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Lansing may be a rural town, but it's not all Bambi and bluebirds.  Segments of the Town are dangerous, with repeated accidents marring the pastoral landscape.  What is the busiest intersection in Lansing?

The intersection of Triphammer and Waterwagon Roads have the highest annual average daily traffic (AADT) with 8079 vehicles on a 'typical' day of the year.  But a stretch of Conlon Road, between Gulf and Searles Roads, is the most dangerous in Lansing.  That stretch has the third highest crash rate (per million vehicles) of 10.91 in Tompkins County.  That data comes from an analysis of traffic data provided by New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) for 2000 through 2010.

Lansing also ranks four in the top 20 highest crash-severity intersections, with the crossing of 34B and Lansingville Road #7 in the County, followed by the intersection of Triphammer and Asbury Roads at #12 and the 34/Locke Road intersection at #17.  The Triphammer/Waterwagon Road intersection ranks #19 with 34 crashes in the data period.

The second busiest intersection in Lansing is the corner of Triphammer Road and 34B, with 4821 vehicles passing the flashing red light on a typical day.  The busiest piece of road in the Village of Lansing is a stretch of Route 13 from Brown Road to Sapsucker Woods with 8,723 vehicles traversing it on a typical day.

A segment of 34B between the county line and Fenner Road has the second highest incidents of deer crashes in Tompkins County, topped only by a segment of 13A in the Town of Ithaca between the city line and Elmira Road.  The intersection with the highest number of deer crashes in the County is in Lansing, where 34 crosses Bolton Point Road.  34B between Emmons and lansingville Roads may not have the highest crash rate, but it logged 72 deer crashes in the study decade, with the next highest number of deer crashes (24) on Triphammer Road between asbury Road and the Village of Lansing line.


According to 2012 census statistics, 72% of Town of Lansing workers drive alone to work, and 13% carpool.  Only 7% take the bus, not surprising, since there are only two bus routes, each with only two runs per day.  2% walk to work, and 6% work at home.  In the Village of Lansing 56% drive alone to work, and 17% carpool. 20% take the bus.  One percent walk, one percent bicycle, and 5% work at home.

The top five most dangerous intersections in the Town and Village of Lansing from highest to lowest crash rate are

• Route 13/Warren Road
• Rt34B/Cayuga Drive
• Route 34B/Algerine Road
• Route 34B/Ross Road
• Route 34/Peruville Road

The top five most dangerous road segments are

• Conlon Road between Gulf and Searles Roads
• Ridge Road between the County Line and Fenner Road
• Uptown Road between Cinema Drive and Warren Road
• Graham/Dart Road between North Triphammer and Warren Roads
• Salmon Creek Road between French Hill and Ludlowville Roads

Tompkins County Sheriff Ken Lansing recently warned that traffic enforcement would be stepped up during this holiday season.  But statistics show it is wise to be aware of conditions throughout the year to drive safely, and  be especially alert where traffic and road conditions lead to the most accidents.

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