Table 4: Canada-United States Comparison, 1998

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Can US
Truck Activity Trucks/ 1.9 2.7
100 people
Truck vkt/
person 906.7 1,172.5
Trucks Involved Total 44,144 412,000
in Collisions Fatal 452 4,935
Change in # Total -5.2% +24.7%
Trucks Involved Fatal -14.9% +13.5%
(1991-1998)
Trucks Involved Total 145.7 153.1
in Collisions per Injury 27.3 33.1
100,000 Fatal 1.5 1.8
population
Trucks Involved Total 77.9 61.3
in Collisions Injury 14.6 12.3
per 1,000 Fatal 0.8 0.7
registered trucks
Trucks Involved Total 160.7 130.6
in Collisions per Injury 30.1 28.2
100 million Fatal 1.7 1.6
kilometres
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