road safety audit - lowell, ma

ROAD SAFETY AUDIT

Thorndike Street

City of Lowell

May 15, 2016

Prepared For:

MassDOT

On Behalf Of:

Client

Prepared By: VHB

101 Walnut Street Watertown, MA

Road Safety Audit—Thorndike Street, Lowell MA VHB Final

Table of Contents

Contents Background ................................................................................................................................. 1

Project Data ................................................................................................................................. 1

Project Location and Description .............................................................................................. 2

Audit Observations and Potential Safety Enhancements........................................................ 8

Summary of Road Safety Audit ................................................................................................. 8

List of Appendices

Appendix A. RSA Meeting Agenda Appendix B. RSA Audit Team Contact List Appendix C. Detailed Crash Data Appendix D. Additional Information

List of Figures

Figure 1: Locus Map .................................................................................................................................. 7

List of Tables

Table 1: Participating Audit Team Members ............................................................................................. 2 Table 2: Estimated Time Frame and Costs Breakdown ........................................................................... 17 Table 3: Potential Safety Enhancement Summary ................................................................................... 18


Background The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Highway Safety Section conducts Road Safety Audits (RSAs) prior to the design phase for any MassDOT project that includes a high crash location. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) defines a Road Safety Audit (RSA) as the formal safety examination of an existing or future road or intersection by an independent, multidisciplinary team. The purpose of an RSA is to identify potential safety issues and possible opportunities for safety improvements that consider the needs of all roadway users. This RSA evaluates the intersections of Thorndike Street/Dutton Street/Fletcher Street, the Lord Overpass (Thorndike Street/Middlesex Street/Appleton Street/Chelmsford Street), Thorndike Street/Gallagher Terminal, Thorndike Street/Highland Street, and Thorndike Street/Hale Street (YMCA Driveway) in Lowell, Massachusetts.

A review of the MassDOT top crash location database showed that all five locations are 2011-2013 Highway Safety Improvement Project (HSIP) clusters and that the intersection of Highland Street at Thorndike Street is number 74 of the top 200 high crash locations in the State.

Project Data An RSA was completed for Thorndike Street corridor on Friday, March 18, 2016 at the UMass Innovation Hub at 110 Canal Street, Lowell. The agenda for this RSA meeting is provided in Appendix A of this report. As shown below in Table 1, the audit team was multidisciplinary with representatives from state, regional and local agencies providing expertise in the engineering, planning, and maintenance fields. Contact information for the RSA attendees is provided in Appendix B of this report.

Background material was provided within the email invitation sent on March 14, 2016 to each participant in the RSA. This information included collision diagrams, crash data summaries, volumes and speeds for the study area. During the RSA meeting, these materials were reviewed as a group prior to the field visit to the intersections. During the RSA field visit, various safety issues were observed and identified. Following the RSA field visit, the team returned to discuss additional concerns and potential solutions for the existing safety issues.

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Table 1: Participating Audit Team Members

Audit Team Member Agency/Affiliation Sara Timoner MassDOT District 4 Traffic John Mastera MassDOT Highway Safety Lisa DeMeo City of Lowell – Engineering Adam Prichard MassDOT Highway Safety Mike Mauro NMCOG Nicolas Bosonetto City of Lowell - Planning George Anastas LRTA Brian Levine MassDOT District 4 Projects Christopher Cameron MassDOT District 4 Projects David Frechette Lowell Police Barry Golner Lowell Police Phillip A.J. Charron Lowell Fire Craig Thomas City of Lowell - Planning Matt Kealey VHB Amy Silbovitz VHB Pete Sorensen VHB

The crashes and collision diagrams were based on crash data collected between January 2011 and December 2013 provided by the Lowell Police Department.

Project Location and Description The study area for the RSA encompasses Thorndike Street from Fletcher Street/Dutton Street to Hale Street/YMCA Drive. The following intersections were examined as part of the RSA:

• Thorndike Street at Fletcher Street/Dutton Street • Lord Overpass (all four intersections) • Thorndike Street at Gallagher Terminal • Thorndike Street at Highland Street • Thorndike Street at Hale Street/YMCA Drive

The following text provides a summary of the crash history at each intersection for the three-year period between January 2011 and December 2013.

Fletcher Street at Thorndike Street and Dutton Street

Fletcher Street at Thorndike Street and Dutton Street is a T-shaped, partially signalized intersection under the city of Lowell, MA jurisdiction. The three intersection approaches are functionally classified as urban

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minor arterials under the City of Lowell, MA jurisdiction. Thorndike Street (the southern approach) provides two through lanes and a left-turn storage lane, approximately 150 feet long, and has a regulatory speed limit of 30 mph. The northbound through movements do not operate under signal control, but the northbound left-turn movement operates under signal control. Dutton Street (the northern approach) provides one through lane and one through right lane and operate under signal control with a regulatory speed limit of 30 mph. Thorndike Street and Dutton Street are median divided. Fletcher Street (the western approach) provides two right-turn only lanes, and operates under signal control with a regulatory speed limit of 30 mph.

There were 43 crashes reported between January 2011 and December of 2013. Of the 43 crashes reported at this intersection, the majority were rear-end crashes (42%-18 crashes). The remaining crashes included angle crashes (28%-12 crashes), eight sideswipes, four single vehicle crashes and one unknown crash. Crashes were most common in April (14%-6 crashes), August (16%-7 crashes) and December (14%-6 crashes). Nine out of the 43 collisions resulted in personal injury. Three out of the 43 crashes involved non-motorists (bicycle/pedestrian).

Lord Overpass (Diamond Interchange & Rotary)

The Lord Overpass is diamond interchange with a signalized rotary functionally classified as an urban principal arterial under City jurisdiction. For this discussion, the signalized rotary was broken into four separate intersections providing location specific details. The Southbound and Northbound on ramps are discussed as afterwards as distinct crash sites.

1. Middlesex Street East at Lord Overpass

Middlesex Street East at Lord Overpass is at the northeast corner of the Lord Overpass. Middlesex Street (east approach) provides one through-right turn lane and one through only lane, approximately 200 foot long, and one receiving lane eastbound. This portion of Middlesex Street has a regulatory speed limit of 30 mph. The Lord Overpass south approach, provides one through-right turn lane and one left-turn only lane northbound. This is a one-way approach. This portion of Lord Overpass has a regulatory speed limit 30 mph.

There were nine crashes reported between January 2011 and December of 2013. Of the nine crashes reported at this intersection, the majority were rear-end crashes (67%-6 crashes). The remaining crashes included angle crashes (22%-2 crashes), and one sideswipe. Crashes were most common September (22%-2 crashes) and November (22%-2 crashes). The majority occurred on dry pavement (100%- 9 crashes) and in clear weather (67%-6 crashes). Thursday was a high crash day accounting for 56% of the crashes. Two out of the nine collisions resulted in personal injury.

2. Middlesex Street West at Lord Overpass

Middlesex Street West at Lord Overpass is the northwest corner of the Lord Overpass. Middlesex Street (east approach) provides a through only lane and a left-turn only lane westbound. This is a one-way approach. Middlesex Street (west approach) provides two right-turn only lanes eastbound and one receiving lane westbound. This portion of Middlesex Street has a regulatory speed limit of 30

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mph. The Lord Overpass off ramp (north approach) provides two through lanes and a channelized right-turn. This is a one-way approach. This portion of Thorndike Street (Route 3A) has a regulatory speed limit of 30 mph.

There were 28 crashes reported between January 2011 and December of 2013. Of the 28 crashes reported at this intersection, the majority were angle crashes (57%-16 crashes). The remaining crashes included rear-end crashes (14%-4 crashes), four sideswiped, two single vehicle crashes, and two head on collisions. Crashes were most common January (21%-6 crashes) and October (18%-5 crashes). Eight out of the 28 collisions resulted in personal injury and three out of the 28 involved non-motorists (pedestrian, cyclist).

3. Appleton Street (Route 110) at Lord Overpass

Appleton Street (Route 110) at Lord Overpass is the southeast corner of the Lord Overpass. Appleton Street (east approach) provides one right-turn only lane westbound and two receiving lane eastbound. Chelmsford Street (west approach) provides two through lanes and one left-turn only lane. This is a one-way approach. Appleton Street has a regulatory speed limit of 25 mph. The Lord Overpass off-ramp (south approach) provides one through lane and one through right-turn lane. This is a one way approach. This portion of the Lord Overpass has a regulatory speed limit of 30 mph.

There were 36 crashes reported between January 2011 and December of 2013. Of the 36 crashes reported at this intersection, the majority were angle crashes (81%-29 crashes). The remaining crashes included rear-end crashes (11%-4 crashes), and one single vehicle crashes. Crashes were most common in November (17%-6 crashes). The majority occurred on dry pavement (61%- 22 crashes) followed by wet pavement (36%-13 crashes). Twelve out of the 36 collisions resulted in personal injury and 1 out of the 36 involved non-motorists (pedestrian, cyclist).

4. Chelmsford Street (Route 110) at Lord Overpass

Chelmsford Street (Route 110) at the Lord Overpass, is the southwest corner of the Lord Overpass. Chelmsford Street (Route 110) (west approach) provides one through only lane and one through/right lane with a channelized right turn and two receiving lanes westbound. Chelmsford Street (Route 110) has a regulatory speed limit of 25 miles per hour. Thorndike Street, north approach, provides one through lane only, one left-turn only lane, and two channelized right turn lanes. This is a one-way approach. This portion of Thorndike Street (Route 3A) has a regulatory speed limit of 30 mph.

There were 23 crashes reported between January 2011 and December of 2013. Of the 23 crashes reported at this intersection, the majority were angle crashes (52%-12 crashes). The remaining crashes included rear-end crashes (22%-5 crashes), three single vehicle crashes, 3 sideswipe crashes. Crashes were most common in June (19%-4 crashes). The majority occurred on dry pavement (61%- 14 crashes) followed by wet pavement (35%-8 crashes). Six out of the 23 collisions resulted in personal injury and 4 out of the 23 involved non-motorists (pedestrian, cyclist).

5. Thorndike Street Northbound On-Ramp merge

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There were 16 crashes reported between January 2011 and December of 2013. Of the 16 crashes reported at this intersection, the majority were rear-end crashes (81%-13 crashes). The remaining crashes included angle crashes (13%-2 crashes), and one single vehicle crash. Crashes were most common in July (25%-4 crashes). The majority occurred on dry pavement (88%- 14 crashes) followed by wet pavement (13%-2 crashes). Seven out of the 16 collisions resulted in personal injury and 1 out of the 16 involved non-motorists (pedestrian, cyclist).

6. Thorndike Street Southbound On-Ramp merge

The Southbound On-Ramp from the Chelmsford Street intersection intersects Thorndike Street under “yield” control. There is one lane on the On-Ramp and two lanes on Thorndike Street.

There were 17 crashes reported between January 2011 and December of 2013. Of the 17 crashes reported at this intersection, the majority were rear-end crashes (76%-13 crashes). The remaining crashes included angle crashes (12%-2 crashes), one sideswiped crash and one single vehicle crash. Crashes were most common in July (25%-4 crashes). The majority occurred on dry pavement (94%- 16 crashes) and one crash occurred on wet pavement. Five out of the 17 collisions resulted in personal injury and 1 out of the 17 involved non-motorists (pedestrian, cyclist).

7. Summer Street at Thorndike Street Northbound Off-Ramp

Summer Street intersects the Thorndike Street Northbound Off-Ramp to form a “T” intersection. The Summer Street approach is currently a stop condition and is right in and right out only. The Thorndike Street Northbound Off-Ramp is one lane approaching the Lord Overpass.

There were 6 crashes reported between January 2011 and December of 2013. Of the 6 crashes reported at this intersection, the majority were angle crashes (33%-2 crashes) and rear-end crashes (33%-2 crashes). The remaining crashes included one single vehicle crashes, and one sideswipe crash. Crashes were most common in January (33%-2 crashes). Half of the crashes occurred on dry pavement and the other half on wet pavement. One out of the 6 collisions resulted in personal injury and 1 out of the 6 involved non-motorists (pedestrian, cyclist).

Gallagher Terminal Driveway at Thorndike Street (Route 3A)

Gallagher Terminal Driveway at Thorndike Street (Route 3A) is a T-shaped, signalized intersection under the City jurisdiction. Thorndike Street (Route 3A) is functionally classified as urban principal arterials. The Gallagher Terminal Driveway east approach provides one right-turn only lane and one left-turn only lane. The Thorndike Street (Route 3A) north approach provides two through lanes and one right-turn only storage lane, approximately 200 feet, southbound and two receiving lanes northbound. The Thorndike Street south approach provides two multi-purpose lanes northbound and two receiving lanes southbound. This portion of Thorndike Street (Route 3A) has a regulatory speed limit of 30 mph.

There were 51 crashes reported between January 2011 and December of 2013. Of the 51 crashes reported at this intersection, the majority were rear-end crashes (63%-32 crashes). The remaining crashes included angle crashes (22%-11 crashes), four sideswipe and four single vehicle crashes. Crashes were most

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common in February (16%-8 crashes) and June (12%-6 crashes). The majority occurred on dry pavement (82%- 42 crashes) and in clear weather (78%-40 crashes). Ten out of the 51 collisions resulted in personal injury and six out of the 51 involved non-motorists (pedestrian, cyclist).

Highland Street at Thorndike Street (Route 3A)

Highland Street at Thorndike Street (Route 3A) is a T-shaped, signalized intersection under the City of Lowell, MA jurisdiction. Thorndike Street (Route 3A), north and south approaches, are functionally classified as urban principal arterials and Highland Street, east approach, is functionally classified as an urban collector road. The Highland Street east approach provides one multi-purpose lane westbound and one receiving lane eastbound. Highland Street has a regulatory speed limit of 30 mph. The Thorndike Street (Route 3A) north approach provides two multi-purpose lanes southbound and two receiving lanes northbound. The Thorndike Street (Route 3A) south approach provides two multi-purpose lanes northbound and two receiving lanes southbound. This portion of Thorndike Street (Route 3A) has a regulatory speed limit of 30 mph.

As noted previously, Highland Street at Thorndike Street is a high crash location in the State (74 out of 200 locations). There were 66 crashes reported between January 2011 and December of 2013. Of the 66 crashes reported at this intersection, the majority were rear-end crashes (47%-31 crashes). The remaining crashes included angle crashes (29%-19 crashes), eight sideswiped, four single vehicle crashes, two head on collisions and one unknown crash. Crashes were most common in June (15%-10 crashes), January (12%-8 crashes) and November (12%-8 crashes). The majority occurred on dry pavement (76%- 50 crashes) and in clear weather (70%-46 crashes). Twenty out of the 66 collisions resulted in personal injury and two out of the 66 involved non-motorists (pedestrian, cyclist).

YMCA Drive at Thorndike Street (Route 3A)

YMCA Drive at Thorndike Street (Route 3A) is a T-shaped, signalized intersection under the City of Lowell, MA jurisdiction. The Thorndike Street (Route 3A) north and south approaches are functionally classified as urban principal arterials and YMCA Drive west approach functional classification is a local road. The YMCA Drive west approach provides one right-turn only lane and one left-turn only lane eastbound and one receiving lane westbound. YMCA Drive has a regulatory speed limit of 30 mph. The Thorndike Street (Route 3A) north approach provides two multi-purpose lanes southbound and two receiving lanes northbound. The Thorndike Street (Route 3A) south approach provides two multi-purpose lanes and a left-turn only storage lane, approximately 400 feet, northbound and two receiving lanes southbound. This portion of Thorndike Street (Route 3A) has a regulatory speed limit of 30 mph.

