Falmou
uth
Ro
oad Safety
S
y Aud
dit
Sandwicch Road:
o
Carriage
e Sho
op Roa
ad to
Ha
atchville Road
o
Septeember 2011
Prepared by
the Cape Cod Commission
in cooperation with
the Town of Falmouth and
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Table of Contents
Background............................................................................................................................................. 1
Introduction............................................................................................................................................ 1
Project Data ............................................................................................................................................ 2
Project Location and Description............................................................................................................ 3
Audit Observations and Potential Safety Enhancements ....................................................................... 5
Summary of Road Safety Audit ............................................................................................................. 13
LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix A. RSA Meeting Agenda ................................................................................................................... 15
Appendix B. RSA Audit Team Contact List ........................................................................................................ 17
Appendix C. Detailed Crash Data..................................................................................................................... 19
Appendix D. Additional Information ................................................................................................................. 22
Appendix E. Road Safety Audit References ....................................................................................................... 39
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Locus Map ................................................................................................................................ 3
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1.
Table 2.
Participating Audit Team Members ................................................................................... 2
Potential Safety Enhancements Summary...................................................................... 14
Ba
ackgro
ound
All levels of gov
vernment— local, region
nal, state, an
nd federal—h
have been considering
ations where
e crashes are
e most severe for manyy years. Sevveral years ag
go the
loca
nattional consen
nsus was tha
at there shou
uld be goalss to reduce crashes, and
d in the 2005
5
federal legislation: Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Effficient Transsportation Eq
quity Act: A
gacy for Users (SAFETEA
A-LU), there was more e mphasis on improving highway
Leg
safe
ety along with a dedicatted funding program—th
he Highway Safety Imprrovement
Pro
ogram (HSIP).
In an effort to reduce the number of crrash-related fatalities an
nd incapacita
ating
inju
uries, Massacchusetts dev
veloped a Sttrategic High
hway Safety Plan in 2006
6. The
misssion of the Safety Plan is to “Develo
op, promote , implementt, and evalua
ate datadriv
ven, multidissciplinary strrategies to maximize saffety for userss of the road
dway
system.” One of the many
y strategies noted in the Safety Plan is to “condu
uct Road
hout the Commonwealth
Safety
f
Audits (R
RSA) at high
h-crash locattions through
h.”
equirement f or securing Federal fund
ding
MasssDOT incorrporated the RSA as a re
(Hig
ghway Safetty Improvem
ment Program
m [HSIP] fun
nds) for safe
ety projects.
The
e Federal Hig
ghway Administration (F
FHWA) defin es a Road Safety Audit (RSA) as
ety examinattion of an exxisting or future road or intersection by an
the formal safe
inde
ependent, multidisciplina
ary team. Th
he purpose o f an RSA iss to identify potential
safe
ety issues an
nd possible opportunities for safety improvemen
nts while con
nsidering all
roadway users.
The
e Cape Cod Commission, serving as the regiona l planning ag
gency for th
he fifteen
tow
wns on Cape Cod, has re
eviewed man
ny transportaation locatio
ons over the years
e Regional Transportatio
on Plan, the
durring various processes, including the
Tra
ansportation Improvement Program, and Develo
opments of Regional Imp
pact,
con
nsidering the
e existing saffety issues and potential improveme
ents. In add
dition, the
C began look
king at specific safety lo
ocations annu
ually through safety stud
dies and
CCC
Roa
ad Safety Au
udits (RSAs).. A portion of the federaal HSIP fund
ds are alloca
ated for
imp
provements to the region
n’s highest crash locatio
ons.
In
ntrodu
uction
Abo
out 31,000 year round re
esidents inhabit the Tow
wn of Falmou
uth, one of fifteen
tow
wns on Cape Cod. As with most Cap
pe Cod town s, there are visitors in to
own adding
us activities.. Falmouth is a coastal
to the numberss of people moving around for variou
area town or de
estination fo
or residents and visitors with an histtoric downto
own,
scie
entific institu
utions, and other attractions.
