Orem's Most Dangerous Intersections for Pedestrians and Cyclists

How the counts were built: UDOT keeps a pedestrian and bicycle safety model for signalized intersections across Utah, and 64 of its signals are in Orem. We took every crash in UDOT's crash records that involved a pedestrian or a bicycle, dated January 1, 2018 through August 4, 2025, and tied it to whichever of those signals was closest, provided it was no more than 250 feet away. That radius is how the Highway Safety Manual defines an intersection crash. Where this page says serious or fatal, UDOT recorded the severity as Fatal or Suspected Serious Injury.

The result for Orem is 100 pedestrian crashes, 12 of them serious or fatal (12.0%), and 52 bicycle crashes, 5 of them serious or fatal (9.6%). That adds up to 151 separate crashes rather than 152, because one crash involved both a person on foot and a person on a bike. Forty-five of the 64 signals logged at least one pedestrian crash, 24 logged at least one bicycle crash, and 15 logged neither.

Where Crashes Pile Up Is Not Where Injuries Are Worst

University Parkway (SR-265) at State Street (US-89) has the most pedestrian crashes in Orem, 8, and not one was serious or fatal. The same holds for the next two, 800 North (SR-52) at 800 West and Center Street at Orem Boulevard, with 5 apiece. Taken together, the ten signals with the most pedestrian crashes account for 42 of Orem's 100, yet only 3 of its 12 serious or fatal pedestrian crashes.

The other 9 are scattered. No Orem signal recorded more than one serious or fatal pedestrian crash in the whole period, so the 12 sit at 12 different intersections, including lower-volume grid crossings such as 400 North at 400 West and 1200 North at 800 East. Orem's pedestrian severity rate, 12.0%, is below the 16.7% found across all 1,263 signals in UDOT's model using the same matching; its bicycle rate, 9.6%, is slightly above the statewide 8.9%. On totals this size, one crash shifts Orem's pedestrian rate by a point and its bicycle rate by about two.

The Ten Orem Signals With the Most Pedestrian Crashes

Order is by pedestrian crashes recorded between January 2018 and August 4, 2025. When two signals tie, the one with more bicycle crashes ranks higher, then the one with more serious or fatal pedestrian crashes; any still even after that are listed north to south. Daily walker, rider and vehicle figures are UDOT model estimates rather than counts.

• University Parkway (SR-265) & State Street (US-89) — 8 pedestrian crashes, none serious or fatal, and 2 bicycle crashes. UDOT's model puts foot traffic here at about 885 people a day, with an estimated 47,000 and 52,000 vehicles a day on the two roads.
• 800 North (SR-52) & 800 West — 5 pedestrian crashes and 3 bicycle crashes, none serious or fatal. The two roads are estimated at about 37,000 and 860 vehicles a day.
• Center Street & Orem Boulevard — 5 pedestrian crashes with no serious or fatal injury, and 1 bicycle crash, which was serious or fatal. UDOT estimates about 307 people cross here on foot each day.
• Center Street & State Street (US-89) — 4 pedestrian crashes and 5 bicycle crashes, one of the bicycle crashes serious or fatal. The busier road is estimated at 54,000 vehicles a day, and walkers at about 790.
• 800 North (SR-52) & Main Street — 4 pedestrian crashes and 4 bicycle crashes, with one serious or fatal crash of each kind.
• 1600 North & State Street (US-89) — 4 pedestrian crashes, 1 serious or fatal, and no bicycle crashes. The model counts five bus stops nearby, more than at any other signal on this list.
• University Parkway (SR-265) & 800 East — 3 pedestrian crashes and 6 bicycle crashes, the highest bicycle total in Orem. None of the nine was serious or fatal.
• 800 South & State Street (US-89) — 3 pedestrian crashes, 1 serious or fatal, and 4 bicycle crashes, with two bus stops nearby.
• Center Street & Geneva Road (SR-114) — 3 pedestrian crashes and 2 bicycle crashes, none serious or fatal. UDOT's estimate of bicycle traffic here rounds to zero riders a day, yet two bicycle crashes were recorded.
• 400 South & State Street (US-89) — 3 pedestrian crashes and 2 bicycle crashes, none serious or fatal. UDOT's model notes two schools and two bus stops close to the crossing.

Every one of the ten is a conventional four-way intersection, and UDOT's model has no unlit signals anywhere in Orem. The counts are bunched together: 8 at the top, 3 at the bottom, and eleven Orem signals sit at exactly 3. A single crash more or less would reshuffle the lower half, which is why the list describes where crashes were recorded rather than ranking how dangerous each crossing is.

Bicycle Crashes and Center Street

Orem's highest bicycle count belongs to University Parkway at 800 East, with 6, followed by Center Street at State Street with 5. Four signals recorded 4 each: 800 North at Main Street, Center Street at 800 East, 800 South at State Street, and 800 North at Palisade Drive. Severity tells a narrower story. Of the 5 bicycle crashes coded serious or fatal, 4 happened on Center Street, at Orem Boulevard, State Street, 400 East and 800 East. The fifth was at 800 North and Main Street. Across its eight modeled signals, Center Street recorded 16 bicycle crashes, as many as State Street did across twelve.

What UDOT's Model Says About Exposure

Alongside the signal list, UDOT's model estimates how many people walk and ride through each intersection daily, how much traffic each road carries, and whether schools, bus stops or street lighting are nearby. Those estimates describe exposure. The model's own predicted-crash figure is left off this page entirely: it was calculated separately and does not cover January 2018 to August 2025, so setting it beside these counts would compare two different things.

