Road Safety Fact Sheet
RS-2000-02E
TP2436 E
October 2000
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Introduction
The National Occupant Restraint Program 2001 (NORP 2001) is an important element of
Road
Safety Vision 2001 an ambitious partnership approved by
federal, provincial and territorial Ministers of Transport to make Canadas roads the
safest in the world. The objective of NORP 2001 is to achieve a national seat belt usage
rate of 95 per cent for all occupants in light-duty vehicles (passenger cars,
passenger vans and light trucks). Transport Canadas contribution to this program of
monitoring seat belt usage rates in Canada is done through conducting an annual survey.
The latest national survey of seat belt use took place between July 24 and July 30, 2000.
Results
For Canada as a whole, the estimated
proportion of all occupants of light-duty vehicles using seat belts is unchanged
from last year at 90.1 per cent (see Table 1).
This estimate is accurate within ± 0.8 per cent 19 times out of 20 in repeated samples.
Other highlights of the 2000 survey of all
occupants in the light-duty vehicles category for individual provinces and
territories in rounded percentages are as follows:
- Five provinces have a seat belt use rate of 90 per cent or
more an increase of three provinces from 1999.
- Newfoundland leads the country with a usage rate of 93 per
cent, followed by Ontario and New Brunswick at an identical rate of 92 per cent; Quebec at
91 per cent and Saskatchewan at 90 per cent.
- Seat belt wearing rates for other provinces and territories
are: British Columbia at 89 per cent; Alberta and Nova Scotia at 87 per cent; Prince
Edward Island at 86 per cent; Manitoba at 84 per cent; Yukon at 79 per cent; and the
Northwest Territories at 61 per cent.
The high national wearing rate is the result
of increased safety awareness by the motoring public as well as concerted efforts in the
areas of policy-making, safety promotion and enforcement by the provincial and territorial
governments, police services and road safety associations.
Table 1: Estimates of seat belt use from annual surveys 1992-2000*
Province
or
Territory |
Percentage of all Occupants Wearing Seat Belts in
Light-Duty Vehicles** |
1992
June
(%) |
1993
June
(%) |
1994
June
(%) |
1996
June
(%) |
1997
July
(%) |
1998
June
(%) |
1999
June
(%) |
2000
July
(%) |
Newfoundland |
90.4 |
94.5 |
93.6 |
91.9 |
92.4 |
86.4 |
82.9 |
92.7 |
Prince Edward Island |
76.9 |
77.8 |
84.5 |
87.5 |
82.6 |
82.7 |
88.5 |
85.7 |
Nova
Scotia |
82.1 |
83.5 |
83.2 |
88.2 |
87.1 |
88.5 |
86.6 |
86.5 |
New
Brunswick |
77.9 |
82.1 |
84.9 |
86.6 |
86.5 |
87.9 |
85.9 |
91.5 |
Quebec |
86.0 |
88.8 |
89.8 |
90.3 |
91.7 |
92.3 |
93.0 |
91.4 |
Ontario |
76.6 |
79.4 |
86.3 |
89.9 |
89.2 |
89.1 |
91.0 |
91.7 |
Manitoba |
76.5 |
80.2 |
82.6 |
82.4 |
84.8 |
84.4 |
85.3 |
84.2 |
Saskatchewan |
88.7 |
89.4 |
87.7 |
89.6 |
91.7 |
89.7 |
88.2 |
90.0 |
Alberta |
80.3 |
81.0 |
83.1 |
85.1 |
83.7 |
82.4 |
89.3 |
87.2 |
British
Columbia |
87.1 |
86.4 |
88.3 |
88.7 |
89.4 |
89.7 |
89.2 |
88.7 |
Yukon Territory |
60.1 |
72.8 |
68.2 |
81.2 |
83.4 |
82.1 |
82.1 |
79.3 |
Northwest Territories |
68.7 |
51.5 |
67.4 |
54.9 |
64.3 |
52.6 |
61.1 |
60.7 |
Canada |
81.4 |
83.4 |
86.8 |
88.7 |
88.9 |
88.7 |
90.1 |
90.1 |
*Note: Seat belt laws in some jurisdictions
can exempt certain individuals from wearing seat belts.