In Falmouth, th
here are portts with ferry
y services to the Islands,, intercity bu
us
con
nnections, local bus serv
vices provide
ed by the Cape Cod Regiional Transitt Authority,
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and
d the Shining
g Sea Bikewa
ay along witth the walka ble, livable sections of downtown
Wo
oods Hole and Falmouth.. However, most of the travel in and around town is
utomobile.
acccomplished by private au
The
e Sandwich Road section
n of roadway
y, between a nd including the interse
ections of
Carrriage Shop Road and Ha
atchville Roa
ad, based on
n Equivalent Property Da
amage Only
PDO) rate1 iss the tenth highest crash
h location on
n Cape Cod, and was sellected by
(EP
the Cape Cod Joint Transpo
ortation Com
mmittee (CCJJTC) as a Ro
oad Safety Audit
loca
ation.
In the spring off 2011 CCC staff requestted crash reeports and in
nformation frrom the
Tow
wn of Falmouth for this Road Safety
y Audit. The crash data were reviewe
ed with a
resulting crash diagram and
d summary developed.
The
e Town of Fa
almouth wass contacted for a list of p articipants in Septembe
er 2011,
and
d the Road Safety Audit was scheduled with MasssDOT and the Town off Falmouth.
Prroject Data
The
e Road Safetty Audit mee
eting and sitte visit took p lace on Frid
day, Septem
mber 16,
201
11, at 10:00 a.m., at Falmouth Town
n Hall and on site at the
e Sandwich Road section
n
and
d intersection
ns.
Ta
able 1. Participatin
ng Audit Team Mem
mbers
Au
udit Team Me
ember
Ma
arlene McCollem
Pe
eter McConarrty
Bo
ob Williams
Lis
sa Schletzbau
um
Agency
y/Affiliation
Falmoutth Planning D
Department
Falmoutth Engineerin
ng Division
Falmoutth Engineerin
ng Division
MassDO
OT – Safety Division
MassDO
OT Highway D
Division Distriict 5
Projectss
Techniccal Services D
Director, Cape
e Cod
Commisssion
Senior T
Transportation
n Planner, Ca
ape Cod
Commisssion
Alo
olade Campb
bell
Glenn Cannon, P.E.
Prriscilla N. Leclerc
T
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hop Road to Ha
atchville Road
Prroject Locattion an
nd Desscriptiion
San
ndwich Road
d in the Town of Falmouth is a two-l ane roadway that exten
nds from
app
proximately the Massach
husetts Milita
ary Reservattion in the Hatchville villa
age, across
ghway / Rou
ute 151, to Route 28 in t he Teaticke
et village are
ea. The
Natthan Ellis Hig
secction of Sand
dwich Road reviewed during the Roaad Safety Au
udit is about 500 linear
feett and include
ed the interssections of Carriage Sho
op Road and Hatchville Road.
San
ndwich Road
d is functiona
ally classified
d as an urbaan extension of a rural minor
arte
erial, and runs in a north
h/south direcction. Carriaage Shop Ro
oad is classiffied as an
urb
ban minor arterial and Ha
atchville Roa
ad is an urbaan collector.
Fig
gure 1. Lo
ocus Map
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hville Road
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Fig
gure 1.
