UW-Madison’s Traffic Operation and Safety Lab, in collaboration with news website Channel3000.com and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, recently created an interactive map that displays all fatal traffic accidents in the past 13 years, according to a university release.
Users can filter the content of the map by year, county and factors involved, including alcohol, bicycles, pedestrians, speed, construction and motorcycles.
TOPS researchers said the map could serve as a tool for raising public awareness about hazardous driving behavior.
“There are a lot of resources that come into play with traffic safety, and [this information] allows [the public] to make more informed decisions,” TOPS program manager Steven Parker said.
This year in Dane County there have been 24 fatal accidents, all of which involved speeding violations, according to the map. Two of the accidents involved alcohol.
Two of the incidents involved a pedestrian, five were motorcycle-related and none involved cyclists, according to the map.
In 2013, Dane County saw 32 fatal accidents in 2013.
The density of points on the map shows Milwaukee was the most concentrated area for accidents in both years.
