5 Most Dangerous Intersections in Jacksonville (neighborhoods, live, centers)

[GadgetRick]

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2 are on Blanding right by 295, the other 3 are over on Beach (Hodges and by Southside) and Baymeadows and Southside.

Not surprising they have the most accidents in the area.

[madcapmagishion]

Here's the top 5 worst intersections in JAX in 2011
1)Baymeadows Road / Southside Boulevard
2) Beach Boulevard / Hodges Boulevard
3) Beach Boulevard / Southside Boulevard
4) Blanding Boulevard / Youngerman Circle
5) Blanding Boulevard / I-295

[fsu813]

Originally Posted by madcapmagishion

Here's the top 5 worst intersections in JAX in 2011
1)Baymeadows Road / Southside Boulevard
2) Beach Boulevard / Hodges Boulevard
3) Beach Boulevard / Southside Boulevard
4) Blanding Boulevard / Youngerman Circle
5) Blanding Boulevard / I-295

This explains how these types of horrible intersections happen in Jacksonville. They're by design, ironically:

Beach & Hodges: A Disaster of Jacksonville's Making | Metro Jacksonville

According to a report from Transportation for America, from 2000 through 2009, 342 pedestrians were killed in Jacksonville, making the area the third worst in the country for walkers - and Jacksonville has no one to blame but itself. Poorly-designed new centers of commercial activity like the ones at the intersection of Beach and Hodges are a prime example of what plagues Jacksonville.

[fsquid]

hell, 7 of the top 10 are on Beach Blvd.

[LilMikey]

Originally Posted by fsu813

This explains how these types of horrible intersections happen in Jacksonville. They're by design, ironically:

Beach & Hodges: A Disaster of Jacksonville's Making | Metro Jacksonville

According to a report from Transportation for America, from 2000 through 2009, 342 pedestrians were killed in Jacksonville, making the area the third worst in the country for walkers - and Jacksonville has no one to blame but itself. Poorly-designed new centers of commercial activity like the ones at the intersection of Beach and Hodges are a prime example of what plagues Jacksonville.

I'd say the sheer insanity of many of the drivers down here contributes quite a bit as well.

[fsu813]

Originally Posted by LilMikey

I'd say the sheer insanity of many of the drivers down here contributes quite a bit as well.

More like extremely suburban, auto-centric design, as the article explains quite well.

Thankfully, there are refuges from this in Jax, namely the historic, eclectic, walkable/bikeable neighborhoods which surrond Downtown Jacksonville, and parts of the Beaches.

[LilMikey]

Originally Posted by fsu813

More like extremely suburban, auto-centric design, as the article explains quite well.

Thankfully, there are refuges from this in Jax, namely the historic, eclectic, walkable/bikeable neighborhoods which surrond Downtown Jacksonville, and parts of the Beaches.

It's fair enough to say less cars would lead to less car accidents but STL is no more or less walkable than Jax however the drivers seem far less crazy... especially with the red-light running and U-turn madness.

[madcapmagishion]

Originally Posted by fsu813

More like extremely suburban, auto-centric design, as the article explains quite well.

Thankfully, there are refuges from this in Jax, namely the historic, eclectic, walkable/bikeable neighborhoods which surrond Downtown Jacksonville, and parts of the Beaches.

Of course no one would ever think to run a red light or make a U-turn or run over a walker/biker in the historic, eclectic, walkable/bike able neighborhoods which surround Downtown Jacksonville, and parts of the Beaches.

OH! wait a bike rider was nailed by a eclectic driver last night at the Beaches. So I guess we can take the Beaches off the list.

Bicyclist hit by car in Jax Beach|ActionNewsJax.com | Jacksonville News, Weather, Sports | WTEV-TV

[fsquid]

hell, two pedestrians were killed on back to back days in Charlotte back in the fall in uptown Charlotte. That's pretty urban.

[GadgetRick]

Honestly, it's not so much the drivers--there are crazy drivers no matter where you live--rather, the roads. Beach/Hodges is a MAJOR intersection. Plenty of car traffic adds to everything. However, trying to cross over so many lanes of traffic on foot is a pedestrian accident waiting to happen. It's very difficult to make intersections like that safe to pedestrians without building foot bridges.

The vehicular accidents can be attributed to the volume of traffic, the design of the intersections and the fact that they're busiest during rush hour, which is when people tend to be in the most hurry and be more likely to NOT be paying attention at a critical time while driving.