According to a report going to Windsor's City Council on Monday night, you are most likely to crash between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on a Thursday in January.
It may seem counterintuitive, but chances are the weather will be clear, and the road will be in good shape.
Councillors will get a copy of the 2019 Road Safety Report detailing where and when collisions are most likely to occur.
Windsor had the most accidents in 2019 than any other year since the city started compiling those statistics back in 2006. In that year, there were 4,536 collisions resulting in six fatalities and 1,362 injuries. Crashes increased 0.1 per cent from 2018, but deaths and major injuries were up nine per cent.
Taking into account the provincial average, you may be more likely to be hurt in a crash in Windsor, but you are less likely to die. For every 100,000 residents, 7.91 were injured compared to 3.19 for all of Ontario. When it comes to fatalities, Windsor did better than the provincial average, 2.45 for every 100,000 compared to 3.95.
The report also gives insight into the worst intersections in the city. Calculating traffic volumes and collisions, Tecumseh Road East and Forest Glade Drive was the most dangerous, with 97 between 2015 and 2019. Wyandotte Street West and Pelissier was second on the list, and County Road 42 and Lauzon Parkway came in third. Lauzon Parkway and Tecumseh Road East had the most crashes with 122, but more traffic moves through there.
The Road Safety Report provides factual information to city planners, police, and decision-makers making safety-related decisions.
Data for 2020 is still being compiled.