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    • Canada had 82 road fatalities per million people in 2008, equal to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) average. The United States had 123 road fatalities per million people. Iceland had the lowest number with 38 fatalities per million people.
    • From 1970 to 2009, the number of road fatalities decreased by 58% in Canada and by 36% in the United States. The number of vehicles more than doubled in both countries.
    • In 2009, approximately 96% of drivers of passenger cars wore a seatbelt in Canada, compared with 84% in the United States and 78% in Poland.

    Chart 30.4 Total length of public roads, selected countries, 2008
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