Manitoba Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors

Leading Causes of Injury in Manitoba

Motor Vehicle Traffic Injuries

Motor vehicle collisions are the leading cause of unintentional injury death for all Canadians and the second leading cause of injury death and hospitalization in Manitoba.

• Preventing Motor Vehicle Occupant Injuries in Manitoba: A Review of Best Practices
  
  
• Get a Free Child Car Seat Check from Manitoba Public Insurance
  
  
• "Child Seats:  What Kind Do I Need?" from ICBC
  
  
• Bicycle Safety Tips from Manitoba Public Insurance
  
  
• Road Safety:  Impaired Driving (Manitoba Public Insurance)
  
  
• Manitoba Cycling Association
  
  
• Manitoba Car Seat Coalition
  
  
• Manitoba Public Insurance
  "Protecting Manitobans from the human and economic costs of automobile accidents."
  
  
• Transport Canada - Road Safety
  Includes information on air bag safety, cell phones and driving, road safety vision, child safety, and more.
  
  
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police D Division (Manitoba) - Traffic Services
  
  
• Traffic Injury Research Foundation
  The Traffic Injury Research Foundation is a national, independent road safety institute. Since its inception in 1964, TIRF has become internationally recognized for its accomplishments in a wide range of subject areas related to identifying the causes of road crashes and developing programs and policies to address them effectively.