A preventable car crash happens every few minutes in BC.
We talk on cell phones. We speed. We get distracted. Sometimes we even just drive a few “short” blocks after having a drink or two. Yet, underneath it all, there’s usually one cause of preventable injuries and death on the road and off. It’s our mindset. We think nothing will happen. Often nothing does. So every day, several times a day, we do things without thinking. By thinking carefully about safety, we can change our behaviour and stop injuries from happening to ourselves and to others.
Helpful Resources
Car crashes don’t just involve other people. They can happen to you too. When driving, keep your mind on the road and on what you’re doing. Don’t think of the call you want to make or the time you want to save, think of the consequences instead. For useful information to help keep yourself and others safe, please visit the following links.
Motor Vehicle Crashes
Check out this video of Allan Lamb (BCAA Road Safety Foundation) on motor vehicle collisions
Check out this video of Inspector E.J. Brewer on traffic fatalities and collisions
BCAA Road Safety Foundation – Learn about child car seats, school safety, young drivers and mature drivers
The Highway Safety Roundtable – Fatigue Impairment
Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC)
The Canadian Automobile Association – Driven to Distraction
Canada Safety Council – Newsletter
Pedestrians
BCAA Road Safety Foundation – School Safety
Safe Kids Canada – Pedestrian Safety
Canada Safety Council – Elmer the Safety Elephant
Bicycling
ThinkFirst Foundation of Canada – Helmet Fitting Card
Safe Kids Canada – Safe Cycling
Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition – Bike Sense: Cycling & Traffic Skills
Check out the ‘Bike Safety Boogie’
Motorcycles
Kelowna and District Safety Council - Motorcycle Training Program
Vancouver Island Safety Council - Motorcycle Training Program