Halifax, Nova Scotia — According to an annual road safety report released by the city’s transportation committee on Thursday, Halifax, Nova Scotia recorded fewer fatalities but more injuries as a result of collisions in 2023 when compared with previous years.
Notably, according to the study, the city saw, on average, six fatalities and 785 injuries due to 5,527 collisions in 2023.
Comparatively, 2022 saw 11 deaths and 776 injuries from the same rate of collisions.
When looking at collisions involving pedestrians specifically, rain or darkness were the most common conditions for collisions.
When looking at collisions involving micromobility devices such as bicycles and e-scooters, the largest share—or 30 percent— of collisions occurred on roadway segments between intersections. The next most common configurations were at driveways and signalized intersections, at 23 percent and 22 percent of collision respectively.
Finally, when asked by Collision Repair magazine about rates of collisions in the area, Robbie Shreenan, owner of Topcoat Automotive in Windsor Junction, Nova Scotia, commented that while he hasn’t personally noticed a substantial increase or decrease in collisions, Topcoat Automotive grew over $1 million in collision work between 2023 and 2024.
Shreenan further concluded that the population in Halifax grew by a rate of 4.1 percent in 2023, which he believes the city’s roads and infrastructure were not prepared for.
“Traffic has increased, which always relates to more accidents,” Shreenan said.
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