The number of fatal collisions dropping 30 per cent in 2013. That's the lowest number of in five years.
The
New Brunswick RCMP saying there were 38 fatal crashes and 48 victims
last year. Sargent James Bates tells Tide News, the strategy they're
using seems to be working.
"Our
focus will remain on ensuring that people are wearing their seatbelts,
focus on not driving while impaired, reducing speed on our roads and
intersections, to avoid dangerous situations," he says.
Adding,
the focus will also remain on decreasing distracted driving in
vehicles. A lack of seatbelts, impaired driving and speeding were the
leading causes of fatalities in 2013.