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The 42 Gateway DRAFT:Project Report Summary <br /> ACCIDENT HISTORY 0144 <br /> 011.26 <br /> The Louisville Police Department reported 155 <br /> Il!Wm <br /> accidents from January 2005 to August 2011 <br /> along the project corridor. The first eight •3140 <br /> months of 2011 witnessed more accidents than <br /> pitschal <br /> 41.54 <br /> the same months in the previous three years. <br /> Sonirro viey)141.0„,or <br /> The 155 accidents involved 331 automobiles, <br /> resulting in 62 injuries and 1 fatality. The fatality <br /> reported just north of Short Street occurred in <br /> 2011. Griffith Street experienced the highest <br /> \ 12 <br /> al <br /> percentage of injuries per accident, reporting <br /> 12 injuries for 19 accidents. Reported accidents <br /> at each intersection are shown on the figure. Rd <br /> The reported accidents can generally be <br /> identified as one of four violations: careless C rmen[ . <br /> driving, failure to stop/yield, following too .Si- 6 <br /> closely, or specials hazards. Griffith 19 <br /> See Attachment 3 <br /> According to the Louisville Police Department, <br /> n Shad St <br /> careless driving can include light malfunctions, • 9 <br /> traffic control signage, unsafe backing, unsafe 7 <br /> lane change, unsafe or prohibited U-turns, E ? <br /> turning movements, and defective equipment. esi 74 <br /> Special hazards include driving under the pert S, <br /> influence (DUIs) and weather-related accidents. 37 <br /> 1 <br /> There are three intersections with high accident <br /> concentrations: Lock Street/Empire Road, Pine <br /> Street/Empire Drive, and Griffith Street.At Lock <br /> \ r <br /> Street/Empire Road and Pine Street/Empire <br /> Drive, careless driving and failure to stop/yield <br /> account for more than 60 percent of the <br /> accidents (63 percent and 74 percent, <br /> respectively). <br /> Accident Locations <br /> December 2012 http://www.the42qateway.com/ 11 <br />