Has the number of crashes involving heavy trucks been increasing or decreasing in Canada?
From 1994 to 2001, the number of people killed and injured in collisions involving a heavy truck declined (by 12% and by 7%, respectively). Incidentally, so has the number of all motor vehicle deaths and injuries (by 15% and by 10% respectively). Given the similarities in these trends, it is not surprising that the contribution of heavy trucks to the death and injury toll has remained basically unchanged. Source: DR Mayhew, HM Simpson and DJ Beirness. 2004.
