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TRAFFICCOLLISIONSTATISTICS

Police-attendedInjury and Fatal Collisions

British Columbia 2005

Canadian Cataloguing in Publication DataMain entry under title:British Columbia traffic collision statistics/ Motor Vehicle Branch. -- 1994-

Annual Title from cover. Continues: Traffic accident statistics. ISSN 0847-1517. ISSN 1203-8008 = British Columbia traffic collision statistics

1. Traffic accidents - British Columbia - Statistics - Periodicals. I. British Columbia. Motor-Vehicle Branch.

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ContentsSECTION 1 – Summary Statistics & Historical Trends · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1

Table 1.01 – Long term traffic collision and casualty statistics · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2Figure 1.01 – Twenty year reported traffic fatality trend: 1986 - 2005 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2Figure 1.02 – Ten year reported collision trend: 1996 - 2005 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3Table 1.02 – Summary statistics: Collisions and victims· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3Table 1.03 – Summary population statistics: BC population, drivers and vehicles · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4Table 1.04 – Reported collisions by police attendance: 1996 – 2005 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4Figure 1.03 – Property damage only collisions by police attendance · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5Figure 1.04 – Injury collisions by police attendance · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5Figure 1.05 – Total number of collisions by police attendance · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5

SECTION 2 – Time of Occurrence in 2005 Collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 7Table 2.01 – Collisions and victims by month· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 8Figure 2.01 – Distribution of collisions and victims by month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 8Figure 2.02 – Distribution of collisions and victims by day of week · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 8Table 2.02 – Collisions and victims by day of week · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 9Table 2.03 – Collisions and victims by collision hour · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 9Figure 2.03 – Distribution of casualty collisions and victims by collision hour · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 10Table 2.04 – Victims in 2005 holiday collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 10

SECTION 3 – Contributing Factors in 2005 Collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 11Table 3.01 – Frequency of contributing factors in collisions by category · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 12Figure 3.01 – Top five human condition contributing factors in casualty collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 12Figure 3.02 – Top five human action contributing factors in casualty collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 12Table 3.02 – Frequency of human condition factors in injury and fatal collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 13Table 3.03 – Frequency of human action factors in injury and fatal collisions· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 13Table 3.04 – Frequency of environmental factors in injury and fatal collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 14Figure 3.03 – Top five environmental factors in casualty collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 14Table 3.05 – Frequency of vehicle factors in injury and fatal collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 15Figure 3.04 – Top five vehicle condition factors in casualty collisions· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 15Table 3.06 – Contributing factors in collisions in order of magnitude: By number of collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 16Figure 3.05 – Top ten contributing factors in collisions by percentage of total collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 16Table 3.07 – Contributing factors in fatal collisions in order of magnitude: By number of collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 17Figure 3.06 – Top five contributing factors in fatal collisions by percentage of total fatal collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 17

SECTION 4 – Victims in 2005 Collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 19Table 4.01 – Victims injured by road user class by month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 20Figure 4.01 – Classification of injured victims by road user class · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 20Table 4.02 – Victims killed by road user class by month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 21Figure 4.02 – Classification of victims killed by road user class · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 21Table 4.03 – Victims injured by road user class and age · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 22Table 4.04 – Victims killed by road user class and age · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 23Table 4.05 – Victims Injured by age and gender · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 24Figure 4.03 – Number of injured victims by age and gender · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 24Table 4.06 – Victims killed by age and gender · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 25Figure 4.04 – Number of victims killed by age and gender · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 25Table 4.07 – Injury class and injury status · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 25Table 4.08 – Location of most severe injury and injury type (fatal and non-fatal injuries) · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 26Table 4.09 – Victims by location of most severe injury · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 26Table 4.10 – Victims by injury type · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 26

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SECTION 5 - Motor Vehicle Drivers in 2005 Collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 27Figure – Licensed driver population by age · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 27Table 5.01 – Comparison of licensed drivers and drivers involved in injury and fatal collisions by age · · · · · · · · · · · · · 28Table 5.02 – Age and gender of drivers involved in collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 29Table 5.03 – BC driver licence class by driver type: Drivers involved in injury collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 30Table 5.04 – BC driver licence class by driver type: Drivers involved in fatal collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 30Table 5.05 – Definitions of BC driver licence classes · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 30

SECTION 6 – Vehicles in 2005 Collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 31Table 6.01 – Number of vehicles involved in collisions by month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 31Table 6.02 – Number of vehicles involved in collisions by vehicle use · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 31Table 6.03 – Collisions by vehicle type · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 32Table 6.04 – Number of vehicles involved in collisions by vehicle type · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 32Table 6.05 – Vehicles involved in collisions by vehicle use and type · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 33Table 6.06 – Stolen vehicles in 2005 collisions by month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 34

SECTION 7 – Occupant Restraint Use in 2005 Collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 35Table 7.01 – Type of restraint used by driver · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 35Table 7.02 – Type of restraint used by passengers · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 35Table 7.03 – Restraint used by victims injured in collisions by position in vehicle · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 36Table 7.04 – Restraint used by victims killed in collisions by position in vehicle · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 36Table 7.05 – Driver age by restraint use for drivers injured · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 37Table 7.06 – Driver age by restraint use for drivers killed · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 38Figure 7.01 – Restraint use by drivers injured · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 39Figure 7.02 – Restraint use by drivers killed · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 39Table 7.07 – Passenger age by restraint use for injured passengers · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 40Table 7.08 – Passenger age by restraint use for passengers killed · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 41Figure 7.03 – Restraint use by injured passengers · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 42Figure 7.04 – Restraint use by passengers killed · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 42Table 7.09 – Ejection of drivers and injury outcome in casualty collisions· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 43Table 7.10 – Ejection of passengers and injury outcome in casualty collisions· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 43Table 7.11 – Restraint use and occupant ejection for vehicle occupants · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 43Table 7.12 – Restraint use by victims injured by vehicle type · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 44Table 7.13 – Restraint use by victims killed by vehicle type · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 45

SECTION 8 – Environmental Conditions and Collision Context · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 47Table 8.01 – Collisions by road surface type · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 47Table 8.02 – Collisions by roadway surface condition · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 47Table 8.03 – Collisions by lighting condition· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 48Table 8.04 – Collisions by weather condition· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 48Table 8.05 – Collisions by land usage · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 48Table 8.06 – Collisions by collision location · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 48Table 8.07 – Collisions by road jurisdiction · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 49Table 8.08 – Collisions by speed limit · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 49Table 8.09 – Collisions by advisory speed limit · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 49Figure 8.01 – Proportion of fatal to total casualty collisions by speed limit · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 50Table 8.10 – Collisions by traffic control device · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 50Table 8.11 – Traffic control device and collision location · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 51Table 8.12 – Fatal collision by regular speed limit and advisory speed limit · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 51Table 8.13 – Injury collision by regular speed limit and advisory speed limit · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 52

SECTION 9 – Collision Configurations in 2005· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 53Figure – Single and multiple vehicle collisions by collision type· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 53Table 9.01 – Collisions by primary collision occurrence · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 53Table 9.02 – Single vehicle collisions by primary collision occurrence · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 53Table 9.03 – Non-single vehicle collisions by primary collision occurrence · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 54Table 9.04 – Multi-vehicle collisions by primary collision occurrence · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 54

SECTION 10 – Alcohol Related Collisions in 2005 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 55Table 10.01 – Alcohol related collisions and victims by month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 56

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Figure 10.01 – Alcohol related collisions: Collisions and victims by month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 56Table 10.02 – Alcohol related collisions by alcohol factors and month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 57Table 10.03 – Victims in alcohol related collisions by alcohol factors and month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 57Table 10.04 – Alcohol related injury collisions by day of week and hour of collision · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 58Figure 10.02 – Distribution of alcohol related collisions and victims by collision hour · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 59Figure 10.03 – Distribution of alcohol related collisions and victims by day of week · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 59Table 10.05 – Alcohol related fatal collisions by day of week and hour of collision · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 60Figure 10.04 – Drinking drivers involved in alcohol related collisions by driver age and gender · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 61Figure 10.05 – Non drinking drivers involved in alcohol related collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 61Table 10.06 – Drinking drivers involved in alcohol related collisions by driver age and gender · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 62Table 10.07 – Drivers in alcohol-related collisions by age and gender – Non drinking drivers · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 62Table 10.08 – Drinking drivers involved in alcohol related collisions compared to all licensed drivers by age · · · · · · · · · 63Table 10.09 – Victims injured in alcohol related collisions by victim age and road user class · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 64Table 10.10 – Victims killed in alcohol related collisions by victim age and road user class · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 65Table 10.11 – Victims injured in alcohol-related collisions in drinking drivers’ vehicles by victim age and road user class (or

where pedestrian was drinking) · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 66Figure 10.06 – Victims injured in alcohol related collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 67Figure 10.07 – Victims killed in alcohol related collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 67Table 10.12 – Victims killed in alcohol-related collisions in drinking drivers’ vehicles by victim age and road user class (or

where pedestrian was drinking) · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 68Table 10.13 – Victims injured by victim age and road user class for victims not in drinking driver’s vehicle

in alcohol related collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 69Table 10.14 – Victims killed by victim age and road user class for victims not in drinking driver’s vehicle · · · · · · · · · · 70

SECTION 11 – Speed Related Collisions in 2005 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 71Table 11.01 – Speed related collisions and victims by month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 72Figure 11.01 – Speed related collisions and victims by month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 72Table 11.02 – Speed related injury collisions by speeding factors and month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 73Table 11.03 – Victims in speed related collisions by speeding factors and month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 73Table 11.04 – Speed related injury collisions by day of week and hour of collision · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 74Table 11.05 – Speed related fatal collisions by day of week and by hour of collisions· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 75Figure 11.02 – Speed related collisions and victims by collision hour · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 76Figure 11.03 – Speed related collisions and victims by day of week · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 76Table 11.06 – Age and gender of speeding drivers involved in speed related collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 77Table 11.07 – Age and gender of non-speeding drivers involved in speed related collisions· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 77Figure 11.04 – Speeding drivers involved in speed related collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 78Figure 11.05 – Drivers not in speeding vehicles involved in speed related collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 78Table 11.08 – Licensed drivers and drivers involved in speed related collisions (speeding drivers only) by age · · · · · · · · 79Table 11.09 – Victims injured by victim age and road user class in speed related collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 80Table 11.10 – Victims killed by victim age and road user class in speed related collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 81Table 11.11 – Victims injured in speeding vehicles by victim age and road user class· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 82Table 11.12 – Victims killed in speeding vehicles by victim age and road user class · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 83Figure 11.06 – Victims injured in speed related collisions in/not in speeding vehicles· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 84Figure 11.07 – Victims killed in speed related collisions in/not in speeding vehicles · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 84Table 11.13 – Victims injured in speed related collisions by victim age and road user class not in speeding vehicles · · · · · 85Table 11.14 – Victims killed in speed related collisions by victim age and road user class not in speeding vehicles · · · · · · 86Table 11.15 – Speed related collisions by speed limit and road jurisdiction – City/Municipal street· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 86Table 11.16 – Speed related collisions by speed limit and road jurisdiction – Provincial highway · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 87Table 11.17 – Speed related collisions by speed limit and road jurisdiction – Rural road · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 87

SECTION 12 – Motorcycles in 2005 Collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 89Table 12.01 – Motorcycle collisions and victims by month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 90Figure 12.01 – Motorcycle collisions and victims by month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 90Table 12.02 – Contributing factors in motorcycle collisions – Motorcycle driver factors only: By number of collisions · · · · 91Table 12.03 – Contributing factors in motorcycle collisions – Other driver factors only: By number of collisions · · · · · · · 91Table 12.04 – Motorcycle collisions by primary collision occurrence · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 92Table 12.05 – Pre-collision action by collision type in motorcycle collisions: Motorcycle drivers· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 92Table 12.06 – Pre-collision action by collision type in motorcycle collisions: Other drivers· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 92Table 12.07 – Collision location by collision type in motorcycle collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 92Table 12.08 – Motorcycle collisions by roadway surface condition · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 93

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Table 12.09 – Motorcycle collisions by lighting condition · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 93Table 12.10 – Motorcycle collisions by weather condition · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 93Table 12.11 – Motorcycle collisions by collision hour · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 93Table 12.12 – Motorcycle collisions by driver age – Motorcycle drivers only · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 94Table 12.13 – Motorcycle collisions by driver age – Other driver involved · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 94Figure 12.02 – Drivers involved in motorcycle collisions by age group – Motorcycle drivers only · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 95Figure 12.03 – Drivers involved in motorcycle collisions by age group – Other drivers involved · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 95Table 12.14 – Motorcycle drivers and passengers injured and killed by helmet use and location of injury · · · · · · · · · · · 96Table 12.15 – Motorcycle drivers and passengers injured and killed by helmet usage and injury type· · · · · · · · · · · · · · 97Figure 12.04 – Percent of victims with head injury among helmeted and non-helmeted motorcycle drivers and passengers · · 98Figure 12.05 – Killed victims as a proportion of total casualties by helmet usage · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 98Table 12.16 – Helmet usage by motorcycle drivers and passengers · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 98

SECTION 13 – Pedestrians in 2005 Collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 99Table 13.01 – Pedestrian collisions and victims by month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 100Figure 13.01 – Pedestrian collisions and victims by month (includes both pedestrians and occupants

of involved motor vehicles) · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 100Table 13.02 – Pedestrian collisions by pedestrian action and pedestrian location · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 101Figure 13.02 – Pedestrian collisions by collision location· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 101Figure 13.03 – Pedestrian collisions by day of week · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 101Table 13.03 – Pedestrian injury collisions by day of week and hour of collision · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 102Table 13.04 – Pedestrian fatal collisions by day of week and hour of collision · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 103Table 13.05 – Pedestrian victims injured by age and gender · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 104Figure 13.04 – Pedestrians injured by gender and age group · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 104Figure 13.05 – Pedestrians killed by gender and age group · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 104Table 13.06 – Pedestrian victims killed by age and gender · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 105Table 13.07 – Contributing factors in pedestrian collisions – Pedestrian factors only: By number of collisions · · · · · · · · 105Table 13.08 – Contributing factors in pedestrian collisions – Other driver factors only: By number of collisions · · · · · · · 106Table 13.09 – Pedestrians injured and killed by location of injury · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 106Table 13.10 – Pedestrians injured and killed by type of injury · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 106Table 13.11 – Pedestrians injured and killed by age and pedestrian action · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 107

SECTION 14 – Bicycles in 2005 Collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 109Table 14.01 – Bicycle collisions and victims by month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 110Figure 14.01 – Bicycle collisions and victims by month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 110Table 14.02 – Contributing factors in bicycle collisions – Bicycle driver factors only · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 111Table 14.03 – Contributing factors in bicycle collisions– Other driver factors only · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 111Table 14.04 – Bicycle collisions by primary collision occurrence· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 112Table 14.05 – Pre-collision action by collision type in bicycle collisions – Bicycles only · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 112Table 14.06 – Pre-collision action by collision type in bicycle collisions – Other Vehicles · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 113Table 14.07 – Collision location of bicycle collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 113Table 14.08 – Bicycle collisions by roadway surface condition · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 113Table 14.09 – Bicycle collisions by lighting condition · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 114Table 14.10 – Bicycle collisions by weather condition · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 114Table 14.11 – Bicycle collisions by collision hour · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 114Table 14.12 – Bicycle drivers involved in collisions by age· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 115Table 14.13 – Bicycle drivers injured in bicycle collisions by age and gender · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 115Figure 14.02 – Bicycle drivers injured in bicycle collisions by age and gender · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 116Table 14.14 – Bicycle drivers killed by age and gender in bicycle collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 116Figure 14.03 – Percent of victims with head injury among helmeted and non-helmeted bicycle drivers in collisions · · · · · 116Table 14.15 – Bicycle drivers injured and killed by helmet usage and location of injury · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 116

SECTION 15 – Commercial Vehicles in 2005 Collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 117Table 15.01 – Commercial vehicle collisions and victims by month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 118Figure 15.01 – Commercial vehicle collisions and victims by month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 118Table 15.02 – Contributing factors in commercial vehicle collisions – Commercial vehicle driver factors only:

By number of collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 119Figure 15.02 – Top five contributing factors in commercial vehicle collisions

(commercial vehicle driver factors only) as a percentage of total commercial vehicle collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 119

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Table 15.03 – Contributing factors in commercial vehicle collisions – Other driver factors only: By number of collisions · · 120Figure 15.03 – Top five contributing factors in commercial vehicle collisions (other driver factors only)

as a percentage of total commercial vehicle collisions· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 120Table 15.04 – Vehicle factors in commercial vehicle collisions: Commercial vehicle factors only · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 120Table 15.05 – Number of commercial vehicles involved in collisions by vehicle type · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 121

Table 15.06 – Commercial vehicle collisions by primary collision occurrence · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 121Table 15.07 – Collision location of commercial vehicle collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 121Table 15.08 – BC driver licence class of commercial vehicle drivers by vehicle type: injury collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · 122Table 15.09 – BC driver licence class of commercial vehicle drivers by vehicle type: fatal collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · 122Table 15.10 – Emergency vehicle, taxi and school bus collisions by month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 123Table 15.11 – Victims in emergency vehicle, taxi and school bus collisions by month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 123Table 15.12 – Contributing factors in emergency vehicle collisions – Emergency vehicle driver factors only: By number of

collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 124Table 15.13 – Contributing factors in emergency vehicle collisions – Other vehicle driver factors only: By number of collisions

· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 124Table 15.14 – Contributing factors in taxi collisions – Taxi driver factors only: By number of collisions · · · · · · · · · · · 125Table 15.15 – Contributing factors in taxi collisions – Other vehicle driver factors only: By number of collisions · · · · · · 125Table 15.16 – Contributing factors in school bus collisions – School bus driver factors only: By number of collisions · · · · 126Table 15.17 – Contributing factors in school bus collisions – Other vehicle driver factors only: By number of collisions · · · 126Table 15.18 – Emergency vehicle, taxi and school bus collisions by primary collision occurrence· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 127

SECTION 16 – Heavy Commercial Vehicles in 2005 Collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 129Table 16.01 – Heavy Commercial vehicle collisions and victims by month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 130Figure 16.01 – Heavy commercial vehicle collisions and victims by month · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 130Figure 16.02 – Top five contributing factors in heavy commercial vehicle collisions:

Heavy commercial vehicle driver factors only· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 130Table 16.02 – Contributing factors in heavy commercial vehicle collisions – Heavy Commercial vehicle driver

factors only: By number of collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 131

Table 16.03 – Contributing factors in heavy commercial vehicle collisions – Other driver factors only: By number of collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 131

Figure 16.03 – Top five contributing factors in heavy commercial vehicle collisions:Other vehicle driver factors only· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 132

Table 16.04 – Vehicle factors in heavy commercial vehicle collisions: Heavy commercial vehicles only · · · · · · · · · · · 132Table 16.05 – Heavy commercial vehicle collisions by primary collision occurrence · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 132Table 16.06 – Collision location of heavy commercial vehicle collisions · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 132Table 16.07 – Heavy commercial vehicle collisions by roadway surface condition· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 133Table 16.08 – Heavy commercial vehicle collisions by lighting condition · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 133Table 16.09 – Heavy commercial vehicle collisions by weather condition · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 133Table 16.10 – Driver age in heavy commercial vehicle collisions:Heavy commercial vehicle drivers only · · · · · · · · · · 133Table 16.11 – BC driver licence class of heavy commercial vehicle drivers by vehicle type: Injury collisions· · · · · · · · · 134Table 16.12 – BC driver licence class of heavy commercial vehicle drivers by vehicle type: Fatal collisions · · · · · · · · · 134

SECTION 17 – Police Jurisdiction Reports · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 135Table 17.01 – Collisions by police jurisdiction in Southeast District (RCMP) · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 135Table 17.02 – Victims by police jurisdiction in Southeast District (RCMP) · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 135Table 17.03 – Collisions by police jurisdiction North District (RCMP)· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 136Table 17.04 – Victims by police jurisdiction in North District (RCMP) · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 136Table 17.05 – Collisions by police jurisdiction in Lower Mainland District (RCMP) · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 137Table 17.06 – Victims by police jurisdiction in Lower Mainland District (RCMP) · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 137Table 17.07 – Collisions by police jurisdiction in Island District (RCMP) · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 138Table 17.08 – Victims by police jurisdiction in Island District (RCMP) · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 138Table 17.09 – Collisions by police jurisdiction – Indpendent Forces · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 139Table 17.10 – Victims by police jurisdiction – Independent Forces· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 139Table 17.11 – Collisions by police jurisdiction – Other Forces and Locations · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 140Table 17.12 – Victims by police jurisdiction – Other Forces and Locations · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 140Table 17.13 – Collisions by police jurisdiction – First Nation Police Forces · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 140Table 17.14 – Victims by police jurisdiction – First Nation Police Forces · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 140

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Traffic Accident System IntroductionOverview

British Columbia’s Traffic Accident System compiles andmaintains information on all traffic collisions in the provincereported to the police. Traffic collision information is used todetermine collision trends over time and to identify problemfactors (e.g., driver, vehicle, environmental). The informationsupports road safety programs and enforcement campaigns suchas CounterAttack and Operation Impact. It is used to evaluateprovincial road safety initiatives for monitoring of commercialvehicle collision trends and commercial vehicle safetyprograms; for identification of highway locations which mayrequire improvement; for highway planning; and for guiding the development of new policies and programs to reduce thefrequency and severity of collisions in the province.

Data extracted from the system are used in planning andresearch by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia(ICBC), provincial government ministries and by the federalgovernment. The Ministry of Transportation and municipalengineering departments across the province rely on trafficcollision data to assist in the planning, design and improvementof roads and highways. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police(RCMP) and municipal police forces may also use the data toassist in determining law enforcement priorities and locations totarget traffic enforcement.

Data collection and processing

Motor vehicle collisions are reportable in British Columbia ifthey result in personal injury or death or aggregate propertydamage in excess of $1,000 ($600 for a motorcycle). Thedamage level thresholds were amended on January 1, 1991 from a previous level of $400. A driver is required to report acollision to police within 24 hours of occurrence (48 hours ifthe collision occurred outside a municipality).

The Traffic Accident Police Investigation Report (MV6020,formerly known as MV104) is completed by a police officer oremployee. When a police officer attends a collision, the reportis most often completed at the scene. In many policejurisdictions, the police do not attend all reportable collisions; in

the case of unattended collisions, a driver is required to reportthe collision to a police station if it meets the injury or aggregate damage criteria. These collision reports are referred to as“unattended” or “self-reports.” Several police jurisdictions nolonger accept self-reports at the counter, with the result thatthese “reportable” collisions do not get recorded and are lost tothe system. In most cases, these are non-injury collisions. Thepolice forward completed MV6020s to the ICBC office inVictoria. ICBC staff review and microfilm the forms and thenenter the data into an Oracle database.

In 1996, significant changes took place in police reporting ofcollisions. Many police agencies changed their standards orpractices for collision reporting, thus resulting in fewer reported collisions overall, in particular those involving property damage only or minor injury. A few jurisdictions even suspended thesubmission of all MV104s to MVB/ICBC. Such changesrendered year to year comparisons of annual collision statisticsuntenable. By January 1999, all police jurisdictions hadresumed full submission of completed collision reports,although police attendance at collisions has remained wellbelow pre-1996 levels. The reporting level appears to havestabilised since 1999.

This publication

In order to maintain this report as a reliable source of annualcollisions statistics, information provided includes onlypolice-attended personal injury and fatal collisions. Thedecision to exclude property damage only collisions andunattended collisions was due to the changes in collisionreporting standards and practices by the police, as well as thelack of accuracy of self-reported collisions. Following thepractice of reports for the past several years, the 2005 AnnualTraffic Collision Statistics Report has been based onpolice-reported injury and fatal collisions only.

Since the annual collision frequencies have stabilized in the past several years, some sections in this report now include a 5-yearsummary bar chart to demonstrate the changes in the five yearperiod.

The number of fatal collisions and fatalities in British Columbia since 1996 are currently underreview and will be updated to reflect the most accurate information available. The fatal collisioncounts reported in Table 1.01 and Figure 1.01 are based on police reports entered in the database to date. As soon as updated counts are finalized a new table will be published.

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Insurance Corporation of British Columbia Road Safety Research P.O. Box 3750 Victoria, British Columbia V8W 3Y5

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This publication is based on data extracted from the TrafficAccident System on November 15, 2006. Due to the dynamicnature of the database, all numbers reported in this publicationmay be subject to changes over time.

Further Information

We hope that this publication will provide you with the answersyou are seeking about collisions in British Columbia. The

ultimate goal is to increase public awareness of the importanceof safe driving and to contribute to improved traffic safety onBritish Columbia’s roads and highways. Better informationleads to better solutions.

GlossaryAbility Impaired by AlcoholThe police officer has evidence that alcohol impaired theindividual’s driving ability. The level of impairment will bereflected in the fact the individual received a 24 hour suspension or was charged with impaired driving.

Ability Impaired by DrugsThe police officer has evidence that drugs impaired theindividual’s driving ability. The level of impairment will bereflected in the fact the individual received a 24 hour suspension or was charged with impaired driving.

