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Roadway Safety Tools
Red Light Cameras
The Red Light Camera program is designed to modify aggressive driving behaviour & increase awareness of the dangers of running red lights.
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Dynamic Speed Signs
Dynamic Speed Signs function as an educational tool for residents and motorists to raise awareness about motor vehicle speeds. The equipment is for information purposes only and does not issue speeding tickets.
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Traffic Signs
New traffic signs, as well as damaged or missing signs are regularly installed. Request for new traffic signs, pavement markings, crosswalks, speed limit changes and other roadway safety improvements can be made by the public.
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Traffic Signals
Full traffic signals are traditional green-amber-red displays for all directions of approaching traffic. Full signals are usually installed when intersections have delays and back-ups under two-way or all-way stops, often due to too much traffic.
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Statistical Data
- On average, 3,600 reportable collisions occur each year on Hamilton roadways - a figure that has remained consistent since 2008
- In 2017, 1,681 of these collisions involved injuries and 16 resulted in fatality
- Speeding and aggressive driving are the leading causes of collisions and fatalities
Number of Violations
Violations | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 (Jan to Mar) |
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Speeding | 37,164 | 26,422 | 34,916 | 29,324 | 30,634 | 27,145 | 8,273 |
Distracted Driving | 4,864 | 3,329 | 2,065 | 1,460 | 1,039 | 403 | 102 |
Stunt Driving | 60 | 45 | 36 | 31 | 51 | 57 | 15 |
Following Too Close | 150 | 131 | 151 | 144 | 127 | 93 | 12 |
Careless Driving | 1,044 | 1,139 | 1,080 | 1,060 | 1,031 | 1,051 | 214 |
Disobeying Traffic Light | 740 | 636 | 666 | 638 | 565 | 471 | 123 |
Disobeying Stop Sign | 2,637 | 2,453 | 2,341 | 2,145 | 1,528 | 1,652 | 282 |
Violation Totals By Year | 51,318 | 48,585 | 46,536 | 36,929 | 39,423 | 34,976 | 10,080 |
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