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The Fourth Plain Traffic Safety Project in Vancouver,
WA is approximately 7 miles in length, extending from Interstate
5 east to 117th Avenue. A traffic safety fair was held on
October 7, 2004 to kick-off the project.
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Fourth Plain
has the highest transit use in the city that serves
several low to moderate-income neighborhoods with a large
population of residents that speak English as a second
language.
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The average vehicle traffic load ranges from approximately
14,250 to 28,400 vehicles per day.
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927 collisions occurred
during the period between January 2000 and December
2002 (nearly one collision per day).
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One and a half
percent (1.5%) of these collisions involved fatal or
disabling injuries and four percent (4%) were alcohol related.
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The majority of crashes occur during daylight hours
(74%) and during clear weather (63%).
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Crashes were
evenly distributed throughout the year, although
the month of October had the highest number of collisions.
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Crashes were evenly distributed during the week with
Sunday having the lowest number of crashes and Friday
the highest.
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The peak hours for crashes are 4:00 P.M. and
5:00 P.M.