Ability Impaired by MedicationThe police officer has evidence that medication impaired theindividual’s driving ability. This is used when a person hastaken medication legally for medicinal purposes. The level ofimpairment will be reflected in the fact the individual received a 24 hour suspension or was charged with impaired driving.

Advisory Speed ZoneThis speed is posted as an “advisory” change to the overallPosted/Not Posted Speed Limit that is always in effect. e.g. atsharp curves.

Air BagInflatable safety device usually stored in vehicle dashboard orsteering wheel/column. Upon impact, bag is released andinflated to cushion vehicle occupants and prevent serious injury.

Alcohol SuspectedThe police officer has some evidence to suspect the individualmay have consumed alcohol but does not have enough evidence to prove impairment. The driver is not given a 24 hoursuspension or charged with impaired driving.

A.T.V.All Terrain Vehicle: any type of vehicle propelled by motorizedpower and capable of travel on or off a highway as defined inthe HIGHWAY ACT and that is designated as an All TerrainVehicle by regulation under the ALL TERRAIN VEHICLEACT.

Bicycle“Cycle Bi/Tri” 2 or 3 wheeled, pedal driven vehicle.

Child RestraintFederally approved child safety seat.

CollisionThe encounter of a moving vehicle with another moving vehicle or with a fixed object. Reportable in British Columbia wheninjury or death occurs or when greater than $1,000 aggregateproperty damage is sustained; in the case of a motorcycle whengreater than $600 in damage is sustained.

Comb. Unit Truck/HeavyCombination Unit - Truck/Heavy: truck and trailer unit over10,900 kg.

Comb. Unit /Truck/LightCombination Unit - Truck/Light: truck and trailer unit, trailerunder 4,600 kg, and total not over 10,900 kg.

Comb. Unit Tractor TrailerCombination Unit - Tractor Trailer: tractor and semi-trailer unit, over 10,900 kg.

Comb. Unit Tractor/Trailer & PupCombination Unit - Tractor Trailer & Pup: tractor andsemi-trailer and pup trailer (pup = 4 wheel trailer).

Commercial VehicleA vehicle licensed as such under the COMMERCIALTRANSPORT ACT and used primarily for commercial/business purposes.

Communication/Video EquipmentThis includes any one or two way communication equipmentsuch as a cellular phone, C.B. Radio, Palm devices, computers,A.M./F.M. Radio/ tape deck/C.D. players and any videoequipment such as a DVD player, T.V., Mapping program.

ConstructionRoad maintenance, and/or construction on roadway whichcontributes to collision.

Contributing FactorThose circumstances or events that the attending police officerperceives to directly contribute to a traffic collision.

Drugs SuspectedThe police officer has some evidence to suspect the individualmay have consumed drugs but does not have enough evidenceto prove impairment. The driver is not given a 24 hoursuspension or charged with impaired driving.

Fatal Collision Any motor vehicle or other road vehicle collision occurring on a 'public highway' as defined in the MOTOR VEHICLE ACTwhich results in fatal injuries to one or more persons and thesepersons are deceased within 30 days of the collision.

General Construction Vehicle Backhoe, bulldozer, crawler, digger, excavator, forklift, loader,mower, skidder, trencher.

Internal/External DistractionTo cause to turn away from the focus of driving. To divertattention away from driving.

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Log Truck & Pole TrailerTractor or Truck and Pole trailer. Used in combination to haullogs.

Mini VanA vehicle that is a van in body type and can be used as apassenger vehicle.

Minor InjuryClassified as abrasions, bruises, and lacerations and wasimmediately released from hospital (same day).

Modified VehicleA vehicle which deviates from the manufacturer’sspecifications.

MopedVehicle capable of being operated by pedals and is equippedwith a motor under 50 cc (any class driver’s licence or specialclass 6). Moped on flat surface not to exceed 50 km/h underpower.

Motor VehicleA mechanically or electrically powered device not operatedupon rails, upon which or by which any person or property maybe transported or drawn upon a highway.

Excludes: devices used solely to move persons or propertywithin the confines of a building and its premises, such as anelectric baggage or mail truck used solely within an industrialplant. The exclusion does not apply if these devices are in usedoutside the confines of a building and its environs.

Obstruction/debrisDebris on travelled portion of roadway which contributes to atraffic collision.

Oversize VehicleA vehicle more than 12.5 metres in length with width greaterthan 2.6 metres, and height greater than 4.15 metres.

Off HighwayPrivate place, field, bush, etc., All Terrain Vehicles on privateroad indicated by signs. Distinguished from Ran off/lefthighway (see below).

Panel VanA vehicle that is a van in body type that is designed or usedprimarily for the transportation of property within a closedcontainer.

Power BicycleA power-assisted bicycle requires the use of pedals, and themotor is only permitted to provide assistance to the rider. These vehicles are classed as limited speed motorcycles. Both gas and battery powered models are available.

Ran off/Left HighwayWhere a vehicle travelling on a roadway, in the course of anaccident, leaves the roadway.

Road Construction VehicleGrader, paver, roller.

Safety EquipmentSeatbelts, motorcycle helmets, airbags, child restraints.

Safety Equipment UsedThis field is defined as the type of safety equipment that avehicle occupant was using at the time of an accident. Dataorigin: Safety equipment is found on the MV6020 in the All

Involved section, column #12.

Serious InjuryClassified as victim required stay “overnight at hospital.”

Single Unit Truck/HeavySingle Unit Truck/Heavy: single unit truck over 10,900 kg.

Single Unit Truck/Light (Pickup Truck)Single Unit Truck/Light: single unit truck up to 10,900 kg.

Special Speed ZoneThis speed is posted as a “special” change to the overallPosted/Not Posted Speed Limit that is always in effect. i.e., atconstruction zones.

Speed ZoneThe primary speed limit on section of roadway where a collision occurred.

Sport Utility VehicleOtherwise known as an SUV, a sport utility vehicle is a stationwagon by body style but is identified as an SUV by themanufacturer.

TrailerA vehicle that is at any time drawn upon a highway by a motorvehicle

Trailers include: All trailers 700 kg GVW or less including tar kettles, mixers,welders, toolsheds, towing dollies, and so on.

Recreation type trailers - tent, camper, travel, or other similardesign in excess of 700 kg GVW.

House trailers designed, constructed and equipped for humanhabitation or occupancy including use for industrial,professional, or commercial purposes in excess of 700 kg GVW.

Trailers designed to carry recreational equipment for personaluse.

All trailers excess of 700 kg GVW designed to transport freight, lumber or other goods regardless of whether the goods are forresale or for private use or used for commercial purposesincluding:

Þ a dolly when pulled unattached from a trailer box (pup trailer),

Þ a welder, compressor, or trailer of a similar design,

Þ a flatdeck, high boy, van, or other semi trailer,

Þ a tool shed,

Þ a pole, pipe, or other similar type of trailer,

Þ a trailer pulled by a “Farm Truck.”

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Trailers do not include: an implement of husbandry, a side car attached to a motorcycle, or a disabled motor vehiclethat is towed by a tow car.

Note: Commercial and Non-Commercial trailers are not distinguished from each

other on the Traffic Accident Report.

VehicleA device in, upon, or by which a person or thing is, or may betransported or drawn upon a highway, except a device designedto be moved by human power or used exclusively uponstationary rails or tracks. Bicycles are included with vehicleswhen a collision involves a bicycle and a motor vehicle.

Windows ObstructedAny window in a vehicle that obstructed the driver’s visionbecause of items like window stickers, foggy or frosty windowsor similar window related obstructions that prevented a clearview.

5th Wheel TrailerA 5th wheel Trailer is connected to the towing vehicle with aplate and pin not to be confused with a trailer connected to thetowing vehicle with a ball and chain.

Note: This section has been updated with definitions from the Traffic Accident

Reporting Police Procedures Manual, revised February, 2005.

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Summary Statistics & Historical Trends SECTION 1Reporting

Police-reported collisions do not include all reportable collisions in the province. This is particularly the case since 1996 whenmajor changes in police reporting occurred. Police in somemunicipalities began to attend only collisions of a more seriousnature and some discontinued accepting self-reports at thecounter. These changes have had a profound impact on the total number of collisions recorded in the BC traffic collisiondatabase. The numbers of reported collisions (property damageonly and personal injury) have been underreported from 1995on. From 1996 to 1998, some fatal collisions may also havegone unreported.

From 1995 to 1996, total reported collisions dropped by 19%(from 93,490 to 75,288). From 1996 to 1997, they fell by afurther 37% (to 47,495). During these years, a handful of police jurisdictions ceased to submit collisions report forms altogether. Fortunately, from 1999, the police reporting level has stabilisedand all police jurisdictions submit completed MV6020 forms.

The long-term traffic collision trends were also affected by anofficial reporting level change that occurred on January 1, 1991. On that date the minimum reporting levels for property damageonly traffic collisions were increased from $400 to $1,000 forvehicles, and to $600 for motorcycles. As a result, there weremore than 55,000 fewer property damage only collisionsreported in 1991 than in the previous year. Official criteria forpersonal injury and fatal collision reporting have not changed.

To illustrate trends in reporting, this chapter shows allcollisions in the database, including property damage onlyand self-reports. In all other chapters of this book, all tables and graphs refer to police-attended injury and fatalcollisions only.

Summary Statistics

Collisions*

In 2005, 50,573 traffic collisions were reported. There were20,370 injury collisions and 406 fatal collisions. Of allcollisions, 44,809 (88.6%) were attended by police.

Fatalities*

The total reported number of fatally injured victims was 460, thirty more than in 2004.

On average a fatality occurred every 19.0 hours in 2005.

Injuries*

The number of people reported injured in 2005 was 28,752compared to 29,201 in 2004. On average, 79 people werereported injured each day in 2005.

Drivers Licensed

In 2005, there were 2,912,935 actively licensed drivers holdinga BC driver’s licence. This number includes 1,498,356 malesand 1,412,065 females. Note that the definition of licenseddriver has been changed to include only active licensed drivers. Driver counts reported prior to the 1999 publication cannot becompared with the counts reported in the current publication. In 2004, there were 2,861,244 actively licensed drivers.

Vehicles Licensed

In 2005, there were 3,653,939 licensed vehicles, an increase ofabout 2.7% over 2004.

Note: * Collision and victim counts are updated for 2001 to 2004. Therefore

they may be different than were stated in 2004 edition.

2 British Columbia Collision Statistics - police attended injury and fatal collisions

SECTION 1 – Summary Statistics & Historical Trends

Table 1.01 – Long term traffic collision and casualty statistics

Collisions Victims

Year Property Damage Only Injury Fatal Total Injured Killed Total

1986 83,902 28,623 514 113,039 40,378 599 40,977

1987 84,630 29,194 542 114,366 41,291 622 41,913

1988 101,277 30,935 535 132,747 44,161 615 44,776

1989 111,300 33,062 491 144,853 47,471 587 48,058

1990 122,291 35,073 567 157,931 50,569 654 51,223

1991 66,563 32,975 463 100,001 47,383 537 47,920

1992 62,331 33,328 419 96,078 48,435 473 48,908

1993 60,984 32,393 442 93,819 46,952 512 47,464

1994 63,362 33,337 458 97,157 48,299 534 48,833

1995 60,398 32,681 411 93,490 47,474 493 47,967

1996 47,783 27,145 357 75,285 40,201 407 40,608

1997 26,094 21,079 340 47,513 31,544 390 31,934

1998 22,115 19,975 367 42,457 29,948 421 30,369

1999 20,998 20,003 377 41,378 30,028 415 30,443

2000 22,255 20,019 378 42,652 29,939 423 30,362

2001 25,318 20,218 371 45,907 29,655 416 30,071

2002 27,159 20,117 410 47,686 29,374 466 29,840

2003 28,595 20,940 402 49,937 30,797 450 31,247

2004 28,803 20,305 398 49,506 29,201 430 29,631

2005 29,797 20,370 406 50,573 28,752 460 29,212

Note:

1) This table is based on total reported collisions, both police attended and unattended.

2) Numbers for 2001 to 2004 are updated.

3) On January 1, 1991, the minimum reporting level for property damage collisions was increased from $400 to $1,000. This has significantly reduced the number of accidents reported in 1991.

Figure 1.01 – Twenty year reported traffic fatality trend: 1986 – 2005

Fatality Trend: 1986 – 2005

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Figure 1.02 – Ten year reported collision trend: 1996 – 2005

Note: Graph is based on total reported collisions, both police attended and unattended.

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Table 1.02 – Summary statistics: Collisions and victims 1

% Change2

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 02 –01 03 – 02 04 – 03 05 – 04

Collisions

Property Damage Only 25,318 27,159 28,595 28,803 29,797 7.27% 5.29% 0.73% 3.45%

Injury 20,218 20,117 20,940 20,305 20,370 -0.50% 4.09% -3.03% 0.32%

Fatal 371 410 402 398 406 10.51% -1.95% -1.00% 2.01%

Total Reported Collisions 45,907 47,686 49,937 49,506 50,573 3.88% 4.72% -0.86% 2.16%

Victims

Number of Persons Injured 29,655 29,374 30,797 29,201 28,752 -0.95% 4.84% -5.18% -1.54%

Number of Persons Killed 416 466 450 430 460 12.02% -3.43% -4.44% 6.98%

Total Victims 30,071 29,840 31,247 29,631 29,212 -0.77% 4.72% -5.17% -1.41%

Note:

1) This table is based on total reported collisions, both police attended and unattended.

2) The percentage change may reflect changes in number of collisions reported by the police, as well as the change in actual number of collisions which occurred.



Table 1.03 – Summary population statistics: BC population, drivers and vehicles

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 01- 00 02- 01 03- 02 04- 03 05- 04

B.C. Population 4,058,000 4,095,000 4,115,000 4,152,000 4,196,000 4,257,000 0.91% 0.49% 0.90% 1.06% 1.45%

Drivers Licensed

Male Drivers 1,427,966 1,433,313 1,445,571 1,462,778 1,474,654 1,498,356 0.37% 0.86% 1.19% 0.81% 1.61%

Female Drivers 1,323,730 1,337,719 1,357,120 1,372,550 1,384,110 1,412,065 1.06% 1.45% 1.14% 0.84% 2.02%

Unknown 152 148 136 2,322 2,480 2,514

Total 2,751,848 2,771,180 2,802,827 2,837,650 2,861,244 2,912,935 0.70% 1.14% 1.24% 0.83% 1.81%

Vehicles Licensed

Passenger Vehicles 2,154,071 2,191,564 2,241,717 2,279,356 2,321,288 2,374,924 1.74% 2.29% 1.68% 1.84% 2.31%

Commercial Vehicles 747,951 744,854 747,827 751,665 760,042 775,981 -0.41% 0.40% 0.51% 1.11% 2.10%

Trailers 363,467 370,976 379,535 386,286 400,512 419,816 2.07% 2.31% 1.78% 3.68% 4.82%

Motorcycles 60,934 66,071 69,136 73,258 77,670 83,218 8.43% 4.64% 5.96% 6.02% 7.14%

Total 3,326,423 3,373,465 3,438,215 3,490,565 3,559,512 3,653,939 1.41% 1.92% 1.52% 1.98% 2.65%

Notes:

1) B.C. population estimates are based on population projection as of July 1, 2005 by Statistics Canada.

2) Driver counts from publications prior to 1999 can not be compared with the revised driver counts shown above.

3) Starting from 2003, the active driver count was obtained from Business Information Warehouse. Prior to 2003, the count was obtained from

Driver Licensing System data extract.

4) Licensed vehicles were those that had an active policy during 2005, including duplicate counts of vehicles that were licensed more than once during the year.

Table 1.04 – Reported collisions by police attendance: 1996 – 2005

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Police Attended Collisions

Property Damage Only 22,619 18,001 17,494 17,208 18,381 20,445 22,526 23,866 24,179 25,104

Injury 20,856 18,373 18,008 18,206 18,233 18,347 18,581 19,541 19,072 19,302

Fatal 356 339 367 376 377 369 410 402 397 403

Total attended collisions 43,831 36,713 35,869 35,790 36,991 39,161 41,517 43,809 43,648 44,809

Police Unattended Collisions

Property Damage Only 25,164 8,093 4,621 3,790 3,874 4,873 4,633 4,729 4,624 4,693

Injury 6,289 2,706 1,967 1,797 1,786 1,871 1,536 1,399 1,233 1,068

Fatal 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 3

Total unattended collisions 31,454 10,800 6,588 5,588 5,661 6,746 6,169 6,128 5,858 5,764

Total Fatal Collisions 357 340 367 377 378 371 410 402 398 406

Total Collisions 75,285 47,513 42,457 41,378 42,652 45,907 47,686 49,937 49,506 50,573

Total Victims 40,608 31,934 30,369 30,443 30,362 30,071 29,840 31,247 29,631 29,212

Note: Collisions which are neither attended by police nor driver self-reported do not get recorded in the database.


Summary Statistics & Historical Trends–SECTION 1

Figure 1.03 – Property damage only collisions by police attendance

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Figure 1.04 – Injury collisions by police attendance

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Figure 1.05 – Total number of collisions by police attendance

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Total unattended collisions


Time of Occurrence in 2005 Collisions SECTION 2The highest number of reported casualty collisions (thoseinvolving injury or fatality) occurred in December of 2005(1,910 collisions). The lowest number of casualty collisions(1,364) occurred in February of 2005.

The highest casualty (persons injured and killed) count alsooccurred in December of 2005 (2,720 casualties). The lowestcount occurred in February of 2005 (1,870). However, January had the lowest daily average count. December also experienced the highest number of fatalities (53), and February had thelowest (28).

As in previous years, more casualty collisions happened onFriday than on any other day of the week (16.1% ). Next

highest was Saturday (15.2%). Sunday had the fewest casualtycollisions (12.9%).

The greatest number of injury collisions occurred between thehours of 3 pm and 4 pm in 2005 (7.6% of all personal injurycollisions). Close to 28.1% of all injury collisions occurredbetween 3 pm and 7 pm (i.e. the evening rush hour).

The highest number of fatal collisions happened between 4 pmand 5 pm in 2005 (7.6% of all fatal collisions).

Victims in collisions during the holiday periods in 2005 madeup about 8.1% of the total casualties in police attendedcollisions. Remembrance Day weekend recorded the highestnumber of casualties including 303 injured and 6 killed.


SECTION 2 – Time of Occurrence in 2005 Collisions

Figure 2.02 Distribution of casualty collisions and victims by day of week

Sun

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Number of Collisions/Victims

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Table 2.01 – Collisions and victims by month Collisions Victims

Month Injury Fatal Total Injured Killed Total

January 1,344 29 1,373 1,841 32 1,873

February 1,340 24 1,364 1,842 28 1,870

March 1,369 28 1,397 1,964 31 1,995

April 1,486 41 1,527 2,091 45 2,136

May 1,626 29 1,655 2,316 34 2,350

June 1,640 32 1,672 2,383 43 2,426

July 1,782 31 1,813 2,614 33 2,647

August 1,730 38 1,768 2,533 43 2,576

September 1,613 39 1,652 2,264 47 2,311

October 1,720 37 1,757 2,468 38 2,506

November 1,791 29 1,820 2,489 33 2,522

December 1,861 49 1,910 2,667 53 2,720

Total 19,302 406 19,708 27,472 460 27,932

Figure 2.01 – Distribution of casualty collisions and victims by month

May

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Table 2.02 – Collisions and victims by day of week Collisions Victims

Day of Week Injury Fatal Total Injured Killed Total

Sunday 2,490 54 2,544 3,688 66 3,754

Monday 2,558 53 2,611 3,606 63 3,669

Tuesday 2,772 47 2,819 3,851 50 3,901

Wednesday 2,644 56 2,700 3,689 62 3,751

Thursday 2,803 66 2,869 3,862 72 3,934

Friday 3,125 54 3,179 4,435 58 4,493

Saturday 2,910 76 2,986 4,341 89 4,430

Total 19,302 406 19,708 27,472 460 27,932

Table 2.03 – Collisions and victims by collision hour Collisions Victims

Hour Injury Fatal Total Injured Killed Total

0000-0059 434 19 453 636 21 657

0100-0159 370 15 385 523 18 541

0200-0259 384 14 398 576 14 590

0300-0359 268 10 278 364 15 379

0400-0459 236 14 250 322 15 337

0500-0559 249 11 260 357 12 369

0600-0659 459 10 469 635 12 647

0700-0759 633 13 646 871 14 885

0800-0859 876 14 890 1174 14 1,188

0900-0959 809 17 826 1070 18 1,088

1000-1059 815 15 830 1144 16 1,160

1100-1159 1025 19 1,044 1485 25 1,510

1200-1259 1129 21 1,150 1610 24 1,634

1300-1359 1111 18 1,129 1550 18 1,568

1400-1459 1212 20 1,232 1755 23 1,778

1500-1559 1477 17 1,494 2127 17 2,144

1600-1659 1454 31 1,485 2135 35 2,170

1700-1759 1383 19 1,402 1922 23 1,945

1800-1859 1110 15 1,125 1567 16 1,583

1900-1959 939 9 948 1370 9 1,379

2000-2059 700 29 729 1026 37 1,063

2100-2159 686 9 695 984 9 993

2200-2259 620 18 638 927 23 950

2300-2359 530 21 551 806 24 830

Unknown 393 8 401 536 8 544

Total 19,302 406 19,708 27,472 460 27,932



Figure 2.03 – Distribution of casualty collisions and victims by collision hour

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Table 2.04 – Victims in 2005 holiday collisions

Holiday Period Injured Killed Total

Easter (March 24 to March 28) 302 6 308

Victoria Day (May 20 to May 23) 276 4 280

Canada Day (June 30 to July 3) 286 6 292

B.C. Day (July 29 to August 1) 277 2 279

Labour Day (September 2 to September 5) 247 10 257

Thanksgiving (October 7 to October 10) 207 3 210

Remembrance Day (November 10 to November 13) 303 6 309

Christmas (December 24 to December 26) 238 4 242

New Years 05/06 (December 30 to January 2) 252 7 259

Total 2,388 48 2,436

Note: Holiday periods are calculated from 1800 of the first day to 2400 of the

last day. For example, Easter holiday period was calculated starting from 1800 on

March 24 to 2400 on March 28. Some holidays may occur on a weekend one year

but not on a weekend in other years. This will affect year to year comparisons.


Contributing Factors in 2005 Collisions SECTION 3The BC traffic accident database recognizes that a collision isoften the result of an interaction of events or situations. Contributing factors are those circumstances, events orbehaviours that the attending police officer judges to contributeto a traffic collision.

Procedure for reporting contributing factors

In this document all contributing factors assigned to drivers arereflected in the presentation of the data. The report does notdifferentiate between whether the factors are listed as first,second, third or fourth. For example, a collision could resultfrom a combination of “ability impaired by alcohol” (factor 1),“driving too fast for conditions” (factor 2) “road condition”(factor 3) and “headlights defective” (factor 4) on the part ofDriver 1 and “failure to yield right of way” (factor 1) and “roadintersection design” (factor 2) assigned to Driver 2. This totalssix different contributing factors assigned to the same collisionand represents the complete information available from theTraffic Accident System on the role of contributing factors inthat collision. Tables 3.01 to 3.05 and Figures 3.01 to 3.04present the number of factors in 2005 collisions.

In addition to the tables and graphs that consider factors, tablesthat display the same data in terms of collisions are alsopresented. These include Tables 3.06 and 3.07 and Figure 3.05and 3.06. These tables and figures display the number ofcollisions in which a contributing factor was present and not thetotal number of occurrences of that factor. For example, if“impaired by alcohol” was a factor assigned to both drivers inthe same collision, in these tables, it would be counted just oncefor that collision. If at least one driver was also assigned asecond factor (e.g., exceeding speed limit), the collision wouldbe counted again under “speeding”. To demonstrate thedifference between counting factors and counting collisions, wecan see that the contributing factor, “driver inattentive” was

recorded in 6,835 collisions (Table 3.06); however, there were7,222 occurrences of “driver inattentive” in the database (Table3.02). In other words, 7,222 drivers involved in collisions werenoted as having been “driver inattentive”. Those same 7,222drivers were involved in 6,835 collisions because somecollisions involved more than one inattentive driver.

Contributing factors summary

In 2005, 37,206 contributing factors were attributed to 19,708reported casualty collisions.

Of all contributing factors assigned to collisions during 2005,82.2% involved human action or condition; 16.1% were relatedto environmental conditions; 1.7% involved vehicle condition.

The top five most frequently reported contributing factors in2005 injury collisions (as a percentage of total injury collisions)were, in order of magnitude:

(1) Driver inattentive (34.7%); (2) Speeding (20.2%); (3) Driver error/confusion (18.4%); (4) Failing to yield to the right of way (17.2%); (5) Alcohol (11.7%).

The top five most frequently reported contributing factors in2005 fatal collisions (as a percentage of total fatal collisions)were, in order of magnitude:

(1) Speeding (36.7%); (2) Alcohol (27.1%); (3) Driver inattentive (24.4%); (4) Driver error/Confusion (14.8%); (5) Driving on wrong side of road (12.3%).

Note: a) Speeding includes Exceeding speed limit, Excessive speed over

40km/hr, and Driving too fast for conditions; b) Alcohol includes Alcoholsuspected and ability impaired by alcohol.


SECTION 3 – Contributing Factors in 2005 Collisions

Figure 3.02 – Top five human action contributing factorsin casualty collisions

Driver Error

Fail to Yield

Follow too Closely

Ignore Traffic Device21.56

20.17

18.59

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Figure 3.01 – Top five human condition contributing factorsin casulalty collisions

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Table 3.01 – Frequency of contributing factors 1

in collisions by category Contributing Factor Total % of Total

Category Injury Fatal Factors Factors

Human Action 18,383 413 18,796 50.52

Human Condition 11,496 297 11,793 31.70

Environmental Condition 5,843 142 5,985 16.09

Vehicle Factor 607 25 632 1.70

Total 36,329 877 37,206 100%

Note: There were 37,206 contributing factors attributed to 19,708 police attended

casualty collisions in 2005. 'Frequency' represents the total number of

occurrences of the contributing factors, not the number of collisions in which

the contributing factors were present.


