We often see lists of Melbourne’s most dangerous intersections published by insurance companies or auto associations. However, these rankings usually focus on all crashes or even congestion, rather than specifically on Fatal and Serious Injuries (FSI). Additionally, they tend to reflect past incidents rather than predicting future crashes by incorporating more than just historical data.
This list, however, uses road risk attributes in conjunction with crash history to forecast future deaths and serious injuries at these locations.
Nine out of the top ten highest-risk intersections are signalised. In fact, 92 of the worst 100 are signalised intersections. While traffic volume (exposure) certainly plays a role, we must ask ourselves why we consider this an acceptable outcome. Traffic signals at high speeds are inherently unsafe.
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