Five people have died on the roads near the Hilltop, including a child
Campus is a safe-zone, but the surrounding streets are not
As most Georgetown students know, dangerous drivers are everywhere near the Hilltop.
It’s all too common to have a close call walking along the streets of Georgetown, watching the uneaten Hot Chick you just picked up from Wisey’s flash before your eyes.
Released yesterday, an interactive map which tracks all traffic deaths illustrates just how dangerous our area is.
This comes just two weeks after a reported hit-and-run on Tundrof Roadway. Luckily, no one was injured in this crash – but the accident is currently being investigated by Georgetown Police.
The map geo-tags all traffic deaths which have occurred in the past ten years, pinpointing exact locations.
The information for this map came from Department of Transportation’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), which reports that 58 percent of all traffic fatalities are due to alcohol, speeding, and distracted driving.
The legend is broken down into several specific categories including driver, passenger, pedestrian, bicyclist, multiple, and other. Then, there is the option to get more specific, selecting factors such as alcohol, speeding, and distracted driving.
Viewer discretion is advised as you anxiously spell out “Georgetown University.”
Zooming into the “safe-haven” that is our hilltop, the amount of fatalities, especially those due to intoxication was shocking. Speeding and distracted driving were both close seconds.
In our general vicinity passengers, pedestrians, and bicyclists were the largest groups affected. Even a child was killed a few blocks from our campus.
Food for thought next time you venture out carefree in Georgetown.