Motor vehicles are a primary mode of transportation used every day by Canadians, and their usage is growing. The number of motor vehicle registrations for on-road use increased by 42% from 17.9 million in 2000 to 25.4 million in 2019 and the net volume of motor gasoline sold increased by nearly 20% during this same period. Despite the increasing number of registered vehicles and the increase in amount of gasoline sold in Canada during this 20-year period, the number of deaths resulting from motor vehicle collisions (e.g., passenger vehicles, pedestrians, transport trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, construction vehicles and recreational vehicles) decreased by 31% from 2,672 in 2000 to 1,856 in 2019.
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