Urban Areas
Urban areas are considered
cities with more than 50,000 in population.
Seventy five percent of us live in an urban area. Most severe crashes involving fatalities are
likely to happen in rural areas; yet the majority of non-fatality injuries,
pedestrian deaths and property damage collisions occur in urban areas.
The 5 most common types of urban accidents:
1.
Running red
light, stop signs and yield signs
2.
Vehicle had
stopped or was in process of stopping and was rear ended (FMS has had 8 such
events in the past 4 months)
3.
Running off the
road and striking an object
4.
Swerving into an
occupied lane
5.
Turning left and
colliding with an oncoming vehicle
Half of all urban accidents happen at intersections. Of those collisions, 52% are at intersections controlled by traffic signals and 21% are intersections equipped with stop signs. Easy ways to build a space cushion – stop a couple car lengths (15 to 20 feet) behind the vehicle ahead of you. When the light changes to green; hesitate 2 seconds after the vehicle ahead of you moves forward. This automatically builds a space cushion and helps prepare you to handle any stop and go traffic at the intersection.
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