Integrating Safety in the Rural Transportation Planning Process

Figure 3.2 Basic Crash Data Shown at South Central Planning Development Commission Transportation Planning Meeting – Long Description
Annual Data for Fatalities and Serious Injuries

Figure 3.2 is a chart showing the annual number of serious injuries and fatalities for the region represented by the South Central Planning Development Commission between 2007 and 2011. The purpose of the graphic is to show how the Planning Development Commission used data during an open house meeting for their safety plan to educate the public on the overall safety issue for the region. Fatalities, starting in 2007 and going to 2011, are: 49, 58, 49, 38, and 30. Serious injuries, starting in 2007 and going to 2011, are: 213, 218, 187, 191, and 165.