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Ontario Road Safety Annual Report 2001 Success through partnership ORSAR inside.cra 2/21/03 6:26 AM Page 2 ORSAROntario Road Safety Annual Report 2001 Cette publication hautement spécialisée n’est disponible qu’en anglais en vertu du règlement 411/97, qui en exemple l’application de la Loi sur les services français. Pour obtenir de l’aide en français, veulliez communiquer avec le ministère des Transports au 1-800-268-4686. Copies of this document can be obtained from: Publications Ontario 880 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario M7A 1N8 Telephone: 416-326-5300 Toll-free: 1-800-668-9938 TTY: 1-800-268-7095 If you are seeking information on how to reduce your risk of being in a collision, visit your local Ministry of Transportation (MTO) office for the latest copy of the Official Driver’s Handbook, call General Publishing at 1-800-387-0141 or 416-445-3333, or visit the Ministry of Transportation Web site at http://www.mto.gov.on.ca. For all other driver manuals and leaflets, call 416-235-3473 or, for MTO information, call 1-800-268-4686. In addition, you may wish to borrow a road safety video from the Ontario Safety League at 416-620-1720. Many of the ministry’s publications are available at automotive retail outlets and book stores. For more information on the data in this publication, please contact the Road Safety Program Office at 416-235-3585. Produced by: Road Safety Program Office Road User Safety Branch Ministry of Transportation 1201 Wilson Avenue Building A, Main Floor, Room 212 Toronto, Ontario M3M 1J8 Phone: 416-235-3585 Fax: 416-235-3633 February 2003 ISSN #0832-8269 Printed on recycled paper ORSAR for pdf.cra 2/21/03 8:14 AM Page 3 ContentsContents Section Title Page Section Title Page Foreword ..................................................1 6 Vehicles of special interest ............57 1 Overview ................................................11 6a Motorcycles ......................................58 1a Synopsis ............................................12 6b School vehicles ..............................59 1b Selected characteristics of 6c Trucks ..................................................60 motor vehicle collisions ............13 6d Off-road vehicles............................61 1c Health perspective ........................14 6e Motorized snow vehicles ..........62 2 The people ............................................15 6f Bicycles ..............................................63 2a People in collisions ......................16 7 Conviction, offence and 2b Putting the people suspension data ..................................65 in context ..........................................24 7a Conviction data ..............................66 3 The collision ..........................................31 7b Offence data ....................................67 3a Types of collisions ........................32 7c Suspension data ............................68 3b Time and environment ..............35 8 Appendix ................................................69 3c The collision location ..................38 8a Glossary..............................................69 4 Place of collision ............................41 8b Acknowledgements......................71 5 The vehicle ............................................51 5a Vehicles in collisions ....................52 5b Putting the vehicle in context ..........................................55 ORSAR inside.cra 2/21/03 6:26 AM Page 4 List of Tables and Figures — 2001 Table Title Page Table Title Page 2.1 Category of Involved Person by 2.20 Driver Age Groups – Number Severity of Injury in Fatal and Licensed, Collision Involvement Personal Injury Collisions............................16 and Per Cent Involved in Collisions ............30 2.2 Category of Persons Killed 3.1 Class of Collision, 1988 – 2001 ..................32 by Age Groups ............................................17 3.2 Collision Rate Per One Million 2.3 Category of Persons Injured Kilometres Traveled, 1988 – 2001 ..............32 by Age Groups ............................................18 3.3 Motor Vehicles Involved in 2.4 Sex of Driver by Class of Collision..............19 Collisions Based on Initial Impact ..............33 2.5 Driver Condition by Class 3.4 Initial Impact Type by of Collision ..................................................19 Class of Collision ........................................34 2.6 Driver Age by Driver Condition 3.5 Month of Occurrence by in all Collisions............................................20 Class of Collision ........................................35 2.7 Recorded Occurence of Driver 3.6 Day of Week of Occurence by Condition in Drivers Killed ..........................20 Class of Collision ........................................35 2.8 Apparent Driver Action by 3.7 Hour of Occurrence by Class of Collision ........................................21 Class of Collision ........................................36 2.9 Seat Belt Usage by Severity of 3.8 Statutory Holidays, Holiday Driver Injury in Fatal and Weekends – Fatal Collisions, Personal Injury Collisions ............................21 Persons Killed and Injured ..........................37 2.10 Seat Belt Usage by Severity of 3.9 Light Condition by Class Passenger Injury in Fatal and of Collision ..................................................37 Personal Injury Collisions ............................22 3.10 Visibility by Class of Collision ....................37 2.11 Restraint Use for Children (0-4 Years) 3.11 Road Jurisdiction by Class Killed in Collisions, 1997 – 2001 ................22 of Collision ..................................................38 2.12 Restraint Use for Children (0-4 Years) 3.12 Road Jurisdiction for All Involved in Fatal and Personal Injury Collisions, 1990 – 2001 ..............................38 Collisions by Severity of Injury....................22 3.13 Collision Location by 2.13 Pedestrian Condition by Class of Collision ........................................39 Severity of Injury..........................................23 3.14 Road Surface Condition 2.14 Apparent Pedestrian Action by by Class of Collision....................................39 Severity of Injury..........................................23 4.1 Place of Collision – Estimated 2.15 Category of Persons Killed and Population, Class of Collision, Injured, 1988 – 2001 ..................................24 Persons Killed, Injured and 2.16 Sex of Driver Population by Vehicle Registrations ..................................42 Age Groups..................................................24 5.1 Vehicles Involved in Collisions....................52 2.17 Driver Population Age Groups, 5.2 Condition of Vehicle by 1988 – 2001 ................................................25 Class of Collision ........................................53 2.18 Driver Licence Class by Sex ........................26 5.3 Model Year of Vehicle by 2.19 Licensed Drivers, Total Collisions, Class of Collision ........................................53 Persons Killed and Injured, 1931 – 2001 ....28 ORSAR inside.cra 2/21/03 6:26 AM Page 5 Table Title Page Table Title Page 5.4 Insurance Status of Vehicle by 6.15 Collision Location by Motorized Snow Class of Collision ........................................54 Vehicle Passengers Killed and Injured – 5.5 Vehicle Population by Riding Seasons, 1996/97 – 2001/01 ..........62 Type of Vehicle ............................................55 6.16 Registered Motorized Snow 5.6 Selected Types of Vehicles by Vehicles, 1997 – 2001 ................................62 Model Year ..................................................55 6.17 All Motorized Snow Vehicle 5.7 Vehicle Damage Level ................................56 Collisions, 2000/01......................................62 6.1 Motorcyclists Killed and Injured, 6.18 Bicyclists Killed and Injured, 1997 – 2001 ................................................58 1997 – 2001 ................................................63 6.2 Selected Factors Relevant to 6.19 Age of Bicyclists Involved in Fatal Motorcycle Collisions ........................58 Collisions by Light Condition ......................63 6.3 Pupils Transported Daily, Total 6.20 Selected Factors Relevant to Collisions and Injury Rate per All Bicycle Collisions ..................................63 100,000 Pupils – School Years, 7.1 Summary of Motor Vehicle 1996/97 – 2001/01......................................59 Related Convictions ....................................66 6.4 School Vehicle Type by 7.2 Motor Vehicle Convictions Related Nature of Collision, 2001/01 ......................59 to the Highway Traffic Act..........................66 6.5 Pupil Injury by Collision Event 7.3 Motor Vehicle Convictions and Vehicle Type, 2001/01..........................59 Related to the Criminal Code......................66 6.6 Number of Persons Killed in 7.4 Number of Convicted Drivers with Collisions Involving Trucks, Criminal Code of Canada Offences, 1997 – 2001 ................................................60 1996-2000....................................................67 6.7 Number of Trucks in All 7.5 Administrative Driver Licence Classes of Collisions....................................60 Suspensions by Month Issued, 6.8 Registered Trucks, 2001 ..............................60 1996-2001....................................................67 6.9 Selected Factors Relevant to 7.6 Demerit Point Suspensions Truck Drivers in Fatal Collisions..................60 by Driver Age ....................................................68