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Crash analysis flags young drivers, nighttime conditions and impairment as priority safety areas in Bend
Summary
Consultants told Bend’s TAP advisory committee that five years of crash data (2019–2023) show over 5,000 crashes with 27 fatalities and 175 serious injuries; emphasis areas include young drivers, nighttime conditions and impairment, and 39 intersections and several corridors were identified for priority safety work.
Consultants presenting to the Bend Transportation Safety Action Plan Project Advisory Committee said their five-year crash review (2019–2023) shows "just over 5,000 crashes, 27 of which were fatal and 175 serious injury," and that fatal and serious outcomes are concentrated in specific conditions and locations.
The analysis combined a systemwide crash-pattern review with a network screening that weighted fatal and serious crashes most heavily to rank intersections and half-mile segments. Joel Mccol of DPS Associates said intersection-related crashes account for about 70% of reported collisions, while bicyclist and pedestrian crashes make up a small share of total crashes but a much…
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