There were 25 crashes reported between January 2011 and December of 2013. Of the 25 crashes reported at this intersection, the majority were rear-end crashes (56%-14 crashes). The remaining crashes included angle crashes (8%-2 crashes), three sideswiped, two single vehicle crashes, two unknown and one rear to rear crash. Crashes were most common in March (20%-5 crashes), January (16%-4 crashes) and May (16%-4 crashes). The majority occurred on dry pavement (72%- 18 crashes) and in clear weather (64%-16 crashes). Two out of the 25 collisions resulted in personal injury and one out of the 25 involved non-motorists (pedestrian, cyclist).

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Figure 1: Locus Map

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Audit Observations and Potential Safety Enhancements Prior to the field walk, a pre-audit meeting was held in the UMass Innovation Hub conference room. The Innovation Hub building is adjacent to the project area. Crash history was reviewed and each participant was able to share their concerns. The RSA team then walked the project area as a group, highlighting roadway deficiencies and other safety-related concerns.

Safety Issue: Pedestrian Accommodations

Fletcher Street/Dutton Street/Thorndike Street

There is a lack of pedestrian facilities at the intersection of Fletcher Street at Dutton Street/Thorndike Street. There are no crosswalks or pedestrian signals to allow lateral pedestrian movements across Thorndike Street and Dutton Street. The RSA team witnessed several pedestrians jumping over the guardrail to make this crossing and City officials confirmed that this is a heavily desired crossing. (See Image 1) Also, the pedestrian signal head for the Fletcher Street crossing is rotated so that it is not facing the opposite corner.

There are no sidewalks on the NB on-ramp leading up to the Lord Overpass (Middlesex Street). As shown in Image 2 this is a heavily traveled path which shows the desire of people to want to make this connection. There is a sidewalk along the southbound off-ramp side of the roadway.

Lord Overpass

On the overpass itself, the pedestrian circulation is hampered by the numerous crossings required across slip lanes, splitter islands and the overpass itself. The sidewalks on the overpass are uneven, narrow and the guardrail is precariously low. It appeared to the audit team that the bridge railings that protect pedestrians from falling over didn’t meet today’s bridge standards for pedestrian safety. Generally there is no buffer or separation between the pedestrians and the heavy volume of traffic.

Image 2: Worn path between Fletcher and Middlesex Street

Image 1: Pedestrians crossing Thorndike Street at the Fletcher Street Intersection without a marked crosswalk.

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There is a pedestrian signal that was out at Middlesex southbound on-ramp that needs to be fixed. The intersection of Chelmsford Street has pedestrian signal heads that are not facing the proper approach and need to be rotated. It appears the pedestrian crossing times at this location were inadequate and need to be reevaluated.

Gallagher Terminal

There is very minimal street lighting at the intersection of Thorndike Street at Gallagher Terminal. Since this is a transit hub there is a strong desire to walk in this area but the sidewalks and crosswalks are poorly lit. It was also noted by the audit team that pedestrians have been observed crossing during the do not walk portion of the pedestrian phase.

Highland Street

There is overgrown shrubs and mulch on the sidewalks at Highland Street and Thorndike Street in the vicinity of Keith Academy which is impeding pedestrian travel. The sidewalks are also currently obstructed by a street light, providing less than 3 feet of clearance. The pedestrian phase at this intersection runs exclusively and it is not clear if the pedestrian push buttons and pedestrian signal heads were operating correctly at the time of the audit.

YMCA Drive

The intersection of Hale Street (YMCA Driveway) at Thorndike Street provides a crossing across Hale Street and Thorndike Street. There was concern that the sight lines are preventing vehicles from seeing the pedestrian in the crosswalks. It was noted that vehicles coming up the hill on Hale Street had trouble seeing the pedestrians in the crosswalk.

In general, it was noted that all locations have the older style pedestrian signal heads and push buttons and should be updated to the current standards.

Enhancements

• Rotate existing pedestrian signal head at Fletcher Street to align with the pedestrian crosswalks.

• Rotate existing pedestrian signal head at Middlesex Street at the Southbound Ramps.

• Evaluate the pedestrian desire lines to determine appropriate crosswalk placement from Fletcher Street to the Jackson Street Extension.

• Construct sidewalks on east side of Thorndike Street (Northbound on-ramp) between Fletcher Street and the Lord Overpass (Middlesex Street)

• Upgrade pedestrian signal heads to countdown timers.

Image 3: Guard rail for pedestrians.

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• Upgrade/provide Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS).

• Evaluate/Retime pedestrian phasing at all locations to be appropriate based on the crossing length.

• Upgrade rail around Lord Overpass to meet pedestrian height safety requirements.

• Fix sidewalks along Lord Overpass.

• Provide street lighting for poorly lit areas.

• Evaluate the street lighting to ensure the current system is functioning properly.

• Clean up and cut back shrubs and mulch at the Highland Street intersection. (near Keith Academy)

• Remove/relocate street light that is obstructing the pedestrian path at Highland Street intersection.

• Evaluate a concurrent pedestrian crossing of Highland Street.

• Check sight distance at Hale Street (YMCA) with respect to the pedestrian crosswalks.

Safety Issue: Signage and Pavement Markings

Observations

It was noted that generally pavement markings are in poor condition or are missing from the roadways and that signage for cars and pedestrians are in abundance at some locations. It was discussed that the City of Lowell lacks funding to perform maintenance of pavement markings and signage which leads to the faded and missing signs and markings.

Pavement Markings:

Pavement markings were noted as being in poor condition or missing along the Thorndike Street corridor. Stop lines were missing or faded at all locations. The lack of stop lines contributes to drivers not properly stopping at the correct position. Crosswalks are also faded in many locations. This provides for confusion for both the pedestrians and the motorists.

Image 4: Faded crosswalks and stop lines

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At the intersection of Fletcher Street at Thorndike Street there were no marked channelization lines for the double right turns on Fletcher Street to Thorndike Street southbound. Vehicles in the right most lane tend to turn into either lane which can explain the numerous sideswipe crashes at this location. On the Lord Overpass ramp there are no “yield markings” right before the merge point with Thorndike Street northbound and the stop lines on Thorndike Street northbound and southbound are missing.

Heading southbound on Thorndike Street at the intersection of Gallagher Terminal, the lanes are undefined. There are no marked exclusive left or right turn lanes. Also, there are no marked shoulders and the markings are unclear to motorists.

It was also noted that some of the lanes on the Lord Overpass appear to be wider than a typical 12’ lane. There was a concern with the wider lanes that motorists will use these bigger lanes as two lanes instead of one lane. Also, most of the pavement markings appeared worn or missing.

Signage:

There is a lot of repetitive signage and unnecessary signs along the Thorndike Street corridor. Primarily at the Lord Overpass there are signs that provide to be confusing for motorists. Some signs were misleading while others were repetitive.

At the intersection of Fletcher Street at Thorndike Street the “yield” signs coming off the off-ramp are too far back from the actual yield point. The audit team also discussed that the left turn lane from Thorndike Street northbound to Fletcher Street could be a trap as there is no signage for the lanes or markings. This could also be attributing to the crashes of vehicles hitting the signal post. It was noted that the post in the median is hit often which requires repairs. It was also noted at the Lord Overpass that there are too many signs which is causing driver confusion. There is a “Left Turn On Red” sign at the corner of Appleton Street that maybe be contributing to crashes at that location since this is not a familiar movement for motorists. Also, there is no sight distance to vehicles from ramp, and this movement conflicts with the right turn from Appleton Street which may lead to driver confusion.

Enhancements

• Update/refresh all pavement markings along Thorndike Street.

• Provide crosswalk and stop line markings where they are missing.

• Add tracking for right-turn lanes on Fletcher Street.

• Add yield lines to the off-ramp at the Fletcher Street intersection.

Image 5: Missing crosswalks and stop lines

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• Move “Yield” signs on off-ramp to Fletcher Street closer to the yield point. The sign should be placed near the end of the island.

• Widen the on-ramp to Lowell connector to provide for two lanes.

• On Lord Overpass restripe lanes to a 12’ maximum.

• Clean up repetitive signage on the Lord Overpass to eliminate driver confusion.

Safety Issue: Driver Behavior

Observations

It was noted that motorists are traveling at high speeds approaching Gallagher Terminal from the north. Thorndike Street through traffic is able to gain speed as they travel under the overpass.

It was observed that vehicles heading northbound onto the overpass can see the traffic signals for both the intersection of Appleton Street and Middlesex Street. Motorists may be confused by which traffic signal they should be looking at and sometimes end up running a red light, leading to a high rate of angle crashes with Appleton Street eastbound traffic. The majority of the crashes stated the vehicles on the overpass ran the red light at this location.

Lowell Police Department currently uses grant funding to supplement and focus on enforcement of red light stoppage. Vehicles running the red light at Highland Avenue was noted as an issue. They have issued many tickets for the running of red lights in the vicinity of Highland Avenue as part of this program.

Enhancements

• Continue enforcement for speed, red light running and distracted drivers.

• Remove certain overhead traffic signals to reduce driver confusion.

• Consider using the grant money for potential enhancements for the other locations with similar issues as Highland Avenue.

Safety Issue: Traffic Signal Infrastructure and Operations

Observations


Image 6: Northbound drivers approaching Appleton Street can see Traffic Signals for both Appleton Street and Middlesex Street.

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It was noted that at the intersection of Fletcher Street at Thorndike Street, the Thorndike Street northbound through traffic often stops for the traffic signal indication for the left turn vehicles as the signals are confusing. It was noted that this traffic signal has an optically programmed signal head to prevent through traffic from viewing. It was suggested that if the through traffic is still seeing the left turn signal then there is a problem with the location of the signal heads.

Lord Overpass

It was observed at the Lord Overpass that some of the traffic signals did not face the lanes correctly and need to be rotated. It was noted that there were too many signal heads for each approach, which was causing confusion for vehicles especially since they were mostly green signal displays for all movements. It was also observed that some of the signal heads for other intersections can be seen from the previous intersection. This effect is prominent as a vehicle is approaching Appleton Street on the Thorndike Street northbound off ramp. Traffic signals at the Middlesex Street intersection can be seen at the same time as the traffic signals at Appleton Street.

Gallagher Terminal

At the intersection of Gallagher Terminal at Thorndike Street it was observed that there was vehicle detection for the Gallagher Terminal approach but no vehicle detection by the traffic signal on Thorndike Street. The red and yellow clearance times also seemed too short for vehicles to clear through the intersection. This was demonstrated by the numerous rear-end crashes on both directions of Thorndike Street. The signal heads were hard to see as there were no backplates on the traffic signals.

Highland Street

It was observed that the traffic signals at the intersection of Highland Street at Thorndike Street do not include vehicle detection for the left turn lane on Thorndike Street southbound. It should be noted that the Thorndike Street southbound approach is not a dedicated left turn lane, but a left through and a through lane. It was observed that a driver trying to turn left into Highland Avenue has difficulty finding a gap and blocks traffic on Thorndike Street southbound. How the traffic signal is currently designed, the vehicle must then wait for a vehicle to be exiting from Highland Avenue to trigger the left turn arrow. There were 5 side-swiped crashes, 22 rear-end and 11 angle crashes that may have been associated with this lane configurations. It was also noted that the signal head for the left turn lane violates MUTCD standards by not properly clearing the green arrow. Another reason for the high number of angle crashes at this location. The lenses on the traffic signals appeared dim. It was also observed that there is no coordination along the corridor which requires vehicles to stop between intersections.

Hale Street

Image 7: Middlesex westbound showing too many signal heads which are confusing to motorists.

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It was noted at the intersection of Hale Street (YMCA Drive) that the red and yellow clearance times seemed too short for vehicles to clear through the intersection. It was observed that the lenses on the traffic signals appeared dim, particularly in direct sunlight, and were missing backplates.

Enhancements

• Provide a green overhead signal indication for Thorndike Street northbound traffic at Fletcher Street indicating that they do not need to stop.

• Verify the adequacy of the yellow and red clearance times at all locations. Make adjustments as necessary.

• Where missing, add retroreflective backplates to all overhead traffic signals to increase visibility.

• Provide vehicle detection for left turns on Thorndike Street into Gallagher Terminal.

• Provide vehicle detection for left turns on Thorndike Street into Highland Street.

• Update left turn signal at the intersection of Thorndike Street at Highland Street to include proper clearance (yellow arrow) for the left turn movement.

• Replace the worn traffic signal lenses as necessary to increase visibility at the intersection of Thorndike Street at Highland Avenue.

• Provide coordination between traffic signal along Thorndike Street.

• Adjust signal heads so they can only be seen from the intended approach on the northbound Thorndike Street intersections at the Lord Overpass (Middlesex Street westbound and Appleton Street westbound).

Safety Issue: Intersection/Roadway Geometry


Image 8: Missing crosswalks and stop lines

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It was noted that at the intersection of Fletcher Street at Thorndike Street that the current geometry is very confusing for motorists since only a few movements are under signal control. Motorists traveling northbound do not have a signal control but vehicles turning left are under signal control. The merge of Thorndike Street northbound and the on-ramp from the Lord Overpass provides an unsafe environment for motorists since motorists are stopping instead of yielding onto Thorndike Street leading to a number of rear-end crashes. It was also observed that the existing crash attenuator on Thorndike Street northbound did not meet current standards.

Lord Overpass

It was noted that there is a strong desire for pedestrian, bicycle and transit connections in and around the Lord Overpass. The existing infrastructure as designed today cannot accommodate this need. There are some sidewalks and no bicycle accommodations. Pedestrian crossings are numerous and do not provide an easy way to go from one side of the overpass to the other. There was some discussion about the visibility of the Southbound on-ramp from the Lord Overpass looking north and causing delays, rear-ends, and angles crashes. It was also observed that the guardrail at the northeast corner of Middlesex Street and the Thorndike Street On-Ramp was damaged.

Thorndike Street – Gallagher Terminal to Hale Street

On Thorndike Street between the Gallagher Terminal and the Lowell Connector it was observed that it is unsafe and disruptive for vehicles to take a left turn from any of the many uncontrolled driveways. Left turns into and out of these driveways requires a large gap to become available, however, due to the volume and speed of vehicles in the corridor these gaps are rarely available during peak hours. Left turning vehicles therefore block traffic and create a safety issue.

It was observed that the lanes are not well defined and there are no dedicated left turn lanes at the intersection of Thorndike Street at Gallagher Terminal or at Highland Street. Vehicles attempting to turn left onto Gallagher or Highland result in stopping traffic flow, which in turns creates a situation where vehicles in the queue attempt to merge onto the right lane causing rear-end crashes.

At the intersection of Hale Street (YMCA Driveway) there was a fire hydrant that juts out into the street. The hydrant is over the curb line which could be a concern for vehicles or plows on the roadway as a hazard. This also does not meet the standard 1.5' offset from the roadway.

A general observation showed that lane utilization heading southbound on Thorndike Street was a concern. Vehicles as far back as Fletcher Street are only utilizing the right most through lane and not the left through lane. This is in anticipation of needing to turn right onto the Lowell Connector which only has one lane for acceptance and also due to the left turning vehicles at Highland Street. This causes congestion and which lead to many of the rear-end and sideswipe crashes since the vehicles are jockeying for position in the lane.

Image 9: Improper crash attenuator

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Enhancements

• Provide a fourth leg (Jackson Street Extension) to the intersection of Fletcher Street at Thorndike Street.

• Provide crosswalks and full access to all approaches.

• Replace crash attenuators on Thorndike Street approaching the intersection of Fletcher Street.

• Provide a median barrier or quick curb that makes all driveways right-turn in and right-turn out along Thorndike Street.