Land Use
e and Environmenta
al Map
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Road Safety Audit—Falmouth,, Sandwich Roaad: Carriage Sh
hop Road to Ha
atchville Road
Ro
oad Sa
afety Audit: Sand
dwich Road The
e RSA Team reviewed th
he crash diag
gram, the crrash summary, the traffic volumes
d turning mo
ovement cou
unts, and the
e speed regu
ulations.
and
The
e Sandwich Road crashe
es from 2008
8-2010 includ
ded eight att the intersecction with
Carrriage Shop Road and tw
wo at the inte
ersection wi th Hatchville
e Road. Inju
ury crashes
erall.
acccounted for 50% of the crashes at each intersecction and ove
Of the Carriage
e Shop Road intersection
n crashes, 62
2.5% were angle crashe
es, and the
others were rea
ar-end crash
hes. All of th
hese angle c rashes occu
urred betwee
en vehicles
ning left from
m Carriage Shop Road in
n conflict witth vehicles heading nortthbound on
turn
San
ndwich Road
d. The rear-end crashess at this locattion were be
etween vehiccles heading
g
sou
uthbound on Sandwich Road that we
ere slowing o r waiting to
o turn left on
nto Carriage
e
Sho
op Road and
d vehicles be
ehind them.
At the Hatchvillle Road intersection with
h Sandwich Road two crrashes were reported in
the 2008-2010 time frame. An injury rear-end cra sh happened
d between two vehicles
ading northb
bound on Sandwich Road
d as the firstt slowed to turn left into
o Hatchville
hea
Roa
ad. One ang
gle crash folllowed when a northbound vehicle on Sandwich Road
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andwich Road: Carriage Shop Road to Hatch
hville Road
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atte
empting a le
eft turn into Hatchville Ro
oad came in
nto conflict with a southb
bound
San
ndwich Road
d vehicle.
The
e regulatory speed limit for Sandwicch Road in th
he vicinity off Hatchville Road is 35
mile
es per hour, and this reg
gulatory spe
eed changes about 100 feet northerly toward
the Carriage Sh
hop Road inttersection.
The
e posted spe
eed limits refflect these re
egulatory sp
peeds. On Sandwich Road heading
sou
uthbound the
e speed is po
osted at 40 miles per ho
our prior to the Carriage
e Shop Road
inte
ersection, an
nd the speed
d limit sign fo
or 35 miles p er hour is on the island
d at
d. Heading northbound on Sandwich
h Road, the speed is po
osted at 40
Hattchville Road
mile
es per hour about 100 fe
eet south off the Carriag
ge Shop Road
d intersectio
on.
The
e regulatory speed for Carriage Shop
p Road is 35
5 miles per hour heading
g westbound
d
to the stop at the intersection with San
ndwich Road
d.
The
e speed regu
ulations for Sandwich Ro
oad and Carrriage Shop Road are inccluded in the
e
app
pendices.
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atchville Road
Au
udit Observations
s and Potenttial Sa
afety
En
nhanc
cementts
SA
AFETY ISSUE #1. SIGNAGE
Observation: Sandwich Road has inttersection
warrning signs at other intersections, an
nd it was
ported that itt is advisable
e to add inte
ersection
rep
warrning signs to maintain consistency in alerting
driv
vers for the Carriage Sho
op Road and
d Hatchville
ad intersectio
ons.
Roa
Ano
other sign no
ote is the cu
urve warning
g sign on thee
island at Hatchv
ville Road ass fairly close
e to the otheer
ns on the island, but ma
ay need to re
emain becau
use
sign
of distance to the curve.
The
e Carriage Sh
hop Road sttreet sign is worn and
ould be repla
aced for improved visibility.
sho
Loccal destinatio
on and inform
mational signs in rural
histtoric charactter of the are
ea were obsserved and itt
wass noted that it may be beneficial to relocate thee
Falm
mouth Coun
ntry Club sign
n northerly prior to the
Carrriage Shop Road interse
ection. It wa
as thought t hat
vers looking for the locattion may be stopping to
oo
driv
quicckly for the traffic behin
nd them to ta
ake it in and
d
adjust.
ne sign should be moved
d away from
m the
A littter free zon
bussy Sandwich Road sectio
on with the intersectionss.
Enh
hancementt: Add interrsection warn
ning signs fo
or
ons in both directions alo
ong Sandwicch
botth intersectio
Roa
ad, along witth a supplem
mental tab noting the naame
of the cross strreet.
