Cuyahoga Falls Roads Make Top 10 Crash List

AMATS, otherwise known as the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study, collected crash statistics from 2010-2012 to identify the most accident-prone streets within highly traveled sections of Summit County. 

123 streets made the cut, and Cuyahoga Falls' roads reached the top 10 — twice. 

Broad Boulevard, from Second to Newberry Street, took the no. 9 ranking with 67 crashes over the 3-year period; and Howe Avenue, from the Cuyahoga Falls Corporation Line to Main Street, came in at no. 10 with 78 crashes, according to the AMATS report. 

Various stats are used to calculate the ranking including average daily traffic, the severity of the accidents, the length of road and so on, meaning total crashes are just one of many factors used to determine overall rankings. 

Akron's Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, from West Market to North Broadway Street, took the no. 1 slot due, in part, to the severity of its 41 crashes. 

The AMATS study is intended to draw attention toward potentially unsafe roadways likely in need of redesign, and the study may be used by a community as a first step in the process of applying for federal Highway Safety Program funding.

For the complete study, click here.