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Data to Support the Need for Vision Zero

Reducing and eliminating injuries and fatalities along our transportation network

Updated: May 15, 2023

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Speed Kills 2022 Data 2016-2020 Data Maps

What is Vision Zero?

Vision Zero is a goal to reduce and eliminate serious injuries and fatalities along our transportation network while increasing safe, healthy, and equitable mobility for all.

Speed Kills

graphic showing the relationship between car speed and fatalities

As you can see in the graphic there is a direct correlation between the speed of a vehicle and the probability of a fatality. As speed increases, so does the percentage of fatalities. In the event of a vehicle and person collision where the car speed was 40 mph, there is an 80% chance of a fatality.

2022 Data

 

  • In Raleigh, there were 59 total fatalities as a result of 53 fatal crashes in 2022
  • 50,000 total crashes in Raleigh in 2022
     

Fatality Location

  • 2 traffic fatalities occurred on private property
  • 6 traffic fatalities occurred on roadways maintained by the City of Raleigh
  • 51 traffic fatalities occurred on roadways maintained by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) - (note: NCDOT roadways tend to carry higher traffic volumes at higher speeds than City maintained roadways)

Fatalities by mode of transport

  • 1 bicyclist
  • 24 pedestrians
  • 30 drivers or passengers in cars, trucks, and SUVs
  • 4 motorcycle riders

2016-2020 Data Maps

Maps and graphical data to support the need for Vision Zero:

Heat map showing fatal and serious injuries
Map showing locations of fatal and severe bike/pedestrian crashes
Map showing locations of fatal crashes on NCDOT and City of Raleigh roadways

Contact

 

Sean Driskill,P.E
Vision Zero Manager
sean.driskill@raleighnc.gov

James Sudano,P.E.
City Traffic Safety Engineer
james.sudano@raleighnc.gov

Shane McCarthy, E.I.
Traffic Safety Engineer
shane.mccarthy@raleighnc.gov

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