General Road and Highway Discussion

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I wonder if local Cambridge city councillors will take this report as a personal failure? How is it that Cambridge tops the list of road fatalities, despite having half the population of Kitchener next door? Perhaps building a city entirely designed for cars means that the experience for everyone inside and outside of the car is shit?

Convenient crimes like distracted driving and speeding yet again take the duty off of the Region and City for designing better roads.

A new report from Waterloo Regional Police Service shows Cambridge tops the list for the most fatal road accidents in the region and comes in a close second for accidents causing major injuries.

Data presented to the police board during the March 15 meeting, reveals Cambridge has some of the most accident prone roads in the entire region.

Cambridge had a total of four fatal accidents and 22 accidents causing major injuries in 2022. Kitchener was the only other city close with three fatal accidents, 26 causing major injuries.

Police have noticed a decrease in the amount of fatal accidents overall, a decrease of 12 per cent, with 13 incidents in 2022 from 15 the previous year.

https://www.cambridgetoday.ca/local-news...on-6705875