Contributing Factors in 2005 Collisions – SECTION 3

Table 3.03 – Frequency of human action factors 1

in injury and fatal collisions% of

Human

Human Action % of all

Action Factors Injury Fatal Total Factors Factors2

Exceeding Speed Limit 1,357 92 1,449 – –

Speeding Excessive Speed3 190 21 211 – –

Driving too Fast for Conditions 2,333 60 2,393 – –

Speeding Total 3,880 173 4,053 21.56 10.89

Driver Error/Confusion 3,731 61 3,792 20.17 10.19

Failing to Yield Right of Way 3,454 41 3,495 18.59 9.39

Following too Closely 2,223 1 2,224 11.83 5.98

Ignoring Traffic Control Device 1,466 20 1,486 7.91 3.99

Improper Turning 989 8 997 5.30 2.68

Driving on Wrong Side of Road 585 50 635 3.38 1.71

Avoiding Veh/Ped/Cycle 441 14 455 2.42 1.22

Pedestrian Error/Confusion 428 19 447 2.38 1.20

Improper Passing 358 12 370 1.97 0.99

Cutting In 342 6 348 1.85 0.94

Backing Unsafely 224 4 228 1.21 0.61

Failing to Signal 82 1 83 0.44 0.22

Ignoring Officer/Flagman/Guard 71 0 71 0.38 0.19

Use of Comunication/Video Equipment 55 1 56 0.30 0.15

Failure to Secure Stopped Vehicle 54 2 56 0.30 0.15

Total 18,383 413 18,796 100% 50.52%

Note:

1) There were 37,206 contributing factors attributed to 19,708 police attended




2) "All factors" refers to all four categories of contributing factors (see Table 3.01).

In other words, "Percent of All Factors" shows the percentage each "Human

Action Factor" accounted for across all four categories of contributing factors.

3) "Excessive Speed" means driving 40 km/h or more over the speed limit.

Table 3.02 – Frequency of human condition factors 1


Human % of

Human Condition All

Condition Factor Injury Fatal Total Factors Factors2

Driver Inattentive 7,120 102 7,222 51.13 19.41

Alcohol Ability Impaired by Alcohol 1,125 42 1,167 – –

Alcohol Suspected 1,091 73 1,164 – –

Alcohol Total 2,216 115 2,331 16.50 6.27

Driver Internal/External Distraction 609 10 619 4.38 1.66

Fell Asleep 501 22 523 3.70 1.41

Extreme Fatigue 241 8 249 1.76 0.67

Drugs Suspected 226 13 239 1.69 0.64

Illness 194 5 199 1.41 0.53

Unconscious 144 5 149 1.05 0.40

Ability Impaired by Drugs 101 7 108 0.76 0.29

Physical Disability 66 8 74 0.52 0.20

Ability Impaired by Medication 69 1 70 0.50 0.19

Deceased Prior to Collision 9 1 10 0.07 0.03

Total 11,496 297 14,124 83% 31.70%

Note:






In other words, "Percent of All Factors" shows the percentage each "Human

Condition Factor" accounted for across all four categories of contributing factors.



Table 3.04 – Frequency of environmental factors 1


Environ-

Environmental mental % of all

Factors Injury Fatal Total Factors Factors2

Road Condition (Ice/Snow/Slush/Water) 2,368 70 2,438 40.74 6.55

Weather(Fog/Sleet/Rain/Snow) 1,655 36 1,691 28.25 4.54

Wild Animal 468 1 469 7.84 1.26

Sunlight Glare 312 6 318 5.31 0.85

Site Line Obstruction 241 9 250 4.18 0.67

Road/Intersection Design 218 5 223 3.73 0.60

Obstruction/Debris on Road 176 1 177 2.96 0.48

Previous Traffic Collision 104 11 115 1.92 0.31

Domestic Animal 92 0 92 1.54 0.25

Roadway Surface Defects 77 1 78 1.30 0.21

Defective/Inoperative Traffic Control Device 39 1 40 0.67 0.11

Roadside Hazard 38 0 38 0.63 0.10

Artificial Glare 35 1 36 0.60 0.10

Insufficient Worksite/Construction Traffic Control 20 0 20 0.33 0.05

Total 5,843 142 5,985 100% 16.09%

Note:






In other words, "Percent of All Factors" shows the percentage each "Environmental

Factor" accounted for across all four categories of contributing factors.

Figure 3.03 – Top five environmental factors in casualty collisions

40.74

28.25

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Table 3.05 – Frequency of vehicle condition factors 1 in injury

and fatal collisions% of

Vehicle Vehicle % of all

Condition Factors Injury Fatal Total Factors Factors2

Defective Tires 184 10 194 30.70 0.52

Defective Brakes 117 4 121 19.15 0.33

Defective Headlights 40 3 43 6.80 0.12

Windows Obstructed 39 3 42 6.65 0.11

Defective Steering 38 0 38 6.01 0.10

Defective Engine 35 1 36 5.70 0.10

Insecure Load 30 2 32 5.06 0.09

No Driver 29 1 30 4.75 0.08

Defective Accelerator 29 0 29 4.59 0.08

Trailer Brakes out of Adjustment/Inoperative 11 0 11 1.74 0.03

Oversize Vehicle 9 1 10 1.58 0.03

Illegal Vehicle Modifications 10 0 10 1.58 0.03

Defective Suspension 9 0 9 1.42 0.02

Defective Turn Signals 8 0 8 1.27 0.02

Defective Windshield 8 0 8 1.27 0.02

Defective Brakelights 7 0 7 1.11 0.02

Defective Tow Hitch 2 0 2 0.32 0.01

Dangerous Goods 2 0 2 0.32 0.01

Total 607 25 632 100% 1.70%

Note:






In other words, "Percent of All Factors" shows the percentage each "Vehicle

Condition Factor" accounted for across all four categories of contributing factors.

Figure 3.04 – Top five vehicle condition factors in casualty collisions

Defective Headlights

Windows Obstructed

Defective Steering

30.70

19.15

6.80 6.65 6.01

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Percent of Total Vehicle Factors



Figure 3.05 – Top ten contributing factors in collisions by percentage of total collisions

Ignore Traffic Device

Injury collisions for text

34.9%

19.7%

18.5%

17.4%

11.4%

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0%

Driver Inattentive

Speeding

Fail to Yield

Driver Error

Alcohol

Road Condition

Follow too Closely

Weather

Ignore Traffic Device

Table 3.06 – Contributing factors in collisions inorder of magnitude: By number of collisions

% of

Total

Contributing Factors Injury Fatal Total Collisions

Driver Inattentive 6,736 99 6,835 34.68

Exceeding Speed Limit 1,340 92 – –

Speeding Driving too Fast for Conditions 2,284 57 – –

Excessive Speed 185 21 – –

Speeding Total 3,809 170 3,979 20.19

Driver Error/Confusion 3,573 60 3,633 18.43

Failing to Yield Right of Way 3,355 40 3,395 17.23

Alcohol Alcohol Suspected 1,084 70 – –

Ability Impaired by Alcohol 1,113 40 – –

Alcohol Total 2,197 110 2,307 11.71

Road Condition (Ice/Snow/Slush/Water) 2,105 48 2,153 10.92

Following too Closely 2,008 1 2,009 10.19

Weather(Fog/Sleet/Rain/Snow) 1,420 30 1,450 7.36

Ignoring Traffic Control Device 1,421 20 1,441 7.31

Improper Turning 980 8 988 5.01

Driving on Wrong Side of Road 576 50 626 3.18

Driver Internal/External Distraction 590 10 600 3.04

Fell Asleep 500 22 522 2.65

Wild Animal 453 1 454 2.30

Pedestrian Error/Confusion 398 18 416 2.11

Avoiding Veh/Ped/Cycle 406 10 416 2.11

Improper Passing 354 12 366 1.86

Cutting In 331 6 337 1.71

Sunlight Glare 293 6 299 1.52

Extreme Fatigue 239 8 247 1.25

Drugs Suspected 225 13 238 1.21

Backing Unsafely 224 4 228 1.16

Site Line Obstruction 199 5 204 1.04

Illness 193 5 198 1.00

Defective Tires 184 10 194 0.98

Road/Intersection Design 180 4 184 0.93

Obstruction/Debris on Road 154 1 155 0.79

Unconscious 144 5 149 0.76

Defective Brakes 116 4 120 0.61

Ability Impaired by Drugs 101 7 108 0.55

Other 2,870 79 2,949 14.96

Unknown 1,317 34 1,351 6.86

Note:

1) "Collisions" represents the number of collisions in which the contributing factor

was present, not the total number of occurrences of the contributing factor. Some double

counting of collisions will occur in the data presented in this table. For example, a two

vehicle collision involving a speeding driver and a second driver operating under

the influence of alcohol will be counted above as both a speed related collision, and

as an alcohol related collision. 'Percent of Total' represents the number of collisions

with the factor as a percentage of total police-attended collisions (i.e. 19,708) recorded

in British Columbia during 2005. Due to multiple occurrences of factors in a single collision,

Percent of Total Collisions' does not add up to 100.

2) "Other" includes specified factors with less than 100 occurrences plus unspecified other.




Table 3.07 – Contributing factors in fatal collisionsin order of magnitude: By number of collisions

% of

Total Fatal

Contributing Factors Fatal Collisions

Exceeding Speed Limit 92 –

Speed Driving too Fast for Conditions 57 –

Excessive Speed 21 –

Speeding Total 149 36.70

Alcohol Alcohol Suspected 70 –

Ability Impaired by Alcohol 40 –

Alcohol Total 110 27.09

Driver Inattentive 99 24.38

Driver Error/Confusion 60 14.78

Driving on Wrong Side of Road 50 12.32

Road Condition (Ice/Snow/Slush/Water) 48 11.82

Failing to Yield Right of Way 40 9.85

Weather(Fog/Sleet/Rain/Snow) 30 7.39

Fell Asleep 22 5.42

Ignoring Traffic Control Device 20 4.93

Pedestrian Error/Confusion 18 4.43

Drugs Suspected 13 3.20

Improper Passing 12 2.96

Avoiding Veh/Ped/Cycle 10 2.46

Defective Tires 10 2.46

Driver Internal/External Distraction 10 2.46

Extreme Fatigue 8 1.97

Physical Disability 8 1.97

Improper Turning 8 1.97

Ability Impaired by Drugs 7 1.72

Cutting In 6 1.48

Sunlight Glare 6 1.48

Illness 5 1.23

Unconscious 5 1.23

Site Line Obstruction 5 1.23

Other 86 21.18

Unknown 34 8.37

Note:

1) "Collisions" represents the number of collisions in which the contributing factor

was present, not the total number of occurrences of the contributing factor. Some double

counting of collisions will occur in the data presented in this table. For example, a two

vehicle fatal collision involving a speeding driver and a second driver operating under

the influence of alcohol will be counted above as both a fatal speed related collision, and

as a fatal alcohol related collision. 'Percent of Total' represents the number of collisions

with the factor as a percentage of total police-attended fatal collisions (i.e. 406) recorded in

British Columbia during 2005. Due to multiple occurrences of factors in a single collision,

Percent of Total Fatal Collisions' does not add up to 100.



Figure 3.06 – Top five contributing factors in fatalcollisions by percentage of total fatal collisions

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0%

Speeding

Alcohol

Driver Inattentive

Driver Error

Driving on Wrong Side


Victims in 2005 Collisions SECTION 4In 2005, the number of persons killed in police-attended trafficcollisions in British Columbia was 460. The number of personsreported injured in police attended collisions was 27,472.

Male victims made up 53.5% of all casualties (persons injuredor killed), compared to previous year’s 53.3%. Females madeup 46.0%, while the remaining 0.5% was unidentified as togender.

Of all fatally injured victims in 2005, 68.9% were male (312victims), and 30.9% (142 victims) were female.

The distribution of fatally injured victims among the variousroad user class categories in 2005 was:

(1) Drivers (51.1%) (2) Passengers (21.3%) (3) Pedestrians (14.8%) (4) Bicycle drivers (1.5%)

(5) Motorcycle Drivers (9.6%) (6) Motorcycle Passengers (0.7%) (7) Other (0.9%) (8) Unknown/Other (0.2%)

Of all persons reported injured in 2005, 14.4% were betweenthe ages of 16 and 20, compared to 15.8% in 2004. There were 13.1% between the ages of 21 and 25, slightly higher than in2004 (12.9%). The proportion of victims aged 6 to 15 was4.9% (compared to 5.3% in 2004) and 1.2% for those aged 5and under.

Of all persons killed in 2005, 9.6% were between the ages of 16 and 20, (compared to 10.5% in 2004); 11.3% were between theages of 21 and 25, almost the same as in 2004. The proportionof victims aged 6 to 15 was 1.5% in 2005. The number ofchildren killed aged five and under was 3 (0.7%).


SECTION 4 – Victims in 2005 Collisions

Table 4.01 – Victims injured by road user class and monthBicycle Bicycle Motorcycle Motorcycle Total % of

Month Driver Passenger Hanging on Pedestrian Driver Passenger Driver Passenger Other Unknown Victims Total

January 1,136 506 4 149 34 4 2 0 4 2 1,841 6.70

February 1,123 481 4 163 43 2 20 0 5 1 1,842 6.71

March 1,165 557 2 128 63 7 33 1 5 3 1,964 7.15

April 1,231 530 3 129 92 2 87 8 5 4 2,091 7.61

May 1,266 643 3 146 103 1 134 11 5 4 2,316 8.43

June 1,376 633 4 120 114 3 113 9 6 5 2,383 8.67

July 1,355 795 6 132 117 2 177 18 8 4 2,614 9.52

August 1,330 744 3 121 116 0 186 21 8 4 2,533 9.22

September 1,263 566 4 151 120 2 144 8 2 4 2,264 8.24

October 1,424 687 1 190 97 1 49 3 10 6 2,468 8.98

November 1,521 650 2 197 75 2 34 1 4 3 2,489 9.06

December 1,567 800 2 231 44 1 15 0 3 4 2,667 9.71

Total 15,757 7,592 38 1,857 1,018 27 994 80 65 44 27,472 100%

Figure 4.01 Classification of Injured Victims by Road User Class

Injured Victims 27,472 (100%)

Bicyclists 1,045 (3.8%)

Vehicle Occupants 23,387 (85.1%)

Pedestrians 1,857 (6.8%)

Unknown/Other 109 (0.4%)

Motorcyclists 1,074 (3.9%)

Bicycle Drivers 1,018

Bicycle Passengers

27

Vehicle Drivers 15,757

Vehicle Passengers

7,592

Hanging On Outside

38

Motorcycle Drivers

994

Motorcycle Passengers

80


Victims in 2005 Collisions – SECTION 4

Table 4.02 – Victims killed by road user class and month Bicycle Motorcycle Motorcycle Total % of

Month Driver Passenger Pedestrian Driver Driver Passenger Other Unknown Victims Total

January 17 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 32 6.96

February 16 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 28 6.09

March 17 3 5 0 5 1 0 0 31 6.74

April 22 10 7 1 4 0 1 0 45 9.78

May 14 6 4 0 9 0 1 0 34 7.39

June 15 16 5 1 4 1 1 0 43 9.35

July 19 7 2 0 5 0 0 0 33 7.17

August 18 14 5 1 5 0 0 0 43 9.35

September 24 6 7 0 9 1 0 0 47 10.22

October 20 6 6 2 3 0 1 0 38 8.26

November 19 4 8 2 0 0 0 0 33 7.17

December 34 11 7 0 0 0 0 1 53 11.52

Total 235 98 68 7 44 3 4 1 460 100%

Figure 4.02 Classification of Victims Killed by Road User Class

Victims Killed 460 (100%)

Bicyclists 7 (1.5%)

Vehicle Occupants 333 (72.4%)

Pedestrians 68 (14.8%)

Unknown/Other 5 (1.1%)

Motorcyclists 47 (10.3%)

Bicycle Drivers

7

Bicycle Passengers

0

Vehicle Drivers

235

Vehicle Passengers

98

Hanging On Outside

0

Motorcycle Drivers

44

Motorcycle Passengers

3



Table 4.03 – Victims injured by road user class and ageVictim Bicycle Bicycle Motorcycle Motorcycle Total % of

Age Driver Passenger Hanging on Pedestrian Driver Passenger Driver Passenger Other Unknown Victims Total

1 0 43 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 50 0.18

2 0 55 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 0.21

3 0 49 0 10 1 1 0 0 1 0 62 0.23

4 0 55 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 62 0.23

5 0 72 0 9 3 0 0 0 1 0 85 0.31

6 0 59 1 9 3 0 0 1 0 0 73 0.27

7 0 81 0 11 7 0 0 0 1 0 100 0.36

8 0 88 0 8 13 0 0 0 0 0 109 0.40

9 0 97 1 18 6 0 0 1 0 0 123 0.45

10 1 92 0 13 8 1 1 1 0 0 117 0.43

11 0 72 0 23 17 0 0 0 0 0 112 0.41

12 0 79 0 13 21 2 1 0 1 0 117 0.43

13 1 88 0 24 21 0 2 0 0 0 136 0.50

14 6 122 1 33 36 2 0 2 0 2 204 0.74

15 11 170 3 43 28 1 7 1 0 1 265 0.96

16 79 258 0 38 24 1 9 1 1 1 412 1.50

17 377 290 2 48 23 2 8 1 1 0 752 2.74

18 523 307 0 55 29 0 11 0 2 2 929 3.38

19 567 336 1 38 24 0 14 2 2 2 986 3.59

20 511 274 0 43 24 0 36 1 0 0 889 3.24

21 538 254 0 42 26 0 34 2 3 2 901 3.28

22 448 209 2 35 23 1 32 2 2 0 754 2.74

23 461 210 1 26 25 0 31 5 2 0 761 2.77

24 370 165 2 35 18 0 33 1 2 1 627 2.28

25 336 158 1 33 19 0 16 2 0 2 567 2.06

26-30 1,626 560 4 129 92 1 123 5 7 4 2,551 9.29

31-35 1,495 425 2 125 99 3 99 8 5 4 2,265 8.24

36-40 1,567 366 3 133 113 3 120 7 4 3 2,319 8.44

41-45 1,665 386 1 121 98 1 104 9 3 1 2,389 8.70

46-50 1,350 341 7 115 61 4 116 9 4 5 2,012 7.32

51-55 1,129 297 4 103 47 1 98 8 3 1 1,691 6.16

56-60 903 223 0 93 34 0 46 7 2 1 1,309 4.76

61-65 516 201 0 59 25 1 24 1 1 2 830 3.02

66-70 369 149 0 62 14 1 17 0 2 4 618 2.25

71-75 288 135 0 58 11 0 7 0 2 0 501 1.82

76-80 313 138 0 63 6 0 2 0 0 0 522 1.90

81-85 161 85 0 42 1 0 0 0 0 2 291 1.06

86-90 62 27 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 114 0.41

91-95 9 9 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 32 0.12

96+ 2 1 0 13 3 0 0 0 1 0 20 0.07

Unknown 73 566 1 82 14 1 3 3 11 2 756 2.75

Total 15,757 7,592 38 1,857 1,018 27 994 80 65 44 27,472 100%

Note: Age 1 includes victims less than 12 months of age.



Table 4.04 – Victims killed by road user class and ageVictim Bicycle Motorcycle Motorcycle % of

Age Driver Passenger Pedestrian Driver Driver Passenger Other Unknown Total Total

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.22

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.22

5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.22

9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.22

11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.22

12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.22

14 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.43

15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.43

16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.43

17 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.39

18 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 11 2.39

19 9 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.04

20 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.39

21 12 6 1 1 3 0 0 0 23 5.00

22 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 12 2.61

23 7 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 15 3.26

24 5 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 14 3.04

25 9 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 16 3.48

26-30 21 9 1 0 5 1 0 0 37 8.04

31-35 20 5 6 0 3 0 1 0 35 7.61

36-40 8 4 3 1 2 1 1 0 20 4.35

41-45 19 6 4 1 4 0 0 0 34 7.39

46-50 24 4 7 0 7 0 0 0 42 9.13

51-55 12 4 5 0 2 0 0 0 23 5.00

56-60 16 4 3 0 1 0 0 1 25 5.43

61-65 10 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 22 4.78

66-70 7 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 12 2.61

71-75 10 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 16 3.48

76-80 8 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 16 3.48

81-85 8 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.70

86-90 3 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.39

91-95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.87

Unknown 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.52

Total 235 98 68 7 44 3 4 1 460 100%



Table 4.05 – Victims Injured by age and genderVictim

Age Male Female Unknown Total

1 29 21 0 50

2 30 29 0 59

3 36 26 0 62

4 29 33 0 62

5 45 40 0 85

6 42 31 0 73

7 60 40 0 100

8 61 48 0 109

9 70 53 0 123

10 59 58 0 117

11 49 63 0 112

12 60 57 0 117

13 69 67 0 136

14 94 109 1 204

15 122 143 0 265

16 204 208 0 412

17 383 368 1 752

18 523 406 0 929

19 550 436 0 986

20 494 395 0 889

21 522 379 0 901

22 426 328 0 754

23 423 336 2 761

24 333 294 0 627

25 312 254 1 567

26-30 1,446 1,104 1 2,551

31-35 1,221 1,043 1 2,265

36-40 1,290 1,029 0 2,319

41-45 1,282 1,107 0 2,389

46-50 1,067 945 0 2,012

51-55 860 830 1 1,691

56-60 715 594 0 1,309

61-65 420 410 0 830

66-70 328 289 1 618

71-75 256 245 0 501

76-80 252 269 1 522

81-85 125 166 0 291

86-90 53 61 0 114

91-95 14 18 0 32

95+ 9 7 4 20

Unknown 263 373 120 756

Total 14,626 12,712 134 27,472

Figure 4.03 – Number of injured victims by age and gender

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

Under 16 16 – 25 26 – 35 36 – 45 46 – 55 56+

Male Female



Table 4.06 – Victims killed by age and genderVictim

Age Male Female Unknown Total

1 0 1 0 1

3 1 0 0 1

5 1 0 0 1

9 0 1 0 1

11 1 0 0 1

12 1 0 0 1

14 2 0 0 2

15 2 0 0 2

16 1 1 0 2

17 8 3 0 11

18 8 3 0 11

19 8 6 0 14

20 5 6 0 11

21 18 5 0 23

22 10 2 0 12

23 10 5 0 15

24 13 1 0 14

25 14 2 0 16

26-30 25 12 0 37

31-35 25 10 0 35

36-40 15 5 0 20

41-45 22 12 0 34

46-50 30 12 0 42

51-55 17 6 0 23

56-60 19 6 0 25

61-65 10 12 0 22

66-70 8 4 0 12

71-75 12 4 0 16

76-80 9 7 0 16

81-85 12 5 0 17

86-90 5 6 0 11

91-95 0 4 0 4

Unkn 5 1 1 7

Total 317 142 1 460

Figure 4.04 – Number of victims killed by age and gender

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Under 16 16 – 25 26 – 35 36 – 45 46 – 55 56+

Male Female

Table 4.07 – Injury class and injury statusInjury Class Injured Killed Total % of Total

Minor 18,610 0 18,610 66.6

Serious 2,328 0 2,328 8.3

Unknown 6,530 0 6,530 23.4

Not Applicable 4 460 464 1.7

Total 27,472 460 27,932 100%

Note: Injury class was a new attribute implemented on March 1, 2004.

This field is meant for victims only. Of 27,472 injured victims,

20,938 were assigned an injury class. Unknown refers to injured

victims whose injury class was not specified. Not applicable should be

used for fatally injured victims only.



Table 4.08 – Location of most severe injury and injury type (fatal and non-fatal injuries) Elbow Knee/

Face/ Shoulder Lower Abdomen Hip/Upper Lower Entire

Injury Type Head Nose Eye Neck Chest Back Upper Arm Arm/Hand Pelvis Leg Leg/foot Body Unknown Total

Whiplash 401 33 19 5779 234 1471 229 23 33 24 50 194 135 8,625

Bruises 892 297 27 578 1181 700 772 612 342 464 1117 245 125 7,352

Abrasion 664 348 38 222 149 136 182 513 60 81 433 74 73 2,973

Lacerations 782 392 36 50 26 31 52 346 27 28 168 56 19 2,013

Fracture 135 65 2 47 188 75 161 248 101 146 389 189 14 1,760

Bleeding 537 369 15 37 41 22 35 178 28 10 73 94 22 1,461

Concussion 519 7 0 51 20 8 8 0 4 2 6 29 3 657

Dislocation 1 6 0 11 5 28 108 32 4 13 37 6 5 256

Burns 2 9 1 6 4 5 4 9 2 1 4 12 1 60

Amputations 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 4 1 7 6 5 40

Drowning 3 0 0 11 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 5 8 31

Unknown 201 43 11 341 185 243 104 92 61 57 139 85 829 2,391

Other 29 4 1 39 38 39 10 13 24 9 22 35 50 313

Total 4,173 1,575 150 7,172 2,072 2,760 1,665 2,074 691 836 2,445 1,030 1,289 27,932

Note: Injury type was recorded by the attending police officer and may not be confirmed by medical examination. Non-observable injuries may be based on victim's testimony only.

