Supporting Documentation · Apr 24, 2024
138-24 Exhibit to Resolution Adopting the Township of West Orange Vision Zero Action Plan.pdf
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Show all pagesCRASH STATISTICS Vision Zero focuses on Some crash types can be crashes where victims are more severe than others seriously injured or killed While the most common kinds of crash in West All Crashes Orange involve cars hitting cars (Rear-End 27%, From 2015-2021 in West Same-Direction Sideswipe 18%), the most Backing 7% Same Direction- common kinds of crash with serious injury or Rear End Orange Township: 27% death involve cars hitting other things (Fixed
ther things (Fixed Right Angle 9% • 17 fatal crashes • 28 crashes with serious 12 Object 20% [13% of all crashes], Pedestrian 18% [1% Struck Parked Vehicle 12% Same Direction Sideswipe of all crashes]). 18% injuries Fixed Object
13% CRASH TYPES KSI Crashes All Crashes Serious injuries have 30% 27% Death & Serious Injury 25% 20% increased from 2018 20% 18% 18% 12% 5 5 15% 13% 11% 11% 11% 9% Fixed Object 20% 10%
20% 10% 7% 4% 3% 4% 5% 3 3 3 3 3 0% 1% 0% Overturned 1% 0% 9% DIRECTION - DIRECTION - VEHICLE OVERTURNED
OVERTURNED FIXED OBJECT PEDESTRIAN LEFT TURN/U DIRECTION PEDALCYCLIST (HEAD ON) PARKED STRUCK OPPOSITE 1 SIDESWIPE 1 1 REAR END 2 2
REAR END 2 2 Pedestrian SAME SAME TURN 18% 1 Struck Parked Vehicle 11% 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Same Direction- Same Direction-
Same Direction- Rear End Sideswipe Fatal Injury Suspected Serious Injury 11% 11% Source: NJDOT Safety Voyager & NJDHTS Numetric, Crash Data from 2015-2021 Seniors and minors are Pedestrians and bicyclists more at risk of serious have high death and injury and death in crashes injury rates in crashes All Crashes In West Orange: Serious Injury Of all Crashes in West Orange • 1% of crashes involved PEDESTRIANS • Young People involved: 23% • 0.4% involved BICYCLISTS 4% 7% • Seniors Involved: 30% 30%
4% 7% • Seniors Involved: 30% 30% yet: 47% Of all Death & Serious Injuries • 41% of fatalities were PEDESTRIANS • Young People: 47% 23% • 11% of serious injuries were 89% • Seniors: 47% PEDESTRIANS OR BICYCLISTS Death/Serious Injury Adults (20-64) 6% All Crashes Fatal Crashes 1% 0.4% Vehicles Young People (<20) 47% 41% 47% Pedestrians 59% Seniors (65+) 98% Source: NJDOT Safety Voyager & NJDHTS Numetric, Crash Data from 2015-2021
98% Source: NJDOT Safety Voyager & NJDHTS Numetric, Crash Data from 2015-2021 Bicyclists 8
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