{"id":2559,"date":"2011-01-12T18:39:21","date_gmt":"2011-01-13T02:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/?p=2559"},"modified":"2015-02-09T10:28:53","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T18:28:53","slug":"traffic-accidents-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/traffic-accidents-bc\/","title":{"rendered":"The MOST Dangerous Place in the Province for You to be may be Your Own car &#8211; Traffic Accidents in BC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Global TV has released startling news about traffic accidents and fatalities in the Lower Mainland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00CN25GUC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00CN25GUC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=avejoecyc0e-20&amp;linkId=HMPIV6557F2ZXV3B\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9538\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/traffic-accidents-bc\/bc_car_accident_0907141-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bc_car_accident_09071412.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,225\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bike safety traffic accidents\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Bike safety traffic accidents&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bc_car_accident_09071412.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bc_car_accident_09071412.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9538 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bc_car_accident_09071412.jpg\" alt=\"Bike safety traffic accidents - accident scene\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9538\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/traffic-accidents-bc\/bc_car_accident_0907141-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bc_car_accident_09071412.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,225\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bike safety traffic accidents\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Bike safety traffic accidents&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bc_car_accident_09071412.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bc_car_accident_09071412.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9538 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bc_car_accident_09071412.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bike safety traffic accidents - accident scene\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>On Monday, Global News led with a story that dozens of new, digital cameras will be installed to catch drivers running red lights in BC. The planned numbers are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kelowna \u2013 5<\/li>\n<li>Richmond \u2013 8<\/li>\n<li>Burnaby \u2013 11<\/li>\n<li>Surrey \u2013 29<\/li>\n<li>Vancouver \u2013 47<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Global illustrated this story with horrific shots of traffic accident scenes where people had been \u201c<strong>severely injured or killed<\/strong>\u201d. They noted that these kinds of cameras will reduce horrific traffic accidents by 5%! That means that 95% of these horrific traffic accidents will <strong>still happen<\/strong>. Red light runners will get a $167 fine. That\u2019ll stop them! Don\u2019t know about you, but this news doesn\u2019t exactly make me want to run out and trade in my bike for a car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">There may also be a lot more traffic cops on the streets soon. This is good news for law-abiding drivers \u2013 but it\u2019s just <strong>more<\/strong> bad news for the other 90% of motorists! In case you think I\u2019m exaggerating, Global noted that when speed traps are put up, MOST drivers are found to be going at least 20 km over the limit. Isn\u2019t <strong>that<\/strong> reassuring for cyclists sharing streets with them? No wonder there are so many traffic accidents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Global fired off an avalanche of chilling statistics:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cThe most dangerous place in the province for you to be may be your own car. Over a 4 year period (2004 \u2013 2008) there was an average of 270,000 (that\u2019s more than a <strong>quarter million<\/strong>) <strong>crashes<\/strong> per year on BC roads. 76,000 people were hurt, and <strong>515 killed<\/strong>. There are more deaths every year on Lower Mainland roads than people killed in homicides, including gang-related deaths <strong>in all of BC<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00CN25GUC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00CN25GUC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=avejoecyc0e-20&amp;linkId=HMPIV6557F2ZXV3B\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9541\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/traffic-accidents-bc\/traffic-accidents-drunk-drivers\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/traffic-accidents-drunk-drivers.jpg?fit=297%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"297,180\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"traffic accidents drunk drivers\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;traffic accidents drunk drivers&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/traffic-accidents-drunk-drivers.jpg?fit=297%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/traffic-accidents-drunk-drivers.jpg?fit=297%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9541 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/traffic-accidents-drunk-drivers.jpg\" alt=\"traffic accidents drunk drivers\" width=\"297\" height=\"180\" \/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9541\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/traffic-accidents-bc\/traffic-accidents-drunk-drivers\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/traffic-accidents-drunk-drivers.jpg?fit=297%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"297,180\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"traffic accidents drunk drivers\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;traffic accidents drunk drivers&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/traffic-accidents-drunk-drivers.jpg?fit=297%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/traffic-accidents-drunk-drivers.jpg?fit=297%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9541 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/traffic-accidents-drunk-drivers.jpg?resize=297%2C180&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"traffic accidents drunk drivers\" width=\"297\" height=\"180\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><strong>Does this mean I should encourage my teenagers to join a gang rather than buy them cars, because they\u2019d be safer? <\/strong>Mmm. Although now that I stop to think about it, owning a car seems to be a prerequisite for belonging to a gang. I do not think this because I\u2019ve applied to join a gang, and been declined on the basis of my bike habit. It\u2019s just that I\u2019ve noticed that local gangsters are always getting shot <strong>in<\/strong> their cars, or else shooting people <strong>from<\/strong> their cars. I have yet to read of a gang member being shot by a peloton of gangsters cycling past, or of a gang member being shot while on his morning bike commute. Darn. There goes <strong>that<\/strong> option for my kids.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In any event, just in case the stats did not encourage you to put your car on Craigslist, Global clinched the argument with a discussion about traffic fatalities (a euphemism for people killed in horrible ways in traffic accidents). They spoke to Solicitor General Rich Coleman about his experiences when he was a Mountie. Looking haunted, Coleman stated that he <strong>\u201csaw some pretty nasty fatalities &#8230; you don\u2019t forget those things.\u201d<\/strong> Cut to shots of up-side-down smashed-up cars, with what appeared to be covered-up bodies next to them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Finally, Global tried to make the argument for more traffic cops in BC by highlighting how much worse the stats for\u00a0traffic accidents are in the Lower Mainland than in other provinces:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201c<strong>More people die on Lower Mainland roads than in Canada\u2019s two biggest cities<\/strong>. The Lower Mainland District averages between 120 and 125 road fatalities per year. Metro Toronto, in comparison, with a population of about 3 million averages 45 to 49 road fatalities a year. And Montreal with just 2.8 million people averages fewer than 70.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>I applaud Global TV for shining a spotlight on the dark under-belly of our global car obsession<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">I think this kind of focus on\u00a0traffic accidents, injuries and deaths could do more to persuade people to stay out of cars than years of preaching about the environment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global TV is having a week-long Anti-Car Campaign. Far more people are killed by traffic accidents than by homicides. It turns out people don&#8217;t kill people &#8211; cars kill people. 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