Insttall a new sttreet sign at Carriage Sh
hop Road an d Hatchville Road in larg
ger size (the
e
stan
ndard accord
ding to the MUTCD).
Mov
ve the litter free zone sign to anothe
er section beeyond the in
ntersections..
Con
nsider reloca
ation of the Falmouth Co
ountry Club s ign.
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SA
AFETY ISSUE #2. SPEED
Observation: At the Carrriage
op Road inte
ersection, 62
2.5% of
Sho
crasshes were between vehicles
turn
ning left from
m Carriage Shop
ad and vehiccles heading
Roa
norrthbound on Sandwich Road. It
wass noted that although th
he speed
limiit is 40 miless per hour, vehicles
are probably tra
aveling faste
er along
the straight stre
etch of Sand
dwich
ad.
Roa
Enh
hancementt: A speed study
cou
uld be perforrmed to dete
ect
veling speed
ds and when there may be peaks in violations. The police could then
trav
follo
ow-up with targeted enfforcement att times to prrovide a presence and expectation
of enforcementt in the corridor.
SA
AFETY ISSUE #3. CONFLICT
TING VOLU
UMES
Observation: Sandwich Road
sou
uthbound tra
affic turning left at
nts for
Carrriage Shop Road accoun
21%
% (112 out of 541 vehiccles). At
the intersection
n 37.5% of crashes
resulted in rearr-ends to Sandwich
Roa
ad southbound vehicles stopped
or slowing to tu
urn left onto Carriage
op Road.
Sho
The
e northbound
d through ve
ehicles
on Sandwich Ro
oad numberred 595
nflicting with 64% or 158
8
con
veh
hicles enterin
ng from Carrriage
Sho
op Road turn
ning left onto
o Sandwich Road. At th
he intersectio
on, 62.5% of crashes
ning left from
m Carriage S hop Road and vehicles heading
werre between vehicles turn
norrthbound on Sandwich Road.
ould provide
Enh
hancementt: Installatiion of intersection warniing signs sho
e greater
areness of th
he potential conflicts.
awa
A le
eft turn pock
ket for the Sandwich Roa
ad traffic turrning left on
nto Carriage Shop Road
may
y reduce rea
ar-end crash
hes at this location. A reeview of left turn lane warrants can
p to determiine the need
d.
help
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SA
AFETY ISSUE #4. PAVEMENT
T MARKIN
NGS
Observation:
San
ndwich Road
d northbound
d
thro
ough vehicle
es and vehicles
turn
ning left ontto Sandwich
Roa
ad from Carrriage Shop Road
hes
acccount for 62.5% of crash
at the intersecttion. It was
notted that vehiicles were
ving over the
e painted
driv
narrrow median at the end of
n
Carrriage Shop Road. Town
stafff noted thatt it had been
n
pain
nted earlier this summer,
butt recently the
ere was a flu
uid
k and resultiing clean-up
p
leak
that dulled the painted med
dian. A raise
ed median m ay assist in
n delineation
n, but it was
mentioned thatt truck trafficc needs the wider area f or turner. It was thoug
ght that
mble strips may be too lo
oud at this spot.
rum
At the Sandwich Road and Hatchville in
ntersection, an island exxists with two way trafficc
on both sides and may be the cause off confusion.
hancementt: Repaint the median.
Enh
A possible long term enhan
ncement may
y be to instaall a slightly raised median for
imp
proved vehiccular delineation.
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SA
AFETY ISSUE #5. ISLAND AT
T HATCHV
VILLE ROA
AD
Observation:
At the Sandwich Road and
d intersection
n, an
Hattchville Road
island exists with two way traffic
on both sides. It was note
ed that
it may be the cause of
con
nfusion—driv
vers that are
e not
fam
miliar with the area may not
ow which sid
de of the isla
and to
kno
use
e when trave
eling north on
San
ndwich Road
d and turning
g left
oad.
at Hatchville Ro
Folllowing the RSA Team meeting,
a ch
heck for dire
ections that
andwich
required a left turn from Sa
Roa
ad northbound into Hatcchville Road
on Google map
ps, directed drivers to
n left north of the island
d into
turn
Hattchville Road
d.
