State’s Most Dangerous Intersections in Tri-County Area: Report

If you cringe when you approach a handful of intersections in Oakland, Wayne and Macomb counties because you think your chances of having a wreck there are greater, your instincts may be right.

A report compiled by the Michigan State Police Traffic Crash Reporting Unit  and released by the Michigan Auto Law firm, confirms it.

The report showed that the intersection Pontiac Trail and M-5/Martin Parkway in Commerce Township, where traffic is controlled by a large roundabout, had more crashes — 186 — than any other in Michigan in 2015.

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Another Oakland County intersection, Telegraph Road and 12 Mile in Southfield, was No. 2 on the list, with 132 reported crashes in 2015. No. 3 was the Macomb County intersection of 11 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue, where there were 131 crashes.

Intersections in Oakland, Wayne, Macomb and Washtenaw counties occupied the top 20 spots on the list of the most crashes, according to a news release from the law firm, which noted that almost “30 percent of all Michigan car crashes and a staggering 26 percent of fatalities are stemming from just 20 intersections."

“Pontiac Trail and M-5/Martin Parkway in Commerce Township also experienced a significant increase in traffic volume in 2015 while neighboring Haggerty Road was closed all summer from Pontiac Trail to Richardson Road for construction. This resulted in considerably heavier traffic, as vehicles used the M-5 roundabout as a detour.”

Here’s the dubious Top 20 that the report called the “most dangerous” intersections in Michigan.

1. Pontiac Trail and M-5/Martin Parkway, Commerce Township, Oakland County — 186
2. Telegraph Road and 12 Mile Road, Southfield, Oakland County — 132
3. 11 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue, Warren/Center Line, Macomb County — 131
4. 181/2 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue, Sterling Heights, Macomb County — 124
5. I-75 and Big Beaver Road, Troy, Oakland County — 124
6. Ford Road and Haggerty Road, Canton Township, Wayne County — 116
7. State Road and Ellsworth Road, Ann Arbor/Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw County — 114
8. Hall Road and Schoenherr Road, Shelby Township, Macomb County — 111
9. Metropolitan Parkway and Mound Road, Sterling Heights, Macomb County — 102
10. Southfield Road and 11 Mile Road, Lathrup Village, Oakland County — 102
11. Hall Road and Romeo Plank Road, Clinton Township/Macomb, Macomb County — 94
12. Orchard Lake Road and Maple Road, West Bloomfield Township, Oakland County — 92
13. Big Beaver Road and Rochester Road, Oakland County  — 92
14. Ford Road and Lilley Road, Canton Township, Wayne County — 89
15. 11 Mile Road and Gratiot Avenue, Roseville, Macomb County — 88
16. Metropolitan Parkway and Van Dyke Avenue, Sterling Heights, Macomb County — 84
17. Farmington Road and Maple Road, West Bloomfield Township, Oakland County — 84
18. 12 Mile Road and Mound Road, Warren, Macomb County — 83
19. Garfield Road and Hall Road, Clinton Township, Macomb County — 82
20. Dix Highway and M-39/Southfield Freeway, Lincoln Park, Wayne County — 80

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