SW 20th Ave & SW 62nd Blvd
#3 on the Red ListGrade F. About 39 crashes a year, 2.6× what a similar intersection sees. Most are rear-end crashes. Suggested fix: appropriate yellow change intervals.
Crashes a year
392.6× a similar intersection
People walking or biking
15crashes since 2022 involved someone walking or on a bike
Since January 2022
176crashes in total
6 walking, 9 on a bike, none fatal
What stands out
Mostly rear-end crashes, at about the usual share for an intersection like this.
When crashes happen
Busiest 6 PM to 11 PM, worst on Tuesdays.
The fix
Appropriate yellow change intervals
- 36-50% fewer red-light running where it's been tried
- 8-14% fewer total crashes where it's been tried
- 12% fewer injury crashes where it's been tried
CostLow
How this fix worksThe intersection
- YesSignal
- YesCrosswalk
- YesLeft-turn lane
- YesMedian
Camera angles
From above, and from the street. Turn the street view to look down each road.
Read the full write-up
SW 20th Ave & SW 62nd Blvd ranks 3 citywide during safety screening. The location recorded 176 crashes since 2022 under dataGNV records, whereas 69 were predicted for a similar corner, representing 23 excess crashes per year. In FDOT crash records from 2015-2018, rear-end collisions were the most common type at 43%, which is normal for similar corners. The site operates with a traffic signal and had 0 fatal crashes. Installing appropriate yellow change intervals offers FHWA-documented crash reductions to address the elevated frequency at this location.
Rear-end. From FDOT crash records covering 2015-2018, rear-end collisions accounted for 43% of crashes. This is not elevated and is normal for similar corners, where rear-end collisions represent 46%.
Written by Gemini from the numbers on this page.