• Consider widening the on-ramp to the Lowell Connector to two lanes which will help to better utilize the southbound Thorndike Street lane utilization.

• Look into the feasibility of moving the fire hydrant on Thorndike Street at YMCA Drive so it is not in the shoulder of the roadway.

• Reconstruct the Lord Overpass into an at-grade location to accommodate all modes of transportation.

• Consider widening the northbound approach of Thorndike Street at Gallagher Terminal to provide for an exclusive left turn lane and two through lanes if right-of-way can be taken.

• Consider widening Thorndike Street at Highland Street to accommodate a separate left turn lane.

• Fix the guardrail at Middlesex Street.

Summary of Road Safety Audit Following the site walk, participants returned to the meeting room to review the safety issues identified on the walk and to recommend potential countermeasures. Participants were challenged to come up not only with long term improvements (greater than three years in the future) that could be incorporated into the design project (or future projects), but also to identify short-term (less than one year) or intermediate improvements (one to three years into the future) that could be implemented as soon as possible and before the reconstruction effort begins.

All potential improvements were categorized by the following time frames: short-term, intermediate, and long-term. Long-term improvements are likely to be associated with the redesign of the Lord Overpass or other future development projects.

Image 10: Driveways have full access to Thorndike Street

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Enhancements were also assigned a cost category, as identified in Table 2.

Table 2: Estimated Time Frame and Costs Breakdown

Recommendations for improving safety are summarized in Table 3 and are categorized based on estimated safety payoff, time frame and cost for implementation. The responsible party for further action is identified as well.

Safety payoff estimates can be subjective and are based on the relative percent of crashes that may be reduced by the improvement. For major improvements, crash reduction factors are often available to assess the safety payoff; however, for many minor enhancements a more subjective approach must be used. To provide a general assessment of how a recommended improvement would impact crash occurrences, countermeasures have been assigned a Low, Medium, or High value using professional engineering judgement as it relates to potential crash reduction.

Countermeasures detailed in the summary tables involve engineering, maintenance, enforcement, educational, and/or behavioral modifications beginning with overall interchange considerations and continuing with location-specific items for consideration.

Selected potential countermeasures have been identified as short-term, intermediate (maintenance projects) and/or long term.

Time Frame Costs Short-Term <1 Year Low <$10,000 Mid-Term 1-3 Years Medium $10,001-$50,000

Long-Term >3 Years High >$50,000

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Road Safety Audit—Thorndike Street, Lowell MA VHB DRAFT

Table 3: Potential Safety Enhancement Summary

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Safety Issue Potential Safety Enhancement Safety Payoff Time Frame Cost Responsible Agency Thorndike Street/Dutton Street at Fletcher Street

Pedestrian Accommodations

Rotate Fletcher Street pedestrian signal head Med Short Low City of Lowell


Provide a marked pedestrian crossing of Thorndike Street. High Long High City of Lowell


Provide sidewalks between Fletcher Street intersections to Middlesex Street along NB on ramp.

High Long High City of Lowell

Intersection Geometry

Extend Jackson Street to make a 4 legged intersection with Fletcher Street/Thorndike Street/Dutton Street

High Long High City of Lowell

Intersection Geometry Consider redesigning Thorndike Street by adding a NB left turn lane/eliminate a through lane

Med Mid High City of Lowell

Intersection Geometry Replace crash attenuators to meet current standards Med Mid Medium City of Lowell

Signage & Pavement Markings

Provide marked crosswalks for Thorndike Street High Long High City of Lowell


Relocate and/or provide supplemental Yield signs to help decrease rear ends on NB on-ramp

Med Short Low City of Lowell


Provide “yield” markings on the Thorndike Street off-ramp Med Short Low City of Lowell


Provided dashed line at end of ramp Med Short Low City of Lowell


Add tracking for Fletcher Street double right High Short Low City of Lowell

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Provide a stop bar for Thorndike Street NB left Med Short Low City of Lowell


Provide a stop bar for SB Thorndike Street Med Short Low City of Lowell

Traffic Signals

Provide overhead traffic signals for the through traffic stopping/confused by left turn signal

Med Mid Medium City of Lowell

Thorndike Street at Gallagher Terminal

Traffic Signals Adjust yellow and red clearance times Med Short Low City of Lowell

Traffic Signals Provide Retroreflective backplates on overhead signal heads Low Mid Low City of Lowell

Traffic Signals Provide video or loop detection at this location Med Mid Medium City of Lowell

Driver Behavior Enforce speeds coming off the overpass Med Short Low City of Lowell

Intersection Geometry Consider adding a left turn lane into Gallagher High Long High City of Lowell

Intersection Geometry Add median barrier to require all driveways to be right in/right out High Long Medium City of Lowell


Restripe 2 lanes and widen shoulder on Thorndike Street northbound


Signage & Pavement Markings Restripe crosswalks and Stop lines Med Short Low City of Lowell

Pedestrian Accommodations Provide additional street lighting Low Mid Medium City of Lowell

Thorndike Street at Highland Street

Traffic Signals Left turn crashes - Add detection for left turn Med Mid Medium City of Lowell

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Traffic Signals Update left turn signal to include proper yellow arrow clearance Med Short Low City of Lowell

Traffic Signals Signal head visibility - Replace signal lenses as necessary Med Short Low City of Lowell

Traffic Signals Provide coordination along the corridor to reduce rear end crashes

Med Mid Medium City of Lowell

Intersection Geometry Add left turn lane High Long Medium City of Lowell

Intersection Geometry Add median barrier to require all driveways to be right in right out High Long Medium City of Lowell

Intersection Geometry/ Signage & Pavement Markings

Congestion and imbalance of traffic - Restripe Lowell Connector and Thorndike Street on-Ramp to two lanes

High Mid High MassDOT

Intersection Geometry Add quick curb for median island High Short Low City of Lowell Pedestrian Accommodations

Clear brush and mulch from sidewalks (Keith Academy) Low Short Low City of Lowell


Make Highland Street crossing concurrent Med Short Medium City of Lowell


Relocate street light from middle of sidewalk (3’ clearance) Low Mid Medium City of Lowell

Pedestrian Accommodations/Traffic Signals

Check to make sure pedestrian buttons and heads are working properly


Driver Behavior Work with Lowell PD to get their data from grant study on red light running.

Low Short Low City of Lowell

Thorndike Street at Hale Street (YMCA Drive)

Driver Behavior Speeding Enforcement Med Short Low City of Lowell Driver Behavior Red-light Running Enforcement Med Short Low City of Lowell

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Intersection Geometry/ Signage & Pavement Markings

Restripe Lowell Connector and Thorndike Street on-ramp to two lanes

High Mid High MassDOT

Intersection Geometry Fix hydrant that is into the street Low Mid Medium City of Lowell

Traffic Signals Signal Visibility Replace signal lens and add backplates Med Mid Low City of Lowell

Traffic Signals Rear Ends - Check clearance times Low Short Low City of Lowell


Check sight lines for pedestrian crossings Low Short Low City of Lowell

Lord Overpass Pedestrian Accommodations

Reconstruct to form two at-grade intersections High Long High City of Lowell

Pedestrian Accommodations Fix guardrail at Middlesex Street Med Short Medium City of Lowell

Pedestrian Accommodations Raise railing height Med Long Medium City of Lowell


Fix broken pedestrian signal at Middlesex (SB off ramp) Med Short Low City of Lowell


Add pedestrian signal at corner of Chelmsford at Thorndike Street. Med Short Low City of Lowell


Check pedestrian phasing at Chelmsford Low Short Low City of Lowell


Consider removing left turn on red at Appleton Med Short Low City of Lowell


Consider staggering the stop lines approaching Appleton Med Short Low City of Lowell

Signage & Pavement Markings Add yield lines end of SB on-ramp Low Short Low City of Lowell

Signage & Pavement Markings Update pavement marking Med Short Low City of Lowell

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Signage & Pavement Markings/Traffic Signals

Consider reducing number of signal heads and signs Med MID Low City of Lowell

Signage & Pavement Markings/Traffic Signals

Remove excess signage where possible Low Short Low City of Lowell

Signage & Pavement Markings Restripe lanes to 12’ or less Med Short Low City of Lowell

Traffic Signals Fix signal heads (rotate properly) Med Short Low City of Lowell

Traffic Signals Remove redundant signal heads and consider adding arrows instead of green balls

Med MID Medium City of Lowell

Traffic Signals Angle crashes (NB Off-Ramp) - Adjust signals so they cannot be seen from another intersection

Med MID Medium City of Lowell

Intersection Geometry Remove wall on Thorndike Street southbound, and add acceleration lane

Med Long High City of Lowell

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Appendix A. RSA Meeting Agenda

Appendix B. RSA Audit Team Contact List

Appendix C. Detailed Crash Data

# Crash Date Crash Day Time of Day Manner of Collision Light Condition

Weather

Condition Road Surface Driver Contributing Code Comments

m/d/y Type Type Type Type Type D1 D2 D3 D4 D5

1 1/13/2011 Monday 6:56:00 Sideswipe, same direction

Dark - lighted

roadway Snow Snow

D1- No Improper Driving

D2- No Improper Driving 39 34

Traveling inbound on Dutton

St, D2 was stopped at the light

at the intersection of Fletcher

when struck by D1 whose

brakes locked while

approaching D2.

2 8/3/2011 Wednesday 3:00:00 Sideswipe, same direction

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry D1- No improper action unk

D1 was approaching Worthen

St extension as D2 attempted

to make a right turn into D1's

direction. D1 moved to the

right to make room and

sideswiped a wooden fence.

3 8/8/2011 Monday 20:00 Angled Dusk Clear Dry

D1- No improper driving

D2- Failure to keep in proper lane or

running off road 24 40

D1 turned right onto Dutton St

from Fletcher St while in left-

most lane. D2 proceeded

straight, entered D1's lane and

struck D1.

4 9/28/2011 Wednesday 18:05:00 Rear-End Daylight Clear Dry


D2- Unknown 58 35

D3 was traveling in front of D1

made an abrupt stop, D1

applied his brake and D1 was

struck by D2.

5 10/3/2011 Monday 18:00:00 Rear-End Daylight Rainy Snow


D2- Followed too closely unk unk

D1 was traveling on Thorndike

St, entering Dutton St, when

struck from behind by D2.

6 10/28/2011 Friday 14:40:00 Rear-End Daylight Clear Dry


D2- Unknown



D5- No Improper Driving 43 61 57 49 39

Traveling inbound on

Thorndike St D1 rear-ended D2

which caused D2 to collide

into the rear of D3, D4 and D5.

All except D1 were stopped.

7 11/7/2011 Friday 11:30:00 Rear-End Daylight Clear Dry Unknown 51 unk

On Dutton St, D1 was slowing

for red light at Fletcher St and

was hit from behind by D2.

Crash Data Summary TableDutton St At Fletcher St; Lowell MA

January 2011 - December 2013

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Weather





Ages

8 12/12/2011 Monday 9:30:00 Single Vehicle Crash Daylight Clear Dry D1- Unknown 18

Traveling on Fletcher St, D1

prepared to turn right but was

waiting for another vehicle to

exit a nearby Dunkin Donuts

when the vehicle behind D1

proceeded to pass D1 while

turning right, to avoid collision

D1 turned to the right side and

came into contact with a curb.


D1- No improper action

D2- Inattention 23 31

At the intersection, D1 was

stopped at traffic signal when

rear-ended by D2 who was

distracted briefly.

10 1/29/2012 Sunday 10:00:00 Unknown Unknown Unk Unk Unknown unk

Pedestrian was crossing

Fletcher St when struck by a

vehicle.

11 4/4/2012 Wednesday 7:20:00 Single Vehicle Crash Daylight Clear Dry

D1- Visibly obstructed AND No improper

driving 19

On Fletcher St, D1 looked both

ways and was in the process of

turning right when struck by

cyclist.

12 4/7/2012 Saturday 2:20:00 Single Vehicle Crash

Dark - roadway not

lighted Clear Dry

D1- Disregarded traffic signs, signals,

road markings unk

Motorcycle was found on

roadway of Dutton and

Fletcher St. It was demolished

and abandoned after crash.

13 4/9/2012 Monday 16:10 Angled Daylight Clear Dry

D1- No Improper Driving D2-

No Improper Driving 69 48

D1 was on Fletcher St and

turned right onto Dutton St

when struck on side front

bumper by D2's passenger side

front bumper. D2 was turning

left onto the Lord Overpass

from Dutton St.

14 5/9/2012 Wednesday 9:15:00 Angled Daylight Rainy Wet


D2- Unknown 27 56

D1 took right from Fletcher St

onto Dutton St and he was on

the outside lane when D2 was

in the inside lane. As D2

turned she came into D1's lane

and stuck him.

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Weather





Ages

15 6/4/2012 Monday 14:30:00 Angled Daylight Rainy Wet D1- Unknown unk

Pedestrian was walking on

Dutton St and attempted to

cross Fletcher St when D1

struck her with front bumper

while being operated inbound

on Fletcher St.



D2- Unknown 40 28

Both D1 and D2 were driving

outbound on Dutton St. D1

stopped for red traffic signal

at intersection of Fletcher St.

D2 did not stop and struck

rear-end of D1.

17 7/4/2012 Wednesday 1:35:00 Angled

Dark - lighted

roadway Cloudy Dry Unknown 49 21

D1 was turning right from

Fletcher St onto Dutton St and

was struck by D2 who was also

turning right.

18 8/8/2012 Wednesday 10:30:00 Sideswipe, same direction Daylight Clear Dry


D2- Unknown

D3- No improper driving 24 29 unk

D1 was traveling outbound in

left lane on Dutton St when D2

changed lanes and struck the

rear of D1 as she passed by.

This caused D2 to drive into

the side of D3 which was

parked between open median.

19 8/19/2012 Sunday 6:25:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry



D1 was stopped at red light

when D2 (outside lane)

attempted to take right turn

on right and struck her.

20 8/19/2012 Sunday 18:30:00 Rear-End Dusk Clear Dry



D3- No improper driving 32 32 25

Traveling on Dutton St an

unknown vehicle cut into D1's

lane causing him to slam his

brakes and stop abruptly. This

caused D1 to be struck from

behind by D2.

21 9/1/2012 Saturday 9:30:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry


D2- No improper driving 24 44

At intersection of Fletcher and

Dutton, D2 came to a stop at

sign, D3 came to stop to let D2

out. D2 did not see D1 coming

and they collided.

22 9/25/2012 Tuesday 12:05:00 Sideswipe, same direction Daylight Clear Dry


D2- Unknown unk unk

D1 was sideswiped by D2

while parked on the

intersection of Dutton and

Fletcher St for traffic light pole

maintenance.

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Weather





Ages


Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry


D2- Unknown unk unk

D1 was hit while making a

right turn onto Dutton St from

Fletcher St by D2 who was

making the same right turn.

24 12/9/2012 Sunday 2:40:00 Sideswipe, same direction

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry



Both D1 and D2 were

attempting a right turn onto

Thorndike St when D1 stuck

D2.

25 12/14/2012 Friday 21:30:00 Rear-End

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry


D2- Unknown unk unk

D1 was stopped in traffic on

Dutton St when rear-ended by

D2.

26 12/19/2012 Wednesday 16:35:00 Rear-End Dusk Clear Dry



D1 was at a stop light when

she was struck from behind by

D2.

27 1/16/2013 Wednesday 6:30:00 Rear-End

Dark - lighted

roadway Snow Snow


D2- Driving too fast for conditions unk unk

D1 was stopped when struck

from behind by D2 (traveling

on Dutton St)

28 2/28/2013 Thursday 18:00:00 Rear-End

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry



D2 was stopped at a red light

at the intersection of Dutton

and Fletcher when D2 crashed

into her rear.

