Slight drop in road deaths in Quebec last year, SQ says [Video]

There was a slight drop in the number of road deaths in Quebec in 2023 but road safety advocates say a lot more must be done.

While fewer pedestrians died in collisions in 2023 than in 2022, distracted drivers still present a danger, according to the latest road safety figures of the Association of Quebec Police Chiefs.

“It can be texting, it can be talking with your baby in the back of the car. It can be watching on the left when there’s someone on the right — it can be a lot of things,” said Anthony Mager-Dugas, a road safety inspector with Laval police.

The report revealed that distraction among drivers is the second-leading cause of death. Among the 300 drivers who died in 2023 as a result of road collisions, the Association des directeurs de police du Québec (ADPQ) says there was one main factor.

“If the driver …