Attached is the MassDOT VRU (Vulnerable Road User) data for 2023-June 1, 2025. You can run all kinds of interesting queries on the MassDOT site.
Notes: One of these accidents was at the Ballfield Road/Lincoln Road intersection. In one case the VRU was on a sidewalk. The five year plan for road and intersection improvements is managed by the Transportation Coalition (of which I am the chair). We will be holding public forums in the fall as we do our annual update to the plan. As some of you may know the public forums were originally planned for June, but the town staff is busy with the upcoming special town meeting and so we postponed. Margaret On Sun, Jun 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: > All, > This intersection has bedeviled the town for years/decades. > The topography makes sight lines compromised. > Curves and rises complicate things even further. > Efforts to reduce vegetation and improve sight lines on the SE corner have > failed. > > I suggest all interested might visit the RTC meetings and talk with the > Superintendent of DPW to learn more. > > > > > On Jun 1, 2025, at 7:17 AM, Joanna Schmergel < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you Peter! > > This is great! > > On Sun, Jun 1, 2025 at 5:48 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Great information, Joanna — thanks! I've marked the accident locations on >> a Google Map (link below) for those, like me, who find visual references >> helpful. The map clearly supports your observation that the 117/Tower Rd >> area is more active than other locations. >> >> The color coding should be visible on the map, but just in case: >> >> Red*:* 20+ >> >> Yellow: 10-19 >> Orange: 5-9 >> >> Blue: Less than 5 >> >> >> https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=13B_VCCLqxyPrZK5G9qocZVKp12FO5xw&usp=sharing >> >> Peter B. >> Conant Rd. >> >> >> On Sat, May 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM Joanna Schmergel < >> downsizefordiversity_at_gmail_com_tfzv6d21qzrx50_e0xx6...@icloud.com> >> wrote: >> >>> 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. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>> 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. >>> >>> -- > 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. > > > -- > 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. > >
VRU data 2023 to now.xlsx
Description: MS-Excel 2007 spreadsheet
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