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1 ! City of Sanibel MEMORANDUM May 29, 2012 TO: Judie Zimomra, City Manager FROM: Kimberly Greenplate, City Administrative Intern RE: Analysis of the Reported Bicycle and Pedestrian Incidents Background: This report is an analysis of the safety issues on the Shared Use Path, as called for the in Shared Use Path Master Plan. This analysis is based upon the bicycle and pedestrian incidents reported to the Sanibel Police Department between 2006 and For the purpose of this analysis, the types of incidents have been divided into three types of locations: on the Shared Use Path, at crosswalks and in parking lots. These reports have been analyzed based on total incident volume, incident type, location type, date of incident, time of incident, the age, residency and injuries of involved parties. Total Reported Incidents By Total Reported Incidents : Year Number of Reported Incidents !! 1

2 Specific Reported Incident Type Totals By Incident Type: Fell Off Bike Bike/ Car Bike/ Bike Ped./ Car Bike/ Sign Ped./ Bike Bike/ Dog Bike/ Tree Total Per Year Incident Total Specific Reported Incident Type Totals :! 12% 3% 4% 1% 1% 1% 30% 48% Fell Off Bike: 61 Bike/Car: 38 Bike/Bike: 16 Pedestrian/Car: 4 Bike/Sign: 5 Pedestrian/Bicycle: 2 Bike/Dog: 1 Bike/Tree: 1! 2

3 Locations of Reported Incidents by Where: Shared Use Path Crosswalks Parking Lots Total Locations of Reported Incidents : 13% 12% Shared Use Path: 96 73% Crosswalks: 17 Parking Lots: 15! 3

4 Ages of Involved Parties in Total Reported Incidents by Age Range: Under 18 (Juvenile) Over 80 Not Recorded Total Ages of Involved Parties in Total Reported Incidents : 13% 8% Under 18 (Juvenile): 15 6% 22% 20% : : : 42 31% Over 80: 12 Not Recorded: 25! 4

5 Residency of Involved Parties in Total Reported Incidents by Residency: Sanibel Lee County Florida Out of State Not Recorded Total Residency of Involved Parties in Total Reported Incidents : 16% 29% Sanibel: 55 Lee County: 22 Florida: 5 41% 11% 3% Out of State: 80 Not Given: 31! 5

6 Injuries of Involved Parties in Total Reported Incidents by Injuries: Yes No Transported to Hospital (if Yes or Injuries Not Recorded) Specific Injuries Not Recorded Total Note: Not every reported incident listed whether the involved parties were transported to the hospital after the Sanibel Police Department left the scene. Dates of Reported Incidents by Month : Number of Incidents 0! 6

7 Times of Reported Incidents by Hour : a.m. 1 a.m. 2 a.m. 3 a.m. 4 a.m. 5 a.m. 6 a.m. 7 a.m. 8 a.m. 9 a.m. 10 a.m. 11 a.m. 12 a.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 4 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 9 p.m. 10 p.m. 11 p.m. Time of Day (the hour of) Tickets Issued for Reported Incidents : Number of Tickets Issued for Incidents: Total 15! 7

8 Conclusions: The Shared Use Path Survey Results, completed in May 2012, recorded a 56.1% increase in the overall bicycle traffic and a 76.5% increase in the overall pedestrian traffic between 2006 and 2012 (Shared Use Path Survey Results Memorandum attached as Appendix A). Over the period of increased usage of the Shared Use Paths, 130 reported bicycle and pedestrian incidents occurred. 73% of incidents occurred between 2006 and 2012 on the Shared Use Path, as opposed to crosswalks (13%) and parking lots (12%) The most common reported incident over the six-year study period was fell off bike representing 48% (61 incidents) The highest incident-intensity area was along Periwinkle Way between Casa Ybel Road and Donax Street, where almost 20% of incidents occurred Out-of state-residents made up the single largest demographic (41%) of those involved in reported incidents The age range from was most involved in reported incidents and accounted for 31% of the six-year total 89 out of 128 (70%) of reported incidents resulted in injuries, including minor injuries which required no medical attention 37 out of 128 (29%) reported incidents had injuries where at least one party was transported to the hospital from the scene of the incident Accumulative over the six-year period, March (20 incidents), followed by January and February (18 incidents each), was the most frequent month for reported incidents Most reported incidents (16) occurred between 9 and 10 a.m. during the sixyear period A total of 130 incidents were reported to the Sanibel Police Department from , and 128 were used in this analysis. Of the other two reported incidents: One did not occur on Sanibel (but Captiva) and was responded to via mutual aid agreement. The other involved a bicycle as the indirect cause of an incident (the bicycle was a distraction of motorists).! 8

9 The Next Steps: Continue to educate all Shared Use Path users and motorists on proper path usage and courtesy. Continue to enforce traffic laws to ensure the safety of residents and visitors on the Shared Use Path system and Sanibel at large. Continue to evaluate the reported incidents for vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian safety improvement. Maps of Incident Locations: Key Red Pin = 2006 Pink Pin = 2007 Purple Pin = 2008 Yellow Pin = 2009 Green Pin = 2010 Orange Pin = 2011 Teal Pin = 2012 Total Incidents Zoomed-Out! 9

10 Total Incidents Zoomed-In Periwinkle Total Incidents Zoomed-In! 10

11 Crosswalk Incidents Parking Lot Incidents! 11