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10th & Polk · Topeka, Kansas

12 near misses
per day.

Cumulant’s site-level safety analysis near Topeka High School surfaced recurring conflicts between drivers and students crossing the road.

Daily figures from two school weeks of observation.

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Source footage

A pedestrian crosses as a vehicle continues through.

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Data explained why students sprinted across the crosswalk

Vehicles did not consistently yield. The footage showed students running across the crossing.

Weekly event pattern
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Failure-to-yield events per day
20
Rapid-braking events per day
5
Student crossings per day
≈50
Average wait to cross
2min
Near misses
12
Vehicle turning near two pedestrians at the crossing
Pedestrian crossing with a vehicle entering the intersection
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