The Virginia DMV has unveiled a new webpage that combines their database of traffic crashes with an interactive map. The result is a map that shows the exact location and severity of a car accident.
In the statewide view, the map shows the number of crashes in each county. Virginia Beach, for example, recorded more than 6,000 accidents in 2010. Zooming in on the map will provide precise locations and times of individual accidents.
The new page is seen as a safety benefit. In a news release, DMV Commissioner Richard Holcomb points out that prospective home buyers can learn which streets or intersections are more accident prone.
For now, the map includes data from 2009 and 2010. DMV spokeswoman Melanie Stokes tells me 2011 data will be added in a few months. Crash data from earlier years will be added later.
In the meantime, the DMV does have a website with text listings of accident data going back to 1999. That page can be found here.
On the web:
http://www.dmv.virginia.gov/webdoc/safety/crash_data/mapping/tredsmapping.asp
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