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Toronto cycling collisions get the interactive map treatment

Posted by Mariam Matti / February 3, 2012


Here's a nice bit of work from the Globe on bike collisions in the city. Using data obtained from Toronto's Traffic Safety Unit, the paper has put together a map that plots 25 years of cycling accidents in the city. Organized around where and when accidents took place, the project hints at the fact that Toronto could do more to make the streets safe for cyclists. Not only do we have "the highest percentage of bicycle collisions by population among major cities," but the accident rate hasn't changed much over the last decade. There are more cyclists on the road, to be sure, but the stats still aren't particularly encouraging.

Check out the interactive map here.


Discussion

4 Comments

Grant / February 3, 2012 at 09:57 pm
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While the safety issue is an important one, and reducing the number of collisions is an important goal, media fixation on the safety issue can easily send the message that cycling isn't safe.
Bradley Wentworth replying to a comment from Grant / February 3, 2012 at 11:32 pm
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True Grant, and unless you ride like a complete maniac the health benefit of exercise from riding your bike outweighs the risk of injury. In other words, all other things being equal, someone who rides their bike regularly lives longer than someone who doesn't.
Josh / February 4, 2012 at 08:01 pm
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I imagine this is not very accurate. I got doored a few years ago and hauled off in an ambulance and I can't find my collision on that map. A police report was filed and charges were laid. There is another comment on that globe article also saying that it is missing a collision. That's some quality journalism.
jacob88 / February 4, 2012 at 11:07 pm
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looking at the map, it seems to be everywhere..
suprised about the lack of issues at Highway 401 and Avenue Road..that area scares me...is it road or is it hwy?

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