A survey of Canadian drivers in 2019 found that only 27% of them never drive at well over the posted speed limit.(Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2019) Teens are more likely than older drivers to speed and allow shorter following distances.In 2011, one in three speeding drivers involved in a fatal crash had been drinking.80% of young adult passengers who were killed in a car crash were being driven by a similar-aged driver. According to the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, 40% of speeding drivers were aged 16-24.Reports indicate that the main factor contributing to motorcycle fatalities in Canada was motorcycle speed, causing 12% of the deaths.27% of traffic fatalities on Canadian roads are the direct result of speeding.(The Motorcyclists Confederation of Canada, 2015) However, the number of female motorcyclists continues to increase. Males account for 85-89% of these motorcyclists. In 2014, there were 708,700 Canadian licensed motorcyclists riding 717,500 licensed and in-use motorcycles.In 2008, over 227,000 Canadians were truck drivers, making it one of the top occupations in the country.About 500,000 were straight trucks, and the other 200,000 were tractor-trailers. In 2008, there were 700,000 trucks, 420,000 of which were used to carry freight commercially on a regular basis.In 2018, light-duty vehicles accounted for 92.3% of registered vehicles, commercial vehicles accounted for 4.8%, and motorcycles accounted for 2.9%.However, only 10% of Canadian seniors with an advanced form of their disease had a driver's licence. According to a survey of Canadian senior drivers in 2009, about 20% of Canadian drivers aged 65 and over who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or some form of dementia had driven a vehicle in the month preceding the survey.According to a survey of Canadian senior drivers in 2009, a majority of male drivers in their eighties continued driving regularly.In 2009, 3.25 million Canadians aged 65 and over - three-fourths of all Canadian seniors - had a driver's licence.In 2018, the distribution of licensed drivers by gender and age was as follows: (source: Transport Canada, 2020).In Canada, there are about 8 million registered passenger vehicles.Canada's road network spans almost 900,000 km, longer than a round trip to the Moon.
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