City crashes down 20 per cent
Posted Feb 13, 2012 11:17 pm.
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Preliminary year-end numbers from the Calgary Police Service show collisions are down 20 per cent in just two years.
Police attribute the drop to increased media attention paid to new driving legislation, telling The Calgary Herald, warmer weather and a change in the reporting threshold from $1,000 to $2,000 has also helped.
Meanwhile, the Alberta Motor Association says there are fewer cars on the road due to the recession, so that trend may not be long-term.
The most dangerous intersection appears to be at Deerfoot Trail and 16 Ave N.E., recording 234 crashes in 2011.
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