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News Release Traffic Accidents Decline in Eugene <br /> August 18, 2000 <br /> Page 2 <br /> Despite the decline in accidents, Dave Reinhard, the City's transportation engineer, <br /> cautioned that more than 2,000 accidents a year indicates a continuing need for traffic safety. <br /> "Looking at the number of accidents throughout the community, my message to motorists <br /> is, `Be careful out there,"' Reinhard said. <br /> The safety message is echoed by the Eugene Police Department, which uses both <br /> education and enforcement to encourage people to drive safely. An example of an educational <br /> effort was the June 1999 campaign against red-light running, which helped raise awareness about <br /> the dangers of failing to obey traffic signals. On the enforcement side, police have been active in <br /> ticketing violators, particularly around intersections with higher collision rates and in response to <br /> neighborhood traffic safety complaints. <br /> The following is a summary of the "top ten" list of intersections with the highest numbers <br /> of accidents: <br /> City of Eugene - 1999 High Accident Locations Number of <br /> Rank Intersection Accidents <br /> 1 7TH AVE & WASHINGTON ST 42 <br /> 2 7TH AVE & JEFFERSON ST 41 <br /> 3 11TH AVE & BAILEY HILL RD 22 <br /> 4 RIVER RD & BELTLINE RAMPS 21 <br /> 5 PACIFIC US 99W & ROOSEVELT BLVD 21 <br /> 6 CENTENNIAL BLVD & COBURG RD 20 <br /> 7 RIVER AVE /SILVER LN & RIVER RD 19 <br /> 8 6TH AVE & CHAMBERS ST 18 <br /> 9 7TH AVE & CHAMBERS ST 17 <br /> # # # <br /> <br /> ~I <br /> <br />