Author: Matthew Torres
Published: 6:26 PM EDT September 30, 2024
Updated: 6:26 PM EDT September 30, 2024
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A new report by a regional advocacy group found traffic near-miss incidents at the same location are happening more frequently in parts of northern Virginia.
In its inaugural “Near Miss/Dangerous Location” summary report, Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets (NoVA FSS) said out of the 2,500 reports from January 2023 to June 2024, 82% had recurring dangerous events.
“Whatever that location is, whatever the danger is, they see it all the time,” NoVA FSS Founder Mike Doyle said. “It’s gotten worse from two years ago.”
The group began collecting data in 2020, but launched its survey and dashboard that compiled near misses in Alexandria, Arlington and Fairfax in 2021.