Table 4.10 – Victims by injury typeInjury Type Injured Killed Total

Whiplash 8,622 3 8,625

Bruises 7,339 13 7,352

Abrasion 2,967 6 2,973

Lacerations 1,993 20 2,013

Fracture 1,570 190 1,760

Bleeding 1,364 97 1,461

Concussion 631 26 657

Dislocation 252 4 256

Burns 50 10 60

Amputations 29 11 40

Drowning 25 6 31

Other 272 41 313

Unknown 2,358 33 2,391

Total 27,472 460 27,932

Note: Injury type was determined by the attending police officer and

may not always be confirmed by medical examination.

Table 4.09 – Victims by location of most severe injuryInjury Location Injured Killed Total

Neck 7,154 18 7,172

Head 4,020 153 4,173

Back 2,760 0 2,760

Knee/Lower Leg/Foot 2,443 2 2,445

Elbow/Lower Arm/Hand 2,073 1 2,074

Chest 2,028 44 2,072

Shoulder/Upper Arm 1,665 0 1,665

Face/Nose 1,572 3 1,575

Entire Body 832 198 1,030

Hip/Upper Leg 833 3 836

Abdomen/Pelvis 671 20 691

Eye 150 0 150

Unknown 1,271 18 1,289

Total 27,472 460 27,932


Motor Vehicle Drivers in 2005 Collisions SECTION 5Drivers licensed and valid to operate in British Columbiatotalled 2,912,935 at the end of 2005. The number of driverslicensed in 2005 showed an increase of 1.8% over the previousyear.

Driver counts from prior to 1999 publications cannot becompared with the revised driver counts in this chapter. Drivercounts are calculated using the active driver definition. Anactive licensed driver is one who holds a valid BC photo licence (including a Learner or Novice licence). To be valid the licence must not be suspended, cancelled or expired on the date ofinterest.

There were 32,775 drivers involved in injury or fatal collisionsin 2005. Certain age groups are over-represented in trafficcollisions. However, note that these comparisons do not takeinto account differences in the amount of driving done bydifferent age groups. In general, the oldest and youngest agegroups drive less than the mid-age group.

Young drivers (16 to 20) made up only 6.5% of all licenseddrivers in 2005, but they accounted for 11.9% of all driversinvolved in 2005 collisions.

Older age groups are more likely to be under-represented inboth the total driver population and the population of driversinvolved in collisions. Drivers over 50 made up 36.9% of thetotal driver population in 2005, and comprised 24.7% of driversinvolved in collisions.

Finally, drivers between the ages of 21 and 50 made up 56.6%of the total driver population in 2005. They accounted for60.9% of drivers involved in collisions.

More males were involved in collisions than females in almostall age categories.

Among BC drivers with known licence class involved in injurycollisions, 75.2% (21, 947) of those drivers held a Class 5licence, 5.6% (1,647) held a Class 1 licence and 13.7% (3,998)held a Class 7 Learner or Novice class.

Among BC drivers with known licence class involved in fatalcollisions, 70.0% (357) held a Class 5, 14.1% (77) held a Class1 and 11.7% (59) held a Class 7 licence. Note that a minimumof 10% of drivers involved in fatal collisions in BC werelicensed from out-of-province.

Licensed Driv er Population By Age

16 - 20

6.5%

51+

36.9%

21 - 50

56.6%

Driv ers inv olv ed in 2005 Collisions by Age

Under 16,

0.2%

16 - 20,

11.9%

21 - 50,

60.9%

51+, 24.7%


SECTION 5 – Motor Vehicle Drivers in 2005 Collisions

Table 5.01 – Comparison of licensed drivers and drivers involved in injury and fatal collisions by age

# of Drivers % of Total

% of Total Involved in Drivers Involved

Licensed Driver Injury and in Injury and

Driver Age Drivers1Population Fatal Collisions Fatal Collisions2

Under 16 0 0 48 0.15

16 26,087 0.90 170 0.52

17 37,248 1.28 735 2.24

18 39,137 1.34 992 3.03

19 41,853 1.44 1,009 3.08

20 43,894 1.51 1,000 3.05

21 45,487 1.56 1,006 3.07

22 44,630 1.53 864 2.64

23 46,250 1.59 871 2.66

24 46,490 1.60 772 2.36

25 46,904 1.61 685 2.09

26-30 234,396 8.05 3,113 9.50

31-35 257,900 8.85 3,032 9.25

36-40 281,660 9.67 3,257 9.94

41-45 326,352 11.20 3,466 10.58

46-50 318,579 10.94 2,907 8.87

51-55 284,771 9.78 2,495 7.61

56-60 244,485 8.39 1,887 5.76

61-65 176,405 6.06 1,139 3.48

66-70 131,449 4.51 797 2.43

71-75 106,732 3.66 672 2.05

76-80 76,445 2.62 611 1.86

81+ 55,760 1.91 485 1.48

Unknown 21 0.00 762 2.32

Total 2,912,935 100% 32,775 100%

Note:

1) Data source for active licensed drivers in 2005 was Business Information Warehouse.

2) Total number of collision involved drivers in the age group as a percentage of the total number of drivers involved in injury and fatal collisions.


Motor Vehicle Drivers in 2005 Collisions – SECTION 5

Table 5.02 – Age and gender of drivers involved in collisions Collision Type

Injury Fatal Total Drivers

Driver

Age Male Female Unknown Total Male Female Unknown Total Male Female Unknown Total

9 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

10 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2

12 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2

13 5 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 6

14 7 3 0 10 1 0 0 1 8 3 0 11

15 19 7 0 26 0 0 0 0 19 7 0 26

16 103 65 0 168 2 0 0 2 105 65 0 170

17 447 275 1 723 9 3 0 12 456 278 1 735

18 611 364 0 975 13 4 0 17 624 368 0 992

19 625 369 0 994 10 5 0 15 635 374 0 1,009

20 651 335 0 986 10 4 0 14 661 339 0 1,000

21 658 325 0 983 19 4 0 23 677 329 0 1,006

22 553 293 0 846 16 2 0 18 569 295 0 864

23 550 301 2 853 15 3 0 18 565 304 2 871

24 476 282 0 758 13 1 0 14 489 283 0 772

25 459 209 1 669 12 4 0 16 471 213 1 685

26-30 1,917 1,138 0 3,055 46 12 0 58 1,963 1,150 0 3,113

31-35 1,834 1,145 0 2,979 42 11 0 53 1,876 1,156 0 3,032

36-40 2,027 1,191 0 3,218 32 7 0 39 2,059 1,198 0 3,257

41-45 2,111 1,286 0 3,397 51 18 0 69 2,162 1,304 0 3,466

46-50 1,804 1,053 1 2,858 34 15 0 49 1,838 1,068 1 2,907

51-55 1,545 907 0 2,452 32 11 0 43 1,577 918 0 2,495

56-60 1,236 604 0 1,840 38 9 0 47 1,274 613 0 1,887

61-65 752 362 0 1,114 17 8 0 25 769 370 0 1,139

66-70 532 248 0 780 12 5 0 17 544 253 0 797

71-75 441 208 0 649 17 6 0 23 458 214 0 672

76-80 386 213 0 599 6 6 0 12 392 219 0 611

81-85 211 119 0 330 8 2 0 10 219 121 0 340

86-90 84 32 0 116 3 2 0 5 87 34 0 121

91-95 13 5 0 18 0 0 0 0 13 5 0 18

95+ 5 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 6

Unknown 11 3 738 752 0 0 10 10 11 3 748 762

Total 20,077 11,345 743 32,165 458 142 10 610 20,535 11,487 753 32,775

Note: Drivers in this table include all persons operating a motor vehicle, both licensed and unlicensed (including children).


SECTION 5 – Motor Vehicle Drivers in 2005 Collisions

Table 5.04 – BC driver license class by driver type: Drivers involved in fatal collisionsDriver Motorcycle Other

License Class Driver Driver Driver1Total

000228 1 0 29

100 50 0 0 50

160 20 2 0 22

200 1 0 0 1

300 8 0 0 8

340 1 0 0 1

346 1 0 0 1

360 1 1 0 2

400 7 0 0 7

460 2 0 0 2

500 290 9 0 299

560 31 27 0 58

700 54 5 0 59

997346 3 0 49

998418 1 3 22

Total 558 49 3 610

Note:

1) "Other Driver" refers to drivers of snow mobiles, road construction, mobile cranes etc.

2) Indicates 'No Class'. It includes out-of-province drivers.

3) Indicates 'Out-Of-Province' drivers.

4) Indicates 'Licence Class Unknown'. It includes out-of-province drivers.

5) "100" to "800" refers to driver license classes 1 to 8. "340", for example, is

a combination of class 3 and class 4.

Table 5.03 – BC driver license class by driver type: Drivers involved in injury collisionsDriver Motorcycle Other

License Class Driver Driver Driver1Total

0002626 50 0 676

100 1,222 9 0 1,231

160 350 66 0 416

200 112 0 0 112

230 71 1 0

236 34 6 0 40

260 18 4 0 22

300 253 2 0 255

340 49 0 0 49

346 20 2 0 22

360 92 15 0 107

400 767 7 0 774

460 97 27 0 124

500 19,596 184 0 19,780

560 1,656 511 0 2,167

600 3 1 0 4

700 3,961 37 0 3,998

800 0 2 0 2

99731,067 81 0 1,148

99841,096 36 34 1,166

Total 31,090 1,041 34 32,165

Note:

1) "Other Driver" refers to drivers of snow mobiles, road construction, mobile cranes etc.

2) Indicates 'No Class'. It includes out-of-province drivers.

3) Indicates 'Out-of-Province' drivers.

4) Indicates 'License Class Unknown'. It includes out-of-province drivers.

5) "100" to "800" refers to driver licence classes 1 to 8. "340", for example, is

a combination of class 3 and class 4.

Table 5.05 – Definitions of BC driver license classesClass Definition

100 Permits operation of any vehicle or combination of vehicles of any size or weight except a motorcycle.

200 Permits operation of any vehicle in unrestricted class 400 and class 500.

300 Permits operation of any vehicle in class 500, 3-axle or greater (no maximum towed gross vehicle weight), multi-axle mobile crane, combination vehicle

where towed vehicle does not exceed 4600 kg gross vehicle weight, combination vehicle without air brakes where the towed vehicle does exceed 4600 kg

gross vehicle weight.

400 Restricted class 400 permits operation of any motor vehicle described in class 500, ambulance, taxi, special vehicle (vehicle designed/modified to carry

maximum 10 persons).

500 Permits operation of any 2 axle motor vehicle (except bus, taxi, ambulance, etc), vehicle and all terrain cycle, construction vehicle (including 3-axle grader,

excluding 3-axle truck, mobile crane, truck mounted backhoe), 2-axle recovery vehicle (maximum towed vehicle 4600 kg).

600 Permits operation of motorcycles, scooters, limited speed motorcycles (mopeds, etc.), all terrain vehicles/cycles.

700 For a GLP novice driver, permits operation of any 2 axle motor vehicle (except bus, taxi, ambulance, etc.), motorhome (including 3-axle motorhome), limited

speed motorcycle, all terrain vehicle and all terrain cycle, construction vehicle (including 3-axle grader, excluding 3-axle truck, mobile crane, truck mounted

backhoe), 2-axle recovery vehicle (maximum towed vehicle 4600 kg).

800 For a GLP novice driver, permits operation of motorcycles, scooters, limited speed motorcycles (mopeds, etc.), all terrain vehicles/cycles.

Note: Driver class definitions are based on Driver Licensing System data dictionary.


Vehicles in 2005 Collisions SECTION 6 This section includes information on all types of vehiclesincluding bicycles, snowmobiles and other off-road vehicles,farm and construction vehicles and others (see Table 6.03 for acomplete list).

There were 34,668 vehicles involved in police-attended injuryand fatal collisions in 2005, compared to 34,548 vehicles during 2004. Note that if the same vehicle was involved in two ormore separate collisions in 2005, it would be counted each timeas if it were a different vehicle.

Passenger cars were by far the most frequently involvedvehicles in 2005 police attended casualty collisions, accounting

for 60.7% of all vehicles involved in collisions. A total of21,046 passenger cars were involved in 14,550 collisions.

Vehicles driven for personal use comprised 81.5% of thevehicles involved in police-attended casualty collisions. Vehicles used for commercial and business purposes accountedfor only 8.8% of the vehicles in collisions.

There were 158 stolen vehicles involved in collisions, 6 of them in fatal collisions.

Table 6.01 – Number of vehicles involved in collisions by month Total % of

Month Injury Fatal Vehicles Total

January 2,286 44 2,330 6.72

February 2,300 41 2,341 6.75

March 2,465 52 2,517 7.26

April 2,698 55 2,753 7.94

May 2,889 48 2,937 8.47

June 2,956 49 3,005 8.67

July 3,133 37 3,170 9.14

August 3,073 51 3,124 9.01

September 2,876 63 2,939 8.48

October 3,046 69 3,115 8.99

November 3,116 45 3,161 9.12

December 3,201 75 3,276 9.45

Total 34,039 629 34,668 100%

Note: Includes motor vehicles, bicycles, and miscellaneous

unclassified vehicle types.

Table 6.02 – Number of vehicles involved in collisions by vehicle use

% of

Vehicle Use Injury Fatal Total Total

Personal 27,802 465 28,267 81.54

Business/Commercial 2,946 118 3,064 8.84

Recreational 909 20 929 2.68

Parked 827 12 839 2.42

Taxi 259 2 261 0.75

Emergency 152 1 153 0.44

Government 58 2 60 0.17

Farm Use 31 1 32 0.09

Towing/Towed 16 0 16 0.05

Driver Training Facility 7 0 7 0.02

Military 2 0 2 0.01

Other 58 1 59 0.17

Unknown 972 7 979 2.82

Total 34,039 629 34,668 100%

Note: Includes motor vehicles, bicycles, and miscellaneous

unclassified vehicle types.


SECTION 6 – Vehicles in 2005 Collisions

Table 6.03 – Collisions by vehicle type Vehicle Type Injury Fatal Total

Passenger Car Only 14,326 224 14,550

Single Unit Truck/ Light (Pickup Truck) 3,998 102 4,100

Sport Utility Vehicle 2,357 55 2,412

Panel Van 4500 kg & under (Includes Mini Vans) 2,004 31 2,035

Bicycle 1,036 7 1,043

Motorcycle 933 42 975

Tractor Trailer* 402 37 439

Single Unit Truck/ Heavy* 362 13 375

Local Transit Bus 115 2 117

Light Truck/Trailer 84 3 87

Tractor Trailer & Pup* 73 9 82

Heavy Truck/Trailer* 78 3 81

Truck & Camper 80 1 81

Passenger Car & Trailer Only 73 1 74

Motor Home 67 4 71

Logging Truck & Pole Trailer* 62 7 69

Panel Van 4500 kg & under & Trailer 61 1 62

Sport utility Vehicle & Trailer 55 3 58

Moped/Power Bicycle(<50CC) 55 0 55

Combination Unit Truck/Pull Trailer/5th Wheel Trailer 49 1 50

Truck/ Camper & Trailer 45 1 46

Tow Truck 39 1 40

4 Wheel Drive Vehicle 19 3 22

School Bus 21 0 21

Intercity Bus 19 0 19

All-Terrain Cycle 12 4 16

General Construction 13 1 14

Trailer Only 8 2 10

Motor Home/Trailer 8 1 9

Trailer Bike 7 0 7

Farm Vehicle 3 1 4

Dune Buggy 3 0 3

Snow Mobile 1 1 2

Road Construction 2 0 2

Mini Bike 1 0 1

Mobile Crane 1 0 1

Other 71 4 75

Unknown 296 2 298

Total 26,839 567 27,406

Note:

1) * These vehicles are defined as weighing 10,900 kg or over.

2) Includes motor vehicles, bicycles, and miscellaneous unclassified

vehicle types.

3) The purpose of the above table is to illustrate the occurrences of particular

vehicle types in collisions. As the table is counting "collisions" rather than

"vehicles" (please see Table 6.04 for a vehicle count), some double counting

of collisions occurs in the data. For example, a two vehicle fatal collision

involving a passenger car and a logging truck will be counted above as

both a fatal passenger car collision, and a fatal logging truck collision.

Table 6.04 – Number of Vehicles involved in collisions by vehicle typeTotal % of

Vehicle type Injury Fatal Vehicles Total

Passenger Car Only 20,777 269 21,046 60.7

Single Unit Truck/ Light(Pickup Truck) 4,348 105 4,453 12.8

Sport Utility Vehicle 2,486 56 2,542 7.3

Panel Van 4500 kg & under (Includes Mini Vans) 2,142 32 2,174 6.3

Bicycle 1,047 7 1,054 3.0

Motorcycle 967 44 1,011 2.9

Tractor Trailer 422 45 467 1.3

Single Unit Truck/ Heavy 377 13 390 1.1

Local Transit Bus 115 2 117 0.3

Light Truck/Trailer 85 3 88 0.3

Truck & Camper 85 1 86 0.2

Tractor Trailer & Pup 75 9 84 0.2

Heavy Truck/Trailer 80 3 83 0.2

Passenger Car & Trailer Only 78 1 79 0.2

Log Truck & Pole Trailer 65 7 72 0.2

Motor Home 67 4 71 0.2

Panel Van 4500 kg & under & Trailer 65 1 66 0.2

Sport utility Vehicle & Trailer 58 3 61 0.2

Moped/Power Bicycle(<50CC) 56 0 56 0.2

Combination Unit Truck/Pull Trailer/5th Wheel Trailer 49 1 50 0.1

Truck/ Camper & Trailer 45 1 46 0.1

Tow Truck 39 1 40 0.1

4 Wheel Drive Vehicle 20 4 24 0.1

School Bus 22 0 22 0.1

Intercity Bus 19 0 19 0.1

All-Terrain Cycle 12 5 17 0.0

General Construction 13 1 14 0.0

Trailer Only 9 2 11 0.0

Motor Home/Trailer 8 1 9 0.0

Trailer Bike 7 0 7 0.0

Farm Vehicle 3 1 4 0.0

Dune Buggy 3 0 3 0.0

Snow Mobile 1 1 2 0.0

Road Construction 2 0 2 0.0

Mini Bike 1 0 1 0.0

Mobile Crane 1 0 1 0.0

Other 72 4 76 0.2

Unknown 318 2 320 0.9

Total 34,039 629 34,668 100%

Note: Includes motor vehicles, bicycles, and miscellaneous unclassified vehicle types.


Vehicles in 2005 Collisions – SECTION 6

Table 6.05 – Vehicles involved in collisions by vehicle use and typeVehicle Use

Bus/ Drv

Com- Train Recrea- Emer- Mili- Farm Towing

Vehicle Type Parked Personal mercial Facility tional gency tary Taxi Use Govt /Towed Other Ukn Total

Passenger Car Only 532 19,197 539 5 8 105 1 238 1 19 2 25 374 21,046

Single Unit Truck/ Light(Pickup Truck) 111 3,555 648 1 3 7 1 1 17 16 1 3 89 4,453

Sport Utility Vehicle 50 2,265 127 0 1 15 0 1 0 7 0 12 64 2,542

Panel Van 4500 kg & under (Includes Mini Vans) 56 1,589 434 0 2 7 0 16 1 5 1 4 59 2,174

Bicycle 0 194 2 0 803 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 51 1,054

Motorcycle 2 966 13 1 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1,011

Tractor Trailer 11 13 442 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 467

Single Unit Truck/ Heavy 16 75 282 0 0 5 0 0 3 3 1 0 5 390

Local Transit Bus 3 0 105 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 2 117

Light Truck/Trailer 4 36 42 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 88

Truck & Camper 3 69 9 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 86

Tractor Trailer & Pup 1 2 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 84

Heavy Truck/Trailer 4 2 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 83

Passenger Car & Trailer Only 1 58 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 79

Log Truck & Pole Trailer 2 1 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72

Motor Home 7 30 1 0 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 71

Panel Van 4500 kg & under & Trailer 3 23 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 66

Sport utility Vehicle & Trailer 1 52 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 61

Moped/Power Bicycle(<50CC) 0 49 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 56

Combination Unit Truck/Pull Trailer/5th Wheel Trailer 4 14 28 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50

Truck/ Camper & Trailer 2 30 12 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 46

Tow Truck 2 1 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 40

4 Wheel Drive Vehicle 0 4 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24

School Bus 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 22

Intercity Bus 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19

All-Terrain Cycle 0 2 0 0 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17

General Construction 1 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14

Trailer Only 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11

Motor Home/Trailer 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9

Trailer Bike 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

Farm Vehicle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4

Dune Buggy 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Snow Mobile 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Road Construction 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Mini Bike 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Mobile Crane 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Other 3 18 20 0 11 10 0 2 1 0 0 7 4 76

Unknown 10 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 289 320

Total 839 28,267 3,064 7 929 153 2 261 32 60 16 59 979 34,668


SECTION 6 – Vehicles in 2005 Collisions

Table 6.06 – Stolen vehicles in 2005 collisions by month

Month Injury Fatal Total

January 11 0 11

February 14 0 14

March 13 2 15

April 13 1 14

May 15 0 15

June 17 0 17

July 14 0 14

August 12 1 13

September 6 1 7

October 9 1 10

November 15 0 15

December 13 0 13

Total 152 6 158


Occupant Restraint Use in 2005 Collisions SECTION 7The use of seat belts by motor vehicle drivers and passengershas been mandatory in British Columbia since 1977. In March1985, child restraint legislation was passed, making itcompulsory for children 18 kg and under to be secured in anapproved child restraint.

In police-attended injury collisions where driver restraint usewas known, 89.8% of injured drivers were wearing a lap andharness (standard lap and shoulder belt assembly). Only 62.1%of drivers killed were wearing a lap and harness.

Among victims killed in passenger cars, 30.6% wereunrestrained whereas for victims killed in light trucks, 56.7%were unrestrained.

The tables and graphs in this section strongly indicate theeffectiveness of occupant restraints in reducing casualties. In2005, 79.2% of the drivers involved in casualty collisions whodid not use restraints were injured or killed, while 52.1% ofthose who used the standard lap and harness restraint systemwere injured or killed.

Similarly, among vehicle passengers involved in casualtycollisions, 66.3% of those not using a restraint were injured orkilled compared to 52.0% using the standard lap and harnessassembly. Among 809 passengers in child restraints, 183(22.6%) were injured and none was killed. Note that these datainclude only casualty collisions (those in which at least oneperson was killed or injured). Therefore the data do not address the overall effectiveness of safety devices in preventing injuryacross all levels of crash severity.

Statistics on occupants ejected from vehicles show that ejectioncarries a very high risk of injury or death. Among ejected orpartially ejected drivers, 32.7% were killed and another 62.0%were injured. Similarly, 13.2% of ejected or partially ejectedpassengers were killed and 82.5% were injured.

Table 7.01 – Type of restraint used by driversNot %

Safety Equipment Injured Injured Killed Total Total

Lap & Harness with no Air Bag Deployed 11,054 10,138 68 21,260 67.26

Lap & harness & Air Bag Deployed 1,200 3,047 58 4,305 13.62

Lap Belt Only 674 534 2 1,210 3.83

No Restraint Used 171 704 63 938 2.97

Air Bag Deployed (No Restraint Used) 48 177 9 234 0.74

Position Not Equipped 39 33 0 72 0.23

Restraint Inoperative/Broken 5 15 1 21 0.07

Misuse of Restraint 6 14 0 20 0.06

Misuse of Child Restraint 2 0 0 2 0.01

Child Restraint Used 1 0 0 1 0.00

Other 12 16 2 30 0.09

Unknown 2,429 1,060 29 3,518 11.13

Total 15,641 15,738 232 31,611 100%

Note: Excludes occupants of motorcycles, snowmobiles and bicycles.

