2010 Ottawa Road Safety Report

2010 Statistics

508,389

Registered vehicles (2% increase from 2009)

635,112

Licensed drivers

14,925

Total collisions on all federal, provincial and municipal roadways within city limits (4% decrease from 2009)

38

Deaths from collisions in Ottawa: 13 drivers, 7 passengers, 4 motorcycle drivers, 6 cyclists and 8 pedestrians

3,814

People injured in collisions: 2,213 drivers, 904 passengers, 350 pedestrians, 242 cyclists, 102 motorcycle drivers and 3 motorcycle passengers

3,345

Traffic collisions responded to by paramedics (1,555 patients treated and transported to hospital)

13,458

Number of red light camera violations

72,000

Aggressive driving charges (approximation from Ottawa Police, O.P.P. and R.C.M.P.)

$985 million Estimated social cost of Ottawa’s 2010 traffic collisions

The Red Zone

Top 10 Collision Locations

Hunt Club Road and Riverside Drive

43

Innes Road and Tenth Line Road

36

Donald Street and St. Laurent Boulevard

35

Bank Street and Hunt Club Road

34

Baseline Road and Woodroffe Avenue

33

Coventry Road and St. Laurent Boulevard

31

Meadowlands Drive and Merivale Road

30

Industrial Avenue and St. Laurent Boulevard

30

Prince of Wales Drive and West Hunt Club Road

30

Fallowfield Road and Greenbank Road

29

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