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Show Point Of Mountain Is Safer Interstate 15 at the Point of the Mountain is safer than most comparable interstate facilities, according to a recent study conducted by the -Traffic Safety Division of the Utah Department of Transportation. Trans-portation. BEFORE construction of that section of interstate highway, U.S. 89-91 at the Point of the Mountain was considered by the public to be extraordinarily dangerous, Traffic Engineer Arthur Geurts said. But the Safety Division study, which was conducted before, during and after construction con-struction of the interstate, showed the accident rate at chat section of 89-91 was below the statewide average for comparative multi-lane undivided un-divided highways. FOR EVERY million vehicle miles traveled on the Point of the Mountain section of U.S. 89-91, 3.7 accidents occurred. The statewide average for comparable undivided un-divided highways is 4.5 accidents ac-cidents per million vehicle miles. The accident rate was reduced to 1.55 accidents per million vehicle miles when the section of 1-15 at the Point of the Mountain was completed. complet-ed. Expected accident rate for comparable interstate facilities facili-ties is 2.5 accidents per million vehicle miles. INTERSTATE 15 has an accident and fatality rate which is less than half the rate of other highway systems," sys-tems," said Mr. Geurts, "but most people think freeways are more dangerous than other highways." The Point of the Mountain study, which was made between Jan. 1, 1970 and Dec. 31, 1974, added further credence to what it called "The very real difference between apparent versus real hazards." |