OSC MRC - Ottawa's Favourite Accidents

Ottawa Accident Information

The following are the ten intersections with the most vehicle collisions in the Region. (Information on this page refers to all vehicle accidents, not just motorcycles.)

These statistics come from the City of Ottawa Road Safety Page.

2004 Update

	Hunt Club Road and Riverside Drive	44
	Baseline and Clyde	40
	West Hunt Club and Prince of Wales	37
	March Road and Campeau	35
	Bronson and Sunnyside	33
	Baseline and Navaho	33
	Hunt Club and Bridle Path	30
	Aviation Parkway and Ogilvie	30
	Heron Road and Riverside	30
	West Hunt club and Woodroffe	30

2000 Statistics

	Kirkwood at Carling	54
	Baseline at Woodroffe	52
	Riverside at Bank	52
	Donald at St. Laurent	45
	Blair at Regional Road 174	43
	Hunt Club at Merivale	40
	Belfast at St. Laurent	37
	Highway 417 at Woodroffe	36
	Woodroffe at Fallowfield	34
	St. Laurent at Montreal Road	34

1998 Statistics

King Edward Ave. at Rideau Street
Hazeldean Road and Eagleson Road
King Edward Ave. at St. Patrick Street
King Edward Ave. at Murray Street
Hunt Club Road and Merivale Road
Meadowlands Dr. at Merivale Road
Baseline Road and Merivale Road
Hunt Club Road at Woodroffe Ave.
Baseline Road and Merivale Road
Heron Road and Riverside drive
Montreal Road and The Vanier Parkway

Most reportable accidents occur during morning rush hour, between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM then taper off a bit. They then increase gradually to peak at evening rush hour (4:00 PM to 5:00 PM) then again taper off during evening hours.
      72% of reportable accidents occur in clear, dry weather. 12% occur during rain and another 12% during snow or sleet conditions. The rest involve other air conditions such as smog, fog, and dust.
      Approximately half of reportable accidents are intersection related or occur in an intersection.
      Single motor vehicle accidents account for the majority of fatal accidents with intersection related accidents a close second.
      Approximately 30% of injury related accidents occur with traffic control (someone disobeyed a red light).

Information on this page is an unofficial copy of information published annually by the Regional Police.

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changed Apr 07, 2010