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This plan update includes a brief safety analysis, an analysis not included in the 2017 Transportation Study. A <br />total of 1,385 estimated crashes have been reported in the planning area over the past ten year. Accidents in <br />the urban area - as determined by the U.S. Census - account for only 2.74% (38) of all crashes (FIGURE 8). The <br />urban area is mainly along US-70. Crashes along rural streets in the E-B-M area have constantly been increasing <br />over the past ten years as reported to NCDOT (FIGURE 9). Five accidents in rural area have resulted in fatalities. <br />This trend may continue as more accidents continue to occur along rural roads like Buckhorn Road, Bowman <br />Road and West Ten Road. While US-70 portion of the planning area may be considered urban, the northern half <br />is still rural. Access management policies will seek to reduce this growing trend, especially in the rural areas. <br />Figure 8:Crash by Severity <br /> <br />0 <br />100 <br />200 <br />300 <br />400 <br />Rural Urban <br />Crash Locations by Severity <br />Possible injury Suspected minor injury Suspected serious injury Fatal <br />Nu <br />m <br />b <br />e <br />r <br /> <br />o <br />f <br /> <br />A <br />c <br />c <br />i <br />d <br />e <br />n <br />t <br />s <br /> <br />0 <br />50 <br />100 <br />150 <br />200 <br />2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 <br />Crash Locations by Frequency <br />Rural UrbanNu <br />m <br />b <br />e <br />r <br /> <br />o <br />f <br /> <br />A <br />c <br />c <br />i <br />d <br />e <br />n <br />t <br />s <br /> <br />Figure 9: Crash Frequency Trend <br /> 33