Table 7.02 – Type of restraint used by passengersNot %

Safety Equipment Injured Injured Killed Total Total

Lap & Harness with no Air Bag Deployed 4,912 4,750 31 9,693 63.82

Lap & harness & Air Bag Deployed 423 982 13 1,418 9.34

Lap Belt Only 594 454 2 1,050 6.91

No Restraint Used 232 651 42 925 6.09

Child Restraint Used 626 183 0 809 5.33

Position Not Equipped 104 113 0 217 1.43

Air Bag Deployed(No Restraint Used) 15 55 1 71 0.47

Misuse of Restraint 6 6 0 12 0.08

Misuse of Child Restraint 4 6 0 10 0.07

Restraint Inoperative/Broken 4 3 0 7 0.05

Other 8 19 0 27 0.18

Unknown 471 467 12 950 6.25

Total 7,399 7,689 101 15,189 100%



SECTION 7 – Occupant Restraint Use in 2005 Collisions

Table 7.04 – Restraint use by victims killed in collisions by position in vehicle Front Front Back Back Back In the

Seat Seat Seat Seat Seat Cargo % of

Safety Equipment Drivers Right Centre Left Centre Right Area Unk Total Total

No Restraint Used 63 4 20 5 2 5 4 2 105 31.53

Lap & Harness with no Air Bag Deployed 68 2 21 2 0 4 2 0 99 29.73

Lap & Harness & Air Bag Deployed 58 0 12 0 0 1 0 0 71 21.32

Air Bag Deployed(No Restraint Used) 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.00

Lap Belt Only 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1.20

Restraint Inoperative/Broken 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.30

Other 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.60

Unknown 29 1 6 0 1 3 0 1 41 12.31

Total 232 7 60 7 3 14 6 4 333 100%


Table 7.03 – Restraint use by victims injured in collisions by position in vehicle Front Front Back Back Back In the Hanging

Seat Seat Seat Seat Seat Cargo on % of

Safety Equipment Drivers Centre Right Left Centre Right Area Outside Other Unk Total Total

Lap & Harness with no Air Bag Deployed 10,138 443 3,023 479 116 609 60 1 5 14 14,888 63.55

Lap & Harness & Air Bag Deployed 3,047 106 803 30 3 32 4 0 2 2 4,029 17.20

No Restraint Used 704 83 270 85 54 96 42 8 4 9 1,355 5.78

Lap Belt Only 534 88 122 75 66 91 10 0 1 1 988 4.22

Air Bag Deployed(No Restraint Used) 177 14 37 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 232 0.99

Child Restraint Used 0 4 7 64 41 59 6 1 0 1 183 0.78

Position Not Equipped 33 16 17 12 6 7 25 7 19 4 146 0.62

Misuse of Restraint 14 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0.09

Restraint Inoperative/Broken 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0.08

Misuse of Child Restraint 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 6 0.03

Other 16 1 3 0 0 0 2 6 6 1 35 0.15

Unknown 1,060 55 228 54 23 59 14 10 5 19 1,527 6.52

Total 15,738 811 4,517 801 309 959 165 33 43 51 23,427 100%



Occupant Restraint Use in 2005 Collisions – SECTION 7

Table 7.05 – Driver age by restraint use for drivers injuredAir Bag Lap & Lap &

No Deployed Restraint Harness & Harness

Driver Position Restraint Lap Belt No Rest Inoperative Air Bag No Air Bag Misuse of % of

Age Not Equipped Used Only Used /Broken Deployed Deployed Restraint Other Unknown Total Total

10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.01

14 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 5 0.03

15 0 3 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 10 0.06

16 0 3 2 2 0 19 51 0 0 3 80 0.51

17 0 21 15 5 0 79 234 0 0 22 376 2.39

18 2 31 18 7 0 89 352 1 2 21 523 3.32

19 1 36 25 10 0 111 347 1 0 35 566 3.60

20 1 28 16 5 0 89 333 0 1 38 511 3.25

21 2 26 10 6 1 118 338 0 0 37 538 3.42

22 0 31 13 6 1 93 273 1 1 29 448 2.85

23 1 26 18 6 0 98 272 2 0 37 460 2.92

24 0 18 12 4 0 82 229 1 0 26 372 2.36

25 0 11 8 4 0 71 211 1 0 28 334 2.12

26-30 3 91 48 22 5 335 1001 2 3 113 1,623 10.31

31-35 3 73 64 25 1 287 930 0 1 108 1,492 9.48

36-40 4 78 57 13 1 287 1011 0 0 114 1,565 9.94

41-45 5 73 57 19 1 270 1125 1 2 109 1,662 10.56

46-50 5 44 48 14 0 233 916 2 2 86 1,350 8.58

51-55 1 29 36 10 1 222 757 0 2 71 1,129 7.17

56-60 2 27 26 4 1 174 607 0 1 59 901 5.72

61-65 3 12 25 4 1 102 343 0 0 25 515 3.27

66-70 0 12 9 2 0 84 242 1 0 19 369 2.34

71-75 0 6 9 2 0 66 189 0 0 16 288 1.83

76-80 0 9 8 1 2 73 203 1 0 16 313 1.99

81-85 0 2 6 2 0 42 101 0 0 8 161 1.02

86-90 0 1 4 1 0 13 41 0 0 2 62 0.39

91-95 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 9 0.06

95+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.01

Unknown 0 12 0 2 0 5 20 0 1 33 73 0.46

Total 33 704 534 177 15 3,047 10,138 14 16 1,060 15,738 100%

Note: Excludes drivers of motorcycles, snowmobiles and bicycles.



Table 7.06 – Driver age by restraint use for drivers killedAir Bag Lap & Lap &


Driver Restraint Lap Belt No Rest Inoperative Air Bag No Air Bag

Age Used Only Used /Broken Deployed Deployed Other Unknown Total % of Total

14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.43

16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.43

17 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 2.16

18 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 2.59

19 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 9 3.88

20 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 7 3.02

21 5 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 12 5.17

22 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 2.16

23 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 7 3.02

24 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 2.16

25 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 9 3.88

26-30 10 0 0 0 7 2 0 2 21 9.05

31-35 6 0 1 0 3 8 1 0 19 8.19

36-40 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 8 3.45

41-45 3 0 1 0 5 6 0 4 19 8.19

46-50 0 1 2 0 6 7 1 6 23 9.91

51-55 5 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 12 5.17

56-60 7 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 16 6.90

61-65 2 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 10 4.31

66-70 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 7 3.02

71-75 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 1 10 4.31

76-80 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 8 3.45

81-85 1 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 8 3.45

86-90 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 1.29

Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.43

Total 63 2 9 1 58 68 2 29 232 100%




Figure 7.02 – Restraint use by drivers killed

Note: Restrained includes Lap and harness with air bag deployed and Lap and harness with no air bag deployed.

Other

46%

Restrained

54%

No Restraint Used

59%

Lap Belt Only

2%

Air Bag Deployed

No restraint Used

9%

Restraint Broken

0%

Other

2%Unknown

28%

Figure 7.01 – Restraint use by drivers injured

Note: Restrained includes Lap and harness and air bag deployed and Lap and harness with no air bag deployed.

Other

16%

Restrained

84%

Position Not Equipped

1%

No Restraint Used

28%

Unknown

41%

Air Bag Deployed No

restraint Used

7%

Lap Belt Only

21%

Other

1%

Restraint

Inoperative/Broken

1%



Table 7.07 – Passenger age by restraint use for injured passengersAir Bag Lap & Lap &

Pass- Position No Lap Deployed Child Restraint Harness & Harness Misuse Misuse of

enger Not Restraint Belt No Rest Restraint Inoperative Air Bag No Air Bag of Child % of

Age Equipped Used Only Used Used /Broken Deployed Deployed Restraint Restraint Other Ukn Total Total

1 1 1 1 0 35 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 44 0.57

2 1 3 4 0 34 0 2 10 0 1 0 1 56 0.73

3 0 1 5 0 28 0 1 14 0 0 0 1 50 0.65

4 1 2 6 0 28 0 1 15 0 1 0 1 55 0.72

5 0 2 3 0 28 0 4 32 1 1 0 1 72 0.94

6 0 6 10 0 8 0 5 28 0 0 0 2 59 0.77

7 0 3 12 0 6 0 11 47 0 0 0 2 81 1.05

8 0 0 9 0 4 0 7 62 0 0 0 6 88 1.14

9 1 7 11 0 2 0 11 62 1 0 0 2 97 1.26

10 0 9 11 1 2 0 11 55 0 0 0 3 92 1.20

11 1 1 8 0 0 0 5 57 0 0 0 0 72 0.94

12 1 2 6 0 1 0 15 53 0 0 0 2 80 1.04

13 1 6 8 0 0 0 15 58 0 0 0 0 88 1.14

14 3 10 13 0 0 0 14 80 0 0 0 3 123 1.60

15 3 13 18 3 0 0 18 104 0 0 0 10 169 2.20

16 2 26 25 6 0 0 29 153 0 0 0 17 258 3.36

17 6 27 21 0 0 0 42 179 1 1 0 16 293 3.81

18 5 43 18 2 0 0 41 179 0 1 1 17 307 3.99

19 3 45 21 2 0 0 34 211 0 0 0 23 339 4.41

20 1 30 18 0 0 0 39 169 0 0 0 17 274 3.56

21 1 35 12 2 0 1 29 156 0 0 0 22 258 3.36

22 4 33 10 2 0 0 25 125 0 0 1 12 212 2.76

23 5 26 18 3 0 1 26 125 0 0 0 8 212 2.76

24 3 23 8 4 0 0 28 97 0 0 0 6 169 2.20

25 2 15 13 3 0 0 22 98 0 1 1 5 160 2.08

26-30 10 65 28 6 1 0 82 334 0 0 3 43 572 7.44

31-35 7 40 20 5 0 0 64 276 1 0 3 20 436 5.67

36-40 3 26 17 3 0 1 46 241 0 0 3 34 374 4.86

41-45 6 30 17 2 0 0 48 261 0 0 1 25 390 5.07

46-50 8 22 16 3 0 0 35 250 1 0 0 16 351 4.56

51-55 9 18 11 1 0 0 32 218 0 0 1 14 304 3.95

56-60 7 6 15 0 0 0 46 146 0 0 1 5 226 2.94

61-65 1 11 7 0 0 0 24 153 0 0 1 6 203 2.64

66-70 3 3 5 0 0 0 21 111 0 0 0 8 151 1.96

71-75 0 6 4 0 0 0 30 94 0 0 0 3 137 1.78

76-80 1 5 4 0 0 0 25 97 0 0 0 6 138 1.79

81-85 1 1 3 0 0 0 14 60 0 0 1 5 85 1.11

86-90 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 22 0 0 0 1 27 0.35

91-95 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 9 0.12

95+ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.03

Unknown 11 48 18 7 6 0 75 304 1 0 2 104 576 7.49

Total 113 651 454 55 183 3 982 4,750 6 6 19 467 7,689 100%




Table 7.08 – Passenger age by restraint use for passengers killedAir Bag Lap & Lap &

Pass- No Deployed Harness & Harness

enger Restraint Lap Belt No Rest Air Bag No Air Bag

Age Used Only Used Deployed Deployed Unknown Total % of Total

1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.99

3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.99

5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.99

9 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.99

11 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.99

12 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.99

15 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.98

16 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.99

17 0 0 0 1 3 1 5 4.95

18 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.98

19 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 3.96

20 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.96

21 2 0 0 0 3 1 6 5.94

22 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 2.97

23 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 3.96

24 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.97

25 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.98

26-30 5 0 0 1 2 1 9 8.91

31-35 3 0 0 1 2 0 6 5.94

36-40 1 1 0 1 1 1 5 4.95

41-45 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 5.94

46-50 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 3.96

51-55 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.96

56-60 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 3.96

61-65 2 0 0 2 1 0 5 4.95

66-70 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.98

71-75 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1.98

76-80 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.99

81-85 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 2.97

86-90 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 2.97

91-95 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.98

Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 2.97

Total 42 2 1 13 31 12 101 100%




Figure 7.03 – Restraint use by injured passengers

Note: Restrained includes lap and harness and air bag deployed, lap and harness with no air bag deployed, lap & harness and child restraint used

Other

23%

Restrained

77%

Position Not

Equipped

6%

No Restraint Used

37%

Lap Belt Only

26%

Air Bag Deployed No

restraint Used

3%

Restraint

Inoperative/Broken

0%

Other

1%

Unknown

27%

Figure 7.04 – Restraint use by passengers killed

Note: Restrained includes lap and harness and air bag deployed and lap and harness with no air bag deployed.

Restrained

44%Other

56%

Lap Belt Only

4%

Air Bag Deployed

No restraint Used

2%

Unknown

21%

No Restraint Used

73%



Table 7.09 – Ejection of drivers and injury outcome incasualty collisions Not

Ejection Injured Injured Killed Total

Not Ejected 15,305 15,590 172 31,067

Partially Ejected 2 36 16 54

Ejected 7 70 40 117

Unknown 327 42 4 373

Total 15,641 15,738 232 31,611


Table 7.10 – Ejection of passengers and injury outcome incasualty collisions Not

Ejection Injured Injured Killed Total

Not Ejected 7,373 7,502 74 14,949

Partially Ejected 3 44 4 51

Ejected 5 112 21 138

Unknown 18 31 2 51

Total 7,399 7,689 101 15,189


Table 7.11 – Restraint use and occupant ejection for vehicle occupants Not Partially

Safety Equipment Ejected Ejected Ejected Ukn Total

Lap & Harness with no Air Bag Deployed 30,906 12 16 19 30,953

Lap & harness & Air Bag Deployed 5,701 10 7 5 5,723

Lap Belt Only 2,252 3 3 2 2,260

No Restraint Used 1,639 59 160 5 1,863

Child Restraint Used 808 1 1 0 810

Air Bag Deployed (No Restraint Used) 292 2 9 2 305

Position Not Equipped 262 3 16 8 289

Misuse of Restraint 32 0 0 0 32

Restraint Inoperative/Broken 26 1 1 0 28

Misuse of Child Restraint 11 0 1 0 12

Other 47 3 6 1 57

Unknown 4,040 11 35 382 4,468

Total 46,016 105 255 424 46,800




Table 7.12 – Restraint use by victims injured by vehicle type Air Bag Lap & Lap &

Position No Deployed Child Restraint Harness & Harness Misuse of

Not Restraint Lap Belt No Rest Restraint Inoperative Air Bag No Air Bag Misuse of Child

Vehicle Type Equipped Used Only Used Used /Broken Deployed Deployed Restraint Restraint Other Ukn Total

Passenger Car Only 45 760 642 165 101 7 3,104 10,168 15 4 19 1,047 16,077

Single Unit Truck/ Light (Pickup Truck) 25 287 162 27 18 5 309 1,866 1 0 4 194 2,898

Sport Utility Vehicle 6 103 66 17 25 4 317 1,288 1 0 4 110 1,941

Panel/Mini Van 4,500 kg & under 22 89 53 17 36 2 221 988 3 2 4 78 1,515

Tractor Trailer 8 19 10 0 0 0 9 121 0 0 0 21 188

Single Unit Truck/ Heavy 1 10 10 1 0 0 7 105 0 0 1 11 146

Passenger Car & Trailer Only 0 4 2 0 1 0 21 34 0 0 0 3 65

Local Transit Bus 20 18 5 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 1 12 65

Truck & Camper 4 4 3 0 0 0 7 32 0 0 1 2 53

Sport utility Vehicle & Trailer 0 0 3 1 0 0 7 38 0 0 0 2 51

Log Truck & Pole Trailer 0 9 3 0 0 0 1 24 0 0 0 6 43

Light Truck/Trailer 1 3 3 1 2 0 1 31 0 0 0 0 42

Motor Home 2 6 5 0 0 0 1 23 0 0 0 3 40

Tractor Trailer & Pup 1 7 3 0 0 0 1 22 0 0 1 4 39

Panel Van 4,500 kg & under & Trl 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 23 0 0 0 1 31

Heavy Truck/Trailer 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 2 26

Tow Truck 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 4 20

Combo Unit Trk/Pull Trail/5th W Trl 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 1 20

Truck/ Camper & Trailer 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 14 0 0 0 1 18

Intercity Bus 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 16

School Bus 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 12

Four Wheel Drive Vehicle 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 12

Motor Home/Trailer 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 9

General Construction 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 5

Dune Buggy 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Unknown 0 2 3 3 0 0 13 40 0 0 0 6 67

Other 0 9 2 0 0 0 3 12 0 0 0 0 26

Total 146 1,355 988 232 183 18 4,029 14,888 20 6 35 1,527 23,427




Table 7.13 – Restraint use by victims killed by vehicle type Air Bag Lap & Lap &


Restraint Lap Belt No Rest Inoperative Air Bag No Air Bag

Vehicle Type Used Only Used /Broken Deployed Deployed Other Ukn Total

Passenger Car Only 39 3 8 1 56 64 2 21 194

Single Unit Truck/ Light (Pickup Truck) 36 1 1 0 6 14 0 9 67

Sport Utility Vehicle 13 0 1 0 4 8 0 1 27

Panel/Mini Van 4,500 kg & under 10 0 0 0 5 6 0 3 24

Tractor Trailer 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 6

Log Truck & Pole Trailer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4

Single Unit Truck/ Heavy 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3

Tractor Trailer & Pup 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2

Sport utility Vehicle & Trailer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Panel Van 4500 kg & under & Trailer 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

Combination Unit Truck/Pull Trailer/5th Wheel Trailer 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

Truck & Camper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Motor Home 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

General Construction 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Total 105 4 10 1 71 99 2 41 333



Environmental Conditions and Collision Context SECTION 8The environmental conditions that are reported in policeattended casualty collisions do not vary greatly from year toyear. Environmental factors were reported to contribute to16.1% of the collisions in which factors were reported in 2005. This figure was 16.3% in 2004.

In general, the degree to which certain environmental conditions are represented in collisions reflects the degree to which theseconditions are found in the overall environment. For example,the majority of collisions occur on asphalt roads because asphalt is the predominant road surface in the province.

In 2005, of the 19,708 casualty collisions, 96.0% occurred onasphalt roads; 63.3% happened in daylight; 63.3% took place on dry road surfaces and 50.9% occurred under clear weatherconditions.

More than half of the injury collisions in 2005 took place inurban residential areas or business or shopping districts. Thesetwo areas accounted for 57.9% of all 2005 injury collisions. In

fatal collisions, about 34.5% occurred in agricultural orundeveloped areas while urban residential and business orshopping districts together accounted for 29.6% of the fatalcollisions.

A little more than one half of all casualty collisions (53.2%)took place on roads where the posted speed limit is 50 km/h. This is likely because a 50 km/h speed limit applies to thelargest distance of roads in the province. Speed limits of 80km/h and greater accounted for 20.4% of all injury collisionsand 50.4% of all fatal collisions.

In 2005, 56.7% of all casualty collisions occurred in locationswithout traffic control devices and 16.2% of these collisionstook place at intersections. Locations with illuminated trafficsignals accounted for 19.0% of all 2005 casualty collisions andlocations with stops signs accounted for 11.9%. Overall, 42.4% of casualty collisions occurred at intersections.

Table 8.01 – Collisions by road surface type % of

Road Surface Type Injury Fatal Total Total

Asphalt 18,548 375 18,923 96.02

Gravel 415 19 434 2.20

Earth 69 5 74 0.38

Oiled Gravel 11 2 13 0.07

Concrete 190 2 192 0.97

Wood 11 1 12 0.06

Brick/Stone 9 0 9 0.05

Other 6 0 6 0.03

Unknown 43 2 45 0.23

Total 19,302 406 19,708 100%

Table 8.02 – Collisions by roadway surface condition Road % of

Surface Injury Fatal Total Total

Dry 12,219 258 12,477 63.31

Wet 5,400 91 5,491 27.86

Ice 839 28 867 4.40

Snow 456 14 470 2.38

Slush 241 9 250 1.27

Muddy 29 0 29 0.15

Other 21 0 21 0.11

Unknown 97 6 103 0.52

Total 19,302 406 19,708 100%


SECTION 8 – Environmental Conditions and Collision Context in 2005

Table 8.05 – Collisions by land usage % of

Land Use Injury Fatal Total Total

Urban Residential 6,337 65 6,402 32.48

Business / Shopping 4,839 55 4,894 24.83

Agricultural / Undeveloped 2,799 140 2,939 14.91

Rural Residential 2,344 86 2,430 12.33

Industrial / Manufacturing 1,294 22 1,316 6.68

Apartment Residential 714 12 726 3.68

School/Playground 409 6 415 2.11

Recreational / Park / Camping 351 16 367 1.86

Other 47 0 47 0.24

Unknown 168 4 172 0.87

Total 19,302 406 19,708 100%

Table 8.04 – Collisions by weather condition % of

Weather Condition Injury Fatal Total Total

Clear 9,825 201 10,026 50.87

Cloudy 5,251 118 5,369 27.24

Raining 3,151 52 3,203 16.25

Snowing 604 18 622 3.16

Fog 288 4 292 1.48

Hail 39 1 40 0.20

Strong Wind 18 2 20 0.10

Smog/Smoke 8 0 8 0.04

Other 13 0 13 0.07

Unknown 105 10 115 0.58

Total 19,302 406 19,708 100%

Table 8.03 – Collisions by lighting condition % of

Lighting condition Injury Fatal Total Total

Daylight 12,290 191 12,481 63.33

Dark/Some Illumination 2,535 67 2,602 13.20

Dark/No Illumination 1,596 80 1,676 8.50

Dark/Full Illumination 1,576 30 1,606 8.15

Dusk 727 13 740 3.75

Dawn 468 18 486 2.47

Other 6 1 7 0.04

Unknown 104 6 110 0.56

Total 19,302 406 19,708 100%

Table 8.06 – Collisions by collision location% of

Collision Location Injury Fatal Total Total

At intersection 8,261 92 8,353 42.38

Between Intersection:Exchanges 8,017 256 8,273 41.98

Intersection of Road & Driveway or Alley 940 12 952 4.83

Off Highway 458 15 473 2.40

Parking Lot:Single/Multilevel 428 3 431 2.19

Bridge 302 13 315 1.60

Exit Ramp 144 1 145 0.74

Entrance Ramp 89 0 89 0.45

Entrance Intersection 81 0 81 0.41

Industrial Road 56 2 58 0.29

Exit Intersection 53 0 53 0.27

Entrance Acceleration Lane 45 1 46 0.23

Railroad crossing 36 2 38 0.19

Tunnel 29 1 30 0.15

Exit Deceleration lane 18 0 18 0.09

Ferry or Dock 10 1 11 0.06

Transit -Express Lane 11 0 11 0.06

Other 116 5 121 0.61

Unknown 208 2 210 1.07

Total 19,302 406 19,708 100%


Environmental Conditions and Collision Context in 2005– SECTION 8

Table 8.09 – Collisions by advisory speed limit

Speed Injury Fatal Total

Advisory - 10 km/hr 8 0 8










NA 18,468 379 18,847

Total 19,302 406 19,708

Table 8.08 – Collisions by speed limit % % of

Speed Injury Fatal Total Fatal Total

Posted at 10 km/hr 15 0 15 0.00 0.08

Posted at 20 km/hr 25 0 25 0.00 0.13

Posted at 30 km/hr 275 5 280 1.79 1.42

Posted at 40 km/hr 240 7 247 2.83 1.25

Posted at 50 km/hr 8,697 101 8,798 1.15 44.64

Posted at 60 km/hr 2,217 39 2,256 1.73 11.45

Posted at 70 km/hr 525 17 542 3.14 2.75

Posted at 80 km/hr 1,538 69 1,607 4.29 8.15

Posted at 90 km/hr 1,088 46 1,134 4.06 5.75

Posted at 100 km/hr 977 60 1,037 5.79 5.26

Posted at 110 km/hr 239 10 249 4.02 1.26

Special - 10 km/hr 2 0 2 0.00 0.01

Special - 20 km/hr 2 0 2 0.00 0.01

Special - 30 km/hr 23 0 23 0.00 0.12

Special - 40 km/hr 1 0 1 0.00 0.01

Special - 50 km/hr 28 0 28 0.00 0.14

Special - 60 km/hr 10 0 10 0.00 0.05

Special - 70 km/hr 4 0 4 0.00 0.02

Special - 80 km/hr 4 0 4 0.00 0.02

Special - 100 km/hr 1 0 1 0.00 0.01

Not posted - 10 km/hr 11 0 11 0.00 0.06

Not posted - 20 km/hr 29 0 29 0.00 0.15

Not posted - 30 km/hr 34 0 34 0.00 0.17

Not posted - 40 km/hr 33 0 33 0.00 0.17

Not posted - 50 km/hr 1,645 15 1,660 0.90 8.42

Not posted - 60 km/hr 36 1 37 2.70 0.19

Not posted - 70 km/hr 6 0 6 0.00 0.03

Not posted - 80 km/hr 56 5 61 8.20 0.31

Not posted - 90 km/hr 5 0 5 0.00 0.03

Not posted - 100 km/hr 1 0 1 0.00 0.01

Other 34 2 36 5.56 0.18

NA 1,501 29 1,530 1.90 7.76

Total 19,302 406 19,708 2.1% 100%

Note: '% Fatal' is fatal collisions out of the total of a given speed category.

