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- On average, 4 people in Canada are killed every day from impaired driving. That equals 1,157 people per year.
- Approximately 68,245 people are injured in impaired driving crashes in Canada each year - that's about 187 people each day.
- 225,555 vehicles were damaged due to impaired driving in 2004.
- In an average year, impaired driving costs Canadians between $1.87 billion and $10.87 billion (Real Dollar Model vs. Willingness to Pay Model) - that's between $60 and $345 per Canadian.
- In 2004, an estimated 36.63% of motor vehicle crash fatalities in Nova Scotia involved impaired driving - that's 35 deaths in one year alone that could have been prevented.
- In the same year, 18.32% of motor vehicle crash injuries in Nova Scotia involved impaired driving - that's 2,085 injuries that could have been prevented.
- Your help does make a difference! Please donate to this important cause.
Source: Estimating the Cost of Alcohol and Drug Impairment in Traffic Crashes and their costs to Canadians. 1999-2004. G. William Mercer, PhD. Source: University of British Columbia, 2006.
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