Traffic Accidents & Worst Intersections Ottawa

The City of Ottawa keeps and maintains statistics on road safety within the capital region. It releases these statistics to the public in an annual Road Safety Report published on the City's website. The Road Safety Report for 2011 was just released by the City. At Quinn Thiele Mineault Grodzki LLP, personal injury lawyers Ottawa, the statistical information provided by reports such as this, are invaluable in determining the circumstances around motor vehicle accidents. As a personal injury law firm, the vast majority of our clients are involved in car accidents, motor cycle accidents, and in representing them it is necessary to determine how the accident happened and who is at fault for that accident. This recent report reveals that in Ottawa in 2011 there were 349 collisions at intersections that were controlled with signal lights. Of those accidents there were only 2 major accidents that required hospitalization of accident victims. Significantly, in 2011 there were no fatalities from any of these accidents. So where is the intersection with the most collisions? That would be Hunt Club Road and Riverside Drive with 53 collisions. That is 10 more than 2011. While not the highest number of accidents, the intersection of Belfast Road and St Laurent Boulevard produced the most accidents that required a person to attend hospital. Aside from the "intersection accidents" the report reveals that within the city limits of Ottawa, there were a total of 15295 accidents (a 2.3% increase from 2010). The sombering details reveal that of those accidents there were 25 deaths--9 drivers, 7 passengers, 1 motorcycle driver, 1 cyclist and 7 pedestrians. As these statistics reveal, road safety in Ottawa is something that still can be improved. The loss of life, the number of injuries, all of these reveal the need for greater vigilance and care on the City's roads.