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Highland's 10 Most Dangerous Intersections
Here are the intersections with the most car accidents in Highland.
What are the worst intersections in Highland?
It may not come as a surprise that M-59 at Duck Lake Road in Highland sees the most car accidents each year. But where else should you be extra cautious?
Here are the 10 intersections in Highland with the highest number of accidents in the past five years, according to the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG). Intersections are ranked by the number of reported crashes, which does not take into account traffic volume. Crashes reported occurred within 150 feet of the intersection.
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The amount of car crashes in Highland has decreased since 2004. That year, 474 accidents were reported, while in 2011 there were 369, according to SEMCOG data.
The percent of total crashes from 2007-2011 that have been fatal is just 0.4 percent. While 1.6 percent have yielded incapacitating injuries, 15.4 percent have caused injury and 82.5 percent caused only property damage, according to SEMCOG data.
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