Most dangerous roundabout list in Michigan released

Summary

• Michigan Auto Law compiled a list of the most dangerous intersections from state police data.

• Most of the top 10 by crash numbers and injuries are in Metro Detroit.

FOX 2 – Drivers, as we said before, are dealing with difficult journeys due to snow and slush. And they may want to pay extra attention when driving through intersections.

Background

Michigan Auto Law has identified the top 10 roundabouts with the most crashes in the state, including nine here in Metro Detroit. The list is based on state police data and compiled by Michigan Automobile Law.

Third on the list is 14 Mile in Orchard Lake, which had a total of 109 accidents in 2024.

The number one location on the list is one that Macomb County residents will be very familiar with: 18 1/2 Mile in Van Dyke.

This location is challenging due to multiple lanes including highway traffic.

FOX 2 also stopped by Martin Parkway for the Pontiac Trial, which is second on the list.

“When the weather is clear, it gets crowded and accidents happen,” Scott Stillon said. “So when the weather is like this, it makes it worse.”

FOX 2: “Why do you think people are having a hard time there?”

“I think they just panicked,” he said.

Driver Alan Osterdale said he loved roundabouts.

“They actually move traffic much better than regular traffic lights,” he said. “Traffic lights can be just as dangerous as roundabouts.”

The full list is below:

• 1. 18 1/2 MILES RD. @ VAN DYKE CAD.Sterling Heights, 162 accidents, 12 injuries

• 2. MARTIN PKWY. @ N. PONTIAC TRL.Commerce Twp, 151 Total Crashes, nine injuries

• 3. ORCHARD LAKE RD. @ 14 MILE RD.Farmington Hills, 109 total crashes, five injuries

• 4. STATE RD. @ W. ELLSWORTH RD.Ann Arbor, 85 total crashes, 5 injuries

• 5.LEE RD. @ WHITMORE LAKE RD. Green Oak County, 80 total crashes, three injuries

• 6. OAKLEY PARK RD. @MARTIN PWKY. Commerce County, 69 total crashes, six injuries.

• 7. FARMINGTON RD. @ W. MAPLE RD. West Bloomfield County, 64 total crashes, seven injuries.

• 8. SPRINKEL RD. @ CORK ST. (NORTH OF I-94) Kalamazoo, 49 total crashes, 15 injuries.

• 9. DRAKE RD. @ W. MAPLE RD. West Bloomfield Township, 48 total crashes, 6 injuries.

• 10. REMEMBER RD. NW @ WILSON AVE. NW Walker, 38 Total Accidents, seven injuries.

Source

Michigan Automobile Law published a list of the most dangerous intersections in Metro Detroit.