015-2021 in West Orange, there were three primary crash types: right angle (499, 24.75%), rear-end (495, 24.55%), and same direction - sideswipe (365, 18.11%). Two additional types were common: left turn / u-turn (195, 9.67%) and fixed object (156, 7.74%). Twelve KSI crashes occurred at intersections. The most common type was pedestrian crashes (5, 41.67%), and the others with more than one death or serious injury were left turn / u-turn and bicyclist (2 of each, or 16.67%). Distracted driving and unsafe What are the leading speed were the top driver- causes of crashes? contributing factors in all crashes and KSI crashes. In West Orange: Distracted Driving - most common cause of crashes Distracted driving accounted for nearly 56% of the (57%); 56% of crashes in which victims were killed or KSI crashes and 56% of all crashes in West Orange seriously injured (KSI) from 2015 to 2021. Unsafe speed was a factor in Unsafe Speed - 8% of all crashes; 13% of KSI Alcohol-related - 2% of all crashes; 9% of KSI almost 13% of the KSI crashes and 8% of all crashes. Of the other KSI crash causes, alcohol involvement All Crashes KSI Crashes contributed to 2% of all crashes but 9% of KSI Distracted Driving 56% Distracted Driving 56% crashes, drowsy/fatigued driving contributed to 1% Unsafe Speed 8% of all crashes, drugged driving contributed to 2% Unsafe Speed 13% of all crashes but 4% of KSI crashes, and cell phone Alcohol Related 2% Alcohol Related 9% use contributed to 0.6% of all crashes but 2% of KSI Drowsy Fatigued

Alcohol Related 9% use contributed to 0.6% of all crashes but 2% of KSI Drowsy Fatigued 1% Driving crashes. Drugged Driving 4% Cell Phone In Use 0.6% Drugged Driving 0.3% Cell Phone In Use 2% Driving straight ahead, negotiating curves and being parked are the top pre-crash What are people doing actions for KSI crashes. From 2015 to 2021, driving straight ahead was the when they crash in West most common pre-crash action in both KSI crashes Orange Township? (71%) and crashes at large (67%) in West Orange Township. Being parked is the second most common The most common In crashes where people pre-crash actions in all were killed or seriously pre-crash action in all crashes (17%) and third most crashes: injured: common pre-crash action in KSI crashes (13%). Going Straight Ahead 67% 71% However, while being stopped in traffic is the third Going Straight Ahead Parked 17% most common pre-crash action in all crashes (15%), Negotiating Curve 18% Stopped in Traffic 15% it is not common in KSI crashes (4%). Conversely, the Parked 13% Making Left Turn 13% second most common pre-crash action in KSI crashes Slowing or Stopping 12% Making Left Turn 13% is

eft Turn 13% second most common pre-crash action in KSI crashes Slowing or Stopping 12% Making Left Turn 13% is negotiating a curve (18%), a behavior which is Backing 8% present in 3% of all crashes. Changing Lanes 4% Changing Lanes 8% Making U Turn 4% Making Right Turn 6% Starting in Traffic 4% Stopped in Traffic 4% Negotiating Curve 3% Slowing or Stopping 2% WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN 29

Which seasons see the When do crashes happen? most crashes? In West Orange, there were more crashes on weekdays, spiking at rush hour. Sunday had the least crashes All Crashes In West Orange, crashes were overall. distributed roughly evenly Conversely, KSI crashes occurred most often on throughout the seasons, with weekends, with many occurring at night. slightly more in Fall and Winter. 160 All Crashes Thursday Friday Saturday KSI crashes occurred more 140 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday 120 frequently in Winter than any 100 80 other season, and Spring saw 60 fewer than the other seasons. 40 20 0 12 PM