Table 8.07 – Collisions by road jurisdictionRoad % of

Jurisdiction Injury Fatal Total Total

City/Muni Street 12,967 158 13,125 66.60

Prov Highway 5,413 211 5,624 28.54

Rural Road 922 37 959 4.87

Total 19,302 406 19,708 100%


SECTION 8 – Environmental Conditions and Collision Context in 2005

Table 8.10 – Collisions by traffic control device Control Device Injury Fatal Total % of Total

None 10,876 298 11,174 56.70

Traffic Signal 3,718 32 3,750 19.03

Stop Sign 2,315 32 2,347 11.91

Yield Sign 293 3 296 1.50

Traffic Signal with Advance Flashers 251 4 255 1.29

Flashing Signal 199 0 199 1.01

Lane Use Turn Control Sign 116 4 120 0.61

Officer/Flagman/School Guard 85 0 85 0.43

Railroad Crossing Sign 34 2 36 0.18

Lane Use Signal 19 0 19 0.10

Not Applicable 886 18 904 4.59

Other 80 0 80 0.41

Unknown 430 13 443 2.25

Total 19,302 406 19,708 100%

Figure 8.01 - Proportion of fatal to total casualty collisions by speed limit

1.11%

1.74%

3.08%

4.43%

4.04%

5.43%

1.71%

0.00%

1.00%

2.00%

3.00%

4.00%

5.00%

6.00%

Less Than 50 km/hr 50 km/hr 60 km/hr 70 km/hr 80 km/hr 90 km/hr Greater Than 90

km/hr


Environmental Conditions and Collision Context – SECTION 8

Table 8.11 – Traffic control device and collision location

Control Device

Officer/Flg/ Railrd Ln Use Signal with Land

Stop Yield School Xing Turn Traffic Adv. Flashing Use

Collision Location Sign Sign Guard Sign Ctrl Sign Signal Flashers Signal Signal None Other Ukn NA Total

At intersection 2,183 193 17 5 49 3,449 240 169 3 1,781 58 206 0 8,353

Between Intersection:Exchanges 84 15 54 7 45 220 10 22 8 7,636 14 158 0 8,273

Intersection of Road & Driveway or Alley 42 2 1 0 8 19 0 3 0 860 0 17 0 952

Off Highway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 473 473

Parking Lot:Single/Multilevel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 431 431

Bridge 4 4 3 2 4 4 0 1 5 283 0 5 0 315

Exit Ramp 5 20 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 108 1 3 0 145

Entrance Ramp 0 20 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 58 0 3 0 89

Entrance Intersection 10 11 1 0 0 21 1 0 0 35 0 2 0 81

Industrial Road 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 48 0 3 0 58

Exit Intersection 5 10 0 0 3 8 2 0 1 22 0 2 0 53

Entrance Acceleration Lane 0 12 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 28 2 2 0 46

Railroad crossing 3 0 1 18 0 2 0 1 0 11 0 2 0 38

Tunnel 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 26 0 0 0 30

Exit Deceleration lane 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9 0 2 0 18

Ferry or Dock 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 11

Transit -Express Lane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 11

Other 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 106 3 5 0 121

Unknown 6 5 0 0 3 11 1 2 0 147 2 33 0 210

Total 2,347 296 85 36 120 3,750 255 199 19 11,174 80 443 904 19,708

Table 8.12 – Fatal collision by regular speed limit and advisory speed limit Advisory Advisory Advisory Advisory Advisory Advisory

Speed 30 km/hr 40 km/hr 50 km/hr 60 km/hr 70 km/hr 80 km/hr NA Total

Posted at 30 km/hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5

Posted at 40 km/hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7

Posted at 50 km/hr 0 1 0 0 0 0 100 101

Posted at 60 km/hr 1 1 1 0 1 0 35 39

Posted at 70 km/hr 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 17

Posted at 80 km/hr 0 1 3 4 1 0 60 69

Posted at 90 km/hr 1 0 0 1 3 0 41 46

Posted at 100 km/hr 0 0 0 0 0 2 58 60

Posted at 110 km/hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10

Not posted - 50 km/hr 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 15

Not posted - 60 km/hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Not posted - 80 km/hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5

Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

Unknown 1 0 3 0 0 0 25 29

Total 4 3 7 6 5 2 379 406


SECTION 8 – Environmental Conditions and Collision Context

Table 8.13 – Injury collision by regular speed limit and advisory speed limit Advisory Advisory Advisory Advisory Advisory Advisory Advisory Advisory Advisory Advisory

Speed 10 km/hr 20 km/hr 30 km/hr 40 km/hr 50 km/hr 60 km/hr 70 km/hr 80 km/hr 90 km/hr 100 km/hr NA Total

Posted at 10 km/hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15

Posted at 20 km/hr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 25

Posted at 30 km/hr 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 266 275

Posted at 40 km/hr 0 0 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 231 240

Posted at 50 km/hr 3 4 53 12 94 2 1 1 0 0 8,527 8,697

Posted at 60 km/hr 0 1 22 17 18 11 0 0 0 1 2,147 2,217

Posted at 70 km/hr 0 0 3 1 10 2 7 0 0 0 502 525

Posted at 80 km/hr 1 0 21 37 35 69 5 6 0 0 1,364 1,538

Posted at 90 km/hr 0 0 0 5 12 16 16 3 6 0 1,030 1,088

Posted at 100 km/hr 0 0 1 2 5 9 13 18 1 7 921 977

Posted at 110 km/hr 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 234 239

Special - 10 km/hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

Special - 20 km/hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

Special - 30 km/hr 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 23

Special - 40 km/hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Special - 50 km/hr 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 28

Special - 60 km/hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10

Special - 70 km/hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4

Special - 80 km/hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4

Special - 100 km/hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Not posted - 10 km/hr 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 11

Not posted - 20 km/hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 29

Not posted - 30 km/hr 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 34

Not posted - 40 km/hr 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 33

Not posted - 50 km/hr 1 0 11 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 1,598 1,645

Not posted - 60 km/hr 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 36

Not posted - 70 km/hr 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6

Not posted - 80 km/hr 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 55 56

Not posted - 90 km/hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5

Not posted - 100 km/hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Other 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 34

Unknown 3 4 8 3 157 15 3 6 0 0 1,302 1,501

Total 8 10 131 81 380 126 45 36 8 9 18,468 19,302


Collision Configurations in 2005 SECTION 9The distribution of police-attended casualty collisions amongthe various collision configurations changes little from year toyear.

In this section, non-single vehicle collisions are those thatinvolve either more than one vehicle or a vehicle and anotherentity, such as a pedestrian or a cyclist. Multi-vehicle collisionsinclude collisions that involved vehicles only. About 71.7% ofpolice attended casualty collisions were non-single vehiclecollisions and 28.3% were single vehicle collisions. Multi-vehicle collisions account for 57.2% of total casultycollisions. Of all fatal collisions, 40.6% involved a singlevehicle. Thus non-single vehicle collisions are more common,but single vehicle collisions are more often fatal.

Rear-end collisions are the most common type of non-singlevehicle casualty collision, accounting for 28.4% of all suchcollisions in 2005. The next most frequent type is right-anglecollisions, which made up 21.5% of the non-single vehiclecollisions, followed by turning left across on-coming traffic at12.7%.

Head-on collisions were the most frequent occurrence amongfatal non-single vehicle collisions, accounting for 20.0% of allfatal collisions (Table 9.03).

Of all single vehicle casualty collisions, 45.6% involvedtravelling off the road to the right, followed by travelling off the road to the left (31.3%).

Table 9.01 – Collisions by primary collision occurrence% of

Primary Collision occurrence Injury Fatal Total Total

Rear End 4,025 12 4,037 20.48

Intersection - Right Angle 3,018 46 3,064 15.55

Off Road Right 2,589 88 2,677 13.58

Off Road Left 1,812 66 1,878 9.53

Left Turn-Across Oncoming Traffic 1,795 22 1,817 9.22

Head On 742 81 823 4.18

Left Turn - Head On 558 3 561 2.85

Side Swipe-Opposite Direction 490 4 494 2.51

Overtaking 309 1 310 1.57

Backing Up 210 4 214 1.09

Left Turn - One Way 157 0 157 0.80

Right Turn - Rear End 139 1 140 0.71

Right Turn - Head On 128 2 130 0.66

Right Turn - Same Direction 65 0 65 0.33

One Way Street 59 4 63 0.32

Right Turn-Opposite Direction 51 0 51 0.26

Other 2,228 62 2,290 11.62

Unknown 927 10 937 4.75

Total 19,302 406 19,708 100%

Table 9.02 – Single vehicle collisions by primarycollision occurrence

% of

Primary Collision occurrence Injury Fatal Total Total

Off Road Right 2,459 81 2,540 45.56

Off Road Left 1,684 59 1,743 31.26

Head On 145 0 145 2.60

Intersection - Right Angle 29 0 29 0.52



Rear End 19 0 19 0.34

Left Turn-Across Oncoming Traffic 19 0 19 0.34

Backing Up 18 0 18 0.32








Other 699 20 719 12.90

Unknown 226 3 229 4.11

Total 5,410 165 5,575 100%

Note: Single vehicle collisions are those that do not involve any other

entities. For example, a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian

is not a single vehicle collision.

Single and non-single vehicle collisions by collision type

28.88% 71.12%

60.25%39.75%

28.66% 71.34%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Total Casulty Collisions

Fatal

Injury

Percent of Total Collision Type

Single Vehicle Collisions Non-single Vehic le Collisions


SECTION 9 – Collision Configurations in 2005

Table 9.03 – Non-single vehicle collisions by primary collision occurrence

% of

Primary Collision Occurrence Injury Fatal Total Total

Rear End 4,006 12 4,018 28.43



Head On 597 81 678 4.80




Backing Up 192 4 196 1.39


Off Road Right 130 7 137 0.97

Off Road Left 128 7 135 0.96






Other 1,529 42 1,571 11.12

Unknown 701 7 708 5.01

Total 13,892 241 14,133 100%

Note: Non-single vehicle collisions are those that involve either more than one

vehicle or a vehicle and another entity, such as a pedestrian or a cyclist.

Table 9.04 – Multi-vehicle collisions by primary collision occurrence

% of


Rear End 3,908 11 3,919 34.79



Head On 499 71 570 5.06





Off Road Left 117 6 123 1.09



Backing Up 59 0 59 0.52





Other 656 12 668 5.93

Unknown 408 2 410 3.64

Total 11,096 169 11,265 100%

Note: Unlike Table 9.03, this table does not include collisions that involved

a vehicle and another entity such as a pedestrian or a cyclist.


Alcohol Related Collisions in 2005 SECTION 10Alcohol-related collisions presented in this report are thosepolice-attended collisions where alcohol involvement wasjudged to be a contributing factor to the collision. These alsoinclude collisions where a pedestrian or bicyclist was judged tobe impaired. This judgement is made by an attending policeofficer and is very often (but not always) supported bybreathalyzer tests, toxicology reports or other formal measuresof alcohol presence. Furthermore, the alcohol involvementfactor does not always implicate the laying of charges in thisconnection. Police reports tend to underestimate the presence of alcohol in collisions. Where toxicology reports are available for fatally injured victims, they show a higher proportion of alcohol involvement.

The two new contributing factors (Alcohol Impaired andAlcohol Suspected) have been in use since March 1, 2004. Tables 10.02 and 10.03 present the two factors separately. In all other tables in this section, both alcohol factors were rolled up.

Collisions

In 2005, 2,189 (11.3%) of all police attended injury collisionsand 110 (27.1%) of all reported fatal collisions involvedalcohol. The number of fatal alcohol-related collisions is 14more than that in 2004, when alcohol was represented in 24.1%of all fatal collisions. The number of alcohol-related injurycollisions in 2005 was 110 more than the number in 2004(2,079). Close to 4.9% of the alcohol-related casualty collisionsresulted in death in 2005 compared to 4.4% in 2004.

Casualties

Approximately 27.6% of all persons killed in motor vehiclecollisions in 2005 were victims of collisions involving alcohol,compared to 23.5% in 2004.

Of all the injured victims (3,325) in 2005 alcohol-relatedcollisions, 69.1% were in or on the drinking driver’s vehicle.

Similarly, 81.9% of all victims killed (127) in 2005alcohol-related collisions were in the drinking-driver’s vehicle.

There were 23 (out of 127) persons killed that were not in thedrinking drivers’ vehicle. Seven of these were pedestrians.

Collisions involving drinking drivers only (i.e., excludingcollisions that involved drinking pedestrians and bicyclists)resulted in 3,193 victims injured and 121 victims killed.

Driver age and gender

Of all drivers with the alcohol factor involved in police attended casualty collisions, 79.4% were male. With respect to age,9.6% of the alcohol-involved drivers were under the legaldrinking age of 19. Most of these young drivers were aged 18,as very few drivers under age 18 are involved in alcohol-relatedcollisions (see Table 10.08). The group 21– 25 year old malesaccounted for the highest number of drinking drivers incollisions among 5-year age groupings. For females, alcoholinvolved collisons also peaked in the 21– 25 group. However,19 year olds (both male and female) accounted for the highestnumber of alcohol related collisions for any single year age.After the age of 25, alcohol involvement in collisions declinesfor both males and females.

Time of occurrence

Consistent with previous years, alcohol-related casualtycollisions are more likely to occur on weekends (Friday,Saturday, Sunday) than on weekdays. In 2005, approximately61.0% of all alcohol-related injury collisions occurred onweekends. Likewise, 56.4% of all alcohol-related fatalcollisions happened on weekends.

The highest risk times for alcohol-related injury collisions arebetween the hours of 9:00pm and 4:00 a.m. Collisionsoccurring during this period accounted for about 47.3% of allalcohol-related injury collisions. There were two peaks foralcohol-related fatal collisions, one occurred between 8:00pmand 9:00pm, with a later one between midnight and 2:00am.

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A l c o h o l R e l a te d F a ta l C o l l i s i o n s a n d V i c t i m s

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SECTION 10 – Alcohol Related Collisions in 2005

Figure 10.01 – Alcohol related collisions: Collisions and victims by month


0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400


Collisions Victims

Table 10.01 – Alcohol related collisions and victims by monthCollisions Victims


January 110 6 116 148 6 154

February 143 5 148 199 5 204

March 162 7 169 243 9 252

April 192 14 206 297 15 312

May 211 10 221 330 11 341

June 179 9 188 271 14 285

July 206 8 214 321 9 330

August 186 11 197 276 12 288

September 190 11 201 293 15 308

October 223 9 232 344 9 353

November 198 6 204 302 8 310

December 189 14 203 301 14 315

Total 2,189 110 2,299 3,325 127 3,452

Note:

1) Includes pedestrians with the alcohol factor who were responsible for the collision.

2) Alcohol factors included Ability Impaired by Alcohol, and Alcohol Suspected.


Alcohol Related Collisions in 2005 – SECTION 10

Table 10.02 – Alcohol related collisions by alcohol factors and monthAlcohol Impaired Alcohol Suspected

Collision Type

Month Injury Fatal Total Injury Fatal Total Grand Total

January 53 2 55 57 4 61 116

February 72 0 72 71 5 76 148

March 83 5 88 80 2 82 170

April 91 5 96 103 9 112 208

May 103 3 106 110 7 117 223

June 90 0 90 90 9 99 189

July 104 2 106 103 6 109 215

August 83 4 87 103 7 110 197

September 104 6 110 86 5 91 201

October 126 5 131 98 4 102 233

November 108 3 111 90 3 93 204

December 96 5 101 93 9 102 203

Total 1,113 40 1,153 1,084 70 1,154 2,307

Note: The grand total includes duplicate counts in collisions where more than one of the two factors were assigned.

Table 10.03 – Victims in alcohol related collisions by alcohol factors and monthAlcohol Impaired Alcohol Suspected

Victims

Month Injured Killed Total Injured Killed Total Grand Total

January 69 2 71 79 4 83 154

February 97 0 97 102 5 107 204

March 124 7 131 126 2 128 259

April 138 6 144 162 9 171 315

May 171 4 175 165 7 172 347

June 133 0 133 139 14 153 286

July 159 2 161 163 7 170 331

August 110 5 115 166 7 173 288

September 167 10 177 126 5 131 308

October 200 5 205 146 4 150 355

November 169 4 173 133 4 137 310

December 150 5 155 151 9 160 315

Total 1,687 50 1,737 1,658 77 1,735 3,472

Note: The grand total includes duplicate counts of victims in collisions where more than one of the two factors were assigned.



Table 10.04 – Alcohol related injury collisions by day of week and hour of collision % of

Time Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Total Total

0000-0059 32 9 13 20 13 25 40 152 6.94

0100-0159 51 12 7 11 16 28 27 152 6.94

0200-0259 49 11 10 16 16 35 63 200 9.14

0300-0359 32 5 9 14 10 10 40 120 5.48

0400-0459 28 3 7 9 8 13 24 92 4.20

0500-0559 24 6 3 3 4 3 8 51 2.33

0600-0659 9 4 4 2 1 10 11 41 1.87

0700-0759 11 4 0 0 1 6 6 28 1.28

0800-0859 5 1 1 2 4 4 5 22 1.01

0900-0959 4 0 1 0 1 2 13 21 0.96

1000-1059 5 5 3 2 1 2 3 21 0.96

1100-1159 5 1 3 2 1 4 5 21 0.96

1200-1259 6 5 2 2 6 4 3 28 1.28

1300-1359 2 2 0 2 6 6 15 33 1.51

1400-1459 4 3 7 2 2 7 9 34 1.55

1500-1559 8 4 7 8 7 8 8 50 2.28

1600-1659 12 8 5 3 10 10 16 64 2.92

1700-1759 17 7 10 7 13 17 23 94 4.29

1800-1859 20 18 13 10 15 19 23 118 5.39

1900-1959 17 18 14 23 18 16 24 130 5.94

2000-2059 20 16 14 20 23 22 22 137 6.26

2100-2159 20 18 16 24 18 42 30 168 7.67

2200-2259 16 12 17 20 22 35 32 154 7.04

2300-2359 30 11 18 19 31 60 41 210 9.59

Unknown 5 0 6 3 9 11 14 48 2.19

Total 432 183 190 224 256 399 505 2,189 100%



Figure 10.02 – Distribution of alcohol related collisions and victims by collision hour

Note: Includes both injury and fatal collisions and both injured and killed victims.

Number of Total Collisions/Total Victims

0

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400

12am 1a

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pm 1pm

2pm

3pm

4pm

5pm

6pm

7pm

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Total Collisions Total V ictims

F igure 10 .03 – D istribu tion o f a lcoho l re la ted co llis ions and v ic tim s by day o f w eek

N o te: Includes bo th in ju ry and fa ta l co llis ions and bo th in ju red and killed victim s.

N u m b e r o f T o ta l C o llis io n s /T o ta l V ic tim s

0

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Sun M on Tue W ed Thu Fri Sat

T ota l C o llis ions T o t al V i ct i ms



Table 10.05 – Alcohol related fatal collisions by day of week and hour of collision Total % of

Time Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Collisions Total

0000-0059 1 0 2 0 3 0 5 11 10.00

0100-0159 1 0 1 2 1 2 4 11 10.00

0200-0259 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 7 6.36

0300-0359 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 3.64

0400-0459 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 8 7.27

0500-0559 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.82

0600-0659 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1.82

0700-0759 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 2.73

0800-0859 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.91

0900-0959 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.91

1100-1159 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.91

1200-1259 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.91

1400-1459 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 2.73

1500-1559 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1.82

1600-1659 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 3.64

1700-1759 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 5 4.55

1800-1859 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 3.64

1900-1959 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1.82

2000-2059 3 1 0 4 1 0 3 12 10.91

2100-2159 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 5 4.55

2200-2259 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 7 6.36

2300-2359 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 8 7.27

Unknown 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 6 5.45

Total 13 11 11 12 14 12 37 110 100



Figure 10.04 – Drinking drivers involved in alcohol related collisions by driver age and gender

Number of Drivers

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

Under 16 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50 51-55 56-60 61-65 66-70 71-75 76-80 81-85 86-90

Male Female

Figure 10.05 – Non drinking drivers involved in alcohol related collisions

Num ber of Drivers

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50 51-55 56-60 61-65 66-70 71-75 76-80 81-85

M ale Fem ale



Table 10.06 – Drinking drivers* involved in alcohol related collisions by driver age and gender.

Injury

Age Male Female Total Male Female Total

15 3 0 3 0 0 0

16 4 5 9 0 0 0

17 30 10 40 1 2 3

18 66 19 85 4 3 7

19 95 18 113 5 1 6

20 76 15 91 4 0 4

21 82 20 102 6 0 6

22 74 14 88 6 0 6

23 68 21 89 5 0 5

24 67 18 85 5 0 5

25 43 8 51 4 1 5

26-30 196 59 255 13 3 16

31-35 171 43 214 9 2 11

36-40 159 50 209 8 0 8

41-45 142 41 183 7 3 10

46-50 117 29 146 4 3 7

51-55 79 22 101 2 0 2

56-60 61 15 76 1 1 2

61-65 32 6 38 0 0 0

66-70 16 3 19 0 0 0

71-75 13 0 13 0 0 0

76-80 7 2 9 0 0 0

81-85 1 0 1 1 0 1

86-90 1 0 1 0 0 0

Total 1,603 418 2,021 85 19 104

Note: Motor vehicle drivers only and does not include gender unknown (64).

Fatal

Table 10.07 – Drivers in alcohol-related collisions by age and gender – Non drinking drivers

Injury Fatal

Age Male Female Total Male Female Total

16 5 2 7 0 0 0

17 8 7 15 0 0 0

18 12 9 21 0 0 0

19 24 10 34 0 0 0

20 24 8 32 1 1 2

21 23 11 34 0 0 0

22 13 12 25 1 1 2

23 18 9 27 2 0 2

24 19 6 25 2 0 2

25 15 5 20 1 0 1

26-30 64 46 110 0 1 1

31-35 68 37 105 1 0 1

36-40 77 35 112 3 0 3

41-45 79 30 109 4 2 6

46-50 67 39 106 4 1 5

51-55 68 25 93 3 1 4

56-60 32 16 48 3 0 3

61-65 17 10 27 1 2 3

66-70 13 6 19 0 0 0

71-75 7 3 10 0 0 0

76-80 5 0 5 0 0 0

81-85 5 3 8 0 0

Total 663 329 992 26 9 35

Note: Motor vehicle drivers only and does not include gender unknown (20).



Table 10.08 – Drinking drivers involved in alcohol related collisions compared to all licensed drivers by age# of Drivers % of Total

Active % of Total Involved in Drivers Involved

Licensed Driver Alcohol-related in Alcohol-related

Driver Age Drivers Population Collisions Collisions2

Under 16 0 0 3 0.14

16 26,087 0.90 9 0.41

17 37,248 1.28 43 1.96

18 39,137 1.34 92 4.20

19 41,853 1.44 119 5.44

20 43,894 1.51 95 4.34

21 45,487 1.56 108 4.93

22 44,630 1.53 94 4.29

23 46,250 1.59 94 4.29

24 46,490 1.60 90 4.11

25 46,904 1.61 56 2.56

26-30 234,396 8.05 271 12.38

31-35 257,900 8.85 225 10.28

36-40 281,660 9.67 217 9.91

41-45 326,352 11.20 193 8.82

46-50 318,579 10.94 153 6.99

51-55 284,771 9.78 103 4.71

56-60 244,485 8.39 78 3.56

61-65 176,405 6.06 38 1.74

66-70 131,449 4.51 19 0.87

71-75 106,732 3.66 13 0.59

76-80 76,445 2.62 9 0.41

81+ 55,760 1.91 3 0.14

Unknown 21 0.00 64 2.92

Total 2,912,935 100% 2,189 100%

Note:


2) Total number of collision involved drivers in the age group as a percentage of the total number of drivers involved in alcohol related collisions.



Table 10.09 – Victims injured in alcohol related collisions by victim age and road user class Victim Hanging Bicycle Motorcycle Motorcycle

Age Driver Passenger on Pedestrian Driver Passenger Driver Passenger Other Unknown Total

1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

4 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

5 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

7 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

8 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9

9 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

10 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

12 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6

13 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

14 0 14 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16

15 3 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 27

16 9 35 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 46

17 31 46 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 82

18 65 75 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 148

19 103 77 0 7 1 0 1 1 0 2 192

20 76 67 0 10 2 0 4 0 0 0 159

21 90 70 0 5 0 0 4 1 1 2 173

22 77 57 0 2 1 0 5 1 0 1 144

23 75 48 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 1 131

24 69 30 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 106

25 47 30 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 84

26-30 227 109 0 16 3 1 7 0 2 2 367

31-35 202 73 1 19 8 0 7 2 0 1 313

36-40 185 42 1 16 12 0 15 1 0 2 274

41-45 167 47 0 7 12 1 10 0 0 2 246

46-50 143 41 1 14 8 0 11 0 1 1 220

51-55 104 28 0 9 3 0 5 2 0 0 151

56-60 81 18 0 4 4 0 4 0 1 1 113

61-65 43 19 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 70

66-70 22 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 34

71-75 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20

76-80 9 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13

81-85 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

86-90 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

91-95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Unknown 16 106 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 130

Total 1,859 1,131 4 142 67 2 88 9 5 18 3,325



Table 10.10 – Victims killed in alcohol related collisions by victim age and road user classVictim Motorcycle Motorcycle

Age Driver Passenger Pedestrian Driver Passenger Unknown Total

5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

16 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

17 3 0 0 0 0 0 3

18 5 0 0 0 0 0 5

19 3 2 0 0 0 0 5

20 1 3 0 0 0 0 4

21 4 3 1 0 0 0 8

22 3 1 0 2 0 0 6

23 3 3 0 0 0 0 6

24 4 2 0 0 0 1 7

25 3 2 2 0 0 0 7

26-30 10 3 0 1 0 0 14

31-35 7 3 3 0 0 1 14

36-40 6 1 1 0 1 0 9

41-45 7 1 1 2 0 0 11

46-50 3 1 2 2 0 0 8

51-55 2 1 1 0 0 0 4

56-60 2 2 0 0 0 0 4

61-65 1 1 0 0 0 0 2

71-75 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

76-80 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

81-85 1 0 1 0 0 0 2

91-95 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Unknown 0 2 0 0 0 0 2

Total 68 35 14 7 1 2 127



Table 10.11 – Victims injured in alcohol-related collisions in drinking drivers' vehicles by victim age

and road user class (or where pedestrian was drinking 1 )

Victim Hanging Bicycle Bicycle Motorcycle Motorcycle

Age Driver Passenger on2Pedestrian Driver Passenger Driver Passenger Other Unknown Total

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

8 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

14 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9

15 3 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22

16 7 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 37

17 23 37 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 64

18 52 63 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 118

19 84 69 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 161

20 61 54 0 6 2 0 3 0 0 0 126

21 73 55 0 2 0 0 4 1 1 2 138

22 62 46 0 1 1 0 5 1 0 1 117

23 57 39 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 101

24 56 23 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 83

25 35 26 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 64

26-30 160 71 0 7 1 1 7 0 0 2 249

31-35 139 44 1 9 6 0 5 1 0 0 205

36-40 129 26 1 7 11 0 9 1 0 1 185

41-45 109 31 0 5 10 1 8 0 0 2 166

46-50 83 27 0 8 8 0 9 0 0 1 136

51-55 57 9 0 5 3 0 4 2 0 0 80

56-60 54 7 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 69

61-65 23 7 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 33

66-70 10 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15

71-75 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

76-80 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

81-85 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

86-90 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Unknown 11 74 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 88

Total 1,300 784 3 64 52 2 69 8 1 15 2,298

Note:

1) The alcohol contributing factor is only assigned to drivers and pedestrians. Passengers and hanging-on included in this report were victims who were in/on a drinking driver's vehicle.

2) Hanging-on' refers to those hanging on a vehicle at the time of collision.



