HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla.- Hillsborough County is now unveiling some of the worst crash corridors for aggressive driving.
Here's some of what their planners found and say it's one of the most common factors in severe crashes.
- Failure to yield right-of-way
- Failure to keep in proper lane
- Followed too closely
- Ran red light
- Ran stop sign
- Improper passing
- Exceeded posted speed
- Disregarded other road markings
- Operated vehicle in erratic, reckless, or aggravated manner
- Disregarded other traffic sign
List of the worst places in Hillsborough for aggressive driving:
- Avenida Republica De Cuba from Nuccio Parkway to Columbus Dr - (0.24 miles)
- 3 crashes (12.5 crashes per mile)
- Gibsonton Dr/Boyette Rd from I-75 to Balm Riverview - (2.33 miles)
- 25 crashes (10.73 crashes per mile)
- Columbus Dr from 19th Ave to 50th St - (0.59 miles)
- 6 crashes (10.17 crashes per mile)
- Meridian St from Channelside Dr to Twiggs St - (0.6 miles)
- 6 crashes (10 crashes per mile)
- Florida Ave from Waters Ave to Linebaugh Ave - (1.01 miles)
- 10 crashes (9.9 crashes per mile)
- 78th St from Causeway Blvd to Palm River Rd - (1.26 miles)
- 12 crashes (9.52 crashes per mile)
- SR 60 from US 301 to Dover Rd - (8.45 miles)
- 75 crashes (8.88 crashes per mile)
- Lynn Turner from Gunn Hwy to Ehrlich Rd - (1.51 miles)
- 13 crashes (8.61 crashes per mile)
- Big Bend Rd from US 41 to US 301 - (3.07 miles)
- 26 crashes (8.47 crashes per mile)
- Gunn Hwy from Casey Rd to Dale Mabry Overpass - (1.07 miles)
- 9 crashes (8.41 crashes per mile)
- Himes Ave from Hillsborough Ave to Busch Blvd - (2.78 miles)
- 23 crashes (8.27 crashes per mile)
- SR 60/Kennedy Blvd from Dale Mabry Hwy to Ashley St - (2.85 miles)
- 23 crashes (8.07 crashes per mile)
- Bearss Ave from Florida Ave to Nebraska Ave - (0.5 miles)
- 4 crashes (8 crashes per mile)
- Brandon Main St from Providence Rd to Lakewood Rd - (0.25 miles)
- 2 crashes (8 crashes per mile)
- Sheldon Rd from Hillsborough Ave to Waters Ave - (2.04 miles)
- 15 crashes (7.35 crashes per mile)
- 50th St / 56th St from MLK Blvd to Hillsborough Ave - (1.24 miles)
- 9 crashes (7.26 crashes per mile)
- Gornto Lake Rd from Bloomingdale Ave to Causeway Blvd - (2.21 miles)
- 16 crashes (7.24 crashes per mile)
- Causeway Blvd from US 301 to Providence Rd - (1.95 miles)
- 14 crashes (7.18 crashes per mile)
- Fletcher Ave from Armenia Ave to 50th St - (5.09 miles)
- 36 crashes (7.07 crashes per mile)
- US 301 from I-75 to Adamo Dr - (3.39 miles)
- 23 crashes (6.78 crashes per mile)
Transportation leaders are now pushing for more law enforcement efforts focused on these corridors. They say it could help to reduce these dangerous driver behaviors.
