Pedestrian Deaths in British Columbia
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MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release British Columbia Coroners Service December 23rd, 2005 Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General Pedestrian Deaths in British Columbia As part of its mandate to prevent death in British Columbia, the BC Coroners Service urges drivers and pedestrians to exercise extreme care when sharing roadways during the winter. In the past two days, three pedestrians have been killed in the Vancouver Metro area. Already in 2005, 68 pedestrians have died on British Columbia roadways. 25 of these deaths occurred in the Vancouver Metro area. Potential contributors in many of the cases were pedestrians crossing roadways outside of crosswalks and visibility restrictions due to dark clothing and/or weather conditions. During winter months, darkness and weather conditions dramatically reduce visibility. Drivers should use headlights at all times and proceed with extra caution at crosswalks and intersections, particularly when making a turn. Pedestrians should be visible, use crosswalks, activate pedestrian crossing signals where available and avoid entering crosswalks until approaching vehicles have stopped. Contact: Owen Court Regional Coroner Vancouver Metro Region 604.660.7718 --30-- Office of the Chief Coroner of British Columbia BC CORONERS SERVICE Metrotower II, Suite 2035 4720 Kingsway Avenue Motor Vehicle Accidental Pedestrian Burnaby, BC V5H 4N2 Deaths: 1998 to 2005 Telephone: 604 660-7745 Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General Facsimile: 604 660-7766 Website: http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/coroners/index.htm Policing and Community Safety Branch Age Category Town / City 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 12 years and under 0 1 3 3 2 1 4 4 100 Mile House00100000 13 - 19 years 1 7 4 4 4 8 3 6 Abbotsford 12310102 20 - 29 years 8 4 9 4 5 4 10 6 Agassiz 00002000 30 - 39 years 10 3 8 1 4 5 9 6 Alexis Creek 00001020 40 - 49 years 8 12 6 3 6 5 7 12 Armstrong 10000001 50 - 59 years 11 8 7 4 5 10 11 4 Ashcroft 00010000 60 - 69 years 5 14 11 5 6 4 6 4 Belcarra 00000100 70 - 79 years 11 12 14 13 12 13 11 13 Black Creek 00000100 80 years and over 14 8 17 10 10 11 7 12 Blue River 01000000 Bowser 00000010 TOTAL 6869794754616867 Burnaby 51224653 Burns Lake 00100000 Gender Cache Creek 03100000 Cassidy 00100000 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 Chase 00000001 Female 25 31 39 19 19 30 24 24 Chemainus 00100000 Male 43 38 40 28 35 31 44 43 Chilliwack 01200010 Comox 10000000 TOTAL 6869794754616867Coquitlam 27210043 Courtenay 00100001 Month Cranbrook 00000100 Crescent Valley00100000 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 Creston 01000010 Cumberland 00001000 January 7 5 12 5 7 11 6 4 Dawson Creek00121000 February 63545494 Delta 11211102 March 34863358 Duncan 10301000 April 76531438 Enderby 00011100 May 44315334 Errington 00000010 June 46671635 Falkland 00001000 July 25221189 Fanny Bay 00000010 August 55532535 Fort St James 10000000 September 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 Fort St John 11100013 October 6 7 9 4 9 6 4 2 Fraser Lake 00000001 November 12 8 10 4 8 5 6 6 Galiano Island 00001001 December 7 12 10 4 8 9 13 6 Golden 00010000 TOTAL 6869794754616867Good Hope 00000001 Grand Forks 10001000 Region Harrison Mills 00000001 Hope 11010000 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 Kamloops 13030122 Kelowna 10502211 10000000 Keremeos 10000010 FRASER 20 22 24 17 14 21 20 23 Kimberley 10000100 INTERIOR 11 15 11 10 7 11 10 8 Langley 30110100 ISLAND 711213 9 8 5 3 Lejac 00001000 METRO 2517191418172524 Maple Ridge 11210012 NORTH 44436489 Merritt 00001100 TOTAL 6869794754616867 Mission 00210001 Nanaimo 03322100 Nanoose Bay 00000100 New Westminster11110110 North Vancouver12111232 Oliver 00010000 Osoyoos 00100010 Parksville 00101000 Penticton 11000110 Pitt Meadows 00110000 Port Alberni 11100000 Port Coquitlam 01000000 Port Hardy 10000100 Port Moody 01001000 Powell River 02000000 Prince George 21102121 Prince Rupert 00010200 Princeton 10000100 Qualicum Beach00110000 Quesnel 01000101 Revelstoke 01000010 Richmond 12222214 Salmon Arm 10010000 Saltspring Island01000000 Scotch Creek 00000010 Sechelt 00000011 Sicamous 00000001 Friday, December 23, 2005 Sidney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Smithers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Questions related to this report should be directed to: Sooke 00100000 Sparwood 10000000E-Mail: [email protected] Squamish 11000110Telephone: 604 660-7745 Surrey 86863865Facsimile: 604 660-7766 Terrace 00001000Post: Office of the Chief Coroner of BC Research and Statistics Trail 01000000 Metrotower II, Suite 2035 Valemount 01000000 4720 Kingsway Avenue Vancouver 1910141015142020 Burnaby, BC V5H 4N2 Vernon 02211102 Victoria 24803421 West Vancouver 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 Westbank 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 Whistler 00010001 White Rock 00001010 Williams Lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Winlaw 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 TOTAL 6869794754616867 Friday, December 23, 2005.