More Canadians are Buckling Up
A study done by Transport Canada shows that over 95% of Canadians are now buckling up, versus the 92.8% in the 2006/2007 study.
This is great news! Canadian drivers are making a conscious effort to protect themselves and others in their vehicle by using their seatbelts each time they get in a car. But now that we know this, how does the data breakdown?
Males vs. Females
Regardless of vehicle type (passenger cars, minivans, trucks, etc.) women are always more likely to buckle up then men. The largest gap between men and women buckling up however was in light trucks (92.3% of men, 95.8% of women).
By Age
When breaking the data down by age, we found that the largest age group to regularly use their seatbelt is 50 and over, with 94.4% of them buckling up. At the other end of the spectrum, only 88.6% of drivers under the age of 25 use their seatbelt.
By Province
When looking at the data by location, the provinces that buckle up the most are Saskatchewan and British Columbia at 97.3%, followed by Quebec at 96.7%. In last place is Nova Scotia with 90.5% and the Yukon with a whopping low of 85.4%
Now there are some things that I found interesting about this data, and some I found surprising. First off, I was not surprised that women buckle up for than men. What I found surprising of this data was the number of people that actually DO buckle up. Although men are slightly lower than women, the numbers are still fairly high. It’s great to see that so many Canadians are using their seatbelts!
I also was somewhat surprised to see that Ontario was not the number one for buckling up. Considering the number of horrific crashes that I have seen within our province, I certainly expected Ontario to be #1.
For more information on this, and other informative articles on Used Cars, visit the Prime Motors Auto-mo-blog [http://www.primemotorsoflondon.com/blog].
This is great news! Canadian drivers are making a conscious effort to protect themselves and others in their vehicle by using their seatbelts each time they get in a car. But now that we know this, how does the data breakdown?
Males vs. Females
Regardless of vehicle type (passenger cars, minivans, trucks, etc.) women are always more likely to buckle up then men. The largest gap between men and women buckling up however was in light trucks (92.3% of men, 95.8% of women).
By Age
When breaking the data down by age, we found that the largest age group to regularly use their seatbelt is 50 and over, with 94.4% of them buckling up. At the other end of the spectrum, only 88.6% of drivers under the age of 25 use their seatbelt.
By Province
When looking at the data by location, the provinces that buckle up the most are Saskatchewan and British Columbia at 97.3%, followed by Quebec at 96.7%. In last place is Nova Scotia with 90.5% and the Yukon with a whopping low of 85.4%
Now there are some things that I found interesting about this data, and some I found surprising. First off, I was not surprised that women buckle up for than men. What I found surprising of this data was the number of people that actually DO buckle up. Although men are slightly lower than women, the numbers are still fairly high. It’s great to see that so many Canadians are using their seatbelts!
I also was somewhat surprised to see that Ontario was not the number one for buckling up. Considering the number of horrific crashes that I have seen within our province, I certainly expected Ontario to be #1.
For more information on this, and other informative articles on Used Cars, visit the Prime Motors Auto-mo-blog [http://www.primemotorsoflondon.com/blog].
