Getting Around

  1. In Medicine Hat 2% of the population used public transportation to get to work in 2001. This compares with an Alberta average of 7.9%.    

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  2. Total traffic collisions reported by the Medicine Hat Police rose from 2,063 in 2005 to 3,020 in 2006, an increase of 31.6%.    

    Traffic Collisions reported by Medicine Hat Police
      2004 2005 2006
    People killed as a result of a traffic collision 3 1 5
    Injured in traffic collisions 171 144 188
    No injury 2,049 1,453 2,161
    Hit & Run collisions 573 465 666
    Total collisions 2796 2063 3020

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    The total number of times vehicles passed through the top five intersections in Medicine Hat on a given day in 2006 was 90,375.

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    92% of the survey respondents for the Medicine Hat Quality of Life Study felt that 'getting around the city conveniently' is important. Of the 92%, 79% feel that Medicine Hat is doing a good job on this indicator.