CrashStat Raises Awareness of NYC Traffic Accidents
New York City is notorious for its precarious, and often dangerous, balance between motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians. An innovative site called CrashStat uses information gathered by the New York State Department of Transportation (NY DOT) to raise awareness of traffic accidents in the Big Apple. The site focuses on bicycle and pedestrian accidents affected by crashes involving motor vehicles, and the data was gathered during the years 1995 to 2009.
The intuitive map based interface allows a user to interactively search neighborhoods, precincts, and addresses, as well as several other customizable selectors, for statistics on accidents. You can search regarding accident information, the kind of vehicles involved, and other items. As reported by the Village Voice, and according to the data on the site, the city’s most treacherous point is Park Avenue at 33rd Street. At that spot, over 163 pedestrians suffered injuries during the searchable period. Another cross street prone to accidents was E. Houston at the Bowery, noted the Voice; forty-one bicyclists were involved in accidents there.
A group called Transportation Alternatives is behind the site with the statement: “We believe that the City of New York should develop a comprehensive plan to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries.” The group also went on to note that 220,000 injuries have been sustained by pedestrians and bicyclists, and more than 2,000 lives have been lost in the city during the period tracked by CrashStat. Have you or a loved one been injured as a pedestrian or bicyclist in New York? Do you believe the accident was a result of a motor vehicle driver’s negligence? Contact the New York pedestrian accident attorneys with Wingate, Rusotti & Shapiro at (212) 986-7353 for a complimentary case consultation.