Enh
hancementt:
It may be bene
eficial to look
k at traffic
flow
w improveme
ents and/or Global
Possitioning Systtem (GPS) map
ections to de
etermine pottential
dire
refinements.
A lo
ong term con
nsideration may be to
minate the issland and convert the
elim
gnment into a right angle
ed
alig
trad
ditional interrsection, or “T”
ersection.
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SA
AFETY ISSUE #6. BICYCLE AND PEDE
ESTRIAN ACCOMMO
ODATION
N
Observation:
ndwich Road
d has a small paved
San
sho
oulder in thiss section tha
at widens at the
Hattchville Road
d island on th
he southbou
und
e. A grassy area also exxists on both
h
side
side
es of the roa
adway. There are no
sep
parate facilities for bicyclles or
destrians. Town staff re
eported that
ped
funds for capita
al improvements are
limiited and that any costly improvemen
nts
oad are not yet in line.
to Sandwich Ro
The
ere is a crossswalk approxximately 200
0
feett from Sandwich Road around the
ve on Hatch
hville Road th
hat is
curv
mentioned under the issue for sight
disttance.
Enh
hancementt:
Con
nsider impro
oved bicycle//pedestrian
n when reco
onstruction fo
or
acccommodation
San
ndwich Road
d is being considered.
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SA
AFETY ISSUE #7. SIGHT DIS
STANCE
Observation:
e
On the Hatchville Road island there are
veral low busshes that are
e high
sev
eno
ough to block views to th
he south at
the northerly sttop bar. Busshes could
be trimmed or relocated to
o assure
visibility.
On Hatchville Road approxiimately 200
feett west of the
e intersection is a
crosswalk and it was noted
d that it is
nott visible untill one is driving around
the corner. It was mention
ned that the
bru
ush could be cut back on
n the right
e of Hatchvillle Road on approach to
o
side
the crosswalk.
At Carriage Sho
op Road look
king
oad, brush
norrtherly onto Sandwich Ro
on the northeassterly cornerr of the
inte
ersection sho
ould be trimmed to
ow for vehicles stopped at Carriage
allo
Sho
op Road to have an imprroved view
norrthbound.
A vehicle stopp
ped on Carria
age Shop
Roa
ad to turn left onto Sand
dwich Road
may
y have visibility blocked by a
hicle turning right from Carriage
veh
Sho
op Road. Drivers in leftt turning
veh
hicles may fin
nd themselv
ves creeping
outt into the intersection to see around
veh
hicles stoppe
ed in the righ
ht lane and
may
y accept a short gap at the last
nute to move
e out of the lane.
min
Enh
hancementt:
Trim
mming or cu
utting back brush to
prove visibilitty.
imp
Afte
er appropriate trimming review sight distance to
o ensure ade
equate sightt distance
for perception and reaction
n time is achieved.
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Su
umma
ary of Road Safety
y Auditt
The
e following summary listt of the Road
d Safety Aud
dit observatio
ons and enh
hancements
is provided to assist in the design and//or implemen
ntation of po
otential imprrovements
eliccited during the process. It is also re
ecommendeed that for an
ny more involved
ometric chan
nges, the dessign processs include furtther analysiss and public input.
geo
“Sa
afety Payoff”” estimates are subjectiv
ve and may b e based on
n the relative
e percent of
crasshes that ma
ay be reduce
ed by the en
nhancement based on known and documented
n factors, if available, or estimated c rash reductiion based on
n a stated
crassh reduction
sou
urce. Estima
ates of crash
h reduction are categorizzed as “Low”” (<30%), “Medium”
(31% to 70%),, and “High”” (>71%)]. The time fraame is categ
gorized as “S
Short-term”
1 year), “Medium-term” (1 to 3 yearrs), or “Long
g-term” (>3 years). The
e costs are
(<1
001 to $50,0
cate
egorized as “Low” (<$10
0,000), “Med
dium” ($10,0
000), or “Hig
gh”
(>$
$50,001).
