Gibbons/High/Fernside
Intersection Safety Issues &
Collision Data
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Gibbons/High/Fernside is a Collision Hotspot on
Fernside Boulevard
2 Fernside is a Tier 3 High Injury Corridor
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Gibbons/High/Fernside Design Has Safety Issues
4 Long Crosswalks:
Over 70’ LongNo Signal Phase to
Protect Pedestrians:
Difficult to Cross
Gibbons Drive
High-Speed: Turns onto
Gibbons from High
Street have large radius
Confusing: Improper Left
Turns onto High Street
from Gibbons Drive
Complicated Layout: Many
Conflict Points, Including
Pedestrian and Bicycle Crossings
of High-Speed Slip Lane
Skewed Intersection:
Longer pedestrian
crossings, harder to
navigate
Gibbons/High/Fernside Reported Collisions 2017-2021
5 2017-2021: 22 crashes
• 6 resulted in injury
– 1 pedestrian
– 1 bicyclist
– 4 in motor vehicles
• 5 occurred at night/dusk
55%
18%
9%
9%
5%5%
Primary Collision Factor
Improper turning Automobile right of way
Unsafe speed Traffic signals and signs
Unknown Pedestrian right of way
Gibbons/High/Fernside Reported Collisions
Jan 2022 - Sept 2025
• 2 crashes causing visible injury
– Head-on auto/auto collision, right of way violation
– Broadside auto/bicyclist collision, wrong side of the road • 2 crashes with reports of pain
– Head-on auto/auto collision, right of way violation
– Rear-end auto/auto collision, unsafe speed
• 4 crashes causing property damage but no injuries
– Rear-end auto/auto collision, unsafe speed
– Rear-end auto/auto collision, unsafe speed
– Broadside auto/auto collision, traffic signal violation – Solo auto collision, improper turning
All reported collisions within 15’ of intersection 6