Figure 2-1: Omnitrans’ Service Area

2.2.1 Summary of Findings and Recommendations Each corridor was analyzed by year, crash hour, light condition, road surface, weather, crash severity, and primary collision factor. When looking at the top factor in each of these categories the following were the results:

» Most collisions occurred between 6-9 PM during peak rush hour, on dry roads with clear weather conditions. » Injuries that complain of pain are the top crash severity, as shown in

Table 2-2. » Eighty-one percent of reported bicycle related collisions occurred on roadways that did not have designated bike lanes, or protected bikeways, with the primary cause being bicyclists riding on the wrong side of the road. Wrong way riding can often be attributed to some bicyclists not feeling safe riding with traffic where designated bicycle lanes do not exist. Some riders prefer to see oncoming traffic as they ride, or conditions on one side of the road are safer and more comfortable, or the rider does not understand the rules of the road1 . » In Census Tract 1 (Fontana), reported bicycle collisions make up 14 percent of all collisions. » All the reported pedestrian related collisions occurred along high speed and high-volume roadways where there are long blocks with limited refuge for people walking or crossing locations. The high speeds were a likely factor in the pedestrian crashes. » According to the report Dangerous by Design, the most vulnerable users are older adults ages 65 and up. Data analyzed confirms this is the case for the Omnitrans’ service area. Census Tract 1 (Fontana) had the highest number of collisions involving seniors at 27 percent of all collisions. Census Tract 2 (Rialto), and Census Tract 4 (Grand

Terrace and Colton) each had 13 percent of their collisions involving seniors. All collisions involving seniors in each Census Tract occurred on high speed roads with posted speed limits of over 45 mph. » Crashes in which people are struck and killed while walking occur more often at an intersection or in a crosswalk. This is not unusual as people are most likely to be crossing in these areas. Collision data from all Census Tracts supports this research where Census Tract 1 (Fontana) and Census Tract 5 (downtown San Bernardino) each had 20 percent of pedestrian related collisions occur at intersections with the other 80 percent occurring outside of intersections.

According to this collision summary, safety and accessibility improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists are recommended to improve access to bus stops, transit centers, and local and regional destinations. Recommendations will be discussed in Chapter 5 Investments in infrastructure, education, and other jurisdictional transportation department activities can also have a profound impact on the safety of roadways and help improve bicycle and pedestrian safety. This analysis will help develop bus stop access recommendations within each Census Tract to serve as a guide for collaboration between Omnitrans and local jurisdictions to improve the pedestrian and bicycling environment.