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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