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Canada has cut fatalities and serious injuries among road users by 30% and 36%, respectively, increased seat belt use from 71% to 90%, and seen alcohol use among fatally injured drivers drop 16% in the decade since it launched its first nationwide road safety initiative. The initiative has two components, the National Occupant Restraint Program, to increase seat belt use to 95%, and the Strategy to Reduce Impaired Driving, to cut by 25% the number of traffic fatalities involving impaired drivers. The article describes goals for the coming decade's program, known as Road Safety Vision 2010.
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