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Napkin math suggests you are wrong, the grand parent is right. I can't find the exact stats but in the US there are 2+ million injuries per year caused by road
by mrb 10y ago
Napkin math suggests you are wrong, the grand parent is right.
I can't find the exact stats but in the US there are 2+ million injuries per year caused by road traffic crashes. We know there are around 300k signalized intersections [1]. If we estimate non-signalized intersections (ie. those with STOP signs) to 20x that number, that's 6 million non-signalized intersections. If 20% of injuries happen at intersections and are randomly distributed across intersections, then on average there will be 1 injury at a given intersection every 15 years.
So yeah it is likely that "multiple injuries" have occured at mosts intersections in the country.
[1] http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/knowledge/faqs/faq_part4.htm#tcsgq3 http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/knowledge/faqs/faq_part4.htm#tcsgq...
- mcbits 10y agoWhere I live, there are at least a couple hundred stop signs and two (2) traffic signals. That's probably closer to a typical ratio for suburbs and smaller towns. I doubt there's ever been a serious accident at most of those intersections, and certainly not as the catalyst for putting up all the signs. The major accidents happen on the highways outside of town, during blizzards.
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