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NY State Thruway Selected Crash Experience
Selected Crash Experience on New York State Thruway
Crashes shown only for roadway sections with shoulder rumble strips installed
All Causes
| Year |
VKT*
(millions) |
Crashes |
Vehicles
Involved |
Injuries |
Fatalities |
| 1991 |
10,900 |
2992 |
3756 |
1196 |
35 |
| 1992 |
12,250 |
2968 |
3686 |
1086 |
23 |
| 1993 |
12,500 |
3161 |
4072 |
1265 |
21 |
| 1996 |
13,700 |
3426 |
4452 |
1126 |
17 |
| 1997 |
14,000 |
3543 |
4616 |
1022 |
18 |
| 1998 |
15,370 |
3291 |
4266 |
985 |
15 |
Major portion of milled shoulder rumble strips installed on
NYSTA during 1994, 95 & 96. All locations completed by Fall
of 1996. |
Selected Run-off-Road Causes**
| Year |
VKT*
(millions) |
Crashes |
Injuries |
Fatalities |
| 1991 |
10,900 |
557 |
358 |
17 |
| 1992 |
12,250 |
566 |
407 |
17 |
| 1993 |
12,500 |
558 |
328 |
8 |
| 1996 |
13,700 |
161 |
113 |
4 |
| 1997 |
14,000 |
74 |
54 |
1 |
| 1998 |
15,370 |
133 |
86 |
1 |
Major portion of milled shoulder rumble strips installed on
NYSTA during 1994, 95 & 96. All locations completed by Fall
of 1996. |
* Vehicle Kilometers Traveled on entire NYS Thruway system (length,1032 km); in 1997 the VKT on all sections was 14.0 billion while for the rumble strip sections only (length, 785 km) the VKT was 9.9 billion.
** Single vehicle crashes with first event as run-off-road in which causes identified on crash reports were due to alcohol involvement, driver inattention, driver inexperience, drugs (illegal), fatigue/drowsiness, fell asleep, glare, illness, passenger distraction, other human and prescription medication.
Selected Crash Experience on New York State Thruway
Crashes shown only for roadway sections with shoulder rumble strips installed
All Run-off-Road Crashes***
| Year |
Crashes |
Vehicles Involved |
Injuries |
Fatalities |
| 1991 |
1498 |
1668 |
899 |
31 |
| 1992 |
1436 |
1573 |
762 |
20 |
| 1993 |
1517 |
1739 |
911 |
14 |
| 1996 |
921 |
1108 |
571 |
12 |
| 1997 |
872 |
1043 |
526 |
12 |
| 1998 |
685 |
839 |
414 |
6 |
Major portion of milled shoulder rumble strips installed on
NYSTA during 1994, 95 & 96. All locations completed by Fall
of 1996. |
***Multiply and single vehicle run-off-road crashes from all causes.
Selected Crash Experience on New York State Thruway
Crashes shown only for roadway sections with shoulder rumble strips installed
Crashes
| Year |
All |
Run off Road** |
% ROR |
| 1991 |
2992 |
557 |
18.6% |
| 1992 |
2968 |
566 |
19.1% |
| 1993 |
3161 |
558 |
17.7% |
| 1996 |
3426 |
161 |
4.7% |
| 1997 |
3543 |
74 |
2.1% |
| 1998 |
3291 |
133 |
4.0% |
3 yr. total before rumble
strips installed |
9121 |
1681 |
18.4% |
3 yr. total after rumble
strips installed |
10260 |
368 |
3.6% |
| incrs/decrs |
12.5% |
-78.1% |
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Major portion of milled shoulder rumble strips installed on
NYSTA during 1994, 95 & 96. All locations completed by Fall
of 1996. |
Injuries
| Year |
All |
Run off Road** |
% ROR |
| 1991 |
1196 |
358 |
29.9% |
| 1992 |
1086 |
407 |
37.5% |
| 1993 |
1265 |
328 |
25.9% |
| 1996 |
1126 |
113 |
10.0% |
| 1997 |
1022 |
54 |
5.3% |
| 1998 |
985 |
86 |
8.7% |
3 yr. total before rumble
strips installed |
3547 |
1093 |
30.8% |
3 yr. total after rumble
strips installed |
3133 |
253 |
8.1% |
| incrs/decrs |
-11.7% |
-76.9% |
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Major portion of milled shoulder rumble strips installed on
NYSTA during 1994, 95 & 96. All locations completed by Fall
of 1996. |
Fatalities
| Year |
All |
Run off Road** |
% ROR |
| 1991 |
35 |
17 |
48.6% |
| 1992 |
23 |
17 |
73.9% |
| 1993 |
21 |
8 |
38.1% |
| 1996 |
17 |
4 |
23.5% |
| 1997 |
18 |
1 |
5.6% |
| 1998 |
15 |
1 |
6.7% |
3 yr. total before rumble
strips installed |
79 |
42 |
53.2% |
3 yr. total after rumble
strips installed |
50 |
6 |
12.0% |
| incrs/decrs |
-36.7% |
-85.7% |
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Major portion of milled shoulder rumble strips installed on
NYSTA during 1994, 95 & 96. All locations completed by Fall
of 1996. |
** Single vehicle crashes with first event as run-off-road in which causes identified on crash reports were due to alcohol involvement, driver inattention, driver inexperience, drugs (illegal), fatigue/drowsiness, fell asleep, glare, illness, passenger distraction, other human and prescription medication.
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