Sudbury police say drivers at fault for 35% of collisions involving pedestrians

More collisions on Sudbury roads are being caused by drivers failing to yield the right of way than by inattentive pedestrians, according to new statistics from the Greater Sudbury Police Service.

In new numbers obtained by CBC News, police said there were a total of 34 collisions involving pedestrians from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30.

Of those collisions, the most common driver error was failing to yield the right of way to the pedestrian, which happened 12 times, or 35 per cent of the time.

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In comparison, the most common pedestrian error was inattention, according to police. This happened eight times so far this year, or 25 per cent of the time.

The remaining 40 per cent ofcollisions were caused by other factors, police said.

In about half the collisions, the pedestrian was crossing with the rightofway. In the other half of the collisions, the driver was obeying laws properly.

Police said the most common day of the week for collisions involving pedestrians is Tuesday, with nearly a third of the collisions taking place on that day. The most common time for a crash was at 3 p.m., with seven collisions happening at the time.

The spot in Sudbury with the most collisions in 2015 was the downtown intersection of Brady and Minto streets, which is next to the police station. Four collisions have taken place there this year.