3.2 Crash & Safety Analysis The majority of crashes within the Brandon area are rear-end crashes concentrated along SR 60, Lumsden Road, Bloomingdale Avenue, and Lithia Pinecrest Road. This is not surprising given the area has a limited secondary roadway network forcing motorists to travel on these major arterials that carry the bulk of the volume. In addition, portions of these roadways allow for higher speeds followed by sudden and abrupt stops due to long queuing at intersections, resulting in high frequencies of rear- end crashes. CRASH HOT SPOTS Plan Hillsborough’s Vision Zero Plan was prepared in 2017 by the Hillsborough MPO, in partnership with Hillsborough County; the Cities of Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Plant City; and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) in support of reduced fatalities and serious injuries on roadways. Figure 10 shows Hillsborough County’s top 20 corridors and crash spots with the highest number of severe injury crashes per mile between 2014 and 2018. The top 20 corridors with severe injury crashes are represented by black lines along the roads. To determine specific problem locations, the study team evaluated Signal Four Analytics crash data collected from 2014 to 2018 (see Figures 11 and 12). Key observations: Within the study area, SR 60 between I-75 and Parsons Avenue, is identified as one of the County’s top high crash corridors. SR 60, between I-75 and Parsons Avenue, is a high crash area during the PM peak period. The US 301 and Bloomingdale Avenue intersection has high crash occurrences in both the AM and PM periods. Several intersections along Bloomingdale Avenue and Lumsden Road also have high crash occurrences in both the AM and PM periods.
Lumsden Road also has a higher rate of crashes in the PM period compared to the AM period, due in part to the higher volumes that use this roadway in the PM. CRASH LOCATION BY TYPE The study team also used the Signal Four Analytics crash data from 2014 to 2018 to evaluate the types of crashes and where they were occurring within the study area. Figures 13 and 14 show crash locations by type for AM and PM peak periods. Key observations for the AM peak period: A high frequency of rear end crashes occurred on Bell Shoals Road; Lithia Pinecrest Road at Bloomingdale Avenue; and along Bloomingdale Avenue, Lumsden Road, and SR 60. Left turn crashes occurred at major intersections along Bloomingdale Avenue. Only a few sideswipes occurred on these arterial roadways. Widening Lithia Pinecrest Road and Bell Shoals Road may reduce rear end crashes, but increase the possibility of sideswipes. SR 60 and Lumsden Road saw the highest incidence of pedestrian and bicycle crashes. Bicycle and pedestrian involved crashes typically occurred at intersections and along commercial corridors that experience higher volumes of pedestrian and bicycle activity. In the PM peak period: A higher number of rear end crashes occurred along SR 60, Lumsden Road, Lithia Pinecrest Road, Bloomingdale Avenue, and Bell Shoals Road. These crashes were concentrated on the east end of the network (east of Kings Avenue). Left turn crashes occurred along Bloomingdale Avenue at major intersections. The highest incidence of pedestrian and bicycle crashes occurred along SR 60 and Bloomingdale Avenue in the PM peak period.
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