FYI:

Nebraska's most dangerous intersections

City Location State Farm Danger Index*
1. Omaha 120th Street & Center Road 927
2. Omaha 132nd Street & Center Road 792
3. Omaha 90th Street & Maple Street 745
4. Omaha 114th Street & Dodge Road 741
5. Omaha 90th Street & Dodge Road 737

* The State Farm Danger Index is determined by the number of crashes at various intersections, how many of those crashes involved injury and the severity of those crashes. It is adjusted to account for the percentage of vehicles insured by State Farm in areas where the intersections are located.


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Press Release
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Kellom Heights Field Service Office
P.O. Box 96
Omaha, NE 68102
Contact: Farris Smith (402) 930-2250
statefarm.com®

Omaha Intersections Dominates State Farm List of Most Dangerous in Nebraska

Lincoln, Neb., June 27, 2001 -- All five intersections on a new list of most dangerous intersections in Nebraska are in Omaha. The list was compiled by State Farm Insurance, the largest auto insurer in the state and in the nation.

No. 1 on the list is the corner of 120th Street and Center Road.

State Farm put together the new list based on crashes resulting in claims by its policyholders in 1999 and 2000.

Like the initial list, based on 1998 data, this one takes into account the number of crashes at various intersections and the percentage of vehicles insured by State Farm in areas where the intersections are located. The new list also takes into account how many crashes involved injury and the severity of those crashes.

State Farm, a longtime advocate of auto and highway safety, conducts these analyses to focus attention on a new way of evaluating intersection design by analyzing driver behavior and placing greater emphasis on safety-driven solutions to intersection problems. This year the company will make $5 million available to communities to study and, in some cases, make physical changes to enhance safety at specific intersections.

The junction of 132nd Street and Center Road in Omaha ranks as the second-most dangerous in Nebraska. The intersection of 90th Street and Maple Street is No. 3. Rounding out the list of five are 114th Street and Dodge Road, and 90th Street and Dodge Road.

"Many intersection crashes could be prevented," said State Farm Regional Vice President Dave Harris. "Just as we did two years ago, we’ll offer communities with an intersection on our Nebraska list up to $20,000 for an in-depth safety study that could lead to actual improvements."

The 90th Street and Maple Street intersection ranked third on State Farm’s initial list of dangerous Nebraska intersections.

"We believe virtually all intersections where many serious crashes occur can be made safer, sometimes through relatively minor, inexpensive adjustments," Harris said. "We’re ready to help communities make that happen, and we hope more local governments will start taking a look at how their own intersection safety can be improved."