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Seat Belt Usage by Front Seat Occupants by Province/Territory

 Chart 1 shows that in rural communities, an estimated 85.0% (±1.2%) of front seat occupants of light-duty vehicles use seat belts. Jurisdictions at or above the national average were Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan and Ontario. Those below the national average were Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and each of the territories. 

Rural Canada Seat Belt Use by Province/Territory - 2002

Chart 2 shows that in urban communities, an estimated 87.2% (±1.0%) of all occupants of light-duty vehicles use seat belts. Jurisdictions at or above the national average were Quebec, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, the Yukon Territory and New Brunswick.

Urban Canada Seat Belt Use by Province/Territory - 2003

Chart 3 shows that an estimated 87.4% (±1.1%) of front seat occupants of light-duty vehicles in Canada use seat belts. The jurisdictions at or above the national average were Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. 

Canada Seat Belt Use by Province/Territory - 2002-2003

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Date modified:
2009-09-25

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