29 3/19/2013 Saturday 4:45:00 Rear-End Dawn Unk unk Unknown 55 unk

D1 was stopped at red light on

Fletcher at the intersection of

Dutton. D1 was rear-ended by

D2.

30 3/20/2013 Wednesday 14:40:00 Rear-End Daylight Cloudy Wet



D2 stopped for a yellow traffic

light D1 was unable to stop

and hit rear of D2.




D3- Inattention unk unk unk

On Fletcher St at Dutton St, D3

began moving and suddenly

stopped causing him to crash

into D2's rear-end which

caused D2 to rear-end D3.

Both D2 and D3 had been

completely stopped when they

were rear-ended.

32 4/5/2013 Friday 15:00:00 Angled Daylight Cloudy Dry


D2- Failed to yield right of way

AND Failure to keep in proper lane or

running off road unk unk

D1 was traveling straight on

Dutton St when D2 attempted

to enter his (outside) lane and

collision occurred.

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Weather





Ages

33 4/30/2013 Tuesday 15:41:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry


D2- Unknown unk unk

D1 (traveling on Dutton St

approaching intersection on

Fletcher St) attempted to

make a left turn when she was

struck by D2 (traveling on

Fletcher St).

34 5/10/2013 Saturday 18:50:00 Rear-End Daylight Clear Dry



D3- Followed too closely 64 39 21

D1 and D2 were both stopped

at red light but D3 didn't stop

in time and hit D2 which

ended up hitting D1.

35 7/13/2013 Saturday 23:35:00 Sideswipe, opposite direction

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry


D2- Swerving or avoiding due to wind,

slippery surface, vehicle, object, non-

motorist in roadway, ect… unk unk

D1 (inside lane) turned left

wide forcing D2 to also turn

wide, but in doing so D2 struck

D1.


D1- Inattention


D3- No improper driving unk unk unk

D2 and D3 were stopped on

Dutton St at the intersection

of Fletcher St when D1 struck

the rear of D2 causing D2 to

strike D3.

37 7/29/2013 Monday 17:30:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry


D20 No improper driving unk unk

D1 (traveling outbound on

Dutton St passing through

Fletcher St) was struck by D2

(turning onto Dutton St from

Fletcher St).




Traveling Northbound on

Fletcher St, D1 was stopped in

traffic and struck by D2.

39 8/28/2013 Wednesday 12:45:00 Angled Daylight Cloudy Dry


D2- Followed too closely AND

Inattention unk unk

D1 was attempting to turn left

from Fletcher St onto Dutton

St and was struck by D2 who

was heading North on Fletcher

St.

40 9/16/2013 Monday 17:59:00 Rear-End Daylight Clear Dry


D2- Followed too closely AND Driving

too fast for conditions unk unk

D1 stopped for red light and

vehicle in traffic directly in

front of her on Fletcher St

when D2 crashed into the rear

of D1.

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Weather





Ages

41 11/15/2013 Friday 23:55:00 Single Vehicle Crash

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry D1- Physical impairment unk

D1 was turning right onto

Thorndike from Fletcher St. D1

almost struck median in left

lane but avoided it by

swerving right, but D1 struck

the curb.

42 11/26/2013 Tuesday 18:08:00 Sideswipe, same direction

Dark - lighted

roadway Rainy Wet


D2- Unknown unk unk

D1 was on Fletcher St at the

intersection of Dutton St. A

white box truck made a right

turn too close to D1 and struck

her vehicle.

43 12/3/2013 Tuesday 17:30:00 Sideswipe, same direction

Dark - roadway not

lighted Clear Dry


D2- Other improper action unk unk

D1 (Lowell Police Cruiser) had

a vehicle pulled over on outer

Dutton St with Emergency

lights on when D2 failed to

moved over while attempting

to pass and D2's mirror struck

D1's mirror.

7 of 43 Hit and Run

Zero of 43 charged with OUI. However, 2 involved intoxication.

3 out of 43 involved non-motorist (2 pedestrians, 1 cyclists)

2 drivers unlicensed, unregistered/uninsured vehicle, and/or expired Inspection Sticker

9 out of 43 collisions resulted in personal injury

11 of the 87 vehicles involved in 43 collisions were towed

Summary based on Crash Reports obtained from Lowell PD.

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Crash Data Summary Chart

Dutton St At Fletcher St Lowell, MA

January 2010- December 2013

7%

2%

5%

14%

5% 5%

9%

16%

9%

5%

9%

14%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

J F M A M J J A S O N D

Crash Month

19%

9%

33%

2%

14% 14%

9%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Crash Day of Week

9%7%

12%

7%

16%14% 14%

5% 5%2%

7%

2%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

6am-8am

8am-10am

10am-12pm

12pm-2pm

2pm-4pm

4pm-6pm

6pm-8pm

8pm-10pm

10pm-12am

12am-2am

2am-4am

4am-6am

Crash Time of Day

9%

42%

28%

16%

2% 0% 0% 2%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

SingleVehicle Crash

Rear-End Angled Sideswipe,same

direction

Sideswipe,oppositedirection

Head on Rear to Rear Unknown

Crash Manner of Collision

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Dutton St At Fletcher St Lowell, MA


58%

2%7%

26%

5%0% 0% 2%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%

Daylight Dawn Dusk Dark - lightedroadway

Dark -roadway not

lighted

Dark -unknownroadwaylighting

Other Unknown

Crash Light Condition

72%

9% 9% 5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%

Crash Weather Condition

79%

9% 7%0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Dry Wet Snow Ice Sand, mud,dirt, oil,gravel

Water(standing,moving)

Slush Other Unk

Crash Road Surface

5%

14% 11% 10%7% 5%

0% 0%

48%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

15-20 21-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+ Unknown

Crash Driver Age

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Weather


m/d/y Type Type Type Type Type D1 D2 D3 D4

1 1/7/2011 Friday 23:59:00 Angled

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry Unknown 25 19

D2 (traveling straight on Middlesex

St) and D1 (traveling on on-ramp)

collided; then D2 continued

crashing into the guard rail and

coming to a rest on on-ramp.

2 1/8/2011 Saturday 17:00 Angled

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry D1- Failed to yield right of way 43

D1 was turning right onto

Middlesex St from on-ramp when

cyclist ran into the outside mirror.

3 1/24/2011 Monday 15:40 Angled Daylight Clear Dry

D1- Unknown

D2- Unknown 23 unk

D1 (traveling on on-ramp)

proceeded through intersection

when struck by D2 (traveling on

Lords Overpass toward Middlesex

St). Both state that they had green

light.

4 1/25/2011 Tuesday 16:10:00 Sideswipe, same direction Daylight Clear Wet



On on-ramp from Dutton St, D2 was

in right lane when D1 tried to

squeeze by and made contact.


D1- Unknown

D2- Unknown 55 20

D2 (entering the Lord Overpass on a

green light inbound on Middlesex

St) was struck by D1 who stopped

at a red light but then proceeded

due to the left on red after stop

sign.



D2- Visibility obstructed 38 28

D1 was stopped at red light on

Middlesex St when bumped from

rear by D2 who was visibility

obstructed by solar glare.


Dark - lighted

roadway Rainy Wet Unknown 19 33

D2 (traveling straight on a green

light) was hit by D1 wbo had

stopped at red light and saw the

"Left on Red After Stop" sign and

then proceeded.


D1- Disreguarded traffic signs,

signals, road markings AND Made

an improper turn

D2- No improper action unk 64

D1 (traveling in the straight lane on

Middlesex St) made an abrupt left

turn and struck D2.

9 8/3/2011 Wednesday 7:18:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry


D2- Disreguarded traffic signs,

signals, road markings 37 60

D1 (traveling from Dutton Street on

on-ramp to Lords Overpass) had

green light when struck by D2 who

was exiting the traffic circle onto

Middlesex Street.

Crash Data Summary TableMiddlesex St At On-ramp From Thorndike St; Lowell MA


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10 9/10/2011 Sunday 7:30:00 Single Vehicle Crash Daylight Clear Dry D1- Emotional 54

D1 hit traffic light pole on Lord

Overpass, parked car on Howard

Street and Light pole at Molly Kay's

Pub

11 10/6/2011 Thursday 22:00:00 Angled

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry



D1 was on Middlesex St and

merging onto rotary, when she

struck D2 who was on the rotary

turning outbound.

12 10/21/2011 Friday 8:50:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry


D2- Disregard traffic signs, signals,

road markings 74 55

D1 entered intersection at Lord

Overpass from Thorndike St on

green light when struck by D2 who

went through red light on

Middlesex St.



D2- Failed to yield right of way 64 27

D1 was traveling on Middlesex St

when D2 (traveling on on-ramp

toward Lord Overpass) pulled out

and crashed into the front of his

truck crashing.

14 12/5/2011 Monday 16:03:00 Head on Daylight Clear Dry

D1- Unknown


At intersection of Middlesex St and

Lord Overpass, D2 was stopped

when he saw D1 coming at him

head-on.

15 12/6/2011 Tuesday 8:00:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry Unknown 31 53

D1 was on Lord Overpass headed

towards Chelmsford St when she

was struck by D2, who was entering

Overpass from Middlesex St ramp.

16 12/15/2011 Thursday 8:45:00 Single Vehicle Crash Daylight Rainy Wet


running off road unk

D1 had struck a traffic signal on

Lord Overpass and fled towards

Appleton St.




D2 was coming from outbound

Middlesex St on to the right side of

the rotary between Middlesex St

and Westford side and D1 (traveling

inbound on Middlesex St struck him

from behind.




Traveling on Middlesex St away

from Lord Overpass, D1 was

stopped for a pedestrian crossing

the street when rear-ended by D2.

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Weather





Ages

19 2/15/2012 Wednesday 13:37 Angled Daylight Cloudy Dry



D1 was on rotary already and as he

entered traffic D2 (traveling

inbound on Middlesex St struck

him.



D2- Unknown 49 47

D1 (using ramp from Thorndike St)

collided with D2 (crossing overpass

on Middlesex St) who had the green

light. After collision, D1 rolled into

utility pole.




D1 was stopped at a red light

coming up the ramp at Middlesex

St. When the light turned green D1

proceeded; then the collision

occurred with D2 who was traveling

on Middlesex St away from Lord

Overpass.

22 9/20/2012 Thursday 7:58:00 Sideswipe, same direction Daylight Clear Dry


D2- Unknown 37 34

D1 was at red light of on-ramp

entering Lord Overpass rotary in

right lane and D2 was in left lane.

D1 then crossed dotted line into

D2's lane and side-swipe occurred.

Both were exiting onto Chelmsford.




D1 was proceeding from Middlesex

St onto rotary at Lord Overpass and

made contact with D2 who was

traveling from other direction onto

rotary.

24 8/3/2013 Saturday 12:00:00 Head on Daylight Clear Dry Unknown unk unk

D1 (traveling onto Middlesex St)

and D2 (traveling on on-ramp

through the intersection) crashed.



D2- Unknown unk unk

D1 was going up on-ramp to Lord

Overpass from Dutton St and had

the green light when a dirt bike

drove into her.

26 9/18/2013 Wednesday 14:40:00 Rear-End Daylight Clear Dry Unknown unk unk

D2 was coming up on-ramp and was

stopped in traffic when rear-ended

by D1,


Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry


D2- Failed to yield right of way unk unk

D1 was traveling straight on Lord

Overpass with intent to bear left

when struck by D2 who turned left

on rotary. D2 "came speeding up"

and rammed into her.

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D2- Unknown unk unk

D2 was turning from Middlesex St

onto Lord Overpass when struck by

D2 (traveling straight from on-ramp

onto Lord Overpass).

5 of 28 Hit and Run

Zero of 28 charged with OUI.

3 out of 28 involved non-motorist (1 pedestrian, 2 cyclists).

1 driver unlicensed, unregistered/uninsured vehicle, and/or expired Inspection Sticker



Summary based on Crash Reports obtained from Lowell Police Department.

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Middlesex St At On-ramp From Thorndike St; Lowell, MA


21%

4% 4% 4% 4%

0%

7%

14% 14%

18%

0%

11%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%


Crash Month

21%

11%

21%

11%

14%

11% 11%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%


Crash Day of Week

21%

11%

14%

11%

18%

14%

0% 0%

11%

0% 0% 0%0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

6am-8am

8am-10am

10am-12pm

12pm-2pm

2pm-4pm

4pm-6pm

6pm-8pm

8pm-10pm

10pm-12am

12am-2am

2am-4am

4am-6am

Crash Time of Day

7%14%

57%

14%

0%7%

0% 0%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

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Middlesex St At On-ramp From Thorndike St; Lowell, MA


82%

0% 0%

18%

0% 0% 0% 0%0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Daylight Dawn Dusk Dark -lighted

roadway

Dark -roadway not

lighted


Other Unknown


86%

7% 7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%


89%

11%0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%



Slush Other Unk

Crash Road Surface

8% 8%

19%

9%

17%

11%

4%

0%

25%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

15-20 21-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+ Unknown

Crash Driver Age

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1 3/3/2011 Thursday 11:50:00 Rear-End Daylight Clear Dry

D1- Unknown


Both vehicles were stopped at light

on Middlesex St toward Lord

Overpass, when light turned green

D1 thought D2 had proceeded

forward and tapped Veh#2's rear-

end.


D1- Followed too closely

D2- No improper driving unk unk

Traveling up Middlesex St toward

Lord Overpass, D1 was traveling

behind D2 (a dump truck). Both

attemped to merge into the right

lane when D1 struck D2.

3 11/7/2011 Monday 11:00 Rear-End Daylight Cloudy Dry


D2- No improper driving 20 unk

Both vehicles were stopped at light

on Middlesex St toward Lord

Overpass, when light turned green

D1 drove forward and struck D2

from behind.

4 11/24/2011 Thursday 2:00 Rear-End

Dark - lighted

roadway Cloudy Dry


D2- Other improper action 39 unk

D2 was stopped behind D1 on

Middlesex St traveling straight

toward Lord Overpass when D1

started rolling backwards and

continued backwards as D1 put her

vehicle in reverse. D2 struck D1 and

then drove forward.




When collision occurred. D1 was

heading inbound on Middlesex St

and D2 had a green light and was

driving straight.

6 4/16/2012 Monday 15:46:00 Sideswipe, same direction Daylight Clear Dry


D2- Another improper action 23 64


Middlesex St when struck on entire

left side by D2 who was turning left

around Lord Overpass.

7 8/30/2012 Thursday 16:30:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry Unknown 57 unk

D1 (traveling on 3A headed

inbound, taking a left to go towards

Dutton) was struck by D2 and veh#1

was from the right front and side.

(D1 was in left lane/ D2 was in right

lane)

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8 6/27/2013 Thursday 6:28:00 Angled Daylight Cloudy Dry

D1- Disregarded traffic signs,

signals, road markings


D1 was coming around Lords

Overpass and heading down the off-

ramp when he collided with D2 who

was traveling outbound on

Middlesex St (towards Lords

Overpass).



D2- Followed too closely AND Other

improper action unk unk

D1 stopped to allow an ambulance

when rear-ended by D2 at

intersection.

3 of 9 Hit and Run


Zero out of 9 involved non-motorist (0 pedestrian, 0 cyclists).