** Light-duty vehicles include passenger cars, passenger vans and light trucks.
Table 2: Estimates of seat belt use from annual surveys
1992-2000*
Province
or
Territory |
Percentage of Passenger Car Drivers Wearing Seat
Belts |
1992
June
(%) |
1992
Oct.
(%) |
1993
June
(%) |
1993
Oct.
(%) |
1994
June
(%) |
1994
Oct.
(%) |
1996
June
(%) |
1997
July
(%) |
1998
June
(%) |
1999
June
(%) |
2000
July
(%) |
Newfoundland |
93.9 |
94.8 |
96.7 |
97.5 |
95.7 |
95.7 |
94.3 |
95.2 |
90.8 |
86.9 |
94.3 |
Prince Edward Island |
81.8 |
81.4 |
83.4 |
81.5 |
90.2 |
90.5 |
91.8 |
88.0 |
88.0 |
92.6 |
88.3 |
Nova
Scotia |
85.5 |
86.3 |
87.4 |
86.3 |
87.0 |
90.5 |
91.2 |
90.1 |
91.2 |
89.8 |
88.4 |
New
Brunswick |
81.3 |
81.3 |
85.6 |
86.2 |
88.9 |
92.1 |
89.5 |
91.9 |
91.8 |
89.6 |
93.3 |
Quebec |
91.3 |
91.8 |
92.6 |
92.6 |
92.1 |
94.4 |
93.2 |
93.8 |
94.7 |
94.9 |
93.7 |
Ontario |
80.5 |
84.1 |
84.0 |
83.6 |
88.8 |
91.0 |
92.3 |
91.4 |
91.5 |
92.4 |
93.6 |
Manitoba |
81.6 |
80.2 |
82.9 |
83.3 |
86.1 |
85.8 |
85.0 |
87.3 |
87.6 |
87.9 |
87.1 |
Saskatchewan |
93.9 |
93.8 |
93.7 |
95.4 |
92.7 |
92.7 |
94.0 |
93.9 |
94.1 |
91.7 |
93.1 |
Alberta |
86.3 |
84.8 |
86.6 |
88.3 |
87.8 |
88.5 |
89.8 |
87.5 |
87.8 |
91.6 |
89.9 |
British
Columbia |
91.1 |
90.6 |
91.4 |
91.3 |
92.7 |
92.0 |
92.6 |
92.0 |
93.2 |
92.0 |
90.6 |
Yukon Territory |
58.8 |
84.0 |
80.8 |
78.3 |
67.6 |
79.2 |
87.5 |
87.0 |
92.2 |
89.5 |
78.3 |
Northwest Territories |
64.7 |
69.5 |
59.8 |
60.2 |
75.5 |
77.9 |
57.8 |
73.0 |
54.6 |
64.4 |
64.4 |
Canada |
85.9 |
87.1 |
87.8 |
87.8 |
90.1 |
91.6 |
91.9 |
91.5 |
91.9 |
92.3 |
92.2 |
*Note: Seat belt laws in some jurisdictions
can exempt certain individuals from wearing seat belts.
Light Trucks and
Passenger Vans
Table 3 presents
the survey results of seat belt use by type of vehicle. As in previous surveys,
this year's survey distinguished passenger vans from light trucks. The
national results show that the use of seat belts by all occupants is 91 per cent in
passenger vans and 82 per cent in light trucks. Light trucks and passenger vans account
for 32 per cent of the vehicles included in the survey.
