According to our local freesheet, the Niagara Advance, this area used to be one of the traffic accident capitals of Canada. In recent years, however, strenuous efforts by the town's highways department have brought the accident rate down to much more acceptable levels.
One thing that doesn't help is the naming of the rural roads, which dates back to the time a couple of centuries ago when the land was first surveyed and subdivided. Here's the list from the "Advance" of the most dangerous rural intersections in Niagara on the Lake; I swear I am not making this up:
Concession 1 at Line 2
Concession 1 at Line 3
Concession 1 at Line 6
Concession 2 at Line 1
Concession 2 at Line 2
Concession 2 at Line 3
And here's the first priority for further improvements to get the accident rate even lower:
"Add advance street name signs to intersection advance warning signs and stop-ahead signs, to allow drivers to make navigation decisions before reaching the intersection, as a benefit to drivers who aren't local".
Is the "Advance" suggesting that drivers might be finding it tough to figure out their way around the area? I can't imagine why that should be the case.
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