Figure 10.06 – Victims injured in alcohol related collisions

B

C D

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Motorcycle Passenger

Motorcycle Driver

Bicycle Passenger

Bicycle Driver

Pedestrian

Hanging-on

Passenger

Driver

Percent of Total Victims

A: Drinking B: Not drinking C: In/on drinking driver's vehicle D: Not in/on drinking driver's vehicle

A

C

C

A

A

DC

B

B

B

B

D

D

C

A

Figure 10.07 – Victims killed in alcohol related collisions

D

B

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Motorcycle Driver

Bicycle Driver

Pedestrian

Passenger

Driver

Percent of Total Victims

A: Drinking B: Not drinking C: In/on drinking driver's vehicle D: Not in/on drinking driver's vehicle

A

A

A

B

B

D

B

A

C

B



Table 10.12 – Victims killed in alcohol-related collisions in drinking drivers' vehicles by age

and road user class (or where pedestrian was drinking)

Victim Bicycle Motorcycle

Age Driver Passenger Pedestrian Driver Driver Unknown Total

11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

16 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

17 3 0 0 0 0 0 3

18 5 0 0 0 0 0 5

19 3 2 0 0 0 0 5

20 1 3 0 0 0 0 4

21 4 3 1 0 0 0 8

22 2 0 0 1 0 0 3

23 2 3 0 0 0 0 5

24 3 2 0 0 0 1 6

25 3 2 1 0 0 0 6

26-30 10 2 0 1 0 0 13

31-35 7 3 1 0 0 1 12

36-40 6 1 1 0 1 0 9

41-45 6 1 0 1 0 0 8

46-50 3 1 1 2 0 0 7

51-55 1 0 1 0 0 0 2

56-60 2 0 0 0 0 0 2

71-75 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

81-85 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

Unknown 0 2 0 0 0 0 2

Total 62 27 7 5 1 2 104

Note: The alcohol contributing factor is only assigned to drivers and pedestrians. Passengers included in this report

were victims who were in/on a drinking driver's vehicle.



Table 10.13 – Victims injured by victim age and road user class for victims not in drinking driver's vehicle in alcohol related collisionsVictim Bicycle Motorcycle Motorcycle

Age Driver Passenger Hanging on Pedestrian Driver Driver Passenger Other Unknown Total

1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2

2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

4 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5

5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

7 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

8 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4

9 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

12 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6

13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

14 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7

15 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5

16 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9

17 8 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18

18 13 12 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 30

19 19 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 31

20 15 13 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 33

21 17 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 35

22 15 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27

23 18 9 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 30

24 13 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 23

25 12 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 20

26-30 67 38 0 9 2 0 0 2 0 118

31-35 63 29 0 10 2 2 1 0 1 108

36-40 56 16 0 9 1 6 0 0 1 89

41-45 58 16 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 80

46-50 60 14 1 6 0 2 0 1 0 84

51-55 47 19 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 71

56-60 27 11 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 44

61-65 20 12 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 37

66-70 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19

71-75 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13

76-80 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8

81-85 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

86-90 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2

91-95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Unknown 5 32 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 42

Total 559 347 1 78 15 19 1 4 3 1,027



Table 10.14 – Victims killed in alcohol-related collisions by victim age and road user class for victims not in drinking driver's vehicleVictim Motorcycle

Age Driver Passenger Pedestrian Driver Total

5 0 1 0 0 1

22 1 1 0 1 3

23 1 0 0 0 1

24 1 0 0 0 1

25 0 0 1 0 1

26-30 0 1 0 0 1

31-35 0 0 2 0 2

41-45 1 0 1 1 3

46-50 0 0 1 0 1

51-55 1 1 0 0 2

56-60 0 2 0 0 2

61-65 1 1 0 0 2

76-80 0 0 1 0 1

81-85 0 0 1 0 1

91-95 0 1 0 0 1

Total 6 8 7 2 23


Speed Related Collisions in 2005 SECTION 11Speed related collisions in this report are those police-reportedcasualty collisions where speed was judged to be a contributingfactor to the collision. This judgment is made by the attendingpolice officer and may not always be accompanied by the laying of speed-related charges. However, the judgment will generally be supported by evidence presented by witnesses, indications ofexcessive skidding or severe crush zones on the damagedvehicles.

Of 3,979 collisions where one or more of the three speed-related factors was assigned, Driving too Fast for Conditions made up58.8%. Exceeding Speed Limit accounted for 36.0 % andExcessive Speed (i.e. driving 40 km/h or more over the speedlimit) made up 5.2%.

Collisions

During 2005 speed was involved in 3,553 (18.4%) of allreported injury collisions, and 151 (37.2%) of reported fatalcollisions.

In 2005, the total of the three speed related contributing factorswere collectively the most cited contributing factor to fatalcollisions (See Table 3.07 in Section 3).

CasualtiesA total of 5,451 victims were injured and another 176 victimswere killed in collisions involving speeding in 2005.

About 4.1% of the speed related casualty collisions resulted indeath in 2005 while about 1.6% of collisions caused bycontributing factors other than speed resulted in death in thesame year. Approximately 38.3% of persons killed in motor

vehicle collisions in 2005 were victims of collisions involvingspeed.

During 2005, 73.9% (4,031) of victims injured in speed relatedcollisions were in speeding vehicles or those travelling too fastfor conditions. Similarly, 73.3% (129) of all victims killed inspeed related collisions were in the speed-implicated vehicles.

Driver age and gender

Involvement in speed-related collisions is strongly associatedwith being young and being male. Of all drivers travelling inspeed-implicated vehicles involved in a casualty collision in2005, 74.8% were male. Of these male drivers, about 28.5%were between the ages of 16 and 20, and 33.9% were betweenthe ages of 21 and 30. Among speeding female drivers incasualty collisions, 22.1% of them were between the ages of 16and 20, and 28.2% were between the ages of 21 and 30. Theinvolvement in speed-related collisions drops off sharply fordrivers over 25.

Time of occurrence

Casualty collisions involving speed are more likely to occur onweekend days (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) than on weekdays. In 2005, 49.3% of all speed related injury collisions occurred on aweekend. As for all speed related fatal collisions, 49.0%happened on a weekend.

There is a peak occurrence for speed related injury collisionsbetween 4pm and 5pm, similar to the pattern for total casualtycollisions. For fatal collisions, the peaks were between 10 pmand 11 pm.

S p eed R e la ted In ju r y C o l l is i o n s an d V ic tim s

5,151

3 ,19 13 ,3 6 1

3 ,6 4 6

3 ,53 5 3 ,553

5,8 55 5,551 5,4 515,4 4 1

0

10 0 0

2 0 0 0

3 0 0 0

4 0 0 0

50 0 0

6 0 0 0

70 0 0

2 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 5

C o ll is io ns V i ct i m s

Sp eed R elated F atal C o ll isio n s an d V ictim s

176

151

13 3

14 6

13 8

15816 3

17118 3

14 2

0

2 0

4 0

6 0

8 0

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C o llis io ns V i ct i m s


SECTION 11 – Speed Related Collisions in 2005

Table 11.01 – Speed related collisions and victims by month Collisions Victims


January 345 10 355 498 10 508

February 261 11 272 379 14 393

March 245 11 256 375 12 387

April 228 14 242 329 15 344

May 242 11 253 389 13 402

June 287 13 300 441 17 458

July 301 13 314 474 15 489

August 263 16 279 440 21 461

September 276 11 287 423 13 436

October 320 10 330 484 10 494

November 390 11 401 582 14 596

December 395 20 415 637 22 659

Total 3,553 151 3,704 5,451 176 5,627

Figure 11.01 – Speed related collisions and victims by month

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400


Exceed Speed Limit and Speed over 40km/hr

Too fast for conditions


Speed Related Collisions in 2005 – SECTION 11

Table 11.02 – Speed related collisions by speeding factors and monthExceed Speed Limit Speed over 40km/hr Too fast for conditions

Grand

Month Injury Fatal Total Injury Fatal Total Injury Fatal Total Total

January 44 5 49 8 0 8 309 5 314 371

February 101 4 105 7 4 11 170 3 173 289

March 109 7 116 14 1 15 139 4 143 274

April 113 11 124 14 3 17 119 4 123 264

May 113 9 122 21 2 23 125 3 128 273

June 135 7 142 24 2 26 157 6 163 331

July 176 8 184 20 3 23 140 4 144 351

August 132 13 145 23 0 23 123 4 127 295

September 137 9 146 14 0 14 148 3 151 311

October 124 8 132 14 1 15 209 2 211 358

November 84 7 91 14 1 15 312 4 316 422

December 72 4 76 12 4 16 333 15 348 440

Total 1,340 92 1,432 185 21 206 2,284 57 2,341 3,979

Note: The grand total includes duplicate counts of collisions where more than one of the three factors were assigned.

Table 11.03 – Victims in speed related collisions by speeding factors and monthExceed Speed Limit Speed over 40km/hr Too fast for conditions

Grand

Month Injured Killed Total Injured Killed Total Injured Killed Total Total

January 68 5 73 14 0 14 440 5 445 532

February 142 4 146 15 6 21 243 4 247 414

March 173 8 181 17 1 18 212 5 217 416

April 164 12 176 26 3 29 177 4 181 386

May 187 11 198 47 2 49 183 3 186 433

June 213 11 224 41 2 43 239 6 245 512

July 264 9 273 43 3 46 228 5 233 552

August 219 17 236 34 0 34 205 5 210 480

September 224 11 235 20 0 20 215 4 219 474

October 201 8 209 28 1 29 306 2 308 546

November 128 9 137 27 2 29 459 4 463 629

December 135 4 139 23 5 28 518 16 534 701

Total 2,118 109 2,227 335 25 360 3,425 63 3,488 6,075

Note: The grand total includes duplicate counts of victims in collisions where more than one of the four factors were assigned.



Table 11.04 – Speed related injury collisions by day of week and hour of collision Total % of

Time Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Collisions Total

0000-0059 24 12 16 16 15 22 26 131 3.69

0100-0159 28 9 8 8 8 19 18 98 2.76

0200-0259 37 12 8 14 10 12 38 131 3.69

0300-0359 17 7 8 9 13 8 24 86 2.42

0400-0459 19 6 7 7 5 11 13 68 1.91

0500-0559 24 9 3 7 4 12 11 70 1.97

0600-0659 17 18 13 17 18 18 14 115 3.24

0700-0759 23 27 21 14 21 30 22 158 4.45

0800-0859 21 25 23 21 24 20 32 166 4.67

0900-0959 20 21 20 18 20 23 20 142 4.00

1000-1059 21 21 22 18 20 17 25 144 4.05

1100-1159 23 26 24 17 24 27 21 162 4.56

1200-1259 28 21 21 23 24 32 28 177 4.98

1300-1359 29 28 13 11 31 25 20 157 4.42

1400-1459 31 23 25 29 12 27 21 168 4.73

1500-1559 24 34 21 14 36 32 26 187 5.26

1600-1659 30 24 35 25 27 40 26 207 5.83

1700-1759 40 21 28 25 27 25 29 195 5.49

1800-1859 21 24 24 14 22 26 24 155 4.36

1900-1959 18 20 13 27 21 29 29 157 4.42

2000-2059 20 14 22 21 21 26 29 153 4.31

2100-2159 23 22 29 25 21 20 26 166 4.67

2200-2259 16 20 13 16 21 34 23 143 4.02

2300-2359 20 14 24 11 22 35 32 158 4.45

Unknown 11 7 6 6 9 12 8 59 1.66

Total 585 465 447 413 476 582 585 3,553 100%



Table 11.05 – Speed related fatal collisions by day of week and by hour of collision % of


0000-0059 2 0 1 2 1 0 4 10 6.62

0100-0159 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 9 5.96

0200-0259 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 8 5.30

0300-0359 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.66

0400-0459 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 8 5.30

0500-0559 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 3.31

0600-0659 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 3.31

0700-0759 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1.32

0800-0859 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 3.31

0900-0959 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 3.31

1000-1059 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 7 4.64

1100-1159 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 8 5.30

1200-1259 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 2.65

1300-1359 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 3.31

1400-1459 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 5 3.31

1500-1559 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 2.65

1600-1659 0 0 1 1 0 4 2 8 5.30

1700-1759 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 6 3.97

1800-1859 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 5 3.31

1900-1959 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 2.65

2000-2059 2 2 0 3 1 0 1 9 5.96

2100-2159 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1.32

2200-2259 2 1 2 3 3 0 2 13 8.61

2300-2359 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 10 6.62

Unknown 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1.99

Total 26 18 17 20 22 19 29 151 100%



Figure 11.02 – Speed related collisions and victims by collision hour

Note: Includes both injury and fatal collisions and both injured and killed victims and excludes time unknown.

Number of Collisions and Victims

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

12am 1a

m2a

m3a

m4a

m5a

m6a

m7a

m8a

m9a

m10

am11

am12

pm 1pm

2pm

3pm

4pm

5pm

6pm

7pm

8pm

9pm

10pm

11pm

Collisions Victims

Figure 11.03 – Speed related collisions and victims by day of week

Note: Includes both injury and fatal collisions and both injured and killed victims.

Number of Collisions and Victims

0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200


Collisions Victims



Table 11.06 – Age and gender of speeding drivers involvedin speed related collisions

Injury Fatal

Driver Age Male Female Total Male Female Total

12 1 0 1 0 0 0

13 2 0 2 0 0 0

14 4 2 6 1 0 1

15 7 5 12 0 0 0

16 31 9 40 1 0 1

17 117 49 166 5 1 6

18 155 62 217 6 3 9

19 142 46 188 5 1 6

20 144 33 177 4 0 4

21 152 41 193 7 1 8

22 132 36 168 8 1 9

23 115 39 154 6 0 6

24 92 29 121 6 0 6

25 61 17 78 8 1 9

26-30 324 94 418 18 1 19

31-35 244 85 329 14 2 16

36-40 216 89 305 8 1 9

41-45 204 95 299 10 0 10

46-50 160 49 209 6 3 9

51-55 103 51 154 5 0 5

56-60 80 33 113 6 0 6

61-65 41 16 57 4 0 4

66-70 35 8 43 1 0 1

71-75 18 1 19 0 2 2

76-80 16 6 22 2 0 2

81-85 7 2 9 1 0 1

86-90 1 2 3 0 0 0

91-95 1 0 1 0 0 0

Unknown 6 6 12 1 0 1

Total 2,611 905 3,516 133 17 150

Note: Excludes drivers with gender unknown.

Table 11.07 – Age and gender of nonspeeding drivers involvedin speed related collisions

Injury Fatal

Driver Age Male Female Total Male Female Total

15 2 0 2 0 0 0

16 2 2 4 0 0 0

17 12 8 20 0 0 0

18 13 12 25 0 0 0

19 18 20 38 0 1 1

20 22 13 35 2 0 2

21 14 13 27 1 0 1

22 22 12 34 0 1 1

23 19 12 31 1 0 1

24 18 13 31 2 0 2

25 23 10 33 0 0 0

26-30 106 61 167 2 1 3

31-35 93 69 162 4 1 5

36-40 112 75 187 2 1 3

41-45 118 73 191 10 9 19

46-50 137 54 191 4 2 6

51-55 90 64 154 2 2 4

56-60 89 35 124 9 1 10

61-65 41 22 63 3 2 5

66-70 22 14 36 0 2 2

71-75 25 9 34 3 0 3

76-80 14 7 21 1 0 1

81-85 9 6 15 0 1 1

86-90 4 0 4 0 0 0

Total 1,025 604 1,629 46 24 70

Note: Excludes drivers with gender unknown.



Figure 11.04 – Speeding drivers in speed related co llis ions

31-35

36-40

41-45

46-50

51-55

56-60

61-65

Num ber of drivers

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

Under 1616-20

21-2526-30

31-3536-40

41-4546-50

51-5556-60

61-6566-70

71-7576-80

81-8586-90

91-95

Unknown

M ale Fem ale

Figure 11.05 – Drivers not in speeding vehicles involved in speed related collisions

Number of drivers

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

Under

16

16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50 51-55 56-60 61-65 66-70 71-75 76-80 81-85 86-90

Male Female



Table 11.08 – Licensed drivers and drivers involved in speed related collisions (speeding drivers only) by age # of Drivers % of Total

% of Total Involved in Drivers Involved

Licensed Driver speed related in speed related

Driver Age Drivers Population Collisions Collisions2

Under 1610 0 22 0.60

16 26,087 0.90 41 1.12

17 37,248 1.28 172 4.69

18 39,137 1.34 226 6.16

19 41,853 1.44 194 5.29

20 43,894 1.51 181 4.94

21 45,487 1.56 201 5.48

22 44,630 1.53 177 4.83

23 46,250 1.59 160 4.36

24 46,490 1.60 127 3.46

25 46,904 1.61 87 2.37

26-30 234,396 8.05 437 11.92

31-35 257,900 8.85 345 9.41

36-40 281,660 9.67 314 8.57

41-45 326,352 11.20 309 8.43

46-50 318,579 10.94 218 5.95

51-55 284,771 9.78 159 4.34

56-60 244,485 8.39 119 3.25

61-65 176,405 6.06 61 1.66

66-70 131,449 4.51 44 1.20

71-75 106,732 3.66 21 0.57

76-80 76,445 2.62 24 0.65

81+ 55,760 1.91 14 0.38

Unknown 21 0.00 13 0.35

Total 2,912,935 100% 3,666 100%

Note:


2) Total number of collision involved drivers in the age group as a percentage of the total number of drivers involved in speed related collisions.



Table 11.09 – Victims injured by victim age and road user class in speed related collisionsVictim Hanging Bicycle Bicycle Motorcycle Motorcycle

Age Driver Passenger on Pedestrian Driver Passenger Driver Passenger Other Unknown Total

1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8

2 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10

3 0 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 14

4 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10

5 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15

6 0 11 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 15

7 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19

8 0 14 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15

9 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23

10 0 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18

11 0 19 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 21

12 0 17 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 19

13 0 21 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 24

14 4 32 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 41

15 7 57 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 68

16 29 103 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 138

17 128 98 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 231

18 155 128 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 291

19 153 123 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 283

20 128 79 0 0 1 0 13 0 0 0 221

21 147 88 0 1 0 0 8 1 1 1 247

22 127 51 0 2 1 0 12 1 0 0 194

23 121 46 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 177

24 76 41 0 1 2 0 14 1 0 2 137

25 69 42 0 3 2 0 5 1 0 0 122

26-30 368 153 1 2 3 0 33 1 1 2 564

31-35 300 101 0 6 5 0 21 1 1 2 437

36-40 297 86 1 7 4 0 22 0 1 1 419

41-45 310 72 1 2 0 0 20 0 0 1 406

46-50 231 67 1 6 3 1 17 0 0 1 327

51-55 177 57 1 1 1 1 12 1 0 0 251

56-60 144 57 0 0 1 0 8 1 1 1 213

61-65 68 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97

66-70 48 21 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 75

71-75 33 21 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 57

76-80 33 21 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 57

81-85 15 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23

86-90 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

91-95 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Unknown 17 131 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 155

Total 3,189 1,911 6 65 37 2 211 10 5 15 5,451



Table 11.10 – Victims killed by victim age and road user class in speed related collisionsVictim Bicycle Motorcycle Motorcycle

Age Driver Passenger Pedestrian Driver Driver Passenger Unknown Total

5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

14 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2

16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

17 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 6

18 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 5

19 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 6

20 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4

21 6 5 1 0 1 0 0 13

22 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 9

23 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 6

24 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 7

25 6 0 1 1 1 0 0 9

26-30 10 5 1 0 3 1 0 20

31-35 11 0 2 0 3 0 1 17

36-40 4 3 0 0 1 1 0 9

41-45 10 4 0 1 0 0 0 15

46-50 5 1 1 0 2 0 0 9

51-55 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 5

56-60 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 9

61-65 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 7

66-70 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2

71-75 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3

76-80 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

81-85 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2

86-90 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

91-95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2

Unknown 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2

Total 91 43 10 18 2 2 176



Table 11.11 – Victims injured in speeding vehicles by victim age and road user classVictim Bicycle Bicycle Motorcycle Motorcycle

Age Driver Passenger Hanging on Driver Passenger Driver Passenger Other Unknown Total

1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

2 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9

3 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10

4 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8

5 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11

6 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8

7 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15

8 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9

9 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18

10 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12

11 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14

12 0 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14

13 0 13 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15

14 4 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30

15 6 52 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 62

16 27 94 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 123

17 112 88 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 204

18 144 118 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 267

19 128 106 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 238

20 111 65 0 1 0 13 0 0 0 190

21 134 77 0 0 0 8 1 1 1 222

22 110 42 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 164

23 100 33 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 143

24 63 32 0 1 0 14 1 0 2 113

25 52 36 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 94

26-30 273 128 1 2 0 31 1 0 2 438

31-35 217 73 0 3 0 21 1 0 1 316

36-40 197 59 1 1 0 21 0 0 0 279

41-45 202 46 1 0 0 20 0 0 0 269

46-50 135 47 0 1 1 16 0 0 1 201

51-55 103 32 1 1 0 11 1 0 0 149

56-60 77 22 0 1 0 7 1 0 1 109

61-65 36 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54

66-70 29 13 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 45

71-75 16 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27

76-80 16 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 30

81-85 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9

86-90 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

91-95 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Unknown 12 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104

Total 2313 1466 5 20 1 203 10 1 12 4,031



Table 11.12 – Victims killed in speeding vehiclesby victim age and road user class Victim Bicycle Motorcycle Motorcycle

Age Driver Passenger Driver Driver Passenger Unknown Total

12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

16 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

17 1 5 0 0 0 0 6

18 3 1 0 1 0 0 5

19 4 2 0 0 0 0 6

20 2 2 0 0 0 0 4

21 4 4 0 1 0 0 9

22 4 1 0 2 0 0 7

23 2 2 1 1 0 0 6

24 2 1 0 2 0 1 6

25 6 0 0 1 0 0 7

26-30 9 3 0 3 1 0 16

31-35 9 0 0 3 0 1 13

36-40 3 1 0 1 1 0 6

41-45 7 3 0 0 0 0 10

46-50 3 1 0 2 0 0 6

51-55 2 0 0 0 0 0 2

56-60 4 1 0 0 0 0 5

61-65 3 1 0 1 0 0 5

66-70 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

71-75 0 2 0 0 0 0 2

76-80 2 0 0 0 0 0 2

81-85 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

Unknown 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Total 74 32 1 18 2 2 129



Figure 11.06 – Victims injured in speed related collisions in/not in speeding vehicles*

* See Table 11.09 for total victims injured in each road user class.

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Unknown

Other


Motorcycle Driver

Bicycle Passenger

Bicycle Driver

Pedestrian

Hanging-on

Passenger

Driver

Percent of Total Injured Victims in Each Road User Class

In Speeding Vehicle Not in Speeding Vehicle

Figure 11.07 – Victims killed in speed related collisions in/not in speeding vehicles*

* See Table 11.10 for total victims in each road user class.

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Motorcycle Driver

Bicycle Driver

Pedestrian

Passenger

Driver

Percent of Total Killed Victims in Each Road User Class

In Speeding Vehicle Not in Speeding Vehicle



Table 11.13 – Victims injured in speed related collisions by victim age and road user class not in speeding vehiclesVictim Bicycle Bicycle Motorcycle

Age Driver Passenger Hanging on Pedestrian Driver Passenger Driver Other Unknown Total

1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4

4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

6 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7

7 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

8 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

9 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

10 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6

11 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7

12 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5

13 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9

14 0 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 11

15 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

16 2 9 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 15

17 16 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 27

18 11 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 24

19 25 17 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 45

20 17 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31

21 13 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25

22 17 9 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 30

23 21 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34

24 13 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 24

25 17 6 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 28

26-30 95 25 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 126

31-35 83 28 0 6 2 0 0 1 1 121

36-40 100 27 0 7 3 0 1 1 1 140

41-45 108 26 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 137

46-50 96 20 1 6 2 0 1 0 0 126

51-55 74 25 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 102

56-60 67 35 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 104

61-65 32 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43

66-70 19 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30

71-75 17 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30

76-80 17 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 27

81-85 9 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14

86-90 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

91-95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Unknown 5 39 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 51

Total 876 445 1 65 17 1 8 4 3 1,420



Table 11.14 – Victims killed in speed related collisions by victim ageand road user class not in speeding vehiclesVictim

Age Driver Passenger Pedestrian Bicycle Driver Total

5 0 1 0 0 1

14 0 0 1 0 1

21 1 0 1 0 2

22 1 1 0 0 2

24 1 0 0 0 1

25 0 0 1 1 2

26-30 0 2 1 0 3

31-35 2 0 2 0 4

36-40 1 2 0 0 3

41-45 3 1 0 1 5

46-50 1 0 1 0 2

51-55 1 1 1 0 3

56-60 2 2 0 0 4

61-65 1 0 1 0 2

66-70 0 1 0 0 1

71-75 0 0 1 0 1

76-80 1 0 0 0 1

81-85 0 0 1 0 1

86-90 0 1 0 0 1

91-95 0 2 0 0 2

Unknown 0 0 1 0 1

Total 15 14 12 2 43

Table 11.15 – Speed related collisions by speed limit and road jurisdiction – City/Municipal streetSpeed

Limit Injury Fatal Total

Posted at 20 km/hr 5 0 5



Posted at 50 km/hr 993 31 1,024







Special - 10 km/hr 1 0 1




Not posted - 10 km/hr 1 0 1









Unknown 133 2 135

Total 1,827 59 1,886



Table 11.16 – Speed related collisions by speed limit and road jurisdiction – Provincial highway Speed



















Other 1 0 1

Unknown 57 3 60

Total 1,363 79 1,442

Table 11.17 – Speed related collisions by speed limit and road jurisdiction – Rural roadSpeed




















Unknown 48 0 48

Total 363 13 376


Motorcycles in 2005 Collisions SECTION 12There were 83,218 motorcycles licensed in British Columbia in2005. The number of motorcycles licensed showed an increaseof 7.1% from 2004.

