Report tags most dangerous roads in Fishers

By KODY FISHER
WISH-TV | wishtv.com

A new report shows a vast majority of the serious and fatal accidents in Fishers happen on only 10 roads.

Both Allisonville Road and 116th Street were both identified in the Fishers Safe Streets & Trails Plan report as some of the most dangerous in Fishers.

Haley Ace lives in Fishers. For her, the most dangerous road is 116th. “A lot of accidents.”

It changes how she drives. “I definitely try to be more cautious. I especially watch the speeds out here on this street because some people will fly by.”

According to the report, speeding or distracted driving account for 22 percent of the fatal or serious accidents since 2019.

The city government was not surprised to find out that only 10 roads account for 92 percent of fatal accidents, 70 percent of serious injury crashes, and 88 percent of bicycle crashes.

Rich Bassett, asset manager for the city’s Engineering Department, said, “If you just look at it from a volume basis, it falls in line with the number of cars and pedestrians you’re seeing.”

The report was put together in collaboration with community input. Bassett said the people of Fishers want specific improvements.

“Certainly pedestrian improvements. Probably the most surprising was the desire to have increase in bike lanes.”

The report identifies 30 countermeasures that are statistically proven to increases safety for drivers, pedestrians, and bikes.

The city is working to get grant funding from the federal government to pay for projects along the most dangerous roads.

Ace said, “I think if it helps, go for it.”

One of the priority projects identified in the report will happen at the intersection of 131st Street and Brooks School Road, where the city plans to put in a roundabout this summer.

This story was originally published by WISH-TV at wishtv.com/news/i-team-8/dangerous-roads-in-fishers-indiana.