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In all, there were 26 traffic fatalities in Ottawa in 2016: 13 drivers or passengers, six motorcyclists or motorcycle passengers, four pedestrians and three bicyclists. That’s four more than 2015, but just below the five-year average of 26.6 road fatalities.

The report also breaks down the number of collisions by month, day of the week, time of day and road conditions. Two-thirds of collisions occurred when roads were dry, 19 per cent when roads were covered in snow, ice or slush and 16 per cent when roads were wet.

December had the most collisions with 1,537 (though February and January were close behind) while April had the fewest with 944.

The afternoon commute is far more hazardous than the morning drive. Drivers were nearly twice as likely to have a collision rushing to get home between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. than they were heading into work between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m.

And surprisingly, Thursday unseated long-standing fender-bending champion Friday as the day most likely to have a crash. Thursdays in 2016 included 2,527 road collisions — 159 more than the number of Friday collisions, which had been the city’s crashiest day for the past four years running. Also surprisingly, Monday is the least likely week day to be involved in a collision.

All told, there were 14,023 traffic collisions in Ottawa in 2016, the fewest number since 2008, the earliest year for which data are available on the city’s website. The full report, which includes data from collisions on provincial roads in Ottawa such as highways 7, 416 and 417, as well as federal parkways and Island Park Drive, is available at ottawa.caunder transportation and parking.

Top 10 Signalized Intersection Collision Locations and Number of Collisions in 2016

1. Hunt Club and Riverside — 43

2. Prince of Wales and Hunt Club — 36

3. West Hunt Club and Woodroffe — 35

4. Montreal and Vanier Parkway — 33

4. Hawthorne and Hunt Club — 33

6. Cyrville and Innes — 31

7. Fallowfield and Greenbank — 29

7. Innes and Tenth Line — 29

7. Bank and Hunt Club — 29

10. Baseline and Woodroffe — 28

10. Kirkwood and Carling — 28

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