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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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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,

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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%

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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

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

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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

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