Note: If you add the 7 accidents at 117/Tower to the nearby 5 accidents at 117/Bowles Terrace as well as the 3 accidents at 117/ Old Sudbury Road it is a total of 15 accidents in the near vicinity which puts the 117/Tower road general area in the top 3 locations for accidents.
> On Sat, May 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM Joanna Schmergel < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Folks, >> >> Every so often I download a recent year of crash data for Lincoln from >> the MassDot.gov website and put together the top locations for crashes in >> Lincoln for a given year. >> >> The data is often entered using different nomenclature and in different >> columns making it a tedious “hunt & peck” effort to extract the data. >> >> Here is what I have for 2023 to 2024. I believe my numbers for the 5 >> corners intersection at the library are lower than reality. >> >> I do this because I truly believe putting myself through this exercise >> burns the trouble spots in town into my brain and keeps my family safer on >> the road. >> >> MassDot.gov crash data for Lincoln, MA 2023-2024 - extracted by Joanna >> Schmergel probably somewhat imperfectly >> >> Number of Crashes at the following intersections January 2023 to December >> 2024: >> >> 1) Route 2/ Bedford Rd (Crosby’s Corner) : 37 >> >> 2) South Great Rd/ Lincoln >> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/2)+South+Great+Rd%2F+Lincoln?entry=gmail&source=g> >> Road: 16 >> >> 3) Entered in just as Route 2 in the spreadsheet: 15 >> >> 4) Old County Road / Trapelo Road >> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/4)+Old+County+Road+%2F+Trapelo+Road?entry=gmail&source=g>: >> 12 >> >> 5) Codman Road / Lincoln >> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/5)+Codman+Road+%2F+Lincoln?entry=gmail&source=g> >> Road: 11 >> >> 6) Route 2A >> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/6)+Route+2A?entry=gmail&source=g> >> (North Great Rd) / Hanscom Drive: 9 >> >> 7) South Great Road (Rte 117 >> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/7)+South+Great+Road+(Rte+117?entry=gmail&source=g>) >> / Tower Road: 7 >> >> 8) South Great Road (Rte 117)/ Concord Road: 5 >> >> 9) South Great Road (Rte 117 >> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/9)+South+Great+Road+(Rte+117?entry=gmail&source=g>)/ >> Bowles Terrace: 5 >> >> 10) Lewis Street/ Lincoln Road: 4 >> >> 11) 5 Corners Intersection at Library: 3 (seems low!) >> >> 12) Old Sudbury Rd/ Boyce Farm Road >> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/12)+Old+Sudbury+Rd%2F+Boyce+Farm+Road?entry=gmail&source=g>: >> 3 >> >> 13) South Great Road (Rte >> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/13)+South+Great+Road+(Rte?entry=gmail&source=g> >> 117)/ Old Sudbury Road: 3 >> >> 14) Old Bedford Road/ Hanscom Drive: 3 >> >> 15) South Great Road (Rte 117 >> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/15)+South+Great+Road+(Rte+117?entry=gmail&source=g>)/ >> Sweet Bay Lane: 3 >> >> 16) Winter Street/ Old County Road: 3 >> >> 17) Route 2/ Lexington Road: 3 >> >> There were 212 accidents recorded for the year January 2023 to December >> 2024. These top 17 locations accounted for 142 of the accidents or 67% >> >> Attached is the raw data from MassDot.gov >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >>
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