Fewer drivers dying on Canadian roads, statistics suggest

[Nnifer]

Fewer people are dying and suffering injuries on Canadian roads every year, new statistics released by Transport Canada suggest. The report, released Wednesday, reveals there were 12 per cent fewer deaths in 2008 than in the year before — the lowest death toll on Canadian roads in almost 60 years.

The latest numbers show that in 2008 there were 2,419 road user fatalities, down from 2,761 the previous year. About 54 per cent of those who died were motor vehicle drivers, 20 per cent were passengers and 12 per cent were pedestrians.

Ontario had the lowest rate of traffic fatalities in Canada, with 4.8 deaths per 100,000 people in 2008. The average fatality rate for Canada was 7.3 per 100,000 people. The deadliest region in Canada in 2008 was the Yukon Territories, where 24.1 deaths per 100,000 were recorded.

http://www.wheels.ca/article/793421

 

[swingwig]

Did they evoke licences of the over 65 and under 24 age group :neutral:

 

[Casey Jane]

Less women drivers :whip: :slap:.:go:

 

[fendergrl97]

Cars and roads are safer now and medical treatments have improved.

Not sure why Ontario is low and the Yukon is high, is it because of the distance to a hospital and access to help?

 

[teresa j]

Folks at the Yukon Territories like to drink more :bad:.