Driving can be a dangerous activity. Each year on BC roads over 28,000 people are injured and over 400 are killed. Although you can never be fully protected, there are many things you can do to reduce the risk of injury. You can:
- Wear your seat-belt
- Secure passengers correctly
- Follow the rules of the road
- Abide by the laws
- Give driving your full attention
- Drive at the speed limit or lower
- Choose to not drive while impaired
The two groups of drivers at the highest risk for causing a collision are:
The underlying reasons these age groups crash are very different. The main factor for young drivers is risk-taking. Behaviors such as speeding, driving while impaired and driving while distracted are more common in the younger driver. For the older driver the presence of a medical condition that affects the ability to drive safely is the primary factor.
