BOSTON -- If you spend any time on the road, you may think you already know where the state's most dangerous intersections are.

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But Team 5 Investigates took the first look at a new report from the Massachusetts Highway Department officially ranking the worst locations for cars, bikes and pedestrians.

At the top, Bridge Street and the VFW Highway in Lowell. During a three-year period, it was the scene of more than 150 car crashes --- two of them fatal and 53 with injuries. The state ranks it as the most dangerous intersection.

"It's Route 38," said Lt. Tim Crowley of the Lowell Police Department. "It comes right into that intersection. You have eight lanes of traffic going north and south and the same going east and west, so it's a very busy intersection."

There's another bad spot in Lowell where Middlesex and Wood Streets cross. It's ranked no. 3 on the state's top crash site locations.

"We're not getting fewer cars on the road," Crowley said. "We're getting more. And the other thing is we have is a lot of distracted drivers."

And it's not just Lowell. There are other trouble spots as well.

Fall River, Shrewsbury and Weymouth have intersections in the top five.

"There are a variety of steps you can take to improve the safety of an intersection," said Luisa Paiewonsky, commissioner of the Massachusetts Highway Department. "We go out and, based on the report, do roadside safety audits and have engineers examine it and see what can be done to reduce the crash rate."

It's not just driving.

If you're on foot, Chelsea can be dangerous, especially walking downtown on Broadway between Garrish Avenue and Second Street. It's the state's No. 1 spot for pedestrian accidents.

In a statement, Chelsea's city manager told Team 5 Investigates, "It is possible that the layout of the streets and the informal crossing patterns that so many pedestrians use are contributing factors."

Cambridge is second on the list for people walking on Mass Ave between Inman and Sidney streets. It also has eight of the top 10 locations where bikers have been hit by cars.

In a statement, Cambridge city officials told Team 5 Investigates, "Cambridge has amongst the highest -- if not the highest -- number of bicyclists on the road." City data shows that bicycle crash rates have actually declined due to increased education and 32 miles of bicycle lanes and paths.

Paiewonsky said the report is an important tool.

"This will help us make the roads safer in Massachusetts," Paiewonsky said.

Boston, however, is not on the state's list --- and not because its roads are safer than roads in other communities. Boston does not report its crash statistics to the Massachusetts Highway Department.