Zero driver unlicensed, unregistered/uninsured vehicle, and/or expired Inspection Sticker




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Middlesex St At Off-ramp to Thorndike St; Lowell, MA


11%

0%

11% 11%

0%

11%

0%

11%

22%

0%

22%

0%0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%


Crash Month

22%

0% 0%

56%

22%

0% 0%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%


Crash Day of Week

11%

0%

33%

11%

22%

11%

0% 0% 0% 0%

11%

0%0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

6am-8am

8am-10am

10am-12pm

12pm-2pm

2pm-4pm

4pm-6pm

6pm-8pm

8pm-10pm

10pm-12am

12am-2am

2am-4am

4am-6am

Crash Time of Day

0%

67%

22%

11%

0% 0% 0% 0%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

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Middlesex St At Off-ramp to Thorndike St; Lowell, MA


89%

0% 0%11%

0% 0% 0% 0%0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%


roadway

Dark -roadway not

lighted


Other Unknown


67%

33%

0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%


100%

0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%



Slush Other Unk

Crash Road Surface

6%

17%

6%0%

11%6% 6%

0%

50%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

15-20 21-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+ Unknown

Crash Driver Age

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1 1/1/2011 Saturday 22:10:00 Angled

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear wet



Traveling toward Chelmsford St, D1

was stopped at traffic light when

struck by D2 who didn’t realize

there was a new set of lights.

2 2/5/2011 Monday 13:00:00 Angled Daylight Rainy wet



D2 struck D1 while turning right

onto Chelmsford St from the On-

ramp(Dutton St up to Lords

Overpass).

3 3/6/2011 Friday 13:45:00 Rear-End Daylight Rainy wet


D2- Distracted 47 30

Traveling on Chelmsford St toward

Appleton St, D1 was stopped at red

light at intersection of Chelmsford

St and Lord overpass when D2 rear-

ended D1 due to being distracted

by her screaming child in the back

seat.


Dark - lighted

roadway Rainy wet




D1 was on Lords Overpass heading

toward down ramp toward the

Lowell Connector and collided with

D2 (traveling from Chelmsford

toward Lords Overpass).

5 6/23/2011 Thursday 2:00:00 Single vehicle crash

Dark - unknown

roadway lighting Rainy wet D1- Unknown 73

Bicyclist was crossing through

Lord's Overpass (from Chelmsford

St) in marked crosswalk when

struck by D1.

6 1/3/2012 Thursday 9:00:00 Angled Daylight Clear dry

D1- Glare

D2- No improper driving 27

20 year old pedestrian attempted

to cross from Chelmsford St to

Appleton St on crosswalk when D1

(traveling toward off-ramp) struck

her with the side mirror. D1 had

yellow light and did not see

pedestrian due to the sun.

7 1/21/2012 Saturday 10:10:00 Single vehicle crash Daylight Snow Snow

D1- Disregard to traffic signs,

signals, road markings AND Failed to

yield right of way


D1 (traveling from Chelmsford St

toward Appleton St) attempted to

stop at red light but was unable to

do so due to the snow/ ice. D2

(traveling perpendicular to D1)

turned toward the left to avoid D1

but collided with control signal.

8 2/5/2012 Wednesday 21:08:00 Sideswipe, opposite direction

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear dry


D2- Unknown 43 unk


toward Appleton St) and D2

(turning left onto Chelmsford St)

sideswiped each other.

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9 4/13/2012 Friday 8:20:00 Single vehicle crash Daylight Clear dry Unknown 21

Pedestrian was waiting on side walk

at the intersection of Appleton St

and 110 when D1 (traveling on 110)

was blinded by the sun, came on

the sidewalk and struck his left leg

and foot with d/s rear view mirror.

10 4/23/2012 Monday 9:21:00 Rear-End Daylight Rainy wet




Appleton St, D2 stopped at a red

light when struck by D1 from

behind.

11 4/28/2012 Saturday 9:00:00 Angled Daylight Clear dry



D1 (traveling from 110 onto

Appleton St) struck D2 (traveling

from Chelmsford St toward

Appleton St). D1 claimed to have

yellow light. D2 claimed to have

green light.

12 5/7/2012 Thursday 2:10:00 Angled

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry



D2 struck D1 while changing lanes

right after rotary on Appleton St.

13 6/8/2012 Monday 9:20:00 Angled Daylight Clear dry D1- Unknown 73

D1 (traveling on Lord Overpass

heading toward the off-ramp at

Thorndike St) was struck by cyclist

who was crossing Chelmsford St

from Appleton St to Lord Overpass.

14 9/22/2012 Saturday 9:30:00 Angled Daylight Cloudy wet Unknown 27 82

Front of veh#1 (traveling on

Chelmsford St toward Appleton St)

struck passenger side doors of

Veh#2 (traveling toward down

ramp to Thorndike).

15 10/27/2012 Saturday 21:50:00 Angled

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear dry



D2 (traveling on Lord Overpass)

when struck D1 (traveling from

Chelmsford St onto Lord overpass).

16 11/2/2012 Friday 11:00 Sideswipe, same direction Daylight Cloudy dry Unknown 41 unk

D1 was in right lane and D2 was in

left lane of the exit of Lord

Overpass onto Chelmsford St. Upon

turning D2 was now in the right

turn only lane (turning onto

Westford St) but D2 wished to go

straight and abruptly changed lanes

to lane where D1 was. Veh#2 side

rear sideswiped passenger side

mirror of Veh#1.

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17 1/18/2013 Friday 11:55:00 Sideswipe, same direction

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear dry Unknown unk unk


Thorndike inbound, D1 (left lane)

attempted to change into right lane

where D2 was when they collided.

18 3/16/2013 Saturday 12:20:00 Angled Daylight Clear dry Unknown unk unk

Turning from Lord Overpass onto

Chelmsford St, D1 (right lane) and

D2 (left lane) struck each other.

19 5/21/2013 Tuesday 17:30:00 Rear-End Daylight Cloudy dry


D2- Unknown unk unk

D1 was struck by D2 a few cars back

from the light traveling on

Chelmsford St toward Lord

Overpass.

20 6/26/2013 Wednesday 15:50:00 Rear-End Daylight Rainy wet



D1 was stopped in traffic, yielding

to an approaching emergency

vehicle on Lord Overpass at

Chelmsford St when struck by D2.

21 7/2/2013 Tuesday 14:42:00 Angled Daylight Cloudy dry

D1- Disregard to traffic signs,




toward Appleton St) ran red light

and collided with D2 (traveling

perpendicular) who attempted to

stop.

22 8/8/2013 Thursday 21:45:00 Angled

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear dry


D2- Unknown unk unk


onto Appleton St) had green light

when struck on driver's side by D2

(traveling on lord overpass, turning

left onto the entrance of Appleton

St).


Dark - lighted

roadway Clear dry


D2- Other improper action

D3- Inattention 55 31 37

Traveling on Chelmsford St,

approaching yield sign, D2 was

struck by D3 causing D2 to hit D1

from behind.

5 of 23 Hit and Run







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Appleton St At Chelmsford St; Lowell, MA


14%

0%

14% 14%

10%

19%

5% 5%

10%

5% 5%

0%0%

5%

10%

15%

20%


Crash Month

13%

9%

17% 17% 17%

26%

0%0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%


Crash Day of Week

0%

29%

14% 14%

10%

5%

0%

14%

5%

0%

10%

0%0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

6am-8am

8am-10am

10am-12pm

12pm-2pm

2pm-4pm

4pm-6pm

6pm-8pm

8pm-10pm

10pm-12am

12am-2am

2am-4am

4am-6am

Crash Time of Day

13%

22%

52%

9%4%

0% 0% 0%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

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Appleton St At Chelmsford St; Lowell, MA


61%

0% 0%

35%

0% 4% 0% 0%0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%


Dark -roadway not

lighted


Other Unknown


52%

17%26%

4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%


61%

35%

4%0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%



Slush Other Unk

Crash Road Surface

6%

15%

9%

18%

6%

0%3%

6%

38%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

15-20 21-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+ Unknown

Crash Driver Age

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1 2/5/2011 Monday 14:00:00 Angled Daylight Rainy wet




D1 failed to stop for a red light

when she struck the left side of

Veh#2 which was traveling straight

from the overpass on-ramp from

Thorndike St on a green light .

2 3/30/2011 Wednesday 7:30:00 Angled Daylight Clear dry




D2 (traveling straight from on-

ramp) was struck by D1 (taking left

turn from Lord Overpass) who ran a

red light.

3 4/1/2011 Friday 16:40:00 Angled Daylight Cloudy Wet Unknown 32 unk

D2 (traveling from Chelmsford St to

Appleton St) went through red light

and hit D1 (traveling straight from

on-ramp).





D1 (traveling from Chelmsford St to

Appleton St) tried to beat a yellow

light but failed and struck D2

(traveling straight from on-ramp).

5 11/23/2011 Wednesday 10:20 Angled Daylight Rainy wet Unknown 17 56

D1 entered onto the Lord Overpass

from the Thorndike St ramp and

thought he had green light when a

collision occurred with D2 who was

traveling on Lord Overpass and

actually had green light for

Appleton St.

6 12/27/2011 Tuesday 22:25:00 Angled

Dark - lighted

roadway Rainy wet



D2- Other improper action 18 26

D1 was traveling from Lord

Overpass onto Appleton St and; ran

a red light causing the crash with D2

who was traveling from the on-

ramp onto Lord overpass.

7 12/27/2011 Tuesday 22:40:00 Angled

Dark - lighted

roadway Rainy wet Unknown 62 48

D1 traveled on Appleton St trying to

avoid unrelated accident when

struck D2 who was traveling from

ramp. Both state they had green

light but there was no witness.

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8 1/30/2012 Monday 15:30:00 Rear-end Daylight Clear dry



D2 was coming around the corner

on Appleton St and did not use

brakes in time and struck D1.

9 2/14/2012 Tuesday 14:50:00 Angled Daylight Clear dry Unknown 33 79

D1 was traveling on the up-ramp

from Thorndike St when struck by

D2 who was traveling on Lord

Overpass toward Appleton St. Both

state they had green light.

10 2/16/2012 Thursday 18:57:00 Angled

Dark - lighted

roadway Rainy wet


D2- Over-correcting/ over-steering 19 54

D2 struck and damaged her

passenger side view mirror while

turning right from Thorndike St

ramp onto Appleton St.

11 3/16/2012 Friday 13:25:00 Angled Daylight Rainy wet


D2- Wrong side or wrong way AND

Disregarded traffic signs, signals,

road markings 59 43

D2 was traveling on ramp to Lord

Overpass and had red light,

attempted to stop but the wet

ground caused her to slide into D2

who was traveling from Lord

Overpass toward Appleton St (who

had green light).


Dark - lighted

roadway Cloudy dry



D2 (traveling onto Appleton St from

rotary) did not see red light and

struck D1 (attempting to enter Lord

Overpass from on-ramp from

Thorndike St).

13 5/18/2012 Friday 0:13:00 Angled

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear dry



signals, road markings 43 Unk

D1 was traveling from ramp onto

Lord Overpass with a green light

when D2, traveling from Lord

Overpass toward Appleton St, didn't

stop at red light, struck D1 and then

fled scene.

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14 7/15/2012 Sunday 23:20:00 Angled

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear dry Unknown 37 29

D1 (traveling from ramp onto Lord

Overpass) was struck by D1

(traveling from Lord Overpass

toward Appleton St). Both stated

they had green light.

15 8/3/2012 Friday 15:15:00 Single Vehicle Crash Daylight Clear dry D1- Unknown 38

D1 (turning right from Appleton St

onto Lord's Overpass) was cut off

by another vehicle and lost control

of vehicle crashing into 287

Appleton St.

16 8/7/2012 Tuesday 19:00:00 Angled Daylight Clear dry

D1- Unknown


D2 and D3 were both traveling

alongside on the on-ramp onto the

Lord Overpass with a green light

when D1 (traveling from Lord

Overpass toward Appleton St) light

turned red while he was in

intersection. D1 struck D2 but D3

was able to abruptly brake.

17 9/3/2012 Monday 20:20 Angled

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear dry

D1- Unknown



D2 and D3 were both traveling

alongside from Lord Overpass

toward Appleton St with a green

light when D1 (traveling on the on-

ramp onto the Lord Overpass) had

red light. All three vehicles collided.

18 10/7/2012 Sunday 22:50:00 Angled

Dark - lighted

roadway Rainy wet

D1- Disregarded Traffic signs,


D2- Unknown 56 21

D2 had green light traveling from

on-ramp to Lord Overpass when

collided with D1 who had red light

traveling toward Lord Overpass

from Appleton St.

19 11/4/2012 Sunday 16:10:00 Angled Daylight Clear dry



D1 had a red light traveling on

Appleton St toward Lord Overpass

when D2 (traveling from on-ramp

onto Lord Overpass) had a green

light. D2 crashed into D1.

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20 11/13/2012 Tuesday 12:40:00 Angled Daylight Rainy wet



D2- No improper driving unk 51


Overpass) went through red light

and hit D2 (traveling from Lord

overpass toward Appleton St).

21 11/17/2012 Saturday 2:20:00 Angled

Dark - unknown

roadway lighting Clear dry




D1 (traveling on ramp toward Lord

Overpass) had a green light and was

struck by D2 (traveling on Lord

Overpass toward Appleton St) who

ran a red light.

22 11/23/2012 Friday 15:30:00 Rear-end Daylight Clear dry



Veh#1 stalled and came to a

complete sudden stop on ramp

toward Lord Over pass and D2 was

unable to stop in time.

23 12/6/2012 Thursday 23:20:00 Rear-end

Dark - lighted


Traveling on Appleton St toward

Lord Overpass, when D2 rear-ended

D1.

24 2/14/2013 Thursday 13:00:00 Angled Daylight Clear dry Unknown unk unk


ramp toward Lord Overpass when

struck by D2 who was traveling

from Lord Overpass toward

Appleton St.







struck by D2 who ran a red light

while traveling from Lord Overpass

toward Appleton St.


D1- Unknown


D1 (traveling on ramp toward Lord

Overpass) had a green light and

they struck D2 (traveling on Lord

Overpass toward Appleton St).

27 4/10/2013 Friday 8:42:00 Angled Unknown unk unk




D1 (traveling from Lord Overpass

toward Appleton St) ran red light

and crashed into D2 (traveling from

on-ramp toward Lord Overpass).

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28 5/1/2013 Wednesday 18:44:00 Angled Daylight Clear dry Unknown unk unk




(due to sun) while traveling from

Lord Overpass toward Appleton St.

29 5/26/2013 Sunday 13:22:00 Angled Daylight Rainy wet








toward Appleton St.

30 6/9/2013 Friday 21:34:00 Angled

Dark - lighted



Overpass) was struck by D2

(traveling from Lord Overpass

toward Appleton St).

31 7/25/2013 Thursday 14:45:00 Angled Daylight Rainy wet Unknown 70 40

D1 was on Appleton St and made a

right turn onto Lords Overpass

when struck by D2, who was on the

on-ramp to Lords Overpass.

32 9/13/2013 Friday 6:10:00 Angled Dawn Rainy wet Unknown unk unk

D1 (traveling from on-ramp to Lord

Overpass) and D2 (traveling from

Lord Overpass toward Appleton St)

both thought they had green light

and went through the intersection.




signals, road markings AND History

Heart/ Epilepsy/ Fainting unk unk

D2 (traveling from Lord Overpass

toward Appleton St) passed out, ran

a red light and struck D1 (traveling

from on-ramp onto Lord Overpass).

34 10/6/2013 Sunday 11:40:00 Angled Daylight Rainy wet








toward Appleton St.

35 10/28/2013 Monday 18:26:00 Angled

Dark - lighted

roadway Cloudy dry


D2 - Failed to yield right of way unk unk

D1 (traveling straight from on-ramp

to Lord Overpass) had green light

when struck by D2 who attempted

to make a left turn from Appleton

St onto the same street. D2 had red

light.

