Motor vehicle collisions in the City of Greater Sudbury have been on the decline for three years running, with 1,746 recorded in 2021, 1,856 recorded in 2020 and 2,162 recorded in 2019
There are more motor vehicle collisions in Greater Sudbury on Fridays than any other single day of the week, while weekends are generally the safest on local roads.
There have been progressively fewer motor vehicle collisions in Greater Sudbury for three years running, from the 2,162 recorded in 2019, 1,856 recorded in 2020 and last year’s 1,746. The lower numbers are possibly related to the COVID-19 pandemic keeping people closer to home. Weekends are the safest on city roads, with Sunday the clearest from collisions at 881 incidents recorded on Sundays from 2017-2021. Fridays are the most dangerous, with 1,741 incidents recorded on Fridays during the five-year period.
The use of collision statistics to target high-collision areas is also believed to have had an impact. The city has also pulled aside the top 20 locations with a high potential for safety improvements for targeted actions. Lasalle Boulevard at Auger Avenue, for example, is recommended to receive a left turn arrow for westbound vehicles.
Although a disproportionate number of city roads with a posted speed limit of 50 km/h skews the statistics, city traffic and asset management supervisor Joe Rocca told the committee there is a compelling argument to be made for lowering speed limits to 40 km/h.
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