More and more accidents occur at intersections. As an overall rule, intersections are known to be more dangerous than any other areas of the road due to evident dangers, like traffic lanes crossing, vehicles turning, and the need of the road drivers to change speed or end at signals. According to statistics, almost all car accident fatalities comprises drivers because of the failure to give away the right direction, neglecting stop sign, or being unaware of the traffic light-all intersection accidents.

In some instances, not all intersection accidents are faults of the drivers. The other main reason for having dangerous intersections is due to defects in the structure of the roadways or the building of the road. In other words, something about the intersection itself may have contributed to the crash--and in most cases, something probably can be done about it. These roads are improperly designed for some reason because it allows drivers to see the posted speed limits and the adequate lines. Maybe, the traffic signals are inappropriately timed, or they have malfunctioned. The other defects on street ways may be the irregular placement of stop signs, yield signs, etc., or maybe the current traffic signs are faded or damaged. Rarely, the car or external factors may be blamed for the crash. These dangerous defects may lead to unsafe driving conditions and collisions.

There are types of crashes that occur at intersections. The most common is the rear-end collision because vehicles often are required to halt at intersections. However, the most serious crash is the side-impact or angle collisions. At last, the frontal collisions are probably the least common of all crashes. These road crashes are very unsafe to all drivers.

To avoid road crashes, one thing to do is to keep roads safe. But that depends on the intersection. Safety can be improved through relatively minor adjustments such as a change in the traffic signal pattern and improved visibility of signals, signs and pavement markings. Traffic engineering experts have projected that all crashes could be avoided or made less harsh through road improvements -- a factor component in making intersections more driver-friendly.

It is important to solve the problem of driveways that contributes to crashes because they are too close to intersections. Traffic experts wanted to avoid this because of road accidents. This can be done by consolidating driveways; closing them; moving them as far back from the intersection as possible; and planning future driveways to minimize interference with traffic flow at the intersection.