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36 11/6/2013 Wednesday 15:11:00 Rear-end Daylight Cloudy dry



D3- Other improper action 52 67 unk

D1 and D2 were both stopped. D3

hit the gas instead of the brake

which caused her to rear-end D2

and pushed D2 into D1.

5 of 36 Hit and Run


1 out of 36 involved non-motorist (pedestrian, 1 cyclists).





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Appleton St At Up-ramp From Thorndike St; Lowell, MA


3%

11% 11%

8%

11%

3%

6% 6%

8% 8%

17%

8%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%


Crash Month

11%

14% 14%

17%

22%

8%

14%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%


Crash Day of Week

6% 6%8%

11%

22%

8%11%

8%

14%

3% 3%0%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

6am-8am

8am-10am

10am-12pm

12pm-2pm

2pm-4pm

4pm-6pm

6pm-8pm

8pm-10pm

10pm-12am

12am-2am

2am-4am

4am-6am

Crash Time of Day

3%12%

85%

0% 0% 0% 0% 0%0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

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61%

3% 0%

31%

0% 3% 0% 3%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%


Dark -roadway not

lighted


Other Unknown


53%

11%

33%

0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%


61%

36%

0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%



Slush Other Unk

Crash Road Surface

8%

16%18%

14%

9%8%

3%0%

24%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

15-20 21-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+ Unknown

Crash Driver Age

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1 1/7/2011 Friday 7:50:00 Sideswipe, same direction Daylight Clear Dry


D2- Failed to yield for right of way 34 39

Veh#1 (traveling straight on

Thorndike)struck the driver-side

door of Veh#2 (trying to merge onto

Thorndike from off-ramp).


Dark - lighted

roadway Clear DryD1- No improper driving

D2- Unknown unk unk

D1 was slowing down to yield for

other vehicles on Thorndike St

when struck from behind by D2.

3 2/28/2012 Tuesday 13:25 Rear-End Daylight Clear Dry

D1- Unknown

D2- Unknown 21 21

D2 was merging onto Thorndike

from off-ramp when rear-ended by

D1 who did not realize D2 had

stopped.

4 2/29/2012 Wednesday 10:50:00 Rear-End Daylight Cloudy Dry

D1- Unknown

D2- Unknown 23 64

Merging onto Thorndike from off-

ramp a vehicle in front of D2 (bus)

stopped suddenly causing D2 to

stop suddenly. D1 attempted to

press brakes but they did not work

causing D1 to crash D2 from behind.


D1- Unknown

D2- Followed too closely unk 57


Thorndike St) was struck when D2

attempted to change lanes.

6 7/25/2011 Monday 15:17:00 Single Vehicle Crash Daylight Clear Dry

D1- Operating vehicle in erratic,

reckless, careless, neglient or

aggressive manner 23


Thorndike St) struck a pedestrian in

the roadway and then left the scene

7 9/8/2011 Thursday 13:55:00 Rear-End Daylight Rainy Dry

D1- Unknownn

D2- Unknown 25 45

D2 stopped/ slowed to merge onto

Thorndike Street when bumped

from behind by D1.

8 9/11/2011 Sunday 9:44:00 Rear-End Daylight Clear Dry


D2- No improper action 23 21

Vehicle in front of D2 came to a

stop, D2 came to a stop but D1 did

not stop in time and struck D2 from

behind.

9 3/13/2012 Tuesday 14:33:00 Rear-End Daylight Clear Dry


D2- Inattention AND Other

improper action unk unk

D2 was rear-ended by D2 as she was

attempting to merge into traffic.

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Crash Data Summary TableOff-ramp to Thorndike St Eastbound; Lowell MA


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10 4/4/2012 Wednesday 12:00:00 Rear-End Daylight Clear Dry 20 45

D2 had stopped for traffic due to a

mini-van which failed to stop at

yield on off-ramp which caused D1

to hit him from behind.

11 5/2/2012 Wednesday 13:38:00 Rear-End Daylight Cloudy Dry


D2- Unknown unk unk

D1 was stopping on the down-ramp

at Thorndike St when D2 struck her

from behind.

12 9/21/2012 Friday 20:45:00 Rear-End

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry

D1- Followed too closely D2-

Unknown 30 54



D1 .


D1- Inattention




D1 because she pressed the gas

pedal instead of brakes.


D1- No improper driving D2-

No improper driving unk unk



D1 .


D1- Unknown D2-

Unknown unk unk

D2 was traveling straight ahead,

eastbound, on route 110 when his

passenger side was skimmed by D1

who attempted to make a U-turn

after coming off off-ramp.

16 9/26/2013 Thursday 18:45:00 Rear-End Dusk Clear Dry


Followed too closely unk unk



D2.

17 11/1/2013 Friday 10:25:00 Rear-End Daylight Rainy Wet

D1- Unknown D2-

No improper driving unk unk



D1 .

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Off-ramp to Thorndike St Eastbound; Lowell, MA


6%

18%

12%

6% 6%

0%

12%

6%

29%

0%

6%

0%0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%


Crash Month

6%

12%

29%

24% 24%

0%

6%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%


Crash Day of Week

13%

0%

19%

31%

13%

6% 6%

13%

0% 0% 0% 0%0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

6am-8am

8am-10am

10am-12pm

12pm-2pm

2pm-4pm

4pm-6pm

6pm-8pm

8pm-10pm

10pm-12am

12am-2am

2am-4am

4am-6am

Crash Time of Day

6%

76%

12%6%

0% 0% 0% 0%0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

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Off-ramp to Thorndike St Eastbound; Lowell, MA


82%

0% 6% 12%0% 0% 0% 0%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%


roadway

Dark -roadway not

lighted


Other Unknown


76%

12% 12%0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%


94%

6%0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%



Slush Other Unk

Crash Road Surface

6%

21%

12%

6% 6%3%

0% 0%

45%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

15-20 21-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+ Unknown

Crash Driver Age

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D1- Inattention


D1 and D2 had just exited off-ramp

onto Dutton St when D1 got

nervous about upcoming traffic and

hit her brakes coming to a quick

stop causing D2 to rear-end D1 at

no more than 10 mph.

2 3/14/2011 Monday 15:00 Rear-End Daylight Clear Dry



D2 was struck by D1 while

attempting to merge with traffic on

Dutton St from off-ramp.




D1 was coming off ramp from Lord

Overpass and trying to merge with

inbound Dutton St traffic when he

suddenly stopped to merge he was

rear-ended by D2.


Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry


D2- Distracted 21 61

On the off-ramp, D1 was slowing

down to yield the right of way when

struck from behind by D2 who was

looking to his left as approaching

Dutton St.




D1 stopped on the off-ramp before

entering Dutton St and was struck

by D2.




D2 was slowing at off-ramp, D1

assume D2 was going to continue

forward and accelerated, however,

D2 stopped. So D2 was rear-ended

by D1.



D2- Unknown

Both were on down-ramp when D1

slowed/ stopped for the Thorndike

St traffic and then the front-end of

veh#2 struck the rear of veh#2.

8 2/15/2013 Friday 13:37:00 Rear-End Daylight Clear Wet


D2- Made an improper turn unk unk



D2- Inattention unk unk

D1 was on the off-ramp attempting

to enter Dutton St and was struck

by D2.

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Dark - lighted

roadway Rainy Wet


D2- Unknown 23 unk

D1 was on Dutton/ Thorndike St

ramp yielding the right of way when

she was struck from behind by D2.





Dark - roadway not

lighted Clear Dry


D2- Followed too closely 27 unk

D1 was stopped behind another

vehicle at the bottom of the off-

ramp when struck from behind by

D2.

13 11/11/2013 Monday 20:33:00 Single Vehicle Crash

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry D1- No improper driving unk

Intoxicated pedestrian collided with

Veh#1's side-view mirror on the off-

ramp.



D2- Distracted unk unk

D1 was on the off-ramp attempting

to enter Dutton St and was struck

by D2.



D2- Unknown 20 unk

D1 stopped on the off-ramp before

entering Dutton St and was struck

by D2 who was looking left for

oncoming traffic from Thorndike St

and did not see D1.

16 10/7/2014 Tuesday 19:00:00 Rear-End

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry



D1 was trying to merge onto Dutton

St when they braked due to

oncoming traffic; then D2 rear-

ended D1.

2 of 16 Hit and Run






Summary based on Crash Reports obtained from MassDOT.

Red hatching mean the crash had an injury 15 14 0 0 29

Solid red means the crash had a fatality

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Dutton St At Off-ramp; Lowell, MA


6% 6%

13%

0% 0%

6%

25%

6% 6%

13% 13%

6%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%


Crash Month

13% 13% 13%

31%

19%

6% 6%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%


Crash Day of Week

13%

19%

0%

13%

25%

6% 6%

13%

6%

0% 0% 0%0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

6am-8am

8am-10am

10am-12pm

12pm-2pm

2pm-4pm

4pm-6pm

6pm-8pm

8pm-10pm

10pm-12am

12am-2am

2am-4am

4am-6am

Crash Time of Day

6%

81%

13%0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

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69%

0% 0%

25%

6%0% 0% 0%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%


Dark -roadway not

lighted


Other Unknown


94%

0% 6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%


88%

13%0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%



Slush Other Unk

Crash Road Surface

3%

14%10%

14%

7%3%

0% 0%

48%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

15-20 21-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+ Unknown

Crash Driver Age

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1 1/20/2011 Thursday 15:00:00 Angled Daylight Clear Wet



D1 (making a right turn from

Summer St) was struck by D2

(traveling on the ramp from

Thorndike St).

2 5/23/2011 Monday 7:30:00 Rear-End Daylight Clear Wet




In heavy traffic conditions all

vehicles were traveling South on

Thorndike St. D1 and D2 stopped

for a pedestrian crossing when D3

rear-ended D2 and D2 rear-ended

D1.


Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry

D1- Failure to keep in proper lane of

running off road D2- No

improper driving 80 49

Veh#2 (a marked police cruiser)

was parked in right inbound travel

lane of Thorndike by up ramp to

Lord Overpass with emergency

lights activated when sideswiped by

D1.


Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry D1- Unknown 42

D1 was traveling on the ramp

entering Lord Overpass when he

was cut off by unknown vehicle

which caused D1 to strike utility poll

#33 head on.



D2- Inattention unk unk D1 stopped and D2 struck D1.

6 12/21/2013 Saturday 10:54 Angled Daylight Clear Wet


Unknown unk unk

D1 was traveling up the on-ramp at

a high speed when D2 had pulled

out of Summer St.

Zero of 6 Hit and Run






Summary based on Crash Reports obtained from MassDOT.

Red hatching mean the crash had an injury 6 5 1 0 12

Solid red means the crash had a fatality

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Westbound On-ramp To Summer St; Lowell, MA


33%

0% 0% 0%

17% 17%

0%

17%

0% 0% 0%

17%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%


Crash Month

17%

0%

17% 17% 17%

33%

0%0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%


Crash Day of Week

17%

0%

17%

0%

17% 17% 17%

0%

17%

0% 0% 0%0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

6am-8am

8am-10am

10am-12pm

12pm-2pm

2pm-4pm

4pm-6pm

6pm-8pm

8pm-10pm

10pm-12am

12am-2am

2am-4am

4am-6am

Crash Time of Day

17%

33% 33%

17%

0% 0% 0% 0%0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

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67%

0% 0%

33%

0% 0% 0% 0%0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%


Dark -roadway not

lighted


Other Unknown


100%

0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%0%

20%40%60%80%

100%120%


50% 50%

0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%



Slush Other Unk

Crash Road Surface

0%

8%

33%

17%

0% 0% 0%

8%

33%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

15-20 21-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+ Unknown

Crash Driver Age

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D2- Unknown 71 20

D1 was turning left from the Thorndike Factory

outlet parking lot onto Thorndike St when struck

on the front end by D2 who was changing lanes

(inside to outside lane).

2 2/23/2011 Wednesday 5:30:00 Rear-end Dark - lighted roadway Clear Dry




Traveling southbound, D2 followed too closely

behind D1 and slammed into the rear of D1

causing them to move forward and hit the rear of

D3.

3 2/25/2011 Friday 6:03:00 Angled Dark - lighted roadway Clear Dry

D1- Failed to yield right of way AND

Operating vehicle in erratic,

reckless, careless, negligent or

aggressive manner. unk

D1 (traveling in the garage of LRTA) was going up

the ramp to third floor when he did not stay in his

lane and hit pedestrian.

4 3/1/2011 Tuesday 15:40:00 Rear-end Daylight Clear Dry



D2 was traveling on Thorndike; D1 was

attempting to merge into traffic from ramp onto

Thorndike when struck D2 from behind (D1 did

not see D2).

5 6/22/2011 Wednesday 17:20:00 Rear-end Daylight Rainy Wet



Both traveling outbound on Thorndike St slowly

as traffic began to build up when D2 rear-ended

D1.




Traveling southbound on Thorndike St, D1 was

struck by D2 who came into her lane (to left lane

from right lane).

7 7/21/2011 Thursday 12:30:00 Rear-end Daylight Clear Dry Unknown 58 62

Traveling southbound in front of 145 Thorndike

St, D1 slowed/ stopped for traffic and was hit

from behind by D2.

8 9/6/2011 Tuesday 17:27:00 Rear-end Dusk Rainy Wet



D1 was coming to a stop for the red light when

struck by D2 from behind.

9 11/13/2011 Sunday 7:30:00 Single Vehicle Crash Daylight Clear Dry

D1- Failure to keep in proper lane

or running off road unk

D1 swerved off road, hit the curb and then rolled

over.

10 12/6/2011 Tuesday 23:06 Single Vehicle Crash Dark - lighted roadway Rainy Wet

D1- Exceeded authorized speed

limit AND Driving too fast for

conditions unk

Witness stated that D1 struck a pedestrian light

pole at intersection of Thorndike and Gallagher

then took off.

11 1/1/2012 Sunday 20:20 Rear-end Dark - lighted roadway Clear Dry



D1 was stopped for a red light (traveling

outbound on Thorndike St) when D2 rear-ended

him.

12 1/6/2012 Friday 11:15:00 Rear-end Daylight Clear Dry


D2- Other improper action 25 65

D1 was rear-ended by D2 on Thorndike

(Outbound) in front of Thorndike Factory Outlet.

13 2/4/2012 Saturday 18:45:00 Angled Dark - lighted roadway Clear Dry

D1- unk


D1 was exiting garage of the Gallagher Terminal

and made a left when he struck D2 who had

stopped to let traffic exit the garage.

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14 2/6/2012 Saturday 17:30:00 Rear-end Dusk Clear Dry


D2- Unknown unk unk

D1 was stopped at the traffic light on Thorndike

St at Gallagher Terminal entrance (traveling

south) when she was struck from behind by D2.

15 2/16/2012 Saturday 18:30:00 Rear-end Dark - lighted roadway Rainy Wet



D1 was stopped at red light, when light changed

he moved forward with traffic, then traffic

stopped so he stopped but D2 struck him from

behind because veh#2 slid on the wet pavement.

16 2/16/2012 Thursday 20:20:00 Rear-end Dark - lighted roadway Rainy Wet



D3- Unknown unk unk unk

D1 was stopped at red light when struck from

behind by D2. D2 was behind veh#1 about 1-1.5

car lengths when struck by D3.

17 3/1/2012 Thursday 8:35:00 Rear-end Daylight Snow Snow


Followed too closely


D2 was traveling on Thorndike St and stopped to

let pedestrians cross when she was rear-ended by

D1.

