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Figure 30: Failure to Yield Related Crashes; Opposite Direction Collisions; 2016 – 2020
Figure 30: Failure to Yield Related Crashes; Opposite Direction Collisions; 2016 – 2020
Source: CRIS, 2016-2020
Severity, Mode Split, and Active Transportation
One of the most important steps in planning for the future of active transportation in a city is to determine the city’s specific modal needs so that these needs can be addressed accordingly. One type of needs identification comes in the form of a identifying the mode split in the safety analysis, which involves examining how safe the transportation system is for active transportation users. People traveling in a vehicle that has been engineered with crumple zones, seatbelts, and airbags are inherently buffered from more severe outcomes in the event of a crash. Conversely, persons traveling in various means outside a motorized vehicle are inherently more susceptible or vulnerable to severe outcomes. This type of analysis can pinpoint current safety issues and challenges, allowing the region to implement measures to mitigate or prevent crashes over time to address the existing and future safety needs of active transportation users. Over the 5-year period there were 197 active transportation users affected by 186 crashes. Of those, there were 12 fatalities, 30 serious injuries and 62 minor injuries.
For each type of roadway user a higher proportion of active transportation users had severe outcomes in proportion to their involvement in a crash. Figure 31 shows the resulting distribution of mode split and severity outcomes.
