• Intersection Control: While less than half of VRU crashes occurred at signalized intersections, they are 25% more likely to result in severe outcomes than those at unsignalized intersections. • Speed Limit, Functional Class, Traffic Volume, and Number of Lanes: Comparing their share of crashes and lane miles, roadways with higher speed limit, higher functional class, higher traffic volume, and larger number of lanes were overrepresented in crashes. This overrepresentation was even more pronounced in KSI crashes.
Environmental Factors
• Time of Day and Day of Week: KSI crashes were more likely to happen during early hours on weekdays and from late afternoon to late night on Fridays and the weekend. • Lighting Conditions: Crashes at night or when it was dark (whether lit or unlit) were more likely to cause severe outcomes.
Land Use Context
• Transit Stop, School, and Park Approximation: More than half of crashes across all modes and an even higher percentage of VRU crashes occurred within a quarter mile of a transit stop and a half mile of a school and a park, highlighting the importance of improving safety in those areas, especially for VRUs. Crash Trends and Patterns The descriptive crash analysis provides an overview of factors and contexts that contributed to reported crashes on the Fort Worth road network from 2019 to 2023, including those resulting in killed and serious injury (KSI). The first part of this report presents descriptive statistics of those crashes stratified by various attributes such as injury severity, environmental conditions, behaviors, harmful events, and road user characteristics. The attributes examined in this report are also aligned with safety emphasis areas identified in TxDOT’s 2022-2027 Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) 1 .
1 TxDOT Strategic Highway Safety Plan 2022 – 2027: https://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/library/pubs/gov/shsp.pdf
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