British Columbia data on motor vehicle fatalities where distraction was involved, compiled by the Government of British Columbia. The dataset counts road users who died within 30 days of a collision on a public highway, excluding incidents on private roads or involving homicide or suicide. It was last updated on April 17, 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in distraction-related fatalities based on yearly counts
- Evaluate the effectiveness of road safety campaigns based on fatality involvement
- Compare distraction-related fatalities to other collision types based on the defined fatality criteria
Strengths
- Data is sourced from the authoritative Government of British Columbia
- Fatality definition is precise, specifying a 30-day window and excluding non-public highways
- Last updated on April 17, 2026
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
Provenance
- Source
- Government of British Columbia
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:35:37.725827
- Geography
- British Columbia, Canada