18 3/10/2012 Wednesday 15:00:00 Rear-end Daylight Clear Dry



D1 was driving straight on Thorndike St but

applied brakes as the vehicle in front of her

stopped abruptly (while light was still green)

when D2 rear-ended her.

19 3/15/2012 Thursday 10:40:00 Rear-end Daylight Cloudy Dry

D1- Unknown


D2 was rear-ended by D1 when both drivers were

pulled into the lot at 101 Thorndike St..

20 4/2/2012 Monday 9:00:00 Rear-end Daylight Clear Wet

D1- Driving too fast for conditions


D1 was traveling outbound on Thorndike St,

coming to a stop, when struck by D2.

21 4/9/2012 Tuesday 13:14:00 Rear-end Daylight Cloudy Dry


D2- Unknown unk unk

D1 was stopped with traffic when she was struck

from behind by D2 (at 5mph).

22 5/23/2012 Wednesday 7:20:00 Sideswipe, same direction Daylight Clear Dry



D1 was already established in the right hand turn

when D2 turned into the right lane from the left

lane and collision occurred.

23 6/1/2012 Friday 8:10:00 Rear-end Daylight Unk Unk Unknown 55

Bicyclist was entering parking garage when D1

bumped her rear tire.




D2 (traveling inbound on Thorndike St) was cut

off by D2 (making left turn onto Gallagher Sq.

from Thorndike St).




D2 was waiting in traffic on Thorndike St when

rear-ended by D1.


D1- Unknown

D2- Unknown unk unk

The vehicle in front of D2 came to a sudden halt

causing D2 to stop. Then D2 was struck from

behind by D1.

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27 8/7/2012 Tuesday 20:40:00 Single Vehicle Crash Dark - lighted roadway Clear Dry D1- Unknown unk

D1 was traveling outbound on Thorndike St when

he locked up the brakes causing him to dump the

bike. D1 fell on its left side and the operator stuck

the pavement.

28 8/11/2012 Thursday 21:53:00 Single Vehicle Crash Dark - lighted roadway Clear Dry D1- Unknown unk

P1 was being carried across the street by P2. The

pedestrians did not realize that the inbound lane

on Thorndike St had green light and attempted to

cross the street. D1 (traveling inbound on

Thorndike St) struck P1's left foot with driver's

side mirror.




or running off road unk unk

D1 was traveling in the left lane when D2 cut into

left lane and hit his passenger side front tire/

fender with Veh#2's driver-side rear quarter.



D2- Inattention


Traveling south on Thorndike St, D1 was rear-

ended by D2 causing Veh#1 to move forward and

strike D3.




or running off road unk unk

D1 was traveling south on Thorndike St when D2

came into his lane and side-swiped his vehicle.

32 12/4/2012 Tuesday 14:50:00 Rear-end Daylight Cloudy Dry


D2- No improper driving unk unk D1 rear-ended D2 in front of 155 Thorndike St.

33 1/9/2013 Sunday 16:40:00 Rear-end Dark - lighted roadway Clear Dry

D1- Inattention


Both traveling south on Thorndike St when D1

checked his rear-view mirror, looked forward, saw

D2 (slowing down and stopping for traffic) and

suddenly stopped but hit his brakes too late. D1

rear-ended D2.

34 1/25/2013 Friday 12:15:00 Rear-end Daylight Clear Dry


D2- Distracted AND Cellular

telephone unk unk

D1 was stopped at the red light in traffic at

entrance to train station when rear-ended by D2.




D2 attempted to enter the lanes on Thorndike St

to turn left when a semi-trailer in lane one of the

outbound lanes stopped to allow D2 to exit the

lot. D2 began to inch forward du to low visibility.

D1 was in the second outbound lane when

veh#2's front end struck the passenger side of

veh#1.


D1- Unknown

D2- Unknown unk unk

Both traveling straight on Thorndike St. Veh#2

was changing lanes from the left lane to the right

lane and struck Veh#1.

37 3/21/2013 Thursday 15:38:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry


Inattention



D1 was attempting to merge into traffic when he

accidentally struck D2 and drove D2 into D3. D3

was stopped in traffic.

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38 4/1/2013 Monday 16:00:00 Rear-end Daylight Clear Dry



Other improper action

D1 was stopped in traffic awaiting a traffic light to

turn when struck from the rear by D2.

39 4/21/2013 Sunday 14:40:00 Rear-end Daylight Clear Dry



D1 was operating south on Thorndike St just

passed the signal light at Gallagher Terminal

when a pedestrian crossed the street without

looking in front of a van next to her then

continued into her lane. Although D2 stopped

quickly, she was rear-ended by D2 who had no

time to stop.

40 4/28/2013 Sunday 14:30:00 Rear-end Dusk Clear Dry

D1- Unknown

D2- Unknown unk unk

D1 was trying to park when he struck veh#2

which was already parked.

41 5/1/2013 Wednesday 6:00:00 Rear-end Dawn Clear Dry



D1 slowed or stopped at ref light leading into

Gallagher Terminal when struck by D2 from

behind.

42 5/2/2013 Thursday 9:15:00 Rear-end Daylight Clear Dry

D1- Unknown

D3- Unknown

D2- Unknown unk unk unk

All operating outbound on Thorndike St towards

the intersection of Highland St when traffic was

heavy stop and go due to multiple traffic signals

in the area. The front end of D1 struck the rear of

D2. The force caused D2 to move forward and

strike D3's rear-end.

43 5/30/2013 Thursday 8:25:00 Rear-end Daylight Clear Dry Unknown unk unk

Traveling outbound on Thorndike, D1 was

stopped at intersection when hit from behind by

D2. D2 stated that a third vehicle hit her causing

her to hit D1.



D2- Visibility obstructed unk unk

D1 was driving straight when D2 turned left in

front of him. D2 was allowed to pass by vehicle to

the left of D1 but did not see D1. D1 attempted

to brake but still made contact with D2.



D2- made an improper turn unk unk

D1 was in the right lane when D2 (middle lane)

came into his lane because he heard a police siren

and struck D1 on the side of the bus.

46 9/5/2013 Thursday 11:45:00 Sideswipe, same direction Daylight Clear Dry


D2- Unknown unk unk

Both were operating outbound on Thorndike St

when approaching the Gallagher Terminal. D1

was in the outside lane and D2 was in the inside

lane. When D2 changed lanes the contact took

place.

47 9/12/2013 Monday 14:45:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry unk unk

Traveling inbound on Thorndike, D1 was in right

lane and D2 was in center lane making a lane

change to get around a bus and struck D1 in tear

bumper and pulled it off the vehicle.




In front of 101 Thorndike St, D1 was struck in the

rear by D2.

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Ages

49 11/21/2013 Thursday 9:19:00 Rear-end Daylight Clear Dry


D2- Unknown unk unk

D1 was traveling South on Thorndike St and

stopped due to traffic when he was rear-ended

by D2.

50 12/27/2013 Friday 16:30:00 Rear-end Daylight Clear Wet

D1- Distracted AND Followed too

closely

D2- No improper driving unk 45

Traveling straight ahead on Thorndike St, D1 was

attempting to change lanes and rear-ended D2.




signals, road markings unk 21

D1 was stopped at red light at intersection of

Thorndike St and Gallagher Terminal when rear-

ended by D2.

4 of 51 Hit and Run


6 out of 51 involved non-motorist (pedestrian, cyclist)





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10%

16%

10% 10%8%

12%

4%6%

10%

2%

6%8%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%


Crash Month

10%

27%

16%

20%

10%

6%

12%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%


Crash Day of Week

8%

18%

6%

10%

24%

14%

10%8%

2%0% 0%

2%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

6am-8am

8am-10am

10am-12pm

12pm-2pm

2pm-4pm

4pm-6pm

6pm-8pm

8pm-10pm

10pm-12am

12am-2am

2am-4am

4am-6am

Crash Time of Day

8%

63%

22%

8%0% 0% 0% 0%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

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73%

2% 6%

20%

0% 0% 0% 0%0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%


Dark -roadway not

lighted


Other Unknown


78%

8% 10% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2%0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%


82%

14%2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%



Slush Other Unk

Crash Road Surface

5% 6%1%

5% 5% 3% 1% 0%

74%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

15-20 21-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+ Unknown

Crash Driver Age

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1 1/20/2011 Thursday 10:10:00 Sideswipe, opposite direction Daylight Clear Wet

D1- Unknown

D2- Unknown 21 52

D1 and D2 were traveling on

Highland St in opposite

directions when they side-

swiped each other due to the

narrow road caused by parked

cars and plowed snow.


Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry Unk 54

Both D1 and cyclist were

traveling outbound on

Thorndike St. Cyclist made

sharp turn in front of D1

toward Highland St and was

struck.




D3- Inattention 42 57 97

Traveling southbound on

Thorndike St (approaching

Highland St), D1 and D2 were

stopped in traffic. D3 looked

down at his radio and struck

D2 which caused D2 to hit D1.


Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry



D1 had green light at the

intersection as he traveled

inbound on Thorndike St. D2

failed to yield the right of way

as he attempted to make a left

turn onto Highland Street.

5 3/13/2011 Sunday 11:50 Angled Daylight Rainy Wet Unk 30 45

D2 (traveling outbound)

turned left to Highland St did

not notice D1 (traveling

inbound) entering the

intersection in the left lane,

causing them to collide.

6 3/25/2011 Friday 12:35 Rear-End Daylight Clear Dry



D2 was slowing in traffic when

D1 hit D2's rear bumper.



D2- Followed too closely 47 18

Both traveling outbound on

Thorndike St, D1 stopped due

to traffic and D2 was right

behind D1 and not paying

attention and Rear-End D1.


D1- Inattention


While in traffic on Thorndike

St, D2 was rear-ended by D1.

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9 6/10/2011 Thursday 15:00:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry


D2- Over-correcting/oversteering AND

Made an improper turn 21 35

Traveling outbound on

Thorndike St, there was heavy

"Stop & Go" traffic. D2 was

behind D1 in the inside lane.

As D2 attempted to change to

the outside lane, D2 misjudged

lane change and the passenger

side of veh#2 struck the rear

drivers side of veh#1.

10 6/10/2011 Thursday 23:30:00 Head on

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry


D2- Disregarded traffic signs, signals,

road markings 17 72

D1 (turning left onto Highland

St from Thorndike St) was

struck by D2 who was

traveling straight on Thorndike

St.

11 6/11/2011 Sunday 13:15:00 Rear-End Daylight Rainy Wet

D1- Inattention


D2 was stopped in traffic on

Thorndike Street when D1

bumped D2's rear.




D1 was traveling inbound on

Thorndike St when he was

stuck by D2 who did not see

him as she was turning right

from Highland St onto

Thorndike St.



D2- Inattention AND Followed too

closely 46 30

Traveling southbound on

Thorndike Street, D1 was

stopped in traffic when D2

rear-ended D1.

14 6/29/2011 Wednesday 16:28:00 Rear-End Daylight Clear Dry Unknown 42 57 21

D2 and D3 were both stopped

at the signal when D1 struck

D2 causing D2 to hit D3.

15 8/5/2011 Friday 14:50:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry Unknown 32 49

D2 was traveling Northbound

on Thorndike Street when D1

(traveling Southbound) turned

left ono Highland Street and

they collided.




Traveling inbound, D2 was

stopped at intersection, D2

had not realized traffic had

stopped resulting in the

collision.

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D1 was traveling Northbound

on Thorndike Street when D2

(traveling Southbound) turned

left ono Highland Street and

they collided.


D1- Made an improper turn AND Wrong

side or wrong way


D2 was stopped for a red light

behind a third car (witness) on

Highland St when D1 made a

"wide" right turn from

Thorndike St at a high rate of

speed.

19 9/7/2011 Wednesday 9:21:00 Rear-End Daylight Rainy Wet



Both vehicles were traveling

outbound on Thorndike Street.

D1 was in the right lane and

D2 was in the left lane. D2 rear-

ended D1 while changing

lanes.

20 9/23/2011 Friday 19:24:00 Rear-End

Dark - lighted

roadway Rainy Wet



D1 was stopped in traffic

when struck by D2 from

behind.


D1- Inattention


D1 was behind D2 on

Thorndike St. D1 stated that

D2 slammed on breaks

causing, even though D1

pressed breaks Veh #2 struck

Veh #1 from behind.

D2 stated that a third vehicle

(in front of her) had stopped

so she was slowly moving

forward when D1 struck her.

22 10/12/2011 Saturday 16:15:00 Rear-End Daylight Cloudy Dry

D1- Inattention



All drivers were traveling

inbound on Thorndike St in the

left lane when D3 stopped for

red light. D2 also stopped. D1

did not stop and rear-ended

D2 which caused D2 to rear-

end D3.

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D2- Failure to keep in proper land or

running off road 54 31


Thorndike St. D2 changed

lanes from outside to inside

lane when passenger side of

Veh #2 was sideswiped

driver's side of Veh #1.

24 11/6/2011 Sunday 16:10:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry unk 54 24


Thorndike St and D2 was on S

Highland St turning onto

Thorndike St. D1 stated that

D2 entered his lane from side

street and struck Veh #1. D2

stated that D1 moved from

left lane to right and him .

25 11/7/2011 Monday 18:30:00 Rear-End

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry





Inattention 63 34 30 55


Thorndike St, D1 came to stop

at intersection of Thorndike St

and Highland St causing D2

and D3 to suddenly stop. D4

did not stop in time, striking

Veh #3 and causing a chain.

26 11/15/2011 Friday 11:15:00 Rear-End Daylight Cloudy Dry

D1- Unk AND Inattention



D4- No Improper Driving 30 57 62 27


Thorndike St, D4 came to stop

at intersection of Thorndike St

and Highland St, due to traffic,

causing D3 and D2 to suddenly

stop. D1 noticed the green

light and struck Veh #2 and

causing a chain of impact.

27 12/12/2011 Monday 20:10 Rear-End

Dark - lighted

roadway Cloudy Dry



Inattention 20 25


Thorndike St, Veh#1 was

stopped for red light. D2

dropped his cell-phone and

then collided with Veh#1.

28 1/15/2012 Sunday 15:20 Angled

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry




Thorndike St through

intersection on a green light

when D2 turned left from

Thorndike St to Highland St

and they collided.

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29 1/31/2012 Monday 12:00:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry unk 44 23


Thorndike St and D2 was

turning right from Highland St

to Thorndike St. Both claim

the green light was in their

favor when they were struck.


Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry


D2- Distracted AND followed too closely 59 28

Both were traveling outbound

on Thorndike St; D1 was

stopped at red light when D2

Rear-End him because D2 was

playing around with his GPS.

31 3/13/2012 Tuesday 19:25:00 Single Vehicle Crash

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry D1- No Improper Driving 41

D1 was traveling inbound

when she saw a pedestrian

crossing on the crosswalk last

minute, attempted to slow

down and struck him.

32 6/5/2012 Tuesday 21:30:00 Rear-End

Dark - lighted

roadway Cloudy Dry

D1- Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless,

careless, negligent or aggressive manner


D3- No improper action 18 18 47

D1 struck D2 which caused D2

to strike D3.





when struck from behind by

D1.



D2- Unk 41 55

Both were traveling outbound

on Thorndike St when D2

stopped suddenly due to

traffic and was hit by D1 from

behind.

35 7/25/2012 Wednesday 9:20:00 Unknown Daylight Clear Dry


Inattention



Driving outbound on

Thorndike St, traffic stopped

abruptly causing D1 to strike

D2 from behind causing D2 to

strike D3 from behind.

36 7/29/2012 Sunday 16:00:00 Sideswipe, same direction Daylight Clear Dry



Traveling south on Thorndike

St, D1 was in right lane and D2

was in the left lane when D1's

drivers side door opened

unexpectedly and struck D2.

