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Most people think of speeding as driving above the posted speed limit. But speeding can also refer to travelling too fast for weather, road or traffic conditions - even if you aren't exceeding the posted speed limit.

Speeding is a significant traffic safety problem. In fact, it is one of the most-reported factors associated with crashes.

Manitoba Statistics and Trends

Collisions

• Number of speed related crashes: In 2002, police reported 1280 drivers in crashes who either exceeded the posted speed limit (152) or drove to fast for conditions (1128). (Traffic Collision Statistics Report 1991–2002, Manitoba Transportation and Government Services)
• Speed was a primary factor:
• In Manitoba, in 15% of crashes attributed to at-fault drivers, between 1991 and 2002. More specifically, police reported data show: 25% of fatal, 15% of injury, 15% of property damage. (Traffic Collision Statistics Report 1991–2002, Manitoba Transportation and Government Services)
• In RCMP areas, in 2003, of 86 fatal traffic collisions, 27 of them were speed-related; 18 of these were due to excessive speed and 9 were due to too fast for conditions. Of the 27 crashes, 28 occupants were killed and 20 occupants were seriously injured or injured. (2003 Rural Manitoba Fatal Traffic Collisions report, Royal Canadian Mounted Police)
• Trends: Driver involvement in speed-related crashes shows a downward trend. Driver involvement in speed-related crashes per 10,000 licensed drivers decreased from 21 (1991-2001 average) to 18 in 2002. (Traffic Collision Statistics Report 2004, Manitoba Public Insurance)
• Most at risk: Male drivers, consistently, are involved in more speed-related crashes than females. And drivers between the ages of 16 and 24 are consistently implicated in the highest number of speed related crashes per 10,000 drivers. They are 5 times more likely to get involved in speed-related crashes than the old drivers. (1994-2001) (Traffic Collision Statistics Report 1991-2002, Manitoba Transportation and Government Services)

Behaviour:

• Just over one fifth (22%) say they exceed the speed limit very frequently (8%) or often (14%), over one third (35%) tell us they occasionally speed and another 43% state that they rarely (31%) or never (12%) speed.(Manitoba Public Insurance, Rolling Poll, July 2004)
• Crashes related to driving over the speed limit are prevalent from April through the fall with two peaks in July and October whereas crashes related to driving too fast for conditions are most prevalent in December and January. (Traffic Collision Statistics Report, 1991-2002, Manitoba Transportation and Government Services)
• Consistently, since 2002, more people say they speed often or very frequently when surveyed during the spring and summer months, compared to the winter when road conditions are more treacherous. (Traffic Collision Statistics Report 2004, Manitoba Public Insurance)
• Speeding convictions decreased from 2000 to 2001 by 20.1%, from 47,554 to 38,002. (Convictions for 49 km above limit increased however, by 5.7% from 264 to 279.) This statistic needs to be cautioned as result could infer or decrease in speeder and/or decrease in enforcement) (Traffic Collision Statistics Report 2004, Manitoba Public Insurance)

Social Agenda:

• The highest proportion of Manitobans (34%) cite “speeding” as the single greatest driving safety problem in Manitoba. (Manitoba Public Insurance, Rolling Poll Wave 26, May 2004)
• When asked directly, 81% of Manitobans say exceeding speeding on streets in cities and towns is a very or somewhat serious problem and 70% indicate speeding on highways as a serious problem. Compared to other issues, only “stolen vehicles” is rated higher (83%). (Manitoba Public Insurance, Rolling Poll Wave 26, May 2004)
• Approximately 70% of Manitobans rate driving too fast for weather or road conditions on streets in cities/towns and highways as very/somewhat serious problem. (Manitoba Public Insurance, Omnibus Survey, January 2004)
• In January 2004, fines for a speeding infraction increased anywhere from $33 to $242 dependent on the speed. (Brown Book, Manitoba Justice)

 

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