For walkers, the estimates largely follow State Street and Center Street. University Parkway at State Street (about 885 a day) and Center Street at State Street (about 790) are among the highest, and both sit near the top of the crash list. For riders the picture splits. The two highest bicycle estimates in Orem are 800 North at Palisade Drive, about 41 a day, which recorded 4 bicycle crashes, and 1600 North at 400 East, about 39 a day, which recorded none. The model estimates more walkers than riders at 60 of Orem's 64 signals.

Orem's Pedestrian Crashes Happen in Daylight

Most cities see a large share of their pedestrian crashes after dark. Orem does not. Of its 100, 78 happened in daylight and only 20 in the dark, a 20.0% share that is the lowest of any Utah city with at least 20 pedestrian crashes counted this way; across all modeled signals statewide the figure is 34.1%. Orem's serious injuries followed the same pattern: 11 of its 12 serious or fatal pedestrian crashes were in daylight. The hours spread across the working day, with 31 crashes between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and 30 between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., while the morning stretch from 6 to 9 a.m. had only 16 crashes but 4 of the 12 serious or fatal ones.

The calendar has a peak too. Counting only the complete years 2018 through 2024, August produced 15 of Orem's 90 pedestrian crashes, the most of any month, and August and September together produced 27. Weekends were quiet: 13 of the 100 fell on a Saturday or Sunday.

The Driver Behavior Behind Orem's Numbers

Orem's crash reports flag a distracted driver unusually often. Eleven of its 100 pedestrian crashes carry that flag, 11.0%, the highest share among Utah cities with at least 20 pedestrian crashes and more than double the 5.1% across the state's modeled signals. Older drivers show up as well: 13 pedestrian crashes involved one, including 4 of the 12 that were serious or fatal. Hit-and-runs are comparatively rare here, 6 of 100 against 17.6% statewide, and none of Orem's was serious or fatal.

For an injured walker or rider, those flags translate into practical questions. A distraction flag makes the driver's phone use worth documenting before records disappear. When a driver flees and is never found, Utah law treats the unidentified vehicle as uninsured (Utah Code § 31A-22-305(2)(b)), which brings the injured person's uninsured-motorist coverage into the claim. And personal injury protection does more than pay medical bills: Utah's minimum PIP benefit also replaces lost income, at the lesser of $250 a week or 85% of gross income, for up to 52 weeks (§ 31A-22-307(1)(b)).

Orem's Fastest Roads and Its Most-Hit Crossings

The busiest crossings on the list above sit on Orem's widest roads. Using the higher posted limit at each crossing, four of the ten top out at 45 mph (University Parkway at State Street and at 800 East, 800 North at 800 West, and Center Street at Geneva Road), five at 40 mph on State Street or 800 North, and one, Center Street at Orem Boulevard, at 25. Citywide, signals with a 45 mph street saw 33 pedestrian crashes, 2 of them serious or fatal, while signals posted 30 mph or less saw 38, with 6 serious or fatal, so in Orem a higher limit did not line up with worse outcomes.

Two of the busiest University Parkway crossings carry another warning sign. UDOT's sidewalk inventory, which covers state routes only, flags absent or broken sidewalk within about 500 feet of University Parkway at State Street, the city's top pedestrian-crash signal, and at 800 East, its top bicycle-crash signal. The limits cited are UDOT's current state-route limits and the city-street limits listed in UGRC's Utah Roads data, and may not match what was posted at the time of an older crash.

Limits of These Figures

A crash counts here only if it happened within 250 feet of one of the 64 modeled signals. Someone hit crossing mid-block on University Parkway, at an unsignalized crosswalk, or in a shopping-center lot is outside the data. Every crash is assigned to one signal only. The figures are crashes rather than injured people, and a single crash can hurt several. With 58 of Orem's 64 signals at 3 pedestrian crashes or fewer over more than seven years, small differences are often chance. Nothing here assigns blame for any individual crash.

After a Crash at an Orem Signal

The history of the intersection where you were hit can matter to the claim. A record of earlier pedestrian or bicycle crashes at the same signal bears on whether the danger was known, and records of signal phasing, crosswalk paint and lighting can be requested from Orem or UDOT. When the design or upkeep of a city or state crossing is part of the claim, Utah's Governmental Immunity Act adds a written notice requirement with its own, shorter deadline. Our Orem pedestrian accident and Orem bicycle accident pages walk through these claims, and the statewide guides explain how fault is proven, how to file a PIP claim and the deadline to bring a case. Crashes of every kind on each Orem street are ranked on our Orem’s most dangerous roads page.

Damages in a Pedestrian or Bicycle Claim

• Medical and income losses: ambulance and hospital bills, surgery, physical therapy, missed paychecks, and reduced earning ability if the injury limits future work.
• Non-economic harm: physical pain, lost sleep, and the loss of daily routines such as a walk to work or a ride with friends.
• Future needs: care that continues after the claim closes, including later surgeries, long-term therapy and help at home.

Sources and Method

Two UDOT sources sit behind every figure here. Crash counts and severity come from UDOT's crash records, January 1, 2018 to August 4, 2025, with each pedestrian- or bicycle-involved crash matched to the closest of Orem's 64 modeled signals within 250 feet; serious or fatal means a severity code of Fatal or Suspected Serious Injury. Walker and rider estimates, traffic volumes, nearby schools and bus stops, and lighting come from UDOT's signalized-intersection pedestrian and bicycle safety model. The statewide rates apply the same matching to every one of the 1,263 signals in that model. The light conditions, hours, months (complete years 2018 through 2024 only) and driver flags come from the same crash records; posted limits are from UDOT's 2026 state-route speed limits and UGRC's Utah Roads. Every city we have counted this way is listed on our statewide page, Utah’s most dangerous intersections.