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Airing
February 7, 2007
at 9pm on CBC-TV
Repeating
February 20, 2008
at 9pm
on CBC-TV

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Runs 40:31
REPORTER: Gillian Findlay
PRODUCER: Marie Caloz
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: Christina Heidorn
Rachel Houlihan
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ROAD SAFETY STATISTICS

Number of people killed on Canadian roads (2005): 2,923
Number of people injured on Canadian roads (2005): 210,629
Number of motor vehicle collisions in Canada (2003): 660,093
Number of licensed drivers in Canada (2005): 21,936,778

Canada’s rank among OECD nations (fatalities per billion vehicle km travel): 10th
Fatalities per billion vehicle km traveled (Canada): 8.61
Fatalities per billion vehicle km traveled (Netherlands): 6.05

Canada’s rank among OECD nations (fatalities per 100,000 population): 13th
Fatalities per 100,000 population (Canada): 8.5
Fatalities per 100,000 population (Netherlands): 5.0

Sources: Transport Canada, International Road Traffic and Accident Database (to see how OECD nations compare)

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