This leaflet provides information on the blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) of drivers fatally injured in motor vehicle collisions in the Canadian provinces and territories. The information is derived from the Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) Fatality Database, which consists of data collected from reports prepared by provincial/territorial coroners and medical examiners, and investigating police officers. Provincial and territorial agencies provide access to these data under cooperative agreements with TIRF. The data in the TIRF Fatality Database was compiled every year from 1973 to 2008, inclusive, for seven provinces. Since 1987, data have been assembled from all provinces and the territories. National data on alcohol use among drivers fatally injured in motor vehicle crashes in 2008 are reviewed in the next section. This is followed by an examination of trends in alcohol use among driver fatalities from 1987 to 2008. Before reviewing these sections, the reader should be aware that the following conventions have been adopted in assembling the data for this leaflet. (Author/publisher)
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