Alberta. Collision Facts. 330 people killed. 17,907 people injured. 140,705 collisions.

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1 Collision Facts 330 people killed 17,907 people injured 140,705 collisions May

Collision Facts 330 people killed 17,907 people injured 140,705 collisions Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Total Collisions Day of Week 19,851 21,081 21,188 21,832 Total Number of Collisions Fatal

Rush Hour Mid Day Evening Rush Hour Evening Late Night Total Collisions Time Period 7,061 8,569 18,795 25,547 35,100 42,101 PDO means Property Damage Only ; in other words, nobody was hurt Total

2 Collision Facts 330 people killed 17,907 people injured 140,705 collisions Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Total Collisions Day of Week 19,851 21,081 21,188 21,832 Total Number of Collisions Fatal 288 Injury 13,531 PDO 126,886 Urban Rural Fatal Collisions 32% 68% Injury Collisions Friday 23,395 Total 140,705 76% 24% Saturday Sunday 14,403 18,815 PDO Collisions 85% 15% Early Morning Morning Rush Hour Mid Day Evening Rush Hour Evening Late Night Total Collisions Time Period 7,061 8,569 18,795 25,547 35,100 42,101 PDO means Property Damage Only ; in other words, nobody was hurt Total Number of Casualties Fatalities 330 Major Injuries 3,056 Minor Injuries 14,851 Total 18,237 Month of Collision Occurrence Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Fatal Injury 1,262 1, ,119 1,173 1,219 1,101 1,105 1,267 1,172 1,189 PDO 14,053 10,865 9,998 8,716 9,558 9,964 9,454 8,886 9,802 10,458 12,168 12,

3 Collision Rates per 10,000 Population Rates Fatal Injury PDO Total Casualty Rates per 10,000 Population Number Killed Number Injured

173 Fatalities 11,254 Victims Injuries Total 330 Total 17,907 70 3,906 36 33 3 11 4 1,198 640 534 228 147 Casualty Rate per 10,000 Population by

5 Under 5 5 9 10 14 15 19 20 24 25 29 30 34 35 44 45 54 55 64 65+ The Alberta seat belt wearing rate was 95.

4 173 Fatalities 11,254 Victims Injuries Total 330 Total 17, , , Casualty Rate per 10,000 Population by Age Under The Alberta seat belt wearing rate was 95.1% in 2011* Seatbelt users had a much lower injury rate (6.8%) than those not using seatbelts (22.4%) Did Not Use a Seatbelt Fatal Injury Used a Seatbelt Fatal Injury Minor Injury Minor Injury Fatal Injury Major Injury Minor Injury 4

86.4 of total collisions involved at least one driver who committed a driving error Drivers Speeding Increases Collision Severity 1 in 4 drivers in fatal collisions (25.

5 86.4 of total collisions involved at least one driver who committed a driving error Drivers Speeding Increases Collision Severity 1 in 4 drivers in fatal collisions (25.7%) and 1 in 10 drivers in injury crashes (8.3%) were driving at an unsafe speed Involvement Rates per 10,000 Licensed Drivers 54% of crashes on rural highways involved an animal Of these crashes, 4% resulted in human casualties. The crash factors that lead to deaths and injuries include things like speeding, tailgating and drinking and driving. Fatal Collisions 2.9 Females Males under Injury Collisions 150 Females Males under

6 Drivers Most Common Driver Errors Include... Ran Off the Road 104 Drinking Drivers... Fatal Crashes Left Turn Across Path 19 Left of Centre 50 Stop Sign Violation 22 Injury Crashes Followed Too Closely 3,420 Ran Off the Road 1,917 Left Turn Across Path 1,218 Stop Sign Violation in 5 Drivers in Fatal Crashes Drank (19.8%) 1 in 32 Drivers in Injury Crashes Drank (3.1%) 720 drivers in fatal and injury crashes consumed alcohol prior to the crash. 85 people died 399 people sustained major injuries 643 people sustained minor injuries Involvement Rates per 1,000 Licensed Drivers Show... Males aged 18 to 21 were most likely to have consumed alcohol before the crash Four times more males than females consumed alcohol before the crash 6

Vehicles Fatal Collisions Injury Collisions 134 5,488 110 9,201 83 6,916 39 457 Vehicle factors rarely contribute to collisions 97.3% of the vehicles in fatal collisions and 99.

7 Vehicles Fatal Collisions Injury Collisions 134 5, , , Vehicle factors rarely contribute to collisions 97.3% of the vehicles in fatal collisions and 99.1% of those in injury collisions did not have an apparent defect that contributed to the crash The most common point of impact in fatal and injury collisions was the front of the vehicle (45.1%) The centre rear was the point of impact in 21.4% of fatal and injury collisions The point of impact in 17.3% of fatal collisions was rollover compared to 5% in injury 11 Other 252 Visit for more information on motor vehicle collisions in Alberta *Visit pdf for more information on seatbelt wearing rates in Alberta. Note: The information presented in this fact sheet is based on those cases where the respective information was specified on the Alberta Collision Report Form. For more information on the categories presented in this report and motor vehicle collisions in Alberta, please refer to the annual Alberta Traffic Collision Statistics report, available at the above website. 7

Alberta Speeding Convictions and Collisions Involving Unsafe Speed

Alberta Speeding Convictions and Collisions Involving Unsafe Speed 2004-2008 Overview This document was prepared under the Alberta Traffic Safety Plan, Strategic Research Plan for 2008-2010, with the objective