! 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 2006 2012 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 2012. 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 2006 2012: Year Number of Reported Incidents 2006 8 2007 14 2008 27 2009 15 2010 18 2011 31 2012 15!! 1
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 2006 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2007 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 2008 19 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 27 2009 5 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 15 2010 5 5 3 1 2 1 0 1 18 2011 12 11 5 1 1 0 1 0 31 2012 7 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 Incident Total 61 38 16 4 5 2 1 1 128 Specific Reported Incident Type Totals 2006 2012:! 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
Locations of Reported Incidents by Where: Shared Use Path Crosswalks Parking Lots 2006 6 0 2 2007 9 2 3 2008 19 5 3 2009 10 3 2 2010 14 3 1 2011 23 4 4 2012 15 0 0 Total 96 17 15 Locations of Reported Incidents 2006 2012: 13% 12% Shared Use Path: 96 73% Crosswalks: 17 Parking Lots: 15! 3
Ages of Involved Parties in Total Reported Incidents by Age Range: Under 18 (Juvenile) 18 50 51 65 66 80 Over 80 Not Recorded 2006 0 6 1 0 0 4 2007 3 3 7 6 0 3 2008 3 9 11 6 1 5 2009 2 5 7 5 3 3 2010 3 6 11 4 3 3 2011 2 7 18 13 3 5 2012 2 3 5 8 2 2 Total 15 39 60 42 12 25 Ages of Involved Parties in Total Reported Incidents 2006 2012: 13% 8% Under 18 (Juvenile): 15 6% 22% 20% 18 -- 50: 39 51 -- 65: 60 66 -- 80: 42 31% Over 80: 12 Not Recorded: 25! 4
Residency of Involved Parties in Total Reported Incidents by Residency: Sanibel Lee County Florida Out of State Not Recorded 2006 3 2 1 0 5 2007 9 1 0 10 2 2008 10 3 2 15 5 2009 7 2 0 15 1 2010 7 3 0 11 9 2011 13 8 1 19 7 2012 6 3 1 10 2 Total 55 22 5 80 31 Residency of Involved Parties in Total Reported Incidents 2006 2012: 16% 29% Sanibel: 55 Lee County: 22 Florida: 5 41% 11% 3% Out of State: 80 Not Given: 31! 5
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 2006 7 1 2 0 2007 9 1 3 4 2008 18 6 7 3 2009 10 3 6 2 2010 12 5 5 1 2011 20 7 12 4 2012 13 2 2 0 Total 89 25 37 14 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 2006 2012: 25 20 15 10 5 Number of Incidents 0! 6
Times of Reported Incidents by Hour 2006 2012: 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 12 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 2006 2012: Number of Tickets Issued for Incidents: 2006 0 2007 1 2008 4 2009 3 2010 3 2011 4 2012 0 Total 15! 7
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 51 65 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 2006 2012, 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
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
Total Incidents Zoomed-In Periwinkle Total Incidents Zoomed-In! 10
Crosswalk Incidents Parking Lot Incidents! 11