Table 3: Estimates of Seat Belt Use from July 2000 Survey,
by Type of Vehicles and by Driver and All Occupants*
Province
or
Territory |
Passenger
Cars |
Passenger
Vans** |
Light
Trucks |
Total
Light Duty Vehicles*** |
Driver
(%) |
All
Occupants
(%) |
Driver
(%) |
All
Occupants
(%) |
Driver
(%) |
All
Occupants
(%) |
Driver
(%) |
All
Occupants
(%) |
Newfoundland |
94.3 |
93.3 |
93.7 |
93.1 |
87.9 |
87.9 |
93.5 |
92.7 |
Prince Edward Island |
88.3 |
86.0 |
91.2 |
90.7 |
73.2 |
70.5 |
87.3 |
85.7 |
Nova
Scotia |
88.4 |
87.4 |
86.6 |
86.7 |
72.6 |
72.4 |
87.1 |
86.5 |
New
Brunswick |
93.3 |
92.5 |
89.2 |
89.8 |
85.9 |
87.4 |
91.6 |
91.5 |
Quebec |
93.7 |
91.6 |
91.4 |
90.9 |
88.9 |
89.4 |
93.1 |
91.4 |
Ontario |
93.6 |
92.3 |
91.9 |
91.6 |
83.3 |
82.9 |
92.7 |
91.7 |
Manitoba |
87.1 |
86.1 |
85.8 |
85.5 |
70.7 |
71.4 |
85.4 |
84.8 |
Saskatchewan |
93.1 |
90.7 |
92.2 |
90.7 |
86.3 |
85.1 |
91.9 |
90.0 |
Alberta |
89.9 |
88.7 |
88.5 |
88.2 |
78.6 |
76.3 |
88.1 |
87.2 |
British
Columbia |
90.6 |
89.4 |
90.4 |
90.3 |
77.6 |
77.0 |
89.4 |
88.7 |
Yukon Territory |
78.3 |
77.8 |
86.5 |
84.8 |
70.0 |
69.5 |
80.1 |
79.3 |
Northwest Territories |
64.4 |
63.2 |
66.8 |
63.9 |
52.2 |
49.0 |
63.1 |
60.7 |
Canada |
92.2 |
90.8 |
90.9 |
90.5 |
82.7 |
82.2 |
91.1 |
90.1 |
*Note: Seat
belt laws in some jurisdictions can exempt certain individuals from wearing seat belts.
**Passenger Vans, which include passenger vans and light trucks with back seats.
*** Light-duty vehicles include passenger cars, passenger vans and light trucks.
Age Group
Table 4 presents
the survey results of seat belt use by age group of vehicle occupants.
Within each category of vehicle, the use of
seat belts by drivers increases as the age of the driver increases the older the
driver, the higher the seat belt use rate.
Table 4: Estimates of Seat Belt Use from July 2000 Survey,
by Type of Vehicles and by Age Group of Driver*
Province
or
Territory |
Passenger Cars |
Passenger Vans** |
Light Trucks |
Total Light-Duty Vehicles*** |
< 25
(%) |
25-49
(%) |
50+
(%) |
< 25
(%) |
25-49
(%) |
50+
(%) |
< 25
(%) |
25-49
(%) |
50+
(%) |
< 25
(%) |
25-49
(%) |
50+
(%) |
Newfoundland |
96.1 |
93.7 |
93.9 |
98.2 |
94.3 |
90.0 |
83.5 |
88.7 |
88.4 |
95.7 |
93.3 |
92.2 |
Prince Edward Island |
80.9 |
88.5 |
91.6 |
85.8 |
92.5 |
90.0 |
55.0 |
75.5 |
74.1 |
79.4 |
88.0 |
89.6 |
Nova
Scotia |
87.4 |
88.9 |
88.7 |
77.8 |
88.0 |
86.0 |
81.9 |
68.5 |
76.3 |
86.4 |
87.5 |
87.3 |
New
Brunswick |
88.8 |
94.0 |
93.2 |
87.5 |
88.9 |
90.1 |
93.3 |
82.7 |
89.2 |
88.7 |
91.6 |
92.1 |
Quebec |
94.1 |
94.2 |
92.6 |
88.9 |
91.9 |
91.4 |
66.5 |
89.4 |
89.1 |
93.3 |
93.6 |
92.2 |
Ontario |
91.0 |
93.8 |
94.5 |
89.8 |
92.2 |
91.1 |
74.6 |
82.6 |
90.0 |
90.5 |
92.9 |
93.5 |
Manitoba |
82.3 |
87.5 |
89.5 |
77.9 |
86.7 |
85.2 |
52.0 |
75.5 |
68.7 |
79.4 |
86.4 |
86.4 |
Saskatchewan |
91.1 |
92.8 |
94.9 |
87.0 |
93.0 |
91.2 |
82.5 |
86.7 |
86.1 |
89.6 |
92.0 |
92.9 |
Alberta |
84.9 |
90.6 |
92.0 |
85.5 |
88.5 |
90.5 |
77.6 |
77.4 |
80.9 |
83.9 |
88.4 |
90.1 |
British
Columbia |
86.3 |
90.3 |
93.3 |
87.3 |
90.5 |
91.7 |
58.8 |
78.4 |
83.4 |
83.8 |
89.2 |
92.0 |
Yukon Territory |
34.5 |
84.6 |
98.1 |
70.2 |
87.4 |
82.5 |
68.6 |
68.7 |
96.9 |
44.5 |
83.9 |
89.9 |
Northwest Territories |
61.9 |
60.7 |
76.4 |
27.2 |
70.7 |
64.5 |
37.9 |
54.5 |
51.0 |
50.2 |
64.1 |
67.4 |
Canada |
89.7 |
92.5 |
93.2 |
88.0 |
91.2 |
90.8 |
71.5 |
82.5 |
86.6 |
88.7 |
91.4 |
92.0 |
*Note: Seat belt laws in some
jurisdictions can exempt certain individuals from wearing seat belts.