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37 8/18/2012 Saturday 22:20:00 Rear-End

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry




Inattention 23 23 39

All were traveling outbound

on Thorndike St. D1 came to

stop due to heavy traffic. D2

was following D1 closely. D3

struck D2 which caused D2 to

strike D1.

38 8/28/2012 Tuesday 6:15:00 Angled Dawn Rainy Wet


D2- Unk 45 22


Thorndike St, D1 was stopped

in traffic when D2 struck Veh

#1's rear driver side quarter

section. D2 had attempted to

stop but wet road surface

caused Veh#2 to slide.


D1- Other improper Driving


D1 (on Highland St) attempted

to turn right onto Thorndike St

when struck on drivers side

front quarter by D2 (traveling

outbound on Thorndike St)

who was taking a left turn on

green light.

40 9/18/2012 Tuesday 15:00:00 Rear-End Daylight Rainy Wet

D1- unk



Thorndike St in heavy traffic

D1 Rear-End D2 at a low

speed.

41 10/10/2012 Wednesday 15:00:00 Angled Daylight Rainy Wet

D1- Driving too fast for conditions


D2 (outbound on Thorndike St)

was taking a left onto Highland

St on a green-light when D1

(inbound on Thorndike St) was

traveling toward and stuck

them at a high rate of speed.

D2 claims D1 turned quickly

and cut him off.

42 11/25/2012 Sunday 17:00:00 Sideswipe, same direction Dusk Clear Dry

D1- Unknown

D2- Unknown unk unk

Both drivers were traveling

inbound; D1 was in right lane

and D2 was in left lane. D2

attempted to enter D1's lane

and sideswiped the vehicle.

43 1/4/2013 Friday 6:18:00 Rear-end Daylight Cloudy unk Unk unk unk


Thorndike St, Veh #1 was

struck from behind by Veh #2.

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44 1/11/2013 Friday 7:50:00 Rear-end Daylight Cloudy Dry



inattention unk unk



in traffic when Rear-End by

D2.

45 1/22/2013 Tuesday 17:44:00 Angled

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry



D3- No Improper Driving unk unk unk

D1 (inbound on Thorndike St)

was struck as D2 (outbound on

Thorndike St) turned left onto

Highland St. This collision

caused veh #2 flip onto its

drivers side and rolled into

Veh #3 (stopped at light on

Highland St).

46 1/22/2013 Tuesday 17:50:00 Head on

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry


D2- Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless,

careless ,negligent or aggressive manner unk unk

Both were stopped at light on

Highland St. There was a

rollover accident in the middle

of intersection; to go around it

D2 reversed but crashed into

D1.




D2 (On S Highland St) failed to

yield the right of way and

exited S Highland St into

Thorndike St traffic pattern

when struck D1 (inbound on

Thorndike St) who had main

drag and right of way.

48 3/20/2013 Wednesday 7:00:00 Sideswipe, same direction Daylight Other Ice


D2- No Improper Driving unk unk

Veh #1 side swiped her (ice on

ground) as she drove

outbound on Thorndike St and

D2 was making left onto

Highland St. This happened in

the left lane at traffic light by

the train station entrance.

49 4/12/2013 Friday 11:11:00 Rear-end Daylight Rainy Wet


D2- unk unk unk



at the red light and was struck

from behind by D2 who had

pressed breaks but Veh #2

continued to slide.

50 4/18/2013 Thursday 13:15:00 Single Vehicle Crash Daylight Clear Dry


running off road unk

D1 ran off the road in front of

201 Thorndike St due to faulty

brakes. Vehicle hit and

damaged some shrubbery.

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D3- unk unk unk unk

D3 was moving slowly in traffic

when all of a sudden she

noticed all the cars were

stopped in standstill traffic

and rear ended D2 which

caused D2 to rear-end D1.

52 5/3/2013 Friday 7:40:00 Rear-end Unknown unk unk


D2- Distracted unk unk


behind D1, traveling outbound

on Thorndike St when his foot

slipped of brake petal causing

his veh to lunge forward and

strike veh #1.

53 5/9/2013 Thursday 9:50:00 unk Unknown unk unk


D2- Unk unk unk

D1 (outbound on Thorndike St)

took left turn onto Highland St

with green light in her favor.

D1 was then struck by D2.

54 5/10/2013 Friday 10:10:00 Angled Daylight Clear Dry unk unk unk

D2 (on S Highland St took

right) took right onto

Thorndike St and struck D1

(inbound on Thorndike St)

was in left lane.


D1- unk



Thorndike St, at the stop light

at the intersection of Highland

St and Thorndike St, there was

controversy on whether the

light turned green or not but

D1 Rear-End D2.

56 6/27/2013 Thursday 22:36:00 Angled

Dark - lighted

roadway Rain Wet


D2- unk unk unk


Thorndike St, Veh #2 stuck

Veh #1 as they attempted to

turn left onto Highland St. D1

lost control and struck a light

pole.

57 7/25/2013 Thursday 16:01:00 Rear-end Daylight Clear Wet


D2- Inattention unk unk


Thorndike St, D2 did not

notice D1 slowing to a stop at

a red light, when he hit the

brakes his m/v skid and struck

her.

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D2- Unknown 49 unk

Traveling south on Thorndike

St in front of Outlet when D2

swerved into D1's lane causing

the sideswipe.

59 10/18/2013 Friday 22:43:00 Rear-end

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry


D2- unk unk unk

D1 claim- D1 took right turn

from S Highland St onto

Thorndike St. Then D2

attempted to change lanes

into D1's lane and struck her

from behind. D2 claim-

D1 turned into his lane in front

of him.


D1- Unknown

D2- Unknown 58 38

D2 was slowing down for

traffic in front of him and was

struck from behind by D1.



Inattention


Both driving outbound on

Thorndike St toward Highland

St. D2 was in inside lane, D1

was in outside lane but

changed to inside lane.

Passenger side front bumper

and front 1/4 struck the

drivers side door and rear 1/4.

62 11/9/2013 Saturday 13:00:00 Rear-end Daylight Cloudy Dry



D3- Unknown 20 32 86

All drivers were operating

outbound on Thorndike St

approaching Highland St in the

same lane. When traffic

slowed to a stop D3 struck the

rear of D2 pushing D2 forward

and into the rear of D1.


Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry


D2- Inattention 46

D1 (traveling inbound on

Thorndike t) was in the area of

201 Thorndike St when a dog

ran in front of his vehicle. D1

struck the dog with his front

bumper.

64 11/12/2013 Tuesday 18:50:00 Angled

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry



D1 attempted to take left turn

onto S Highland St, a third car

stopped to let her out but D2

did not see D1 turning and

continued driving. Therefore,

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65 11/27/2013 Wednesday 11:30:00 Sideswipe, same direction Daylight Rainy Wet



Made an improper turn unk unk


Thorndike St, D1 was on inside

lane and D2 was on outside

lane. Without using directional

or due care D2 turned into D1

while switching lanes. The rear

passenger 1/4 struck front

driver side 1/4 of Veh #2.



D2- Visibly Obstructed unk 20

D1 was traveling outbound on

Thorndike St when D2 entered

the traffic lane after a vehicle

on right lane stopped and

waved D2 on. D1 didn't have

time to stop when D2 entered

her lane and they collided.

7 of 66 Hit and Run

Zero of 66 charged with OUI. However, 2 involved intoxication.






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Thorndike St At Highland St Lowell, MA


12%

6% 6% 6% 6%

15%

6%

11%

6%

11%12%

3%

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%


Crash Month

9%

17%18%

11%

20%

15%

11%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%


Crash Day of Week

11%

6%

17%

11%

17% 17%

11%

5%

8%

0% 0% 0%0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

6am-8am

8am-10am

10am-12pm

12pm-2pm

2pm-4pm

4pm-6pm

6pm-8pm

8pm-10pm

10pm-12am

12am-2am

2am-4am

4am-6am

Crash Time of Day

6%

48%

29%

11%

2% 3% 0% 2%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

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Thorndike St At Highland St Lowell, MA


68%

2% 2%

26%

0% 0% 0% 3%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%


Dark -roadway not

lighted


Other Unknown


71%

11% 14%0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 3%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%


76%

18%

0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0%5%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%



Slush Other Unk

Crash Road Surface

8%

14% 13% 13%11%

3% 1% 1%

35%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

15-20 21-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+ Unknown

Crash Driver Age

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Dark - lighted

roadway

Blowing Sand,

Snow Slush No Improper Driving 21 22

Veh #1 hit Veh #2 from the

rear causing minimal damage

to both cars.

2 1/16/2011 Sunday 16:00 Rear-End Unknown unk unk Unknown 42 48

While going on ramp from

Thorndike St, D1 stopped and

was hit from behind by D2.

3 3/1/2011 Tuesday 19:00:00 Rear-End Unknown Clear Dry



or running off road 55 21

Veh #1 was stopped at light on

Thorndike St at YMCA Dr when

rear-ended by Veh #2.




Veh #2 was stopped at light

on Thorndike St at YMCA Dr

when struck from behind by

Veh #2.

5 3/26/2011 Saturday 16:47:00 Single Vehicle Crash Daylight Clear Dry




Vehicle in front of D1 stopped

short in front of her so she

quickly stopped, D2 (behind

D1) stopped but D3 (behind

D2) was unable to stop and

struck D2 who then was

pushed into D1.




signals, road marks AND Failure to

keep in proper lane or running off

road 65 46

D1 was traveling through a

green light (southbound

Thorndike St) while D2 was

attempting to make a green/

yellow light when they

collided.




D1 struck rear of D2 who was

slowing/ stopping for traffic

entering Lowell Connector.

8 6/22/2011 Wednesday 16:20:00 Sideswipe, same direction Daylight Rainy Wet N/A 42 unk

D1 was taking a left from

Thorndike onto YMCA Dr

when the right side of the

front of Veh #1 was struck by

D2 (who was taking a right

from Caldwell Av onto

Thorndike St).



D2- Unknown

D3- No improper action 36 41 50

D1 was stopped on Thorndike

St when he was rear-ended by

D2, D1 then struck D3 who

was stopped in front of D1.

10 12/17/2011 Saturday 0:30:00 Rear-End

Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry



D2 struck the rear of D1. D1

stated to be stopped. D2

stated D2 started to move

then stopped suddenly.

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D2- Other improper action unk 65

D1 was rear-ended on

Thorndike in front of

Thorndike Factory Outlet.

12 1/17/2012 Tuesday 8:15:00 Rear-End Daylight Cloudy Snow


D2- Followed too closely unk 23

Veh #1 was slowing to a stop

to a traffic light when Veh # 2

slid on snow-covered ground

striking rear of V1.

13 3/25/2012 Sunday 17:45:00 Rear-End Dusk Cloudy Dry

D1- Inattention D2-

No improper Driving unk unk

Veh #2 was stopped at the

intersection of Thorndike St

and YMCA Dr when rear-

ended by Veh #1.

14 5/4/2012 Friday 15:55:00 Rear-End Daylight unk unk


D2- unk 21 25

D1 was stopped at

intersection of Thorndike and

YMCA Dr waiting to turn right

when she was rear-ended by

D2.




D1 was stopped on YMCA Dr

at Thorndike St when he

decided he needed to go to

Stevens St. In an effort to turn

around, V1 reversed in a

diagonal manner towards the

right line. As he did so, V1 and

V2 collided at a slow rate of

speed because both were

traveling in the right lane (on

YMCA Dr towards Thorndike

St).

16 9/4/2012 Tuesday 8:09 Rear-End Daylight Cloudy Dry

D1- Emotional AND No Improper

Driving


D1 was traveling south on

Thorndike St and slowed down

for an unknown reason when

passing YMCA Dr.


Dark - lighted

roadway Clear Dry


D2- Inattention AND Disregard to

traffic signs, signals, road markings 23 41

D1 and D2 were both heading

south on Thorndike St. D1 was

in left lane continuing on

Thorndike. D2 was on right

lane appearing to be headed

onto ramp to Lowell

Connector when cutting in

front of D1.

18 12/3/2012 Monday 16:35:00 Single Vehicle Crash Daylight Clear Dry Unknown unk unk

D1 was driving from LGH when

cut off by D2 and hit the

Pedestrian Light on corner of

Thorndike and YMCA Dr.

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D1- No Improper

Driving D2- unk unk unk

D1 and D2 were both driving

outbound on Thorndike

preparing to enter the ramp to

the Lowell Connector when

Veh #2 struck rear of Veh #1.


Dark - lighted

roadway Cloudy Snow


D2- Unknown unk unk

D2 slid into the side of D1 as

he attempted to turn from

Thorndike onto YMCA Dr.

21 5/4/2013 Saturday 17:23:00 Rear to Rear Daylight Clear Dry



D1 was going to turn around in

the lot of the YMCA when he

notice a "Do Not Enter" sign so

he backed up when he didn't

see any vehicles and backed

up into D2. D2 was passing the

exit driveway of the YMCA.


D1- Unknown

D2- Unknown unk 53

D1 was topped in traffic when

D2 was passing D1 on the right

in an attempt to make a right

turn onto YMCA Drive and

may have bumped into D1 in

the process.




D2 was driving behind D1

traveling inbound on

Thorndike St. D1 stopped and

D2 was unable to stop in time

and struck D1.

24 9/7/2013 Saturday 9:05:00 Unknown Daylight Clear Dry Unknown unk

D1 had green light and was

making right turn from YMCA

Dr to Thorndike St when

Bicyclist crossed the

Intersection and ran into the

driver side of Veh #1.

25 11/27/2013 Wednesday 10:45:00 Unknown Unknown unk unk Unknown unk unk

D1 was struck from behind by

D2 near the YMCA on

Thorndike St.

Zero of 25 Hit and Run

1 of 25 charged with OUI.






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Thorndike St at YMCA Dr Lowell, MA


16%

4%

20%

0%

16%

12%

4%

0%

12%

0%

8% 8%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%


Crash Month

8%

24%

12%

4%

20%

16% 16%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%


Crash Day of Week

8%12%

8%4%

12%

36%

8%

0%

8%4%

0% 0%0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

6am-8am

8am-10am

10am-12pm

12pm-2pm

2pm-4pm

4pm-6pm

6pm-8pm

8pm-10pm

10pm-12am

12am-2am

2am-4am

4am-6am

Crash Time of Day

8%

58%

8%13%

0% 0%4%

8%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

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Thorndike St at YMCA Dr Lowell, MA


71%

0% 4%17%

0% 0% 0%8%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%


Dark -roadway not

lighted


Other Unknown


64%

16%4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0%

12%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%


72%

4% 8%0% 0% 0% 4% 0%

12%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%



Slush Other Unk

Crash Road Surface

2%

27%

8%

16%

10%

4%

0% 0%

33%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

15-20 21-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+ Unknown

Crash Driver Age

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Appendix D. Additional Information

Appendix E. Road Safety Audit References

Road Safety Audit References Massachusetts Traffic Safety Toolbox, Massachusetts Highway Department,

www.mhd.state.ma.us/safetytoolbox.

Road Safety Audits, A Synthesis of Highway Practice. NCHRP Synthesis 336. Transportation Research Board, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, 2004.

Road Safety Audits. Institute of Transportation Engineers and U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, www.roadwaysafetyaudits.org.

FHWA Road Safety Audit Guidelines. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 2006.

Road Safety Audit, 2nd edition. Austroads, 2000.

Road Safety Audits. ITE Technical Council Committee 4S-7. Institute of Transportation Engineers, February 1995.

road safety audit - lowell, ma

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