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Over 600,000 near-miss incidents with pedestrians, cyclists recorded at intersections across Canada (www.ctvnews.ca)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31741164

One in every 770 pedestrians and one in every 500 cyclists experience a high-risk or critical near-miss at intersections across Canada, according to a new study commissioned by CAA.

CAA and Miovision—a traffic data analysis company—watched 20 intersections nationwide between August 2024 and February 2025 using cameras and artificial intelligence.

They logged over 600,000 near-miss moments, indicating that at least three serious incidents occur at a single location every day.

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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Every intersection should just stay red every direction when someone hits the button to walk and then pedestrians be able to walk diagonally across as well. I don't get why that isn't standard.

[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Because it slows down car too much, and we can't have that. Think of the poor cars! Stuck at a light because of a filthy meatbag.