Higher number of collisions than normal this week: police, EMS

TORONTO – It’s been a worse than normal commute in Toronto this week because of a high number of crashes.

Toronto police and officials with Toronto Emergency Medical Services (EMS) told 680News they’ve responded to a higher than normal number of collisions this week on highways and city streets.

Const. Clint Stibbe, with Traffic Services, said the main cause of crashes this week was driver error — the two major factors being mental mistakes and overly aggressive driving.

“Accidents don’t exist. If everybody was doing what they were supposed to do — following all the rules, stopping as they were required and looking before they move those vehicles — we wouldn’t have any collisions. Unfortunately, that’s not the case,” he said.

Const. Stibbe also said the most collisions occur during the fall months.

“From the end of September to the mid part of December is essentially our highest collision months for the entire year, primarily on a dry day,” he said.

Police partly attribute that to the sun setting earlier and drivers spending more time in the dark.

Const. Stibbe said on snow days, drivers are less likely to get into a fatal crash.

“But on a dry, sunny day, or dry clear day, that’s the most likely day you’re going to have a fatality,” he added.

Police also said Tuesdays are the days that most pedestrians are struck, but they haven’t figured out the reason why.

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