Long Island's Most Dangerous Roads

LONG ISLAND, NY - A local group recently complied a list of the most dangerous roads for pedestrians on Long Island for 2018.

Northport-based Vision Long Island identified a total of 17 roads in Nassau County and 12 in Suffolk County believed to be the most dangerous for pedestrians.

The group complied the list by taking the data on pedestrian and crashes gathered by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign and comparing it to areas where pedestrian activity is encouraged like downtown areas and by train stations.

The data was collected between 2014 and 2016.

According to Vision Long Island, these are the most dangerous roads on Long Island:

NASSAU COUNTY:

• Fulton Street and Route 109, Farmingdale
• Conklin Street and Route 24, Farmingdale
• Middle Neck Road, Great Neck Plaza
• Glen Street and Brewster Street, Glen Cove
• Mineola Boulevard, Mineola
• Post Avenue, Westbury
• Newbridge Road and Broadway, Hicksville
• Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont
• Fulton Avenue, Hempstead
• North Franklin Street, Hempstead
• Nassau Road, Roosevelt
• Park Avenue, Long Beach
• West Merrick Road, Valley Stream
• Merrick Road, Lynbrook
• Grand Avenue, Baldwin
• N. Main Street and Merrick Road, Freeport
• Sunrise Highway, Valley Stream to Freeport

SUFFOLK COUNTY:

• Route 110 and New York Avenue, Huntington Station
• Suffolk Avenue, Brentwood and Central Islip
• Wicks Road and 5th Avenue, Brentwood
• Islip Avenue, Central Islip
• Carlton Avenue, Central Islip
• Main Street, Patchogue
• Routes 25a and 112, Upper Port Jefferson
• Roanoke Avenue, Riverhead
• William Floyd Parkway, Shirley-Mastic
• Montauk Highway, Shirley-Mastic
• Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton
• Main Street, East Hampton

"A lot of it comes down to design, I think these roads were designed with the primary function to move cars as quickly as possible from point A to point B so we need to look at these areas where people are walking and should be walking to design them in a way that calms traffic and encourages drivers to drive more cautiously and safety," said Elissa Kyle, the placemaking director for Vision Long Island.

Kyle also says that by fixing this problem and making these roads safer for pedestrians, it will help local business as it will encourage residents to walk around these areas.

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