comtv.ca POLICE REPORT for: January STEP - Intersection Safety The Selected Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) for the month of January will focus on intersection safety. Typically, the highest number of intersection related collisions occur in January. The most recent data indicates that 25% of motor vehicle collision fatalities occurred at intersections, and many of those occur at intersections on urban streets. Over the past three years in Medicine Hat the intersections with the highest rate of motor vehicles collisions are as follows: Dunmore Road at the Trans-Canada Highway, 13th Avenue at the Trans-Canada Highway and 13th Avenue at Southview Drive. Three of the top five improper driver actions that cause collisions to occur at intersections are: 1. Making a left turn across the path of another vehicle. This is the most frequently identified improper driver action that contributes to collisions in an intersection. 2. Stop sign violations. 3. Disobeying a traffic signal. Drivers should take the following precautions when approaching and crossing an intersection: • Scan the intersection and beyond, as you approach with caution. • Always be 100% prepared to yield. Keep your foot off the accelerator and covering the brake pad. • Before proceeding, check for cross-traffic. Look left, right, left again and continue to scan as you proceed. • Watch for both vehicle and pedestrian traffic. • Before proceeding, make eye contact with other intersection users – including pedestrians. For more information contact: Sgt. Stacey Fishley Traffic Unit Medicine Hat Police Service Ph: 403-529-8471
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 16:47:26 +0000
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