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Chart from the City of Ottawa's 2011 Ottawa Road Safety Report:
Top 10 signalized intersection collision locations
| Rank | Location | No. of collisions | Minimal | Minor | Major | Fatal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunt Club Road and Riverside Drive | 53 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Belfast Road and St. Laurent Boulevard | 32 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| 3 | Baseline Road and Woodroffe Avenue | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Catherine Street and Kent Street | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Hawthorne Road and Walkley Road | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Prince of Wales Drive and West Hunt Club Road | 30 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | Blair Road and Blair Road Ramp 36 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Clyde Avenue and Merivale Road | 29 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Industrial Avenue and St. Laurent Boulevard | 29 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Baseline Road and Greenbank Road | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Beechwood Avenue and Crichton Street | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Minimal - Person did not go to hospital when leaving the scene of the collisions; includes minor abrasions, bruises and complaints of pain
Minor - Person went to hospital and was treated in the emergency room but not admitted to the hospital
Major - Person admitted to the hospital. Includes person admitted for observation. This could be either life-threatening or non-life threatening
Fatal - Person killed immediately or within 30 days of the motor vehicle collision
Other stats from the report:
- 515,784 - Registered vehicles (1.5% increase from 2010)
- 653,324 - Licensed drivers (2.8% increase from 2010)
- 15,295 - Total collisions on all federal, provincial and municipal roadways within city limits (2.3% increase from 2010)
- 25 - Deaths from collisions in Ottawa: 9 drivers, 7 passengers, 1 motorcycle driver, 1 cyclist and 7 pedestrians
- 3,690 - People injured in collisions:
- 2,152 drivers, 814 passengers, 339 pedestrians, 242 cyclists, 130 motorcycle drivers and 13 motorcycle passengers
- 4,137 - Traffic collisions responded to by paramedics (1,793 patients treated and transported to hospital)
- 9,190 - Number of red light camera violations
See also: Ottawa Traffic Guide
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