GR crash data suggestions/questions by Lindsay Bandyk

[lindsaybandyk]

Hey so first off, incredible job. Second, I love the map that you made and after making sense of your data it seems like even though it is time consuming it is pretty straightfoward. I was wondering if maybe you look at traffic signals/stop signs specifically in the most densely accident riden areas to maybe see why there's this cluster of accidents happening in that area. Maybe look if there complaints that have been made for that specific area to make the traffic signals better or more straight forward? I think gathering data for the specific signals is a good place to start. Also maybe looking at construction during certain time periods and relooking at the influx on accidents, how much different does that look?

overall so amazing and I love the color accents. Keep it up.

[LeviRosendall]

In your proposal you are looking to provide suggestions for fixing the issues with traffic flow. Taking a moment to think about what those improvements might be and how you can apply them might be helpful to do before jumping into it.

[simonsab]

-It seems like you are trying to tackle a lot of research questions at once that may make your final project a bit muddy. I would try to narrow the scope a bit more and then go from there adding in more questions as you dissect a specific problem.

• What type of statistical analyses do you want to perform to answer the specific research questions?

• For some of your questions it seems like you are trying to draw causal connections. For example, accidents by neighborhood income. How do you think you will control for other factors that may impact your results?

[arepesh]

As someone who has been hit in GR I would like to see what your results are. Something that would be interesting is if reducing speed limits would actually reduce the speed in that area. People tend to speed a lot through curtain areas. It would be interesting to know if accidence in slower traffic areas were cause more by speeding.

[coourtneyrose]

Very thorough! I have ALWAYS wondered how many accidents with trains occur at crossings that only have a stop or yield sign.

[mahmisab]

I agree with Lindsay. Do places/streets where accidents most occur have stop signs? Should they be replaced with traffic lights? A lot of places around here have like an eight-way stop (left lane and then straight/right turn lane). It can be hectic for any driver.

[elaynast]

This is going to be a very interesting and informative project I can tell. I think by mapping and possibly looking at the characteristics of crashes , road sign characteristics, and possibly driver demographics you might be able to asses what groups and where are at the highest risk. You have a lot of tasks on your hands, but I think if you start small and continue adding from there you could accomplish these.

[nash-meg]

This is a cool project Luke! I'm actually from out of state, so I think explanations of Michigan's no-fault laws would be beneficial regardless (but I'm not sure how well informed Michigan natives already are of these laws). I'm worried you may have too many questions here to finish the project within the semester, but I really like everything you do have if you are able to do them all! With that said, something neat that you might want to look into concerning the deer collisions and fences would be wildlife crossways. I've done some research on these and Banff National Park in Canada has seen wildlife-vehicle crashes drop by over 80% (https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/banff/info/gestion-management/enviro/transport/tch-rtc/passages-crossings/faq). I wasn't able to find any examples in Michigan, but maybe you can!

[farasatm]

Very interesting topic, I like how you can use this to solve a real life problem. However I do share some of the same concern pointed out earlier about this getting to complex.