The debate about which city in the Southern Interior has the worst drivers probably goes back to when the car was invented and most people probably say Kelowna.

ICBC has some data for you to use the next time you're in that argument with a friend from a few cities over.

Here are the numbers for the most dangerous roads from 2019 to April 2023 for those with a morbid curiosity:

  • 338: The number of crashes at Kamloops’ accident prone section of road around Hillside Way along the Trans-Canada Highway to Pacific Way.
  • 148: The number of injuries and deaths on 8 Street around Halston Avenue in Kamloops, 14 more than the most accident prone intersection.
  • 501: The number of crashes at Kelowna’s most dangerous intersection Dilworth Drive and Harvey Avenue.
  • 207: Of those crashes at Dilworth and Harvey the number that resulted in an injury or death.
  • 196: The number of crashes at Vernon’s most accident prone intersection 25 Avenue and 32 Street.
  • 69: Crashes at 32 Street and 43 Avenue resulted in an injury or death, 17 more than the most accident prone intersection in Vernon.
  • 138: The number of crashes at Penticton’s most dangerous intersection Channel Parkway, Fairview Road and Green Mountain Road.
  • 60: Of those crashes at the dangerous Penticton intersection the number that resulted in injury or death.
  • 9,447: Crashes in Kamloops between 2019 and 2023.
  • 17,215: Crashes in Kelowna between 2019 and 2023.
  • 5,295: Crashes in Vernon between 2019 and 2023.
  • 3,075: Crashes in Penticton between 2019 and 2023.
  • 442: The number of crashes in 2023 at the province’s most dangerous intersection at the Alex Fraser Bridge, Cliveden Avenue and Highway 91 in Delta.

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