“Since Governor DeWine took office in 2019, ODOT’s traffic safety program has risen to its greatest investment in the history of the department,” said Marchbanks in a news release. In May 2022, DeWine announced $51 million for 32 counties' safety projects. This is the second round of funding awarded to preventing these two types of crashes. To combat fatal roadway departure accidents, projects will widen shoulders, flatten slopes, remove deep ditches and install rumble strips, especially along high-speed rural roads.
Pedestrian activated signals will also be installed near schools. Projects aimed at preventing pedestrian fatalities include installing high-visibility crossings, advanced yield markings, improved lighting and calming mechanisms, such as speed bumps. In 2013, there were 576 fatal roadway departure crashes. In 2021, roadway departures killed 703 people, while last year, 688 were killed. There was a slight decline in 2022 to 165 fatalities. "The infrastructure projects we're funding today will be designed to help prevent deadly crashes."įatal crashes involving pedestrians and roadway departures reached their highest levels in years in 2021.ĭuring that year, 176 pedestrians were killed in crashes as compared to 88 pedestrians killed in 2013. "With Ohio's new distracted driving law, we're beginning to see drivers' focus return to the roads, but we must also ensure that the roads themselves are structurally safe as well," said DeWine in a news release. The goal of the projects is to reduce pedestrian-involved crashes and roadway departure accidents, both of which are responsible for a rise in fatalities. In 2022, there were 688 fatal roadway departures and 165 pedestrians killed.The goal of the projects is to reduce pedestrian-involved crashes and roadway departure accidents.
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