Safety

This treemap analyzes how the use of safety equipment affects ejection during a collision. The visualization allows us to see how often people involved in crashes were using safety equipment and whether or not they were ejected from the vehicle. This offers insight into consequences of belt and helmet use by drivers and cyclists during impact. We see that using a lap belt and harness reduces the possibility of an occupant in a vehicle from being ejected out of the vehicle during a collision. However, the possibility of a cyclist being ejected is not related to them wearing their helmets.

This grouped bar chart displays the emotional status of individuals involved in vehicle collisions categorized by whether or not they are drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists. This visualization shows that most occupants of cars are mostly found conscious with just a few of them being in a state of shock. bicyclists and pedestrians are also found mostly in a conscious state.

This sunburst chart shows the distribution of motor collisions across seasons and times of day. The highest number of collisions occurs during the fall, followed by the summer. In the fall, most accidents happen in the morning, while in the summer, collisions are more frequent in the afternoon. Winter has the lowest number of reported collisions overall.

Weekly crash numbers were low from 2017 to mid 2021 and again in 2023. There was a significant rise in non holiday crashes in 2021. Both holiday and non-holiday periods had a notable increase in crashes around late 2021 and early 2022, with holiday periods having higher peaks. This suggests that while crashes are typically low, holiday seasons tend to correlate with a temporary rise in incidents.