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82 <br /> lib <br /> Segment E <br /> Segment E exceeds the statewide and critical rates for total and run-off road crashes(Table 19).Most of the run-off road <br /> crash locations are spread between Palmers Grove Road and Pleasant Green Road with clusters near Palmers Grove Road <br /> and University Station Boulevard.The cluster near Palmers Grove include an A-injury crash.The cluster near University <br /> Station Boulevards includes a fatal,A-injury,and multiple B&C injury crashes. <br /> Table 19: Segment E Crash Rates <br /> Crashes Statewide Critical <br /> Rate Crashes Per <br /> 100 MVM RateRate 2 <br /> Total 249 320.43 263.25 294.17 <br /> Fatal 1 1.29 1.32 4.11 <br /> Non-Fatal 32 41.18 73.07 89.67 <br /> Night 42 54.05 57.83 72.66 <br /> Wet 28 36.03 43.32 56.25 <br /> Run-Off Road 48 61.77 45.46 58.69 <br /> There are a high number of run-off road crashes near Palmers Grove Road that could be related to intersection skew and <br /> high travel speeds.The high number of rear end crashes between Linden Road and the I-85 interchange could also be due <br /> to high vehicle speeds as well as unexpected queueing and congestion at the Pleasant Green Road intersection.The traffic <br /> signal at Pleasant Green Road is the first signal since Lawrence Road in over three miles from the west and since NC 751 <br /> over 1.5 miles away from the east. The nearby I-85 interchange may lead to drivers exiting I-85 to maintain interstate <br /> speeds and influence drivers passing through the interchange to associate the area with interstate conditions.This could <br /> partially explain the severity of the run-off road crashes near University Station Boulevard.The transition from urban <br /> conditions in Hillsborough to rural and back to urban near Durham as well as the I-85 interchange may lead to confusing <br /> or conflicting conditions for driving traversing the area.Prominent crash locations in Segment E from Palmers Grove <br /> Road to Durham County are shown in Figure 27. <br /> 80 US 70 Multimodal Corridor Study Existing Conditions Report <br />