If you’re a driver in Guelph, you’re most likely to be involved in a collision during the 3 p.m. hour.
If you’re a pedestrian, you’re most likely to be hit by a car around 9 a.m.
And if you’re a cyclist, you’re most likely to find yourself in a collision during the 5 p.m. hour.
Those are three of the takeaways from a report on collisions in the city during the first half of 2016, which was released Friday by Guelph Police
Between collisions on city streets and those on Highway 401, there were a total of 1,937 crashes reported between January and June – down slightly from 1,991 during the same timeframe in 2015.
January saw the most collisions of any of the six months, with 324 reported. At the other end of the spectrum, 202 collisions were reported in March.
Friday was narrowly considered the worst day of the week for crashes, with 245 compared to 238 on Wednesday.
There were a total of 15 collisions involving pedestrians reported through the first six months of the year, and 18 involving cyclists.
Only one collision was blamed on pedestrian error, and three on cyclists being inattentive.
The top intersections where collisions were reported most often were as follows:
- Gordon Street and Wellington Street (20 collisions)
- Edinburgh Road and Wellington (18)
- Edinburgh and Stone Road (15)
- Silvercreek Parkway and Woodlawn Road (13)
- Speedvale Avenue and Woolwich Street (13)
