The FactsYou have a greater chance of being in a collision than winning a lottery. Every Albertan can expect to be in a car crash once in every 10 years. The leading single cause of injury or death for children is from a traffic related event. Everyone must share in the responsibility to reduce the number and type of collisions that occur on Alberta roadways. We cannot achieve greater safety on our roads overnight. We need community involvement, individual commitment and a long-term approach to achieve results. Traffic collisions can be prevented. Albertans can make that happen.
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Traffic Safety In Alberta OverviewThe costs to society resulting from traffic collisions are staggering. In Alberta in 2003, traffic collisions killed 385 people and caused an astounding 26,426 other non-fatal injuries. The sad truth is that these deaths and injuries could have been prevented - because "accidents" don't just "happen". We know what causes traffic collisions. Driver error: in 2003, approximately 90 per cent of all collisions involved an error on the part of at least one of the drivers. Speed: in 2003, approximately 9.0 per cent of all collisions involved at least one driver travelling at a speed too great for the given conditions. This jumps to 30.8 per cent for fatal collisions. Driver condition: in 2003, 5.3per cent of all collisions involved at least one driver who had a physical condition that contributed to the collision (i.e. had been drinking, drug- or alcohol- impaired, fatigued, medical problem). This figure jumps to 32.4 per cent for fatal collisions.
What's being done in AlbertaThe Alberta Traffic Safety Initiative (TSI) provides community groups and other partners with the opportunity to act together to achieve greater safety on our roads. For over three years, the TSI has worked with a variety of stakeholders, communities, citizens, associations and businesses to create and deliver programs which target four key goals:
Working in partnership Community Linkages Our intent is to generate a higher level of individual interest in traffic safety. This creates an opportunity to combine that interest as a basis for encouraging community groups to play an active role in developing and delivering local safety programs. For information, contact the Traffic Safety Initiative at (780) 422-8839. Updated December 20, 2004 |
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