A Quick Look at Alcohol-related Crashes in Canada
This report looks at fatal alcohol-related crashes during the years 2003-2005. In this report, an alcohol-related crash is defined as a crash in which at least one driver of a road motor vehicle had been drinking. Cases where only a pedestrian, a bicyclist, or an operator of a non-road motor vehicle had been drinking are not included.
Road Safety Vision 2010 is Canada's national road safety plan. It has the goal of improving many aspects of road safety, including reducing the number of fatalities and serious injuries caused by impaired driving. Road Safety Vision 2010 uses the years 1996-2001 as a baseline against which to measure progress. In this report, the years 2003-2005 will sometimes be compared to the 1996-2001 baseline period to see whether the situation is improving or getting worse for various aspects of alcohol-related crashes.
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