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SW 13th St & SW 16th Ave

#6 on the Red List

Grade F. About 29 crashes a year, 3.0× what a similar intersection sees. Most are rear-end crashes; left-turn crashes stand out. Suggested fix: appropriate yellow change intervals.

Crashes a year

293.0× a similar intersection

Here 29Similar 9.6City median 0.4

Crash rate for its traffic

4.2×

the median similar intersection, per car driving through

1.9 vs 0.5 crashes per million cars

Since January 2022

131

crashes in total

20222026 so far

6 walking, 2 on a bike, none fatal

What stands out

  • Left-turn crashes18 here vs 11 (1.6×)

Crash types from FDOT records, 2015-2018, the latest years with that detail.

When crashes happen

Busiest 2 PM to 8 PM, worst on Tuesdays.

Midnight6 AMNoon6 PM11 PM
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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 works

The intersection

  • YesSignal
  • YesCrosswalk
  • YesLeft-turn lane
  • YesMedian

Camera angles

From above, and from the street. Turn the street view to look down each road.

From above. Satellite imagery from Google.
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From the street. Street View from Google.
Read the full write-up

SW 13th St & SW 16th Ave ranks 6 citywide, recording 131 crashes since 2022 compared to 44 predicted for similar corners. During the 2015-2018 (FDOT) period, left-turn collisions emerged as the distinctive crash pattern. The evidence points to turning conflicts as an area of concern despite dedicated turn lanes on each approach. Installing appropriate yellow change intervals is recommended, alongside a review of left-turn signal phasing.

Left-turn. Left-turn collisions represent a distinctive pattern, with 18 crashes in the 2015-2018 (FDOT) period compared to 11 expected at similar corners. The imagery shows a dedicated left-turn lane is visible on 4 of 4 legs, and the intersection is signalized. The imagery shows whether left turns get a protected arrow can't be read reliably from the imagery.

Written by Gemini from the numbers on this page.

Crashes since 2022 from dataGNV, through July 2026. Crash types from FDOT. Fixes from the FHWA.
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2 to 4

fewer crashes a year, if it works as well as elsewhere

Also worth a look: Reduced left-turn conflict intersection

35 mphSpeed limit
  • 4 lanesWidest road
  • 21,750Cars a day
  • Read from imagery taken September 2023 to February 2026. Speed, lanes and traffic from FDOT.