Answers to Safety Canada Quiz 1. B. Suicide is second to motor vehicle crashes. Unlike other fatalities in this age group, the suicide rate has remained steady or increased slightly over the last 15 years. (October, 1999) 2. A. Only 12 per cent of the car seats were acceptable. This shows how dangerously low the rate of proper child restraint is in Canada. (July, 2000) 3. D. In 1997 there were 3,064 traffic fatalities and 581 homicides. (July, 1999) 4. B. Despite a 61 per cent drop in teen fatalities since 1980, road crashes are still the leading cause of death in the 15 to 19 age group. (April, 2000) 5. C. This represents almost two per cent of the American population. (July, 1999) Safety Canada (September 2000)