Yukon’s Chief Medical Officer of Health has released a report called Motor Vehicles in Yukon: A Public Health Perspective. The aim of the report, which is based on detailed data from a range of sources, is to provide direction that will help to reduce motor vehicle collision injuries in Yukon.
The report includes seven key recommendations.
Motor vehicle collisions are one of the leading causes of avoidable death and injury in Yukon. It is my hope that this report will be the start of an important conversation about reducing the motor vehicle collision injuries in our territory.
Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Brendan Hanley
In 2016, Yukon ranked the second highest for motor vehicle injury and fatality rates per capita in the country.
Between 2011 and 2015, the RCMP reported 3,789 motor vehicle collisions in Yukon, of which 746 (19.7 per cent) were reported to have resulted in an injury.
Yukon has some of the highest reported alcohol and drug impaired driving rates in Canada.
Inattentive/distracted driving was the most commonly reported contributing factor to motor vehicle collisions in Yukon between 2011 and 2017, and also resulted in some of the most severe injuries.
Pat Living
Communications, Health and Social Services
867-335-1531
patricia.living@gov.yk.ca