Michigan's Most Dangerous Roundabout of 2020 Revealed

Michigan Auto Law has posted its annual list of the state’s most dangerous roundabouts based on car accident data for 2020.

“Drivers either love or hate the roundabouts that have been popping up all over the state,” says Steven Gursten, president of Michigan Auto Law. “Many drivers find them confusing and are nervous when approaching them. Considering the auto accident statistics, their anxiety is well founded.”

In its recently distributed list of Michigan’s Most Dangerous Intersections, Michigan Auto Law reported that four of the top 20 intersections with the most car crashes throughout the state were roundabouts.

Roundabouts’ circular design is intended to allow traffic to move more efficiently and safely through what had previously been congested, traditional intersections – with the goal of reducing the number of fatal and injury-related crashes.

But as accidents continue to occur at roundabouts, so do injuries. Although some injuries are documented in police reports completed at the crash scene, many others are not. The pain, the symptoms and the effects of a serious injury may only begin to become apparent in the hours and days after a car accident.

“We provide this information so drivers are aware of the extra caution needed when driving in these areas and so they can plan alternative routes if needed,” says Gursten “We thank the Michigan State Police Traffic Crash Reporting Unit for their work in gathering the crash statistics we used in compiling our list of the Most Dangerous Roundabouts.”

The Top 10 Most Dangerous Roundabout in Michigan for 2020 are:

1. 18 1/2 MILE RD @ VAN DYKE AVE, Sterling Heights, 131 Total Crashes, 8 Injuries

2. MARTIN PKWY @ N PONTIAC TRL, Commerce Twp, 110 Total Crashes, 4 Injuries

3. ORCHARD LAKE RD @ 14 MILE RD, Farmington Hills, 89 Total Crashes, 11 Injuries

4. STATE RD @ W ELLSWORTH RD, Ann Arbor, 69 Total Crashes, 6 Injuries

5. FARMINGTON RD @ W MAPLE RD, West Bloomfield Twp, 43 Total Crashes, 2 Injuries

6. FARMINGTON RD @ W 14 MILE RD, Farmington Hills, 37 Total Crashes, 4 Injuries

7. OAKLEY PARK RD @ MARTIN PKWY, Commerce Twp, 37 Total Crashes, 0 Injuries

8. LIVERNOIS RD @ W HAMLIN RD, Rochester Hills, 35 Total Crashes, 5 Injuries

9. LEE RD @ WHITMORE LAKE RD (WEST of US 23), Green Oak Twp, 35 Total Crashes, 2 Injuries

10. SPRINKLE RD @ CORK ST (NORTH OF I 94), Kalamazoo, 33 Total Crashes, 6 Injuries

– Source: Michigan State Police Traffic Crash Reporting Unit (Note: Roundabouts constructed during 2020 are not included in this list due to incomplete data.)

Read Michigan Auto Law’s entire report here. For additional resources on roundabouts including an updated map of existing and proposed roundabouts throughout the state, visit the Michigan Roundabout Resource Center.

Michigan Auto Law is the state’s largest law firm specializing in car, truck and motorcycle accidents, with more than 50 years of experience and more million dollar auto accident settlements and verdicts for their clients than any other lawyer or law firm in Michigan. The firm helps injured people throughout the state. Michigan Auto Law’s top-rated attorneys have consistently been named by independent organizations as being among the “Best Lawyers” and “Best Law Firms” in not just in Michigan, but the entire U.S. . For more information on Michigan Auto Law click here or visit www.michiganautolaw.com