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Monday, April 15, 2019

WSP Collision Data for WM County 01/01/2017 - 04/01/2019: A look at "Yield" Citations in Collisions

From the WSP Collision Data for Whatcom County, I am doing my best to summarize the 968 unique 'Citation Charges' from the 7,174 Whatcom County Collisions I am tracking for the 27 month period covering 01/01/2017 - 04/01/2019. "Yield" citations play a big part in collisions in Whatcom. It may be useful to spell out in detail for drivers obligations under the law. Below I parse the top 50 “Yield” violations and then the top 15 "Yield" violations for "intersection", "driveway" ,"ped" ,"stop", "left" and (at bottom) a regex for '4' which gives us the RCW reference used by WSP officer on the scene. Rdata.table code is included for reference.


 

mergeCD[grepl("YIELD",MV_Drvr_CitationCharge),.N,.(MV_Drvr_CitationCharge)][order(-N)][1:50]

                                             MV_Drvr_CitationCharge   N

 1:                             FAIL TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY-LEFT TUR 145

 2:                                  FAIL TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY 114

 3:                             FLD TO YIELD ROW FROM DRIVEWAY OR P  76

 4:                              FAIL TO STOP/YIELD AT INTERSECTION  71

 5:                                                   FAIL TO YIELD  28

 6:                              FAIL YIELD TO PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK  26

 7:                                      FAIL TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY  23

 8:                             FLD TO YIELD FROM DRIVEWAY OR ALLEY  16

 9: FAIL TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY-LEFT TUR, OP MOT VEH W/OUT INSURANCE  11

10:                                    FAIL TO YIELD AFTER STOPPING  11

11:                                   FAIL TO YIELD AT INTERSECTION  10

12:                                  FAIL TO YIELD DURING LEFT TURN   7

13:                            FAIL TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY-LEFT TURN   6

14: FLD TO YIELD ROW FROM DRIVEWAY OR P, OP MOT VEH W/OUT INSURANCE   6

15:                             FAIL YIELD AT YIELD SIGN/INTERSECTI   6

16:                                   FAILURE TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY   6

17:                        FAIL TO YIELD TO PEDESTRIAN IN CROSSWALK   6

18:                             FAIL TO YIELD TO PEDESTRIAN ON SIDE   5

19:                                                FAILURE TO YIELD   5

20:      FAIL TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY, OP MOT VEH W/OUT INSURANCE   5

21:              FAIL TO YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC DURING LEFT TURN   5

22:  FAIL TO STOP/YIELD AT INTERSECTION, OP MOT VEH W/OUT INSURANCE   4

23:                             FLD STOP/YIELD ENTERING ARTERIAL HI   3

24:                                FTYIELD LEAVING PRIVATE DRIVEWAY   3

25:                             FAIL TO YIELD FROM PRIVATE DRIVEWAY   3

26:                                      FAIL TO YIELD ON LEFT TURN   2

27:                                    FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY   2

28:                       FAIL TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY LEFT HAND TURN   2

29:                                 FAIL TO YIELD ROW FROM DRIVEWAY   2

30:                                         FAIL TO YIELD LEFT TURN   2

31:  OP MOT VEH W/OUT INSURANCE, FAIL TO STOP/YIELD AT INTERSECTION   2

32:                                   FTYIELD WHEN MAKING LEFT TURN   2

33:      OP MOT VEH W/OUT INSURANCE, FAIL TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY   2

34:                                         FAIL TO YIELD-LEFT TURN   1

35:                                    FAIL TO YIELD LEAVING PVT RD   1

36:                                            RAIL TO YIELD TO PED   1

37:                                        FAIL TO YIELD AFTER STOP   1

38:         FAIL TO YIELD WHEN MAKING LEFT TURN TO ONCOMING VEHICLE   1

39:                                     FAIL TO YIELD AT STOP SIGN.   1

40:                        FAIL TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY TO PEDESTRIAN   1

41:          HIT & RUN PROPERTY, DRIVING WITH WHEELS OFF THE ROADWAY,

                                   FAIL TO STOP/YIELD AT INTERSECTION 1

42:                       FAILURE TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY (LEFT TURN)   1

43:                                NEG 1ST  & FAIL TO YIELD ON TURN   1

44:                   FAILURE TO YIELD AT A YIELD SIGN/INTERSECTION   1

45:FAIL TO YIELD TO ONCOMING VEHICLE DURING LEFT TURN, NO INSURANCE   1

46:                                FAIL TO YIELD ROW LEFT HAND TURN   1

47:                                  FAILURE TO YIELD, NO INSURANCE   1

48:                                     FAIL TO YIELD TURINING LEFT   1

49:               FAIL TO YIELD WHEN ENTERING FROM PRIVATE DRIVEWAY   1

50:                       FAIL TO YIELD TO PEDESTRIAN, NO INSURANCE   1

                                             MV_Drvr_CitationCharge   N

 

mergeCD[grepl("YIELD",MV_Drvr_CitationCharge) & grepl("INTERSECTION",MV_Drvr_CitationCharge),.N,.(MV_Drvr_CitationCharge)][order(-N)][1:15]

