Most Dangerous Roads for Pedestrians in New Jersey
As a New Jersey pedestrian accident lawyer, I regularly monitor pedestrian and auto safety issues that affect our state. A new report by Tri-State Transportation Campaign outlines the most dangerous roads for pedestrians in New Jersey. Two of these wind though Ocean County, while one each winds through Monmouth County and Bergen County.
According to the analysis, the most dangerous roads in our state are
- US 130 or the Burlington Pike in Burlington County with 9 fatalities in pedestrian accidents between 2006 and 2008
- US 30 Atlantic County, US 1 Middlesex County, route 549 and US 9 in Ocean County and US 1 in Ocean County with 7 fatalities each
- US 322 in Atlantic County and US 9 in Middlesex County with 6 fatalities each
- Route 4 in Bergen County, McCarter highway SR 21 in Essex County, US 9 in Monmouth County, US 46 in Morris County, St Georges Avenue and SR28 in Essex County with 5 fatalities each
- Route 1 and route 9 seem to be the most dangerous for pedestrians. Route 1 stretching across Middlesex County and Union County accounted for 14 fatalities in all between 2006 and 2008. Route 9 stretching across Ocean, Middlesex and Monmouth Counties saw 17 fatalities during the same period
The New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety is pointing to a number of factors responsible for the high pedestrian fatalities on some of these roads.
- Lack of crosswalks for pedestrians
- Poor design and planning that doesn’t include pedestrian amenities, and contributes to unsafe walking and crossing practices
- Failure of motorists to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks
- Pedestrians walking under the influence of alcohol
The group hopes that the new administration will use the report to make decisions on pedestrian safety infrastructure.
Scott Grossman is a New Jersey pedestrian accident lawyer representing injured victims of pedestrian accidents in Monmouth, Bergen, Ocean, and Passaic Counties and in and around New Jersey.
