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Calgary’s AI Finds Calgary’s Deadliest Crossroads | Calgary News
Calgary’s deploying AI to pinpoint the city’s most dangerous intersections—those without traffic lights—to prevent deadly pedestrian accidents before they happen. Scoring over 17,000 spots, the system flagged 50 high-risk junctions, including Martindale Blvd & Martindale Gate NE, which earned a perfect risk score. Though these spots haven’t yet hit the threshold for flashing beacons (usually triggered by 9,000+ daily cars), officials are acting fast. With pedestrian fatalities up 40% last year—including a heartbreaking death of a two-year-old in a crosswalk—the city plans to upgrade 26…
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