Man
ny of the “Sa
afety Payoff”
f estimates in this reporrt were base
ed on crash reduction
facttors in the Desktop Refe
erence for Crash
Cr
Reducti
tion Factors, Report No. FHWA-SA08--011 by the U.S. Departm
ment of Tran
nsportation, Federal Hig
ghway Admin
nistration,
ptember 200
08.
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Table 2. Potential Safety Enhancement Summary
Cost
Responsible
Agency
Low
Town
Low
Town
LowShort-term Medium-term
Medium
Region/Town
Low
Medium-term
Medium
Town
Long-term
High
Town
Low
Short-term
Low
Town
Medium-High
Medium-term
Medium
Town
Low
Medium-term
Low
Region/Town
Safety Issue
Potential Safety Enhancement
Safety Payoff
Signage
Intersection warning signs
The addition of intersection warning signs
on Sandwich Road will provide advance
warning and corridor consistency
Low
Signage
Replacement or adjustment of location to
Street and informational signs improve visibility
Low
Speed
Speed study / document level of violators
Speed
Short focused periodic enforcement to
slow vehicles
Time Frame
Short-term
Conflicting Volumes
Left turns in and out of side
roads conflicting with
Sandwich Road volumes
Intersection warning signage (above)
Pavement Markings
Carriage Shop Rd. painted
median
Generally in good condition with the
painted median at Carriage Shop Rd.
fading and needs repainting.
Pavement Markings
Carriage Shop Rd. painted
median
Median at Carriage Shop Rd. may
improve delineation with a slightly raised
treatment for the median.
Island at Hatchville Road
Driver confusion / Google map
directs Sandwich Rd. NB
drivers to turn left northerly of
the island.
Review potential traffic flow improvements
around the island through striping
changes to reduce driver confusion.
Google map directs Sandwich Rd. NB
drivers to turn left northerly of the island.
Island at Hatchville Road
Eliminate the island for “T” intersection
Medium
Long-term
High
Town
Bicycle and Pedestrian
Accommodation, narrow
paved shoulder & grass
shoulder
Consider improved bicycle/pedestrian
accommodation when reconstruction for
Sandwich Road is being considered.
Medium
Long-term
High
Town
Sight Distance
Trimming brush / bushes
Improved visibility
Low
Short-term
Low-Medium
Town
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Potential left turn pocket Sandwich Rd. SB
at Carriage Shop Rd. to separate vehicles
Low
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Appendix A. RSA Meeting Agenda Road Safety Audit—Falmouth, Sandwich Road: Carriage Shop Road to Hatchville Road
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Falmouth, Sand
arriage Shop Road
o to Hatchville Road
Appendix B. RSA Audit Team
Contact List
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Participating Audit Team Members
Date: September 16, 2011
Audit Team
Members
Agency/Affiliation
Marlene McCollem
Peter McConarty
Bob Williams
Lisa Schletzbaum
Alolade Campbell
Glenn Cannon
Priscilla N. Leclerc
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Location: Falmouth Town Hall and site visit
Falmouth Planning
Department
Falmouth Engineering Division
Falmouth Engineering Division
MassDOT – Safety Division
MassDOT Highway Division
District 5 Projects
Technical Services Director,
Cape Cod Commission
Senior Transportation Planner,
Cape Cod Commission
Email Address
Phone Number
