2004 Saskatchewan Traffic Accident Facts

The number of traffic accidents in Saskatchewan is up only slightly from 41,156 in 2003 to 42,683 in 2004, marking a four per cent increase. Property damage only (PDO) collisions follow a similar trend increasing five per cent to 37,178. Personal injury collisions are up five per cent to 5,400 from the previous three-year average of 5,161. Markedly, the number of fatal collisions is at a five-year low of 105. This is compared to the previous four-year average of 134. The lack of seatbelt use by fatally injured occupants continues to be of great concern on rural and First Nations roads in Saskatchewan. Sixty-two per cent of deaths on rural roads and all deaths on First Nations roads involved unbelted occupants. Overall, we see a long-term decreasing trend in the number of alcohol-related traffic accidents and associated casualties (injuries and deaths) in Saskatchewan. The total number of alcohol-related collisions is down to 1,143 in 2004 from 1,240 in 2003. The number of fatal collisions involving alcohol is down from 58 in 2003 to 44 in 2004, resulting in 53 fatalities. Additionally, the number of injury collisions involving alcohol are down slightly from 477 in 2003 to 466 in 2004 marking a four per cent decrease from the previous three-year average of 484. Driver inattention or distraction remains the second highest cause of fatal collisions, second only to alcohol involvement. In 2004, 12 per cent of fatal collisions resulted from driver distraction or inattention. This number has remained consistent over the past couple of years with 13 per cent and 10 per cent of fatal collisions in 2003 and 2002 respectively resulting from drivers failing to pay attention to the task of driving.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.sgi.sk.ca/sgi_pub/road_safety/trafficcollisionstats/pdf/2004/2004_TAIS_report.pdf
• Corporate Authors:

  SGI

  2260 11th Avenue
  Regina, Saskatchewan  Canada  S4P 0J9
• Publication Date: 2006-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Glossary; Tables;
• Pagination: 147p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attention; Crash causes; Crash data; Distraction; Drivers; Drunk driving; Fatalities; Highway safety; Injuries; Seat belts; Statistics; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Utilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Property damage
• Geographic Terms: Saskatchewan
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01036371
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 2006 8:15AM