                                                                         MV_Drvr_CitationCharge  N

 1:                                                          FAIL TO STOP/YIELD AT INTERSECTION 71

 2:                                                               FAIL TO YIELD AT INTERSECTION 10

 3:                              FAIL TO STOP/YIELD AT INTERSECTION, OP MOT VEH W/OUT INSURANCE  4

 4:                              OP MOT VEH W/OUT INSURANCE, FAIL TO STOP/YIELD AT INTERSECTION  2

 5: HIT & RUN PROPERTY, DRIVING WITH WHEELS OFF THE ROADWAY, FAIL TO STOP/YIELD AT INTERSECTION  1

 6:                                               FAILURE TO YIELD AT A YIELD SIGN/INTERSECTION  1

 7:                               OP MOT VEH W/OUT INSURANCE, FAIL TO STOP/YIELD AT INTERSECTION,

                             NO DRIVER'S LICENSE ON PERSON, NO VALID OPER LICENSE W/OUT IDENTIF  1

 8:                                                                     FTYIELD AT INTERSECTION  1

 9:                                             FAIL TO STOP/YIELD AT INTERSECTION (ROUNDABOUT)  1

10:                                                  RCW 46.61.190.3 FAIL YIELD AT INTERSECTION  1

11:                                                             FAIL TO STOP/YIELD INTERSECTION  1

 

 

mergeCD[grepl("YIELD",MV_Drvr_CitationCharge) & grepl("DRIVEWAY",MV_Drvr_CitationCharge),.N,.(MV_Drvr_CitationCharge)][order(-N)][1:15]

                                             MV_Drvr_CitationCharge  N

 1:                             FLD TO YIELD ROW FROM DRIVEWAY OR P 76

 2:                             FLD TO YIELD FROM DRIVEWAY OR ALLEY 16

 3: FLD TO YIELD ROW FROM DRIVEWAY OR P, OP MOT VEH W/OUT INSURANCE  6

 4:                                FTYIELD LEAVING PRIVATE DRIVEWAY  3

 5:                             FAIL TO YIELD FROM PRIVATE DRIVEWAY  3

 6:                                 FAIL TO YIELD ROW FROM DRIVEWAY  2

 7:               FAIL TO YIELD WHEN ENTERING FROM PRIVATE DRIVEWAY  1

 8:                             FAIL TO YIELD WHEN LEAVING DRIVEWAY  1

 9:            FLD TO YIELD ROW FROM DRIVEWAY OR P, DWLS 3RD DEGREE  1

10:                                  FLD TO YIELD ROW FROM DRIVEWAY  1

11:                     FAIL TO YIELD WHEN LEAVING PRIVATE DRIVEWAY  1

12:                    FAIL TO YIELD ROW FROM PRIVATE DRIVEWAY/ROAD  1

13:                         FAIL TO YIELD ROW FROM PRIVATE DRIVEWAY  1

14:                          FAIL TO YIELD LEAVING PRIVATE DRIVEWAY  1

15:                                   FTYIELD LEAVING PRIV DRIVEWAY  1

 

mergeCD[grepl("YIELD",MV_Drvr_CitationCharge) & grepl("PED",MV_Drvr_CitationCharge),.N,.(MV_Drvr_CitationCharge)][order(-N)][1:15]

                                                     MV_Drvr_CitationCharge  N

 1:                                      FAIL YIELD TO PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK 26

 2:                                FAIL TO YIELD TO PEDESTRIAN IN CROSSWALK  6

 3:                                     FAIL TO YIELD TO PEDESTRIAN ON SIDE  5

 4:                                                    RAIL TO YIELD TO PED  1

 5:                                FAIL TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY TO PEDESTRIAN  1

 6:                               FAIL TO YIELD TO PEDESTRIAN, NO INSURANCE  1

 7:                             FAILURE TO YIELD TO PEDESTRIAN IN CROSSWALK  1

 8:                                             FAIL TO YIELD TO PEDESTRIAN  1

 9:                                    NEG DRIVING 1ST/FAIL TO YIELD TO PED  1

10: FAIL YIELD TO PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK, FLD TO OBEY PEDESTRIAN CONTROL DEVI  1

11:        FAIL YIELD TO PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK, NEGLIGENT DRIVING 2ND DEGREE  1

12:                                         FAIL YIELD PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK  1

