Road design, safety and Vision Zero

[jamincan]

Rural highways should really be compared separately from urban highways. Over long distances, collisions from crossing the yellow line are probably more of a problem (due to fatigue or unsafe passing) and have high risk of fatalities. On multi-lane urban roads with no median (think Steeles between Milton and Mississauga), the risk is probably significantly lower, and the number of collisions from rear-ending or side-swiping other vehicles is likely significantly higher (with lower fatality rates). The nature of collisions is likely similar on the 401 between the same cities, but the fatality rate is probably higher on the 401 versus Steeles due to higher speeds.