Citation

Vanlaar WGM, Robertson RD. TIRF Road Saf. Mon. 2010; 2010(10L): 1-6.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Traffic Injury Research Foundation)

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Abstract

This fact sheet summarizes national results from The road Safety Monitor (RSM), 2010 on drinking and driving in Canada. The rSM is an annual public opinion survey conducted by the Traffic injury research Foundation (TIRF) under sponsorship from the Brewers association of Canada and Transport Canada. The survey takes the pulse of the nation on key road safety issues by means of a telephone and on-line survey of a random, representative sample of Canadian drivers. regional results on drinking and driving across the country are contained in a companion series of fact sheets.

How many canadians die in traffic crashes involving a drinking driver? In 2008, the most recent year for which data are available, 790 Canadians were killed in a traffic crash involving a drinking driver. This represents a continued and consistent decrease since 2006 and is below the 2004 number, the lowest count from 1995 through 2007. It appears a decreasing trend in fatalities may be emerging toward the end of the first decade of the new millennium; this will have to be further monitored.

Also covered in the survey:

Is the percentage of drinking drivers increasing?
Do people who drink consider alternative solutions to driving?
Do Canadians speak up to stop drivers who had too much to drink?
How many canadians have been a passenger in a vehicle driven by someone who has been drinking?
How many canadians drove with passengers when they thought they were over the legal limit?
How many canadians are affected by drinking and driving?
Where does the issue of drinking and driving sit on the public agenda?
Whet is the level of support for various countermeasures (ignition interlocks, police enforcement, random breath checks)?