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BYU students tell TMAC near‑miss map shows gaps in Provo crash reporting for pedestrians, bikes and scooters
Summary
BYU students presented a student‑reported map of near misses and crashes around the University corridor and urged TMAC to address a gap in the city police crash reporting form that excludes many micromobility vehicles; a professor recounted an e‑scooter crash that was initially unrecordable online.
BYU students and a faculty member told the Transportation Mobility Advisory Committee that Provo’s collision data undercounts pedestrian, bicycle and micromobility incidents because the city’s online crash reporting form does not accept non‑motor‑vehicle entries.
Emma McKenna, a BYU student presenting a mapped inventory of near misses and collisions, said students reported multiple hot spots on 800 North and in the southern University corridor where people walking and biking experience near misses and crashes. The student mapping asked respondents to mark near misses, collisions and witnessed incidents; the group focused on the high‑frequency locations immediately south of campus.
Professor Alicia Redell, a BYU public‑health professor and West Provo resident, described…
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