A 53% reduction in crashes is being reported by the Prince George RCMP at its 10 High-Risk Intersections.
The Highway 16 and 97 intersection reported the biggest drop at 93% recording just one crash in 2016-17.
That compares to 15 from the year prior.
Corporal Craig Douglass says several factors contributed to the decrease.
“The public are noticing us enforcing at these intersections and are taking more care. It also means the public is more conscious of the risks at these intersections and a couple of these at infrastructure changes which may have contributed as well.”
The added police presence at some of these locations is paying off according to Douglass. “We’re happy to say that our enforcement and education efforts at high-risk collisions intersections over the last year resulted in a 50% reduction which is fantastic for these intersections.”
They’re  being rewarded for making this a priority. “I think this is the first time we have really focused on these high-crash intersections. I don’t think there is anything to compare it too but we will continue to focus on these intersections over this next year because it is working.”
Overall, 51 collisions have been reported this year compared to 109 in 2015-16.
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