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Understanding the types of movements and locations that lead to death and injury for people traveling in Portland informs actions in this plan.
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Pedestrians
- 70% of pedestrians are killed or seriously injured when crossing a street and being hit by a person driving straight on that street.
- 20% are killed or seriously injured by drivers turning into them – 14% are drivers turning left and 6% are drivers turning right.
Injuries and deaths of pedestrians by location, 2017-2021
People bicycling
- 53% of people bicycling are killed or seriously injured when crossing a street and being hit by a person driving straight on that street.
- 45% are killed or seriously injured by drivers turning into them – 25% are drivers turning right and 20% are drivers turning left.
Injuries and deaths of people biking by location, 2017-2021
People in motor vehicles or on motorcycles
- 24% of deadly or serious injury crashes are rear-end crashes where one driver rear-ends another. Half of these types of crashes occur mid-block, not at an intersection.
- 22% are turning crashes where a person makes a turn and collides with a driver traveling straight; about half of these crashes occur at signalized intersections.
- 19% are fixed object crashes where one person drives off the street and runs into a large object like a utility pole. More than half of fixed object crashes involve speeding, driving under the influence, or both. Fixed object crashes have increased by 18% in the past 5 years.