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 (DIR) Post #AYcRRvR1fDyTI1S8Rc by kdorse@ottawa.place
       2023-07-09T12:26:11Z
       
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       A few weeks ago here I argued that every fatal car accident should get reviewed by a body to make recommendations to improve road and vehicle safety; kinda like the Transportation Safety Board does for airplane crashes. To my surprise, the Ottawa Fatal Collision Review Committee exists, and it just issued its first report. https://www.ontario.ca/document/ottawa-fatal-collision-review-committee-2020-annual-report #ottawa #otttraffic
       
 (DIR) Post #AYcRRwR3wZb8OQTg8m by kdorse@ottawa.place
       2023-07-09T12:42:10Z
       
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       The report looks at all fatal collisions that happened in the city between 2017 and 2020. Even though the most recent data is already 3 years old, it is a important view onto what's killing people on our roads. 128 drivers were involved in 84 crashes that took the lives of 92 road users.Among fatalities, older (55+) pedestrians, cyclists, etc were over represented as were younger (16-19) drivers 48% of accidents involved pedestrians, or other vulnerable road users.Drivers aged 25–34 and 45–54 were over-represented in fatal crashes as were holders of licences to drive larger vehiclesSpeed was a factor for 85% of drivers involved in fatal crashes
       
 (DIR) Post #AYcRRx7FPjLGVGDMtU by kdorse@ottawa.place
       2023-07-09T12:50:19Z
       
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       While it is surprisingly mute on the worrying trend of larger and larger vehicles on our roads, it makes six recommendations, including that the city "develop a comprehensive strategy to reduce speeds on Ottawa roads."It also calls on the police to "continue targeted enforcement for peak crash periods to help curb risk-taking associated with fatal collisions." #ottawa #otttraffic
       
 (DIR) Post #AYcRRxpujf4Sjn72W0 by kdorse@ottawa.place
       2023-07-09T13:05:02Z
       
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       A worrying trend from the report: Looking at the pre-pandemic years (2017-2019), fatalities among Ottawa drivers have dropped each year, while pedestrian deaths have grown steadily. Possible conclusion: drivers are better protected in ever-larger vehicles that pedestrians have little chance of surviving a collision with. #ottwalk #ottawa
       
 (DIR) Post #AYcRRyjZOjafWP9UGW by elliswyatt@social.freetalklive.com
       2023-08-11T11:00:47Z
       
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       @kdorse Gotta ask, why did you arbitrarily drop out the year where that "trend" was negated?  Why did you select only 3 years when there are decades of information available?