Dangerous drive: 25 die on I-95 in 12 months

Lunican · May 21, 2015, 10:12:17 AM

QuoteDangerous drive: 25 die on I-95 in 12 months

News4Jax investigation uncovers worst areas in region for deadly crashes

Florida Highway Patrol numbers, obtained through a public records request, show that between April 2014 and April 2015 there were 1,713 reported crashes from the Florida-Georgia line to the Flagler-Volusia county line.

Of those crashes, 573 involved injuries and 18 were fatal, claiming 25 lives altogether.

St. Johns County had the most fatal crashes in the region: nine over the last year. That's half of all deadly crashes on 95's Northeast Florida stretch. The worst area for wrecks was around County Road 210 (pictured above), where there were 62 accidents, including three deadly ones.

The other hot spots for wrecks were near International Golf Parkway, State Road 207 and State Road 16.

Full article:
http://www.news4jax.com/news/dangerous-drive-18-die-on-i95-in-12-months/33127626

mtraininjax · May 21, 2015, 10:41:32 AM

Pay attention to the road when driving....simple enough message.

pierre · May 21, 2015, 12:24:01 PM

Seems like there is a major accident once a week on 95 between Old St Augustine and World Golf Village.

fsquid · May 21, 2015, 12:31:31 PM

Quote from: pierre on May 21, 2015, 12:24:01 PM
Seems like there is a major accident once a week on 95 between Old St Augustine and World Golf Village.

Agree

Lunican · May 21, 2015, 12:41:19 PM

The people that live in St. John's and work in Duval are risking death and injury every day. Seems like a terrible way to live.

coredumped · May 21, 2015, 02:47:07 PM

Quote from: Lunican on May 21, 2015, 12:41:19 PM
The people that live in St. John's and work in Duval are risking death and injury every day. Seems like a terrible way to live.

While I don't disagree with you, even living close enough to work where you ride your bike you're risking death and injury every day.

fsquid · May 21, 2015, 04:08:56 PM

Quote from: Lunican on May 21, 2015, 12:41:19 PM
The people that live in St. John's and work in Duval are risking death and injury every day. Seems like a terrible way to live.

All the accidents I've been in have happened within 3 miles of my home

brainstormer · May 21, 2015, 04:29:32 PM

I often travel south in the mornings and do not envy the traffic headed northbound on I95 at all. I do not foresee this stretch of I95 becoming any less congested or more safe in the coming years. It will most likely get worse. St. Johns has numerous housing developments in the works and most of the jobs remain in Duval County. People seem willing to put up with stressful commutes so that they can have an affordable new home and send their kids to A rated schools.

It would be nice to see more FL troopers on this stretch of the interstate. Drivers are distracted and groups of cars pass me doing 80-90 all the time. I've had semis fly by me and my cruise is set at 74. I rarely see any law enforcement.

mtraininjax · May 22, 2015, 09:09:12 AM

QuoteThe people that live in St. John's and work in Duval are risking death and injury every day. Seems like a terrible way to live.

Two accidents on I-10 coming Eastbound and one showed the car on its side. I-10 is no cakewalk either with the construction going on there. Although the growth to the west of Jax has not been as severe as to its south, hence more population, more issues.

Everyone wants to see more people downtown, living without cars, living by walking around. I hope that these "fear studies" shine some light on the fact that living in the suburbs is more dangerous when travelling to a job.

QuoteI rarely see any law enforcement.

FHP is primary on speed enforcement, although you will see JSO work here and there. Really, all FHP does anymore is highway stuff, their name says it all, Florida Highway Patrol. If they are not adding more patrols to the roads, its not going to get better anytime soon.

urbanlibertarian · May 22, 2015, 11:46:44 AM

I think traveling by automobile is the most dangerous thing most people do every day and yet they fear it a lot less than things that are far less likely to kill or maim them. The number of miles Americans travel by automobile is a big factor of our lower life expectancy compared to other first world countries. Self driving cars can't come along soon enough.

spuwho · May 22, 2015, 11:56:15 AM

Maybe this is why the commuter rail study has popped back again for the FEC route?

urbanlibertarian · May 23, 2015, 10:35:55 AM

Seems to me that commuters will continue to prefer cars over mass transit. Especially here in sprawling Jax and especially as cars become self driving in the next 20 years.

copperfiend · May 23, 2015, 11:39:36 AM

I would venture to guess a good amount of the serious accidents on 95 involve people just passing through Jacksonville. Personally, I try to avoid 95 when possible. Especially the stretch south of 295 to past the WGV.

thelakelander · May 23, 2015, 02:28:15 PM

Quote from: urbanlibertarian on May 23, 2015, 10:35:55 AM
Seems to me that commuters will continue to prefer cars over mass transit. Especially here in sprawling Jax and especially as cars become self driving in the next 20 years.

The majority of commuters do so via personal vehicles....even in transit friendly metros like NYC. I don't believe this will ever change. It also shouldn't be the driving force behind our investments in alternative forms of mobility.

I-10east · May 23, 2015, 03:44:17 PM

This won't deter me from going on 95 at all. I'm far more afraid of fast two-lane roads like Normandy out Maxville-way and State Road 16 going to Gainesville than any US Interstate in Florida. I call stories like this 'the bridge, rollercoaster, and plane' syndrome; Whenever an accident happens on either, it's a must that you stop riding them completely...