What Hamilton intersection you’re most likely to get into a car crash: report

Hamilton Public Works released the Transportation Annual Collision Report on Monday looking at collision trends across the city and where serious collisions are most likely to happen.

The report examined collisions reported in the city in 2022 and compared findings to the previous year.

The intersection with the highest frequency of collision resulting in fatality and/or injury is unchanged from the previous report, with John Street South and Main Street East being the intersection with highest number reported.

This was followed by Barton Street East at Centennial Parkway North and Main Street East at Wellington Street South as the second and third intersections with the highest number of collisions.

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Three of the intersections flagged in the report are along Main Street East, notably at John Street South, at Wellington Street South and at Victoria Avenue South.

In terms of road segments in the city with the highest amount of collisions resulting in injury or fatality, Queenston Road between Nash Road and Red Rose Motel Plaza entrance and exit.

Second and third are Upper James Street between Lotus Avenue and Mohawk Road and Upper James Street between Plaza entrance and Stone Church Road.

Collision frequency on both the Red Hill Valley Parkway and the Lincoln Alexander Parkway increased slightly from 2021. On the Linc, numbers neared those of 2018 after falling to its lowest point in 2020.

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The increase on the Red Hill was not as dramatic, though 45 more crashes were reported compared to the year prior.

The City first implemented the “Vision Zero” project in 2019 to provide a data-based approach to road safety that aims to reduce traffic-related serious injuries and fatalities towards the “only acceptable goal” of zero.

The approach moves away from traditional thinking surrounding reducing roadway incidents by examining flaws in the roadway systems leading to collisions with serious injuries or fatalities.

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Annual reports on the frequency of collisions in the City have followed since it was first enacted.

At this afternoon’s Public Works Committee meeting I’ll be putting forward a motion, seconded by @ward1wilson, for an immediate review of the intersection at James Street North and York Boulevard and a report back on implementing no right turns on red lights citywide. #HamOnt pic.twitter.com/Ou1PSlQF4T

— Ward 2 Hamilton (@Ward2Hamilton) October 2, 2023

Ward 2 Councilor Cameron Kroetsch put forward a motion at the Public Works meeting Monday for an immediate review of the intersection of James Street North and York Boulevard in response to a fatal collision involving a cyclist just last week.

The motion was accompanied by a request to look into the possibility of implementing more no right turns on red lights citywide.

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