According to the VDOT crash data set, 34 crashes occurred on W Market Street, from Westfield Court (Thomas Harrison Middle School entrance) to Dogwood Drive, during the five-year study period. One of these crashes struck a bicyclist; this crash occurred at the entrance of the Harrisonburg 24/7 Family Fitness Center, with the driver making a left-out onto W Market Street. There were no crashes from 2019-2023 that involved pedestrians along this corridor. Crash rate seems to vary from year-to-year, with five crashes occurring in 2019, seven crashes in 2020, three crashes in 2021, ten crashes in 2022, and nine crashes in 2023. The most common crash type during the study period were angle collisions, comprising approximately 38% of crashes, about 5% more than the statewide average.
Figure 14: W Market Street – Crash Summary by Year
Figure 15: W Market Street – Crash Summary by Collision Type
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