The most dangerous and safest places to drive in Ontario

A list of the “safest and most dangerous” places to drive in Ontario has been revealed and the results may surprise you.

Insurtech company MyChoice revealed its top-10 lists Tuesday showing where driving is considered less risky and where it’s “high-risk,” using a zero to five scoring system.

Coming in at number one for the safest place to drive in the province, despite all of its traffic troubles, is Toronto.

“Toronto ranks as the safest city to drive in Ontario with a high score of 4.5 out of 5, thanks to its consistently low accident and infraction rates,” the company said.

Also included in the top 10 safest places were East York and North York (which are, of course, part of Toronto), with scores of 4.2.

Whitby also was given 4.2 out of five.

Following Whitby was Scarborough (3.9), Markham (3.8), Mississauga (3.7), Ottawa (3.6), Etobicoke (3.6) and Richmond Hill (3.4).

In terms of the most dangerous places to drive in the province, Kingston and Brantford took the top spot, each with scores of 0.7 out of five.

Burlington scored 0.8 out of five, while Brampton got 1.1.

Following those two cities were Hamilton, Ajax and Bolton, each with scores of 1.3 out of five.

Barrie (1.5), Windsor (1.7) and Pickering (1.8) closed off the list of the most dangerous places.

“Metropolitan regions like Toronto and North York show significantly lower rates of accidents and infractions compared to mid-sized cities like Kingston and Brantford,” MyChoice wrote.

The company said its “comprehensive study” used internal data collected from more than 150,000 car insurance quotes since 2020, including accident and infraction records.

“The study employed a detailed methodology based on the weighted averages of accidents and infractions (i.e. distracted driving, speeding) with a 70/30 importance ratio, creating a comprehensive scoring system from zero to five,” MyChoice noted.

“This approach emphasizes the relative severity of accidents while accounting for traffic violations as a predictive factor for road safety.”

For more information, visit MyChoice.ca.

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