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Guest column: Analysis of traffic camera information

Posted at 4:46 pm March 24, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Guest Columns 1 Comment

By Dale Gedcke

The referenced documents were downloaded from the Oak Ridge City Council posting in advance of the (Feb. 24) work session. The numbers quoted below were calculated from the data supplied in the referenced report.

Accident Rates During 2013

Using the total crashes listed in the report, and the number of detected vehicles through the pertinent camera locations from both directions, the accident rates during 2013 were:

  • Oak Ridge Turnpike at Civic Center: 2.58 accidents per million vehicles
  • North Illinois Avenue at Robertsville Road: 0.90 accidents per million vehicles
  • Oak Ridge Turnpike at Lafayette Drive/New York Avenue: 1.8 accidents per million vehicles
  • Robertsville Road at Iroquois Avenue/Willow Brook School: 0.00 accidents per million vehicles
  • Total of all four locations: 1.68 accidents per million vehicles [Read more…]

Filed Under: Guest Columns, Opinion Tagged With: accident rates, accidents, camera tickets, Civic Center, Dale Gedcke, intersections, Lafayette Drive, New York Avenue, North Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge Turnpike, red-light infractions, Redflex, Robertsville Road, speed limits, speed violations, speeds, traffic camera, Willow Brook

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