City releases list of 10 most dangerous intersections

City officials have released an unofficial list of Edmontons ten most dangerous intersections for 2013.

The intersection of Yellowhead Trail and 149th Street thesite of 82 collisions in 2013 claimed the top spot, up from second place in 2012.

Out of the top 10, seven intersections included this year were also on the 2012 list.

The rankings do have a little bit of randomness to them, but it's typical that we'll see a lot of our high volume locations consistently in the rankings, said Collision Data Supervisor Brandt Denham.

Denham said the city uses the annual rankings to make intersections safer.

In 2012, Whitemud Drive and Calgary Trail was in the top five. We've since implemented a signalized right turn. And it is no longer in the top ten for 2013.

But Denham says theres only so much the city can do as poor driving habits especially distracted driving and following too closely are the biggest factor behind the collisions.

Click below to see a map of all the intersections included in this year's list.