Speeding
In the Capital Region
2018 resulted in:
Collisions
41000
Fatalities
0
Injuries
4800
Speeding Costs Us All
In 2018 there were more than 43,000 collisions in the Capital Region resulting in 39 fatalities and more than 9,000 injuries. In other words, 1 person killed every 9 days and 25 people injured every day on our Capital Region roads.
Speed Increases Stopping Distance
Speed determines the severity of a collision and it is literally a matter of life and death. A study from Australia found the risk of dying in a crash approximately doubles for each 5 km/h increase in speed. For pedestrians speed is particularly lethal. If hit by a vehicle travelling at 60 km/h the pedestrian has a 90 per cent chance of being killed*.
The High Cost of Speeding
Crashes in the Capital Region cost over $800 million annually.
Fatal Collision
Cost = more than $225,000
for each collision
Injury Collision
Cost = more than $48,000
for each collision
PDO Collision Cost
Cost = more than $14,000
for each collision
Consider these costs when you choose to speed.
Collisions do carry a heafty price tag.
Motor vehicle collisions are expensive to Alberta taxpayers. According to a 2018 CRISP commissioned Collision Cost Study it is estimated that each fatal collision costs more than $225,000, each injury collision costs almost $50,000 and the average collision that only involves property damage costs just over $14,000. And that’s just the cost in dollars alone. While we can add up the amount for emergency response, health care services and property damage, other costs are harder to quantify. How do you measure the cost when a promising future is cut short.
Speeding
- Reduces your ability to steer around obstructions or curves;
- Extends both your reaction time as well as the distance required to stop your vehicle;
- Reduces your ability to stop for red lights and stop signs;
- Decreases your field of vision and peripheral vision;
- Increases your chance of losing control of the vehicle;
- Reduces effectiveness of seat belts, airbags and side impact beams;
- Causes brakes, tires, steering and suspension to become less effective;
- Reduces the effectiveness of roadside hardware such as barriers, crash cushions and bridge rails.
