Numbers suggest that a clear majority of reported pedestrian and cyclist collisions didn\u2019t involve the dedicated centre<\/p>\n
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Or sign-in<\/a> if you have an account.<\/p>\n You could say Toronto\u2019s special traffic collision reporting kiosk, set up explicitly for cyclists and pedestrians, is a bicycle built for two.<\/p>\n Advertisement 2<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY<\/p>\n Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account.Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.<\/p>\n SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account.Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.<\/p>\n REGISTER \/ SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.<\/p>\n THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.<\/p>\n Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authors<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n The Toronto Police Service, after a freedom-of-information request, told the Toronto Sun that 824 collisions were reported to their kiosk for pedestrians and cyclists at 350 Dovercourt Rd. in the 18-month period between April 1, 2024, and Sept. 30, 2025. (Toronto Police answered questions and provided data about collision reports but declined to make a representative available for an interview.)<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n That stretch of time covers the start of operations at the Dovercourt site, after the kiosk was moved from a TPS building in Liberty Village, as well as some promotional work by city hall to get the word out.<\/p>\n While those 824 reported collisions represent hundreds of potential tragedies for individuals, averaged out that would be just over 45 reports per month. As the kiosk\u2019s hours of operation are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays only, that would mean it gets a little more than two reports for each eight-hour shift.<\/p>\n Read More<\/p>\n Abandoned by event planners, Sankofa Square bleeding money<\/p>\n <\/a> CHOW CHAT: Mayor touts record in telephone town halls<\/p>\n <\/a> Everything you need to know about snow removal in Toronto<\/p>\n <\/a> Your Midday Sun<\/p>\n Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Advertisement 3<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n The 824 collisions also represent a mere sliver of Toronto\u2019s total traffic mishaps. In 2024 alone, more than 70,000 vehicle collisions were reported, according to the TPS\u2019s database<\/a>.<\/p>\n Of those, only 1,632 (2.1% of the total) involved a pedestrian and 1,343 (1.7%) involved a cyclist. (It is possible for a collision to be counted twice, both a pedestrian and a bicycle were involved.)<\/p>\n Those numbers suggest that a clear majority of reported pedestrian and cyclist collisions didn\u2019t involve the dedicated centre. Any collision, even those involving a bicycle or pedestrian, can be reported at the two regular centres in North York and Scarborough, which have less limited hours of operation than the Dovercourt kiosk but are far outside Toronto\u2019s downtown core.<\/p>\n The kiosk was called for in the City of Toronto\u2019s Vision Zero 2.0 road safety plan, adopted in July 2019<\/a>. Paula Fletcher, the councillor who represents the Toronto-Danforth ward, brought forward an amendment that established \u201cmodernized collision reporting\u201d for cyclists and pedestrians in the city\u2019s centre. (The COVID pandemic delayed its implementation.)<\/p>\n Advertisement 4<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Fletcher told the Sun that her intention was to give cyclists, who tend to live downtown or close to it, a more convenient option. She said it strikes her as unrealistic to expect cyclists to pedal all the way out to the suburbs after an accident.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I found out that the collision reporting was at 401 and Kennedy, for pedestrians and for cyclists \u2014 it\u2019s one thing if you\u2019ve had a fender-bender and you drive your car 10 or 15 miles up there. It\u2019s another thing if you just have a bicycle \u2026 It just seemed reasonable as a service not to have to travel that far in such an inconvenient way,\u201d Fletcher said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just a kiosk, it\u2019s not a full operation.\u201d<\/p>\n Fletcher said if the existence of a dedicated centre would encourage more reports about minor collisions, resulting in better data, that would be \u201can added bonus.\u201d But while the councillor wasn\u2019t seeking to grow the number of collision reports, city hall\u2019s messaging hints that may be a goal for others.<\/p>\n \u201cReporting collisions will expand the city\u2019s and Toronto Police Service\u2019s collision database, which is instrumental in helping us make informed decisions to make our roads safer for everyone,\u201d the City of Toronto wrote in an October 2024 Facebook post about the reporting centre.<\/p>\n Advertisement 5<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n The reporting totals were even lower before the kiosk\u2019s relocation. The kiosk logged 172 cyclist collision reports between Jan. 1, 2024, and when it relocated in late May of that year. For the rest of 2024, 341 cyclist collisions were reported. (The numbers of reported pedestrian collisions were largely unchanged.)<\/p>\n![\"Cyclists](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cyclist-door.jpg\")
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