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~S ~ <br /> ~ ~i~ ~ <br /> August 28, 006 <br /> CONTACT: Tom Larsen, Traffic Engineer, 541-682-4959 <br /> From Publi Information Section, 682-5523 or 954-2938 <br /> FOR IMME IATE RELEASE <br /> New Report Summarizes Crash Data on Eugene's Streets <br /> Cra hes on Eugene streets, particularly those involving injuries, were up in 2005 <br /> compared t the previous year, but the number of 2005 crashes was below the 10-year average <br /> in almost a ery category. <br /> Acc rding to records compiled by the Eugene Public Works Department using information <br /> provided by the Oregon Department of Transportation, there were a total of 1,928 reported <br /> crashes in ugene in 2005. That's up about 10 percent from the 1,795 reported crashes in 2004 <br /> but still well below the 10-year annual average of 2,161 crashes. <br /> Similarly, the 620 injury crashes in Eugene in 2005 compares to 416 injury crashes in <br /> 2004 and a 10-year average of 767 injury crashes per year. Other crash statistics from 2005: <br /> • fight fatal crashes <br /> • 9 bicycle crashes (86 of them involving injuries) <br /> • 7 pedestrian crashes (four of them fatal). <br /> "Lo g-term trends tell the true story, especially when the total number of crashes is low," <br /> said Tom L rsen, the City's traffic engineer. "While even one fatality is one too many, it's also <br /> important t note that the number of crashes in a number of categories is significantly lower today <br /> than it was 0 years ago." <br /> The annual crash report also lists the intersections with the greatest number of crashes. In <br /> 2005, the in ersection of 11th Avenue and Bailey Hill Road topped the list, followed by: Seventh <br /> Avenue an Jefferson Street; River Avenue/Silver Lane and River Road; Seventh Avenue and <br /> Washingto Street; Coburg Road and Oakway Road/Southwood; Beltline Road and the <br /> eastbound nramp on River Road; Delta Highway and I-105; Chad Drive and Coburg Road; <br /> <br /> Valley Rive Drive and Valley River Way; and the eastbound ramp on Country Club Road at I-105. <br /> Man of these intersections make the list every year. New to the top 10 list in 2005: Chad <br /> Drive at Co urg and Valley River Drive at Valley River Way. <br /> Eugene Public Works • www.eugene-or.gov/pw <br /> 858 Pearl St eet, Eugene, Oregon 97501 • 541-682-5523 • fax 541-682-6826 • e-mail pwadmin@ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />