Distraction-Related Fatal Collisions, 2000-2015

Canada that were attributed to distracted drivers between 2000 and 2015, as well as the number Distraction-related fatalities are those in which at of fatalities that were not related to distracted least one of the drivers, whether they survived the drivers. [...] The number Fatally injured distracted drivers are those who die of distraction-related fatalities gradually decreased in a collision and were considered to have been from 353 in 2000 to 282 in 2009, rose to 347 distracted just prior to, or during the collision. [...] Characteristics of fatally injured distracted drivers In Figure 3, the number of distraction-related fatalities from 2000 to 2015 is shown based upon This section examines the demographic three categories of distraction-related fatalities. [...] The percentage of fatally injured drivers in each age These characteristics include time of day that the group who were distracted is shown in Figure 5. crash occurred, day of week, season, and number of Drivers aged 35 to 44 (17.3%), 16 to 19 (17.1%), vehicle occupants for fatal collisions during the past and 65 and older (16.0%) were the most likely to five years (2011 to 2015). [...] The time period during which the largest number of persons died in distraction-related Figure 7: Number of distraction-related fatalities by time of day - Canada, 2011-2015 In Figure 6, the prevalence of distraction among fatally injured drivers is shown based upon the type of vehicle driven.