Over 600,000 near-miss incidents with pedestrians, cyclists recorded at intersections across Canada
Over 600,000 near-miss incidents with pedestrians, cyclists recorded at intersections across Canada
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Over 600,000 near-miss incidents with pedestrians, cyclists recorded at intersections across Canada
One in every 770 pedestrians and one in every 500 cyclists experience a high-risk or critical near-miss at intersections across Canada, according to a new study commissioned by CAA.
CAA and Miovision—a traffic data analysis company—watched 20 intersections nationwide between August 2024 and February 2025 using cameras and artificial intelligence.
They logged over 600,000 near-miss moments, indicating that at least three serious incidents occur at a single location every day.
A "near miss" means you nearly missed something - in other words, you hit something.
I understand your reasoning, but I don't think that's how the term is generally interpreted.
Here's how it's defined on Wiktionary:
Technically that would be Nearly Missed. Near Miss is the term for a miss that had an object that was very near to you. English is weird like that.
I know it's commonly used in that way but it's still wrong.