A Transportation Plan for the Greenleaf Terrace Neighborhood

Accident Statistics
Traffic accident reports for the Greenleaf Terrace neighborhood were obtained from the
Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles through the City of Charlottesville and statistics
were compiled from these reports. In 2006 and 2007, there were 26 reported traffic
accidents in Greenleaf Terrace or on one of the roads that form its perimeter. Map 8
shows the locations of these accidents- it should be noted that several intersections have
multiple accidents that may overlap to appear as one incident.
In an attempt to simplify analysis, accidents were placed in one of the six following
categories:
Parked- at least one of the vehicles involved was parked at the time of the collision
Lost Control- Single-vehicle accident involving loss of driver control
Angle- two-vehicle accidents in which collision occurs at an angle- most common at
intersections
Rear- two-vehicle accident in which one vehicle rear-ends another
Combo- multi-vehicle accident involving multiple collision types
Hit Animal- accident in which animal is struck.
The following table shows the percentage of each type of accident recorded in the
neighborhood:
Table 3: Accident Types
Accident
Type Frequency Percent
Parked 5 19.2%
Lost Control 5 19.2%
Angle 11 42.3%
Rear 3 11.5%
Combo 1 3.8%
Hit Animal 1 3.8%
Total 26 100.0%
Source: City of Charlottesville
By far, the most common accidents in Greenleaf Terrace were “angle” type collisions.
The majority of these types of accidents occurred at the high-volume intersections of
Rose Hill Drive and Rugby Avenue, Rugby Road and Rugby Avenue, Preston Avenue
and Rugby Avenue and Barracks Road at Rugby Road. All accidents of this type
occurred at an intersection.