{"id":16269,"date":"2019-08-06T12:55:31","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T16:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/?p=59874"},"modified":"2019-08-06T12:55:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T16:55:31","slug":"fewer-road-injuries-and-fatalities-in-2018-versus-10-year-average","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2019\/08\/06\/fewer-road-injuries-and-fatalities-in-2018-versus-10-year-average\/","title":{"rendered":"Fewer road injuries and fatalities in 2018 versus 10-year average"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<h3>\u201cStill, we must do better.\u201d \u2013 Hon. Joe Hargrave<\/h3>\n<p>Regina, SK (Aug. 2, 2019) \u2013 The number of people hurt or killed in traffic collisions on Saskatchewan roads continues to trend downwards, with substantially lower numbers in 2018 than the previous 10-year average.<\/p>\n<p>Preliminary data for 2018 from SGI indicates there were 4,220 people injured and 129 people killed due to vehicle collisions on public roads in Saskatchewan. This represents a 34 per cent drop in injuries and a nine per cent drop in deaths, compared to the yearly averages from 2008-2017 (injuries: 6,353; deaths: 142).<\/p>\n<p>Another positive sign: there were fewer total casualties in 2018 across each of the \u201cBig Four\u201d categories \u2013 impairment, distraction\/inattention, speeding\/aggression, and improper occupant restraint (i.e. seatbelts, car seats and booster seats), compared to the 10-year average. See the attached infographics for more information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a province, we are steadily making progress, and I want to thank the people of Saskatchewan who decide to drive sober, avoid distractions, obey speed limits and buckle up,\u201d said Minister Responsible for SGI Joe Hargrave. \u201cStill, we must do better. These are not simply numbers on a spreadsheet \u2013 these are human beings. Vehicle collisions injure and kill far too many people every year, and most of those deaths and injuries are preventable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since nearly every fatal collision involves at least one of the \u201cBig Four\u201d factors, there are a few simple steps everyone can take to contribute to making Saskatchewan\u2019s roads safer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Never, ever drive impaired by alcohol or drugs.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid all distractions when driving, including your phone.<\/li>\n<li>Always wear a seatbelt, and ensure children are in the appropriate car seat or booster.<\/li>\n<li>Obey the posted speed limit, and reduce your speed when weather or road conditions aren\u2019t ideal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cOur goal is the safest roads in Canada,\u201d Minister Hargrave said. \u201cWe will continue to focus our efforts to eliminate traffic deaths and injuries altogether, and while we might not be there yet, we will keep working to prevent as many as we possibly can to spare victims and their loved ones from unnecessary pain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Collisions and Fatalities: Historical Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The highest yearly number of traffic fatalities ever recorded in Saskatchewan\u2019s history was <strong>306<\/strong>, which happened in 1974.<\/li>\n<li>For each of the years between 1963 to 1988, the number of annual traffic fatalities in Saskatchewan never dropped below 200.<\/li>\n<li>In 2012, there were <strong>183<\/strong> people killed on Saskatchewan roads and more than <strong>7,300<\/strong> injured; this prompted the formation of a Special Committee on Traffic Safety.<\/li>\n<li>The committee\u2019s recommendations led to a number of significant new pieces of legislation and traffic safety initiatives over the following years:\n<ul>\n<li>Establishment of the Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan, which has added <strong>120 new officers<\/strong> since 2014 to enforce traffic safety on our roads;<\/li>\n<li>Stronger impaired driving laws and <strong>consequences<\/strong> (suspensions, impoundments, ignition interlock requirements) introduced in 2014 and 2017;<\/li>\n<li>Mandatory <strong>booster seats<\/strong> for children under 7 years of age (2014);<\/li>\n<li>Harsher penalties for extreme speeders (2014);<\/li>\n<li>Bolstered distracted driving laws (2014 and 2017);<\/li>\n<li>Introduction of photo speed enforcement (2015).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Infographics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/The-Big-Four.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-59877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/The-Big-Four-232x300.jpg\" alt width=\"400\" height=\"518\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Trends-in-Total-Traffic-Casualties.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-59878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Trends-in-Total-Traffic-Casualties-232x300.jpg\" alt width=\"400\" height=\"518\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Total-Injuries-and-Deaths.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-59879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Total-Injuries-and-Deaths-232x300.jpg\" alt width=\"400\" height=\"518\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"smallhead\"><b>About SGI CANADA<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\">SGI CANADA is the property and casualty insurance division of SGI, offering products in five Canadian provinces. It operates as SGI CANADA in Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario, and also as Coachman Insurance Company in Ontario. Products are sold through a network of independent insurance brokers. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sgicanada.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.sgicanada.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"referencetext\"><i>Source: Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI)<\/i><\/p>\n<p> Tags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/driving-safety\/\" rel=\"tag\">driving safety<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/sgi\/\" rel=\"tag\">SGI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/2019\/08\/06\/sgi-fewer-road-injuries-and-fatalities\/\">Read the original article at Insurance-Canada.ca <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cStill, we must do better.\u201d \u2013 Hon. 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