**Passenger Vans, which include passenger vans and light trucks with back seats.
*** Light-duty vehicles, which include passenger cars, passenger vans and light trucks.
Seating Position
Table 5
presents the survey results of seat belt use by seating position within light-duty
vehicles. It shows that the majority of individuals surveyed are located in the front
seating positions and that their wearing rates are considerably higher.
Table 5: Estimates of Seat Belt Use by Seating Position in Light-Duty Vehicles*
Province
or
Territory |
Percentage of Occupants Wearing Seat Belts in
Light-Duty Vehicles** |
Driver
(%) |
Front
Centre
(%) |
Front
Right
(%) |
Rear
Left
(%) |
Rear
Centre
(%) |
Rear
Right
(%) |
All
(%) |
Newfoundland |
93.5 |
72.0 |
92.5 |
89.5 |
88.4 |
85.2 |
92.7 |
Prince Edward Island |
87.3 |
31.5 |
85.9 |
78.5 |
57.3 |
81.8 |
85.7 |
Nova
Scotia |
87.1 |
27.9 |
85.6 |
87.6 |
79.0 |
84.4 |
86.5 |
New
Brunswick |
91.6 |
87.4 |
91.6 |
93.3 |
86.1 |
89.2 |
91.5 |
Quebec |
93.1 |
23.8 |
95.5 |
73.0 |
71.3 |
75.1 |
91.4 |
Ontario |
92.7 |
48.7 |
91.9 |
84.0 |
73.2 |
83.8 |
91.7 |
Manitoba |
85.4 |
57.7 |
85.7 |
82.2 |
76.8 |
74.2 |
84.2 |
Saskatchewan |
91.9 |
35.5 |
89.5 |
75.0 |
61.4 |
74.8 |
90.0 |
Alberta |
88.1 |
32.3 |
87.1 |
81.7 |
77.8 |
84.7 |
87.2 |
British
Columbia |
89.4 |
49.5 |
90.1 |
75.7 |
83.6 |
81.3 |
88.7 |
Yukon Territory |
80.1 |
69.2 |
76.4 |
85.0 |
63.8 |
88.3 |
79.3 |
Northwest Territories |
63.1 |
12.7 |
57.9 |
66.3 |
83.7 |
36.4 |
60.7 |
Canada |
91.1 |
42.5 |
91.1 |
80.2 |
75.3 |
81.0 |
90.1 |
*Note: Seat
belt laws in some jurisdictions can exempt certain individuals from wearing seat belts.
** Light-duty vehicles include passenger cars, passenger vans and light trucks.
Survey Method
The July 2000 survey was undertaken at 241
sites selected by province and territory, community size and road type, and is comparable
to the samples used in the previous national seat belt use surveys.
For further information write to:
Road Safety Programs Branch (ASFCG)
Transport Canada
330 Sparks Street
Place de Ville, Tower C
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0N5
RoadSafetyWebMail@tc.gc.ca
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