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? ~ - <br /> . ~ I, <br /> Public Works <br /> JUNE 20 1994 Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> CONTA T: Brant Williams, Traffic Engineer, 687-5237 Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> From Pu lic Information Section, 687-5523 (503) 687-5262 <br /> FOR IATE RELEASE <br /> TUDY FINDS TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ON DECLINE IN EUGENE <br /> Th number of traffic accidents in Eugene continued to decline in 1993, according to <br /> the Euge a Public Works Department. <br /> Th department's recently prepared traffic accident summary for 1993 lists 2,049 <br /> reported ccidents in Eugene during the year, down from 2,123 accidents in 1992. The <br /> 1993 acci ent total represents a 10 percent decrease from the 1989 total and is the fourth <br /> consecuti a year in which the total number of accidents has decreased. During the same <br /> <br /> ' period, th number of injury accidents fell to 887 from 1,016, a 12 percent decline. <br /> The 1993 report lists 24 accidents involving pedestrians and 61 accidents involving <br /> bicyclists. Both totals were lower than the 1992 totals for pedestrians and cyclists and also <br /> are below the 10-year averages for those types of accidents. <br /> Cit Traffic Engineer Brant Williams sees a link between fewer accidents and more <br /> funding f r traffic safety in Eugene. "Since 1989, the City has increased its commitments <br /> to traffic nforcement and tr2~ffic safety improvements," Williams said. "Besides the larger <br /> scale str reconstruction projects, smaller improvements such as changes in traffic controls <br /> and the in tallation of sidewalks, access ramps, bike lanes, turn lanes, and street lighting <br /> can make real difference when it comes to overall traffic safety. " <br /> (more) <br /> <br />