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Road Safety in Canada 2001
TP #13951
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9 out of 10 Canadians buckle up!
Seat belt use by Canadians is ranked among the highest in the world. Fifteen
years ago, fewer than three out of four people buckled up. Since then, seat belt
use has climbed steadily. More than 90 percent of all Canadians travelling in
cars, minivans and light trucks regularly use their seat belts. Among drivers,
rates are even better, with some 92 percent buckling up in 2001. These new highs
are encouraging, since in the late 1990s, rates seemed to plateau and even
decrease slightly. However, seat belt wearing rates are not consistent across
the Canadian provinces and territories.
Few other countries can measure up to Canada’s record. In the United
States, for example, rates of seat belt use have improved, and reached 75
percent in 2002, up from 71 percent nationwide in 2000. Canada did not conduct a
national seat belt use survey in 2002.
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Estimates of Seat Belt Use Percentage of All Occupants Wearing Seat
Belts in Light-Duty Vehicles**
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Province |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
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Newfoundland & Labrador |
90.4 |
94.5 |
93.6 |
91.9 |
92.4 |
86.4 |
82.9 |
92.7 |
92.1 |
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Prince Edward Island |
76.9 |
77.8 |
84.5 |
87.5 |
82.6 |
82.7 |
88.5 |
85.7 |
86.7 |
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Nova Scotia |
82.1 |
83.5 |
83.2 |
88.2 |
87.1 |
88.5 |
86.6 |
86.5 |
88.0 |
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New Brunswick |
77.9 |
82.1 |
84.9 |
86.6 |
86.5 |
87.9 |
85.9 |
91.5 |
91.4 |
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Quebec |
86.0 |
88.8 |
89.8 |
90.3 |
91.7 |
92.3 |
93.0 |
91.4 |
89.0 |
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Ontario |
76.6 |
79.4 |
86.3 |
89.9 |
89.2 |
89.1 |
91.0 |
91.7 |
92.5 |
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Manitoba |
76.5 |
80.2 |
82.6 |
82.4 |
84.8 |
84.4 |
85.3 |
84.2 |
82.3 |
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Saskatchewan |
88.7 |
89.4 |
87.7 |
89.6 |
91.7 |
89.7 |
88.2 |
90.0 |
91.7 |
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Alberta |
80.3 |
81.0 |
83.1 |
85.1 |
83.7 |
82.4 |
89.3 |
87.2 |
84.9 |
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British Columbia |
87.1 |
86.4 |
88.3 |
88.7 |
89.4 |
89.7 |
89.2 |
88.7 |
90.8 |
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Yukon |
60.1 |
72.8 |
68.2 |
81.2 |
83.4 |
82.1 |
82.1 |
79.3 |
78.1 |
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Northwest Territories |
68.7 |
51.5 |
67.4 |
54.9 |
64.3 |
52.6 |
61.1 |
60.7 |
62.7 |
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Nunavut |
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13.4 |
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Canada |
81.4 |
83.4 |
86.8 |
88.7 |
88.9 |
88.7 |
90.1 |
90.1 |
89.9 |
1992 is the first available year for this data. In 1992, the
seat belt survey was expanded from driver only to occupants of the
vehicle.
This survey was not conducted in 1995.
** Light-duty vehicles include passenger cars, minivans and light trucks.
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40 percent of Canadians killed had not buckled up
Most Canadians believe that seat belts will
reduce the risk of death and injury. In 2001, almost 40 percent of motor vehicle
occupants who died and nearly 19 percent of those who were seriously injured
were not using a seat belt at the time of the collision.
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