13:       FAIL YIELD TO PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK, SPEED TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS  1

14:          OP MOT VEH W/OUT INSURANCE, FAIL YIELD TO PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK  1

15: FAIL YIELD TO PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK, NO VALID OPER LICENSE WITH VALID ID,

                                                 OP MOT VEH W/OUT INSURANCE  1

 

mergeCD[grepl("YIELD",MV_Drvr_CitationCharge) & grepl("STOP",MV_Drvr_CitationCharge),.N,.(MV_Drvr_CitationCharge)][order(-N)][1:15]

                                                                         MV_Drvr_CitationCharge  N

 1:                                                          FAIL TO STOP/YIELD AT INTERSECTION 71

 2:                                                                FAIL TO YIELD AFTER STOPPING 11

 3:                              FAIL TO STOP/YIELD AT INTERSECTION, OP MOT VEH W/OUT INSURANCE  4

 4:                                                         FLD STOP/YIELD ENTERING ARTERIAL HI  3

 5:                              OP MOT VEH W/OUT INSURANCE, FAIL TO STOP/YIELD AT INTERSECTION  2

 6:                                                                    FAIL TO YIELD AFTER STOP  1

 7:                                                                 FAIL TO YIELD AT STOP SIGN.  1

 8: HIT & RUN PROPERTY, DRIVING WITH WHEELS OFF THE ROADWAY, FAIL TO STOP/YIELD AT INTERSECTION  1

 9:                                                             FAILURE TO YIELD AFTER STOPPING  1

10:                                                                        FAIL TO STOP / YIELD  1

11:                                                                          FAIL TO STOP/YIELD  1

12:                              OP MOT VEH W/OUT INSURANCE, FAIL TO STOP/YIELD AT INTERSECTION,

                              NO DRIVER'S LICENSE ON PERSON, NO VALID OPER LICENSE W/OUT IDENTIF 1

13:                                                                      FTYIELD AFTER STOPPING  1

14:                                                             FAIL TO STOP/YIELD AT STOP SIGN  1

15:                                             FAIL TO STOP/YIELD AT INTERSECTION (ROUNDABOUT)  1

 

mergeCD[grepl("YIELD",MV_Drvr_CitationCharge) & grepl("LEFT",MV_Drvr_CitationCharge),.N,.(MV_Drvr_CitationCharge)][order(-N)][1:15]

                                              MV_Drvr_CitationCharge   N

 1:                              FAIL TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY-LEFT TUR 145

 2:  FAIL TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY-LEFT TUR, OP MOT VEH W/OUT INSURANCE  11

 3:                                   FAIL TO YIELD DURING LEFT TURN   7

 4:                             FAIL TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY-LEFT TURN   6

 5:               FAIL TO YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC DURING LEFT TURN   5

 6:                                       FAIL TO YIELD ON LEFT TURN   2

 7:                        FAIL TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY LEFT HAND TURN   2

 8:                                          FAIL TO YIELD LEFT TURN   2

 9:                                    FTYIELD WHEN MAKING LEFT TURN   2

10:                                          FAIL TO YIELD-LEFT TURN   1

11:          FAIL TO YIELD WHEN MAKING LEFT TURN TO ONCOMING VEHICLE   1

12:                        FAILURE TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY (LEFT TURN)   1

13: FAIL TO YIELD TO ONCOMING VEHICLE DURING LEFT TURN, NO INSURANCE   1

14:                                 FAIL TO YIELD ROW LEFT HAND TURN   1

15:                                      FAIL TO YIELD TURINING LEFT   1

 

 

mergeCD[grepl("[4]",MV_Drvr_CitationCharge),.N,.(MV_Drvr_CitationCharge)][order(-N)][1:15]

                                                              MV_Drvr_CitationCharge  N

 1:                                                                        46.61.502 10

 2:                                                                RCW 46.61.502 DUI  3

 3:                                                                        46.61.670  3

 4:                                                                        46.61.190  3

 5:                                                                      46.52.010.2  2

 6:                                                                        46.61.185  2

 7:                                                         46.20.342.1C,46.52.010.2  2

 8:                                                RCW 46.61.140 IMPROPER LANE USAGE  2

 9:                                                                        46.20.015  2

10:                                                                      46.61.400.1  2

11:                                                                        46.61.140  1

12:                                                                    46.61.605 (1)  1

13:                                                                    RCW 46.61.670  1

14:      DRIVER INATTENTION, OP MOT VEH W/OUT INSURANCE, NO DRIVER'S LICENSE ON PERSON,

                                  DWLS 3RD DEGREE, FAIL TO TRANSFER TITLE W/I 45 DAYS 1

15:                                                                  46.52.020(2)(A)  1

 

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