NW 43rd St & NW 8th Ave
Grade D. About 14 crashes a year, 1.6× what a similar intersection sees. Most are rear-end crashes. Suggested fix: appropriate yellow change intervals.
Crashes a year
141.6× a similar intersection
Crash rate for its traffic
2.1×the median similar intersection, per car driving through
0.9 vs 0.5 crashes per million cars
Since January 2022
66crashes in total
1 walking, 3 on a bike, none fatal
What stands out
Mostly rear-end crashes, at about the usual share for an intersection like this.
When crashes happen
Busiest NaN PM to 5 PM, worst on Tuesdays.
The fix
Appropriate yellow change intervals
- 36-50% fewer red-light running where it's been tried
- 8-14% fewer total crashes where it's been tried
- 12% fewer injury crashes where it's been tried
CostLow
How this fix worksThe intersection
- YesSignal
- YesCrosswalk
- YesLeft-turn lane
- NoMedian
Camera angles
From above, and from the street. Turn the street view to look down each road.
Read the full write-up
This signalized intersection ranks 40 citywide with 66 crashes since 2022, exceeding the predicted 42 crashes for similar corners. In the 2015-2018 FDOT period, rear-end collisions were the leading crash type, which is normal for similar corners. The screening data identifies no distinctive crash types at this location. Implementing appropriate yellow change intervals is recommended as a low-cost countermeasure for this signalized intersection. According to road records, the evidence points to typical crash distributions, and FHWA reports that appropriate yellow change intervals reduce red-light running, total crashes, and injury crashes.
Rear-end. In the 2015-2018 FDOT crash-type data, rear-end crashes accounted for 49% of crashes compared to 46% at similar corners. Because rear-end is not in distinctive crash types, it is normal for similar corners. The evidence points to general crash occurrences at this signalized intersection.
Written by Gemini from the numbers on this page.