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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />January 28, 2010 <br /> <br />CONTACT: <br />Tom Larsen, Traffic Engineer, 541-682-4959 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br />Report Details Local Traffic Crashes by Type and Location <br />The total number of motor vehicle crashes on Eugene streets continued to decline in 2008, <br />but the number of injuries associated with those crashes remained significantly higher than <br />historical averages, according to crash summary statistics recently compiled by the Eugene Public <br />Works Department. <br />Public Works prepares annual crash summaries using data provided by the Oregon <br />Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV). According to the most current full-year information available <br />from DMV, there were a total of 1,660 crashes in Eugene in 2008, down from 1,821 crashes in <br />2006 and well below the 10-year average of 1,973 crashes per year. However, 751 injuries were <br />reported in 2008, considerably above the 10-year average of 675 injuries per year. The report also <br />showed five fatal crashes, 70 crashes involving bicycles (69 of them resulting in injuries), and 25 <br />crashes involving pedestrians. The 2008 statistics includes one fatality related to a bike crash and <br />one pedestrian fatality. <br />The report also details crashes by location. The “top 10” intersections for crashes in 2008 <br />were: Coburg Road at Martin Luther King Boulevard/Country Club (35 crashes); Delta Highway at <br />the eastbound exit to Beltline (30); River Road at Division Avenue (27), River Road at Silver <br />Lane/River Avenue (24); River Road at Irving/Hunsaker (24); Coburg Road at Willakenzie (18); <br />th <br />Valley River Drive at Valley River Way (18); 11 Avenue at Bailey Hill Road (17); Highway 99 at <br />Roosevelt Boulevard (16); and Barger Drive at Cubit Street (15). <br />“In 2008 we received reports of one or more crashes at 640 intersections throughout <br />Eugene,” said City Traffic Engineer Tom Larsen. “That tells me that motorists need to be careful <br />wherever they’re driving, and especially along arterials such as River Road, Coburg Road, and <br />th <br />West 11 Avenue.” <br />“It’s also significant that almost every crash involving a bicycle included injuries, which <br />underscores the importance of sharing the roadway and making good eye-to-eye contact when <br />driving,” Larsen said. <br />The complete set of data is available on the City’s web site (go to www.eugene-or.gov/pw <br />and click on the link to “2008 Crash Data” under “Today’s Top Links”). <br /># # # <br /> <br />Eugene Public Works www.eugene-or.gov/pw <br />? <br />101 E. Broadway, Suite 400, Eugene, Oregon 97501 541-682-5523 fax 541-682-6826 e-mail pwadmin@ci.eugene.or.us <br />??? <br />