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Table 2 Distribution of collisions, traffic light injuries, and KSI and heatwaves across selected Québec cities, June through September 2015–2022

From: The influence of heatwaves on traffic safety in five cities across Québec with different thermal landscapes

City

Type of heatwave

Collisions

Traffic light injuries

KSI

Montréal

 

N = 44,698

N = 19,490

N = 766

 

Heatwave 90%

3155 (7.05%)

1,386 (7.11%)

42 (5.48%)

 

Heatwave 95%

522 (1.16%)

226 (1.16%)

11 (1.43)

Québec

 

N = 20,675

N = 7,168

N = 560

 

Heatwave 90%

1,329 (6.42%)

455 (6.35%)

33 (5.89%)

 

Heatwave 95%

328 (1.59%)

95 (1.32%)

7 (1.25%)

Laval

 

N = 10,173

N = 4,414

N = 165

 

Heatwave 90%

641(6.31%)

277 (6.28%)

8 (4.84%)

 

Heatwave 95%

273 (2.68%)

102 (2.31%)

5 (3.03%)

Longueuil

 

N = 35,705

N = 16,467

N = 966

 

Heatwave 90%

2,396 (6.71%)

1,127 (6.84%)

58 (6.26%)

 

Heatwave 95%

1,224 (3.42%)

532 (3.23%)

31 (3.38%)

Sherbrooke

 

N = 13,943

N = 6,016

N = 440

 

Heatwave 90%

1133 (8.13%)

558 (9.28%

24 (5.45%)

 

Heatwave 95%

629 (4.51%)

293 (4.87%)

11 (2.50%)

  1. The bold values indicate a total of each variable