Motor vehicle fatalities in British Columbia involving alcohol or drugs are tracked by year. The data excludes fatalities on roads not covered by the Motor Vehicle Act, such as forest-service roads, and incidents like homicides or suicides. It is provided by the Government of British Columbia and was last updated on April 17, 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in alcohol-related traffic fatalities based on yearly counts mentioned in the description
- Assess the impact of drug involvement on road safety outcomes based on the reported fatalities
- Compare fatality rates over time for policy evaluation based on the annual data
- Study the scope of public highway fatalities excluding non-covered roads based on the defined exclusions
Strengths
- Data is defined by a specific legal framework (Motor Vehicle Act) for consistency
- Exclusions (e.g., forest-service roads, homicides) are clearly stated to clarify scope
- Last updated on 2026-04-17 15:29:00.474319, indicating recent maintenance
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to open_canada, being specific to British Columbia
Provenance
- Source
- Government of British Columbia
- Time Range
- Data is reported by year
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:29:00.474319
- Geography
- British Columbia