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38 <br /> large number of drivers were also driving at a speed of less than 40 mph. Only one driver was traveling <br /> between 61-65 mph, at least according to this estimated data. <br /> As indicated earlier,traveling at higher speeds increases the likelihood of a serious or fatal injury in the <br /> event of a bicycle-motor vehicle crash.The three crashes that resulted in a bicyclist fatality involved <br /> vehicles traveling at speeds greater than 50 mph. With this in mind, speed enforcement in rural Orange <br /> County may be a successful method of reducing crash severities. <br /> Likely in proportion to the types of vehicles on the road, the vehicle types involved in crashes are <br /> skewed toward passenger cars, though significant numbers of other vehicle types, including sport utility <br /> vehicles, pickups, and vans, are <br /> .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... <br /> also represented in the crash <br /> data. Vehicle Type <br /> Hit and Run H'ubi'atisbi',h'. 114,41.2.% <br /> 15 the bicycle-motor vehicle <br /> 5 6 '1�7 5 14,7% 3,8.8%...6, 17'6% <br /> 10 <br /> crashes that occurred in rural <br /> / 001 Orange County, eight (8) or 23.5 <br /> percent were hit and run � A <br /> crashes, while the remaining 26 �e����L °j` Q`� J�.E�° <br /> crashes, or 76.5 percent, of Qay cDC' <br /> drivers remained on the scene. <br /> 111 8i:i'NI <br /> ^11 j"III M.BicNl <br /> Using the data provided by NCDOT, Orange County Transportation Planning staff prepared a map of all <br /> bicycle crashes occurring in rural Orange County. Crashes that resulted in a fatality are indicated in red <br /> and all other crashes are displayed using yellow. One fatality occurred on NC 54 at Hatch Road, one <br /> occurred on Pleasant Green Road just south of St Marys Road, and the other occurred on NC 751 at US <br /> 70. Green circles around the crash locations indicate that those crashes involved a bicyclist under the <br /> influence of alcohol. <br /> Using the Kernel Density tool in ArcGIS, the clustering of crash points was calculated and mapped using <br /> red, blue, and yellow to emphasize high, medium, and low levels of clustering, respectively. As expected, <br /> one major cluster of bicycle crashes is located to the west of Carrboro; this area is very popular with <br /> recreational riders and rides originating in Carrboro often terminate at Mapleview Dairy,which lies just <br /> outside the crash cluster. More surprising is the large crash cluster between the Town of Hillsborough <br /> and the City of Durham, which encompasses areas of the Eno River State Park, the confluence of three <br /> highways (US 70, US 70A, and NC 751), and a favored bicycle route, Old State Highway 10.Thirteen (13) <br /> of 34 crashes in the entire rural area of the County can be found in this area, making it a particularly <br /> dangerous area for bicyclists. <br /> Orange County Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis <br />