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TABLE 2 <br />2013 through 2017 Crash Data <br />Fatal/Serious Injury Collision Types and Conditions <br />All Counties - Co. <br />Kittitas County <br />All Public Roads <br />Collision Type <br />Maintained Roads <br />(Run-off the road) <br /># <br />% of <br /># <br />% of <br /># <br />% of <br />Crashes <br />Crashes <br />Crashes <br />Crashes <br />Crashes <br />Crashes <br />Hit Fixed Object - Roadway Ditch <br />2 <br />18.20% <br />159 <br />13.70% <br />323 <br />10.10% <br />Hit Fixed Object - Earth Bank <br />2 <br />18.20% <br />131 <br />11.30% <br />265 <br />8.30% <br />Hit Fixed Object - Ran Over Embankment <br />1 <br />9.10% <br />94 <br />8.10% <br />233 <br />7.30% <br />Hit Fixed Object - Culvert <br />1 <br />9.10% <br />96 <br />8.20% <br />185 <br />5.80% <br />Hit Fixed Object -Guardrail <br />1 <br />9.10% <br />65 <br />5.60% <br />276 <br />8.60% <br />Hit Fixed Object - Utility Pole <br />1 <br />9.10% <br />134 <br />11.50% <br />263 <br />8.20% <br />Hit Fixed Object -Crash Cushions <br />1 <br />9.10% <br />274 <br />23.50% <br />603 <br />18.90% <br />Hit Fixed Object - Luminaire Pole <br />1 <br />9.10% <br />7 <br />0.60% <br />59 <br />1.80% <br />Hit Fixed Object - Drawbridge Crossing Arm Gate <br />1 <br />9.10% <br />1 <br />0.10% <br />1 <br />0.00% <br />Total Hit Fixed Object <br />11 <br />40.7% <br />1,165 <br />43.20% <br />3,159 <br />28.70% <br />Overturn <br />8 <br />29.60% <br />273 <br />10.20% <br />965 <br />8.80% <br />Light Condition - Dark, No Street Lights <br />6 <br />22.20% <br />756 <br />28.30% <br />1,752 <br />15.50% <br />Light Condition - Dusk <br />1 <br />3.70% <br />96 <br />3.60% <br />356 <br />3.10% <br />Light Condition - Dark, Street Lights On <br />1 <br />3.70% <br />254 <br />9.50% <br />2,556 <br />22.60% <br />Light Condition - Dawn <br />0 <br />0% <br />59 <br />2.20% <br />196 <br />1.70% <br />Total Light Condition <br />8 <br />29.60% <br />1,165 <br />43.6% <br />4,836 <br />44.00% <br />Non -Intersection - Not Related <br />20 <br />74.10% <br />1,800 <br />67.30% <br />6,232 <br />55.10% <br />Road Curvature - Horizontal Curve <br />11 <br />40.74% <br />1,028 <br />38.40% <br />2,846 <br />25.20% <br />Over Centerline <br />1 <br />3.70% <br />227 <br />6.20% <br />666 <br />4.50% <br />Motorcycle <br />3 <br />11.11% <br />562 <br />15.10% <br />2,253 <br />12.80% <br />Posted Speed at 50 mph <br />26 <br />96.30% <br />899 <br />27.10% <br />1,712 <br />11.30% <br />Risk -Based Prioritization Methodology <br />Run-off the road crashes have been identified as the predominant collision type in Kittitas County and <br />are occurring at a disproportionately high rate as compared to other public roads in the state as shown <br />in the crash data provided by WSDOT for 2013-2017, reflected in Table 2. As a result, this plan will focus <br />on roadside safety improvements to reduce the severity and number of accidents on Kittitas County <br />roads where it is most likely that run-off the road crashes will occur. <br />From a safety perspective, the ideal roadway is straight with roadsides that are flat and unobstructed by <br />hazards. Straight roadways eliminate the need for drivers to navigate curves, reducing the chances of <br />