mmccollem@falmouthmass.us
508-495-7440
pmcconarty@falmouthmass.us
Lisa.schletzbaum@state.ma.us
508-457-2543
508-457-2543
617-973-7685
Alolade.Campbell@state.ma.us
508-884-4352
gcannon@capecodcommission.org
508-362-3828
pleclerc@capecodcommission.org
508-362-3828
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Appendix C. Detailed Crash Data Road Safety Audit—Falmouth, Sandwich Road: Carriage Shop Road to Hatchville Road
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Sou
rce:
Falmouth Police Department Crash Repo
orts for the locations, 2008-2
2010
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dwich Road: Caarriage Shop Ro
oad to Hatchville Road
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Sandwich Road @ Carriage Shop Road
Date
Time
Day
Severity
#
Cars
Manner
Bike/Ped
Weather Summary
Veh 1 did not use care entering from Carriage Shop Rd turning left onto Sandwich
Rd SB and struck Veh 2 --as Veh 2 was heading NB on Sand Rd. No injuries &
damage to both vehicles but able to drive away
1/21/2008
11:03:00 AM
Mon
PDO
2
Angle
n/a
clear /
cloudy
5/25/2008
4:26:00 PM
Sun
Injury
2
Angle
n/a
clear
Veh 1 NB Sand Rd and hit by Veh 2 failing to yield the ROW when turning L from CS
Rd
8/27/2008
8:33:00 PM
Wed
Injury
2
Angle
n/a
clear
Veh 1 NB Sand Rd and hit by Veh 2 failing to yield the ROW when turning L from CS
Rd
11/4/2008
1:11:00 PM
Tue
Injury
2
Rear-end
n/a
clear
Veh 1 SB Sand Rd slowing to turn LEFT onto CS Rd and hit by Veh 2 also SB on
Sandwich Rd -- reported sun in eyes heading SB did not see Veh 1
11/6/2008
5:25:00 PM
Thu
PDO
2
Rear-end
n/a
rain
Veh 1 SB Sand Rd stopped to turn LEFT onto CS Rd, and hit by Veh 2 also SB on
Sandwich Rd unable to stop due to excessive speed under wet road conditions
clear
Veh 1 SB Sand Rd stopped to turn LEFT onto CS Rd, Veh 2 stopped behind waiting
for Veh 1 to turn, and Veh 3 also SB on Sandwich Rd hits Veh 2 pushing Veh 2 into
Veh 1.
clear
Veh 1 did not use care entering from Carriage Shop Rd turning left onto Sandwich
Rd SB and struck Veh 2 --as Veh 2 was heading NB on Sand Rd. Both vehicles
towed.
clear
Veh 1 did not use care entering from Carriage Shop Rd turning left onto Sandwich
Rd SB and struck Veh 2 --as Veh 2 was heading NB on Sand Rd. Injury to
passenger of Veh 2.
8/8/2009
8/12/2010
10/7/2010
7:49:00 PM
2:49:00 PM
3:20:00 PM
Sat
Thu
Thu
PDO
PDO
3
2
Rear-end
Angle
n/a
n/a
Injury
2
Angle
n/a
Sandwich Road @ Hatchville Road
Date
Time
Day
Severity
#
Cars
Manner
Bike/Ped
1/31/2008
10:35:00 AM
Thu
PDO
2
Angle
n/a
cloudy /
rain
7/11/2009
1:40:00 PM
Sat
Injury
2
Rear-end
n/a
clear
Weather Summary
Veh 1 (Sand.Rd NB) attempted LEFT into Hatchville Rd, and hit by Veh 2 SB on
Sandwich Rd.
Veh 1 Sand.Rd NB slowing to turn LEFT into Hatchville Rd, and hit by Veh 2 also
travelling NB on Sandwich Rd but did not see Veh 1 slowing down.
Source: Falmouth Police Department Crash Reports for the locations, 2008-2010
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Appendix D. Additional Information  Traffic Volumes
 Turning Movement Counts
o
Carriage Shop Road
o
Hatchville Road
 Speed Regulations
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o
Sandwich Road
o
Carriage Shop Road
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Appendix E. Road Safety Audit
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