Two intersections near campus are considered some of the most dangerous in the city.
The intersection at Wisconsin and M streets had the city’s second-highest crash frequency between 2010 and 2012, according to an analysis by the Washington Post. In the same timeframe, 17th and I streets landed at No. 13 in the city.
A total of 173 crashes occurred at 14th and U streets between 2010 and 2012, and it was also the intersection where drivers were most likely to crash. The data comes from a recently released 132-page report by Howard University for the District Department of Transportation.
The researchers tallied more than 18,400 car accidents in D.C. in 2012, the highest total since 2004. Nineteen people died in those accidents, down from almost three dozen the year before. Distracted driving and cell phone use caused most of the accidents.
Crashes with pedestrians have increased 18 percent since 2010, topping 900 in 2012. Accidents killed eight pedestrians in 2012, according to the report.
Ward 2, which includes Foggy Bottom, had the highest frequency of crashes resulting in injury.
Last fall, GW launched a pedestrian safety campaign on campus, placing brightly colored stickers on intersections around campus to remind students to look up from their cell phones when they cross the street.
As biking has become increasingly popular, the number of bikers hit by cars has jumped 30 percent since 2010. About 640 bikers were struck in 2012.
