THE RESULTS ARE IN - ROAD COLLISIONS DOWN AGAIN IN 2004

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No H270/05
For release December 30, 2005
OTTAWA - The latest edition of the Canadian Motor Vehicle Traffic Collision
Statistics, an annual publication released by Transport Canada, is now
available. It provides statistics on motor vehicle collisions and casualties for
2004, as well as historical information dating back to 1984.
Fatalities continued to decrease in 2004, even though there were more drivers
and vehicles on the road than ever before. Injuries also decreased by
four-and-a-half per cent over 2003.
While road fatalities still represent over 90 per cent of all
transportation-related fatalities, Canada's road safety record has steadily
improved over the years. Since 1980, road traffic deaths have declined by almost
50 per cent. Transport Canada and its partners have made progress in this area
over the years and the department continues to work with provinces, territories
and other safety agencies on Road Safety Vision 2010.
Road Safety Vision 2010 aims to raise awareness of road safety issues, to
improve collaboration and cooperation among safety agencies and to toughen
enforcement. This national plan, originally established in 1996 and renewed in
2001, calls for a 30 per cent decrease by 2010 in the number of people killed or
seriously injured on Canada's roads compared to the 1996 - 2001 period. It is
coordinated through the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators.
The statistics are collected annually by all provinces and territories and are
sent to Transport Canada for inclusion in the National Collision Database. The
department uses these statistics to further improve road safety through public
awareness and outreach programs with the goal of making Canada's roads the
safest in the world.
Canadian Motor Vehicle Traffic Collision Statistics: 2004 is available on
Transport Canada's Road Safety website at
www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/tp/tp3322/2004/menu.htm.
To order a free copy or for more information on the department's road safety
programs, please call 1-800-333-0371.
For more information on Road Safety Vision 2010, please visit
www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/vision/.
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Contact:
Anne-Marie Bouchard
Communications
Transport Canada, Ottawa
(613) 993-0055
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