2008 Ottawa Road Safety Report
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2008 Statistics
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</td> <td valign="top" width="511" bgcolor="#f3f3f3">Registered vehicles (3% increase from 2007)
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</td> <td valign="top" width="511" bgcolor="#e0e0e0">Licensed drivers (1% increase from 2006)
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</td> <td valign="top" width="511" bgcolor="#f3f3f3">Total collisions on all federal, provincial and municipal roadways within city limits (2% decrease from 2007)
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</td> <td valign="top" width="511" bgcolor="#e0e0e0">Deaths from collisions in Ottawa: 10 drivers, 7 passengers, 10 pedestrians and 3 motorcycle drivers (25% decrease from 2007)**
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</td> <td valign="top" width="511" bgcolor="#f3f3f3">People injured in collisions: 2,393 drivers, 1,031 passengers, 333 pedestrians, 262 cyclists, 82 motorcycle drivers and 14 motorcycle passengers
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$828 million Estimated social cost of Ottawa’s 2008 traffic collisions