Reflections wrote:davec wrote:hwybear wrote:From Stats Canada - they are couple years behind
2006
2889 traffic fatalities = 83 % http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/tp/tp3322/2006/page1.htm
606 Homicides = 17 %
http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/legal12a-eng.htm
Fatalities by road type ... as of 2003 http://www.ccmta.ca/english/pdf/collisi ... s_03_e.pdf
Urban 936 ( defined by metropolitan or speeds below 60km/h at collision site)
Rural 1539 ( primary or secondary hwy speeds exceeding 60km/h at collision site)
A more relevant statistic is the number of injuries,
Urban 110,511, Rural 41,639
One could argue that since it costs the taxpayer more for injuries than fatalities that the extra resources required in rural areas to police traffic are warranted, however I doubt that speed is an issue in rural collisions. I would guess it's driver training, experience etc.
Regardless if your argument is that more fatalities on the road than homicides justifies all the policing of highways, then the majority of the police resources should be concentrated on rural roads as defined above.
Damn dave, you come armed with numbers....
You were the one that started the numbers. I was content to just BS with you.