The list of Guelph’s most collision-prone intersections headed south in 2015, as two of the three corners where the most crashes occurred are at that end of the city.
Topping the list was the corner of Victoria and York roads, which saw 36 collisions last year – double the 18 reported in 2014.
That intersection was followed by the one at Woolwich Street and Speedvale Avenue (which saw 32 collisions), Edinburgh and Stone roads (28) and Gordon Street and Kortright Road (25).
Other than Victoria and York, none of the top four intersections for reported collisions were the same in 2014 as they were in 2015.
In total, 2,874 collisions were reported to Guelph Police in 2015, down slightly from 2,945 in 2014.
A further 1,056 collisions occurred on Highway 401 within Guelph city limits – again down from the previous year’s figure, which stood at 1,146.
Guelph Police released their 2015 collision report on Monday. Other findings include:
- February was the busiest month for collisions, with 321 reported, while only 195 occurred in April
- When it comes to days of the week, Friday was the busiest with 507 reported – more than double the 245 reported on Sunday
- The worst hour for collisions was the 3 p.m. hour (329 reported), followed by the 4 p.m. hour (302)
- Rear-end collisions accounted for 707 of the total number, with 544 crashes occurring during turning movements
- Guelph saw 38 collisions involving pedestrians, up slightly from 35 in 2014
- In 29 of those 38 pedestrian collisions, improper driver action was blamed – with failure to yield the right of way contributing to 18
- 42 collisions involving vehicles and cyclists were reported, about half of which were in or around the downtown
- Drivers were found to have been driving properly in 24 of the 42 collisions involving cyclists
- 39 collisions involved alcohol or drugs; 30 of which occurred on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
