Table 4: Canada-United States Comparison, 1998
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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