In 2005, drivers licensed to operate motorcycles totalled223,762, a 2.2% increase from the previous year.

There were 45 fatal collisions and 1,007 injury collisionsinvolving motorcycles in 2005. Fatal collisions remained thesame as in 2004 while injury collisions increased by 7.7%(from 935). The number of motorcycle drivers killed was 44while three motorcycle passengers were killed during the year.Thus the total of deaths to motorcyclists (47) was 2 higher thanin 2004. Among the casualties wearing helmets at the time ofcrash, 41 out of 954 (4.3%) were killed. Among those withouthelmets 5 out of 48 (10.4%) were killed. Among motorcycledrivers with non-fatal injuries, 21.2% of those not wearing ahelmet suffered injuries to the head or entire body. Amongthose wearing a helmet, 15.7% suffered head injuries or injuriesto the entire body. The database does not distinguish betweenapproved and non-approved helmets, which could be a factor intheir effectiveness in avoiding serious injury or death.

The top five contributing factors assigned to motorcycle drivers(as a percentage of total motorcycle collisions) were, in order ofmagnitude:

(1) Speeding (23.5%) (2) Driver inattentive (19.8%) (3) Driver error/confusion (17.9%); (4) Alcohol (7.2%); (5) Following too closely (5.3%).

The top five contributing factors assigned to other driverscolliding with motorcycles (as a percentage of total motorcyclecollisions) were, in order of magnitude:

(1) Failing to yield to right of way (13.3%); (2) Driver inattentive (12.8%);(3) Driver error/confusion (6.5%); (4) Improper Turning (5.0%) (5) Following too closely (1.8%)

The ‘primary collision occurrence’ is the action taken by thevehicles at the time of the collision. The most commonoccurrences for motorcycle collisions were off-road right(18.5%) followed by rear end (12.6%) and left turn-acrossoncoming traffic (9.9%). In about 68% of all casualtycollisions, the motorcyclist was going straight ahead.

Motorcycle Injury Collisions and Victims

1,108

763 781873

936

1007

910882

1,023

1,153

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Collisions Vict ims

Motorcycle Fatal Collisions and Victim s

4547

34

31

45

32

3533

32

45

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Collisions Vict ims


SECTION 12 – Motorcycles in 2005 Collisions

Table 12.01 – Motorcycle collisions and victims by monthCollisions Victims


January 3 0 3 3 0 3

February 21 0 21 21 0 21

March 32 6 38 42 6 48

April 89 4 93 102 4 106

May 134 9 143 161 9 170

June 116 4 120 128 5 133

July 179 5 184 203 5 208

August 188 5 193 221 5 226

September 146 9 155 164 10 174

October 49 3 52 55 3 58

November 35 0 35 38 0 38

December 15 0 15 15 0 15

Total 1,007 45 1,052 1,153 47 1,200

Note: Victims include both motorcyclists and occupants of involved motor vehicles and pedestrians.

Figure 12.01 – Motorcycle collisions and victims by month

0

25

50

75

100

125

150

175

200

225

250


Collisions

Victims


Motorcycles in 2005 Collisions – SECTION 12

Table 12.03 – Contributing factors in motorcycle collisions – Other driver factors only: By number of collisions

% of Total

Motorcycle


Failing to Yield Right of Way 133 7 140 13.31

Driver Inattentive 129 6 135 12.83

Driver Error/Confusion 65 3 68 6.46


Following too Closely 19 0 19 1.81

Cutting In 17 1 18 1.71


Ignoring Traffic Control Device 12 1 13 1.24


Alcohol Ability Impaired by Alcohol 11 0 11 1.05

Alcohol Suspected 8 1 9 0.86

Other 98 3 101 9.60

Unknown 25 0 25 2.38

Note:

1) The table shown above represents the contributing factors assigned to

the drivers, other than motorcycle drivers, involved in these collisions. "Collisions"

represents the number of collisions in which the contributing factor was present,

not the total number of occurrences of the contributing factor. Some double counting of

collisions occurs in the data presented in this table. For example, a collision attributed

to driver inattentive and improper turning would be counted above as both

a careless related collision, and a collision involving 'Improper turning'. "Percent

of Total" represents the collisions involving the factor as a percentage of total

motorcycle casualty collisions recorded in 2005.


Table 12.02 – Contributing factors in motorcycle collisions – Motorcycle driver factors only: By number of collisions

% of Total

Motorcycle


Exceeding Speed Limit 118 14 132 12.55

Speeding Driving too Fast for Conditions 85 5 90 8.56

Excessive Speed 21 4 25 2.38



Alcohol Alcohol Suspected 39 4 43 4.09 Ability Impaired by Alcohol 30 3 33 3.14


Road Condition (Ice/Snow/Slush/Water) 52 2 54 5.13


Wild Animal 44 1 45 4.28






Weather(Fog/Sleet/Rain/Snow) 21 1 22 2.09

Roadway Surface Defects 20 0 20 1.90





Cutting In 12 1 13 1.24

Domestic Animal 11 0 11 1.05

Other 145 8 153 14.54

Unknown 35 1 36 3.42

Note:

1) The table shown above represents the contributing factors assigned

to the motorcycle drivers involved in these collisions. "Collisions" represents

the number of collisions in which the contributing factor was present, not the total

number of occurrences of the contributing factor. Some double counting of collisions

occurs in the data presented in this table. For example, a collision attributed to

alcohol suspected and driver inattentive would be counted above as both an

alcohol related collision, and a collision involving 'driver inattentive'.

"Percent of Total" represents the collisions involving the factor as a percentage of

total motorcycle casualty collisions recorded in 2005.





Table 12.05 – Pre-collision action by collision type in motorcycle collisions: Motorcycle drivers

% of

Pre-Collision Action Injury Fatal Total Total

Going Straight Ahead 701 36 737 67.99

Making Left Turn 62 1 63 5.81

Skidding 49 2 51 4.70

Making Right Turn 41 1 42 3.87


Slowing or Stopping 41 0 41 3.78

Stopped in Traffic 20 0 20 1.85

Swerving 17 1 18 1.66

Changing Lanes 13 0 13 1.20

Avoiding Object on Road 11 0 11 1.01

Merging 10 0 10 0.92

Yaw 3 2 5 0.46

Starting in Traffic 2 1 3 0.28

Making U Turn 2 0 2 0.18

Starting from Parked position 2 0 2 0.18

Parked legally 2 0 2 0.18

Backing 2 0 2 0.18

Other 12 0 12 1.11

Unknown 7 1 8 0.74

Total 1,035 49 1,084 100%

Table 12.04 – Motorcycle collisions by primary collision occurrence% of


Off Road Right 184 11 195 18.54

Rear End 129 3 132 12.55



Off Road Left 78 4 82 7.79



Head On 28 5 33 3.14






Backing Up 3 0 3 0.29



Other 201 3 204 19.39

Unknown 58 1 59 5.61

Total 1,007 45 1,052 100%

Table 12.06 – Pre-collision action by collision type in motorcycle collisions: Other drivers

% of











Merging 7 0 7 1.23


Backing 4 0 4 0.71

Skidding 2 1 3 0.53



Swerving 1 0 1 0.18

Spinning 1 0 1 0.18

Other 6 1 7 1.23

Unknown 15 2 17 3.00

Total 541 26 567 100%

Table 12.07 – Collision location by collision type in motorcycle collisions

% of


Between Intersection:Exchanges 465 23 488 46.39

At intersection 350 15 365 34.70


Off Highway 39 1 40 3.80

Bridge 21 1 22 2.09



Exit Ramp 7 0 7 0.67


Exit Deceleration lane 3 0 3 0.29

Entrance Acceleration Lane 3 0 3 0.29



Ferry or Dock 2 0 2 0.19

Other 6 0 6 0.57

Unknown 11 1 12 1.14

Total 1,007 45 1,052 100%



Table 12.08 – Motorcycle collisions by roadway surface conditionRoadway Surface % of

Condition Injury Fatal Total Total

Dry 895 41 936 0.89

Wet 98 3 101 0.10

Ice 3 0 3 0.00

Muddy 2 0 2 0.00

Snow 1 1 2 0.00

Other 3 0 3 0.00

Unknown 5 0 5 0.00

Total 1,007 45 1,052 100%

Table 12.11 – Motorcycle collisions by collision hour% of

Time Injury Fatal Total Total

0000-0059 11 2 13 1.24

0100-0159 14 1 15 1.43

0200-0259 12 0 12 1.14

0300-0359 7 0 7 0.67

0400-0459 2 0 2 0.19

0500-0559 4 2 6 0.57

0600-0659 12 0 12 1.14

0700-0759 22 0 22 2.09

0800-0859 23 2 25 2.38

0900-0959 28 1 29 2.76

1000-1059 31 1 32 3.04

1100-1159 48 2 50 4.75

1200-1259 75 2 77 7.32

1300-1359 62 2 64 6.08

1400-1459 67 2 69 6.56

1500-1559 100 2 102 9.70

1600-1659 100 6 106 10.08

1700-1759 83 3 86 8.17

1800-1859 73 2 75 7.13

1900-1959 66 1 67 6.37

2000-2059 57 4 61 5.80

2100-2159 40 2 42 3.99

2200-2259 28 2 30 2.85

2300-2359 19 5 24 2.28

Unknown 23 1 24 2.28

Total 1,007 45 1,052 100%

Table 12.09 – Motorcycle collisions by lighting condition% of

Lighting Condition Injury Fatal Total Total

Daylight 784 25 809 76.90

Dark/Some Illumination 77 7 84 7.98

Dusk 48 1 49 4.66

Dark/Full Illumination 47 2 49 4.66

Dark/No Illumination 37 7 44 4.18

Dawn 9 2 11 1.05

Unknown 5 1 6 0.57

Total 1,007 45 1,052 100%

Table 12.10 – Motorcycle collisions by weather condition% of

Weather condition Injury Fatal Total Total

Clear 715 30 745 70.82

Cloudy 230 10 240 22.81

Raining 48 2 50 4.75

Fog 6 0 6 0.57

Snowing 1 1 2 0.19


Unknown 6 2 8 0.76

Total 1,007 45 1,052 100%



Table 12.12 – Motorcycle collisions by driver age – Motorcycle drivers only

% of

Age Injury Fatal Total Total

10 1 0 1 0.09

12 2 0 2 0.18

13 2 0 2 0.18

15 7 0 7 0.65

16 9 0 9 0.83

17 8 0 8 0.74

18 11 3 14 1.29

19 15 0 15 1.38

20 38 0 38 3.51

21 34 4 38 3.51

22 32 5 37 3.41

23 32 2 34 3.14

24 33 2 35 3.23

25 16 1 17 1.57

26-30 123 7 130 11.99

31-35 104 3 107 9.87

36-40 130 2 132 12.18

41-45 107 4 111 10.24

46-50 118 8 126 11.62

51-55 105 2 107 9.87

56-60 48 1 49 4.52

61-65 28 1 29 2.68

66-70 16 2 18 1.66

71-75 7 1 8 0.74

76-80 2 1 3 0.28

Unknown 7 0 7 0.65

Total 1,035 49 1,084 100%

Table 12.13 – Motorcycle collisions by driver age– Other drivers involved

% of

Age Injury Fatal Total Total

16 6 0 6 1.05

17 11 0 11 1.93

18 14 1 15 2.63

19 7 0 7 1.23

20 12 0 12 2.10

21 10 1 11 1.93

22 17 1 18 3.15

23 10 1 11 1.93

24 12 2 14 2.45

25 9 0 9 1.58

26-30 54 2 56 9.81

31-35 53 0 53 9.28

36-40 42 0 42 7.36

41-45 51 3 54 9.46

46-50 63 1 64 11.21

51-55 48 2 50 8.76

56-60 38 6 44 7.71

61-65 18 1 19 3.33

66-70 15 2 17 2.98

71-75 10 2 12 2.10

76-80 14 1 15 2.63

81-85 6 0 6 1.05

86-90 2 0 2 0.35

91-95 1 0 1 0.18

Unknown 22 0 22 3.85

Total 545 26 571 100%

Note: Includes bicycle drivers.



Figure 12.02 – Drivers involved in motorcycle collisions by age group – Motorcycle drivers only

Number of Drivers

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

Under 16 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50 51-55 56-60 61-65 66-70 71-75 76-80 Unknown

Driver Age Group

Figure 12.03 – Drivers involved in M otorcycle collisions by age group – O ther drivers involved

Num ber of Drivers

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

16-2021-25

26-3031-35

36-4041-45

46-5051-55

56-6061-65

66-7071-75

76-8081-85

85+

Unknown

Driver Age Group



Table 12.14 – Motorcycle drivers and passengers injured and killed by helmet use and location of injuryInjured Killed

Safety Injury Total Total

Equipment Location Drivers Passengers Injured Drivers Passengers Killed

Helmet Head 67 5 72 14 1 15

Face/Nose 22 0 22 0 0 0

Eye 1 0 1 0 0 0

Neck 33 4 37 1 0 1

Chest 39 1 40 2 0 2

Back 58 5 63 0 0 0

Shoulder/Upper Arm 103 4 107 0 0 0

Elbow/Lower Arm/Hand 112 11 123 0 0 0

Abdomen/Pelvis 22 3 25 5 0 5

Hip/Upper Leg 52 4 56 0 0 0

Knee/Lower Leg/Foot 225 20 245 1 0 1

Entire Body 60 8 68 14 2 16

Unknown 14 1 15 1 0 1

Total 808 66 874 38 3 41

No Helmet Head 5 2 7 3 0 3

Face/Nose 2 0 2 0 0 0

Neck 2 0 2 0 0 0

Chest 2 0 2 0 0 0

Back 1 1 2 0 0 0






Entire Body 2 0 2 2 0 0

Unknown 1 0 1 0 0 0

Total 33 6 39 5 0 5

Unknown Head 13 1 14 1 0 1

Face/Nose 4 0 4 0 0 0

Neck 9 0 9 0 0 0

Chest 6 0 6 0 0 0

Back 6 0 6 0 0 0






Entire Body 8 0 8 0 0 0

Unknown 6 0 6 0 0 0

Total 153 8 161 1 0 1

Note: Includes occupants on parked motorcycle.



Table 12.15 – Motorcycle drivers and passengers injured and killed by helmet use and injury type Injured

Safety Injury Total Total

Equipment Type Drivers Passengers Injured Drivers Passengers Killed

Helmet Abrasion 177 13 190 0 0 0

Bruises 179 15 194 4 0 4

Lacerations 60 8 68 1 1 2

Bleeding 51 4 55 11 0 11

Fracture 202 13 215 12 2 14

Dislocation 34 1 35 2 0 2

Burns 1 1 2 0 0 0

Amputations 5 0 5 1 0 1

Concussion 22 4 26 3 0 3

Drowning 0 1 1 0 0 0

Whiplash 33 2 35 0 0 0

Other 4 1 5 3 0 3

Unknown 40 3 43 1 0 1

Total 808 66 874 38 3 41

No Helmet Abrasion 5 0 5 0 0 0

Bruises 4 0 4 0 0 0


Bleeding 3 0 3 0 0 0

Fracture 13 2 15 2 0 2



Other 1 0 1 1 0 1

Unknown 2 1 3 0 0 0

Total 33 6 39 5 0 5

Unknown Abrasion 37 1 38 0 0 0

Bruises 38 3 41 0 0 0


Bleeding 7 1 8 0 0 0

Fracture 29 2 31 0 0 0


Amputations 1 0 1 0 0 0


Whiplash 3 0 3 0 0 0

Unknown 14 0 14 0

Total 153 8 161 1 0 1

Grand Total 994 80 1,074 44 3 47

Note: Includes occupants on parked motorcycle.

Killed



Figure 12.05 – Killed victims as a proportion of total casualties by helmet usage

Note: Includes motorcycle riders and passengers only

4.3%

10.4%

0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

8.0%

10.0%

12.0%

Helmet No Helmet

Per

cent

ofTo

talV

ictim

s

Table 12.16 – Helmet usage by motorcycle drivers and passengersNot Injured Injured

Safety Total % of

Equipment Drivers Passengers Total Drivers Passengers Total Drivers Passengers Total Involved Total Involved

Helmet 35 4 39 808 66 874 38 3 41 954 80.85

No Helmet 4 0 4 33 6 39 5 0 5 48 4.07

Unknown 15 1 16 153 8 161 1 0 1 178 15.08

Total 54 5 59 994 80 1,074 44 3 47 1,180 100%

Note: This report does not include occupants of other vehicles in motorcycle collisions.

Killed

Figure 12.04 – Percent of victims with head injury among helmeted and nonhelmeted motorcycle drivers and passengers

Note: Location of injury includes both head and entire body.

18.69%

27.27%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Helmet No Helmet


Pedestrians in 2005 Collisions SECTION 13There were 1,825 reported traffic collisions that involvedpedestrians in 2005. There were 1,987 persons (includingoccupants of motor vehicles) injured or killed in collisionsinvolving pedestrians, with pedestrians accounting for 96.9% ofthe casualties.

There were 1,857 pedestrians reported injured in trafficcollisions during 2005, 6.8% more than in 2004 (1,738). Thenumber of pedestrians killed was 68, 5 fewer than the numberkilled in 2004.

Older persons appear to be at particular risk of death aspedestrians. Of the 68 pedestrians killed, 35 (51.5%) were overthe age of 50, 8 (11.8%) were between 21 and 30 and 1 (1.5%)was aged under 16. Of the 1,857 injured, 330 (17.8%) wereaged 61 and over, 300 (16.2%) were between 21 and 30 and 228 (12.3%) were under age 16.

Of all pedestrian collisions in 2005, approximately 51.5%occurred at intersections. Over half (53.8%) of all fatal

pedestrian collisions occurred at non-intersection locations. Ofthese fatal collisions, 45.7% of the pedestrians were crossingwith no signal and no marked crosswalk.

The top three contributing factors assigned to pedestrians (as apercentage of total pedestrian collisions) were, in order ofmagnitude:

(1) Pedestrian error/confusion (16.1%);(2) Alcohol involvement (3.8%);(3) Failing to yield to right of way (2.2%);

The top three contributing factors assigned to involved drivers(as a percentage of total pedestrian collisions) were, in order ofmagnitude:

(1) Driver inattentive (30.6%); (2) Failing to yield to right of way (18.6%); (3) Driver error/Confusion (12.3%);

Pedestrian Injury Collisions and Victims

1,793 1,793

1,850

1,800

1,919

1,760

1,657

1,691

1,6591,637

1450

1500

1550

1600

1650

1700

1750

1800

1850

1900

1950

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Collisions Vict ims

Pedestrian Fatal Collisions and Victims

56

72

65

57

73

68

74

45

74

45

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Collisions Vict ims


SECTION 13 – Pedestrians in 2005 Collisions

Table 13.01 – Pedestrian collisions and victims by monthCollisions Victims


January 144 7 151 153 7 160

February 156 5 161 170 5 175

March 128 4 132 129 5 134

April 122 7 129 134 7 141

May 135 4 139 153 4 157

June 106 4 110 127 5 132

July 128 2 130 140 2 142

August 112 5 117 125 5 130

September 146 7 153 156 7 163

October 177 6 183 191 6 197

November 184 7 191 204 8 212

December 222 7 229 237 7 244

Total 1,760 65 1,825 1,919 68 1,987

Note: Victims include both pedestrians and occupants of involved motor vehicles.

Figure 13.01 – Pedestrian collisions and victims by month (includes both pedestrians and occupants ofinvolved motor vehicles)

0

50

100

150

200

250

300


Collisions Victims


Pedestrians in 2005 Collisions – SECTION 13

Table 13.02 – Pedestrian collisions by pedestrian action and pedestrian locationAt Intersection Not at Intersection Unknown Total

Pedestrian Action Injury Fatal Total Injury Fatal Total Injury Fatal Total Collisions

Crossing – No Signal No Marked Crosswalk 146 3 149 255 16 271 1 0 1 421

Crossing with Signal 330 3 333 2 1 3 3 0 3 339

Crossing – No Signal –- Marked Crosswalk 206 7 213 33 0 33 1 0 1 247

Standing/Walking on Sidewalk 36 2 38 79 3 82 0 1 1 121

Emerging from from/behind parked vehicle 3 1 4 110 1 111 0 0 0 115

Crossing Against Signal 94 3 97 12 0 12 1 0 1 110

Walking along Highway – with Traffic 1 0 1 45 3 48 1 0 1 50

Playing in Roadway 5 0 5 23 2 25 0 0 0 30

Walking along Highway – Against Traffic 5 0 5 22 1 23 0 0 0 28

Working in Roadway 6 0 6 19 1 20 0 0 0 26

Adult Getting on/off Vehicle 3 0 3 17 1 18 1 0 1 22

Pushing/Working on a Vehicle 0 0 0 14 0 14 1 0 1 15

Child Getting on/off School Bus 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 3

Other 49 3 52 139 5 144 14 2 16 212

Unknown 31 3 34 25 1 26 24 2 26 86

Total 915 25 940 798 35 833 47 5 52 1,825

Figure 13.02 – Pedestrian collisions by collision location

At Intersection

51%

Not at

Intersection

46%

Unknown

3%

Figure 13.03 – Pedestrian collisions by day of week

Note: Includes both injury and fatal collisions.

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350




Table 13.03 – Pedestrian injury collisions by day of week and hour of collision% of


0000-0059 8 2 3 2 3 8 10 36 2.05

0100-0159 11 4 2 1 1 4 4 27 1.53

0200-0259 8 0 2 3 3 5 10 31 1.76

0300-0359 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 9 0.51

0400-0459 0 1 0 0 3 2 4 10 0.57

0500-0559 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 6 0.34

0600-0659 1 5 4 2 2 7 0 21 1.19

0700-0759 1 7 11 4 9 8 1 41 2.33

0800-0859 3 11 12 14 18 11 2 71 4.03

0900-0959 6 13 15 17 14 8 5 78 4.43

1000-1059 11 12 12 12 12 11 14 84 4.77

1100-1159 8 13 13 10 21 20 13 98 5.57

1200-1259 8 9 21 19 13 19 13 102 5.80

1300-1359 11 16 18 21 17 14 14 111 6.31

1400-1459 6 21 25 12 23 14 12 113 6.42

1500-1559 10 30 22 26 23 28 14 153 8.69

1600-1659 10 19 25 17 12 19 12 114 6.48

1700-1759 10 21 21 24 17 21 17 131 7.44

1800-1859 14 11 15 20 15 21 23 119 6.76

1900-1959 11 11 17 15 15 17 17 103 5.85

2000-2059 13 7 9 17 13 10 11 80 4.55

2100-2159 11 7 15 12 7 9 11 72 4.09

2200-2259 5 5 7 12 9 11 11 60 3.41

2300-2359 4 3 4 6 3 6 8 34 1.93

Unknown 4 10 11 8 5 10 8 56 3.18

Total 178 240 286 275 259 283 239 1,760 100%



Table 13.04 – Pedestrian fatal collisions by day of week and hour of collision% of


0000-0059 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 4.62

0100-0159 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.54

0200-0259 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 6.15

0300-0359 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3.08

0600-0659 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 3.08

0700-0759 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 3.08

0800-0859 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 4 6.15

0900-0959 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3.08

1000-1059 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 7.69

1100-1159 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 6.15

1200-1259 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.54

1300-1359 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 6.15

1400-1459 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 7 10.77

1500-1559 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 5 7.69

1600-1659 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1.54

1700-1759 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 3.08

1800-1859 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 4.62

1900-1959 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 4.62

2000-2059 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 4 6.15

2100-2159 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3.08

2200-2259 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.54

2300-2359 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 4.62

Total 3 11 6 12 13 11 9 65 100%



Figure 13.04 – Pedestrians injured by gender and age group

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

Under 16 16 – 25 26 – 35 36 – 55 56+

Male Female

Table 13.05 – Pedestrian victims injured by age and gender% of

Age Male Female Unknown Total Total

1 3 3 0 6 0.32

2 1 2 0 3 0.16

3 7 3 0 10 0.54

4 1 5 0 6 0.32

5 4 5 0 9 0.48

6 5 4 0 9 0.48

7 6 5 0 11 0.59

8 5 3 0 8 0.43

9 10 8 0 18 0.97

10 5 8 0 13 0.70

11 10 13 0 23 1.24

12 10 3 0 13 0.70

13 14 10 0 24 1.29

14 15 17 1 32 1.72

15 21 22 0 43 2.32

16 19 19 0 38 2.05

17 26 22 0 48 2.58

18 32 23 0 55 2.96

19 20 18 0 38 2.05

20 24 19 0 43 2.32

21 22 20 0 42 2.26

22 16 19 0 35 1.88

23 14 12 0 26 1.40

24 20 15 0 35 1.88

25 18 15 0 33 1.78

26-30 75 54 0 129 6.95

31-35 74 50 1 124 6.68

36-40 82 51 0 133 7.16

41-45 61 60 0 121 6.52

46-50 57 58 0 115 6.19

51-55 46 57 0 103 5.55

56-60 51 42 0 93 5.01

61-65 29 30 0 59 3.18

66-70 32 30 0 62 3.34

71-75 31 27 0 58 3.12

76-80 36 27 0 63 3.39

81-85 16 26 0 42 2.26

86-90 8 16 0 24 1.29

91-95 5 8 0 13 0.70

95+ 4 5 4 9 0.48

Unknown 28 32 22 60 3.23

Total 963 866 28 1,857 100%

Figure 13.05. – Pedestrians killed by gender and age group

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

Under 16 16 – 25 26 – 35 36 – 55 56+

Male Female



Table 13.06 – Pedestrian victims killed by age and gender% of

Age Male Female Total Total

14 1 0 1 1.47

19 0 1 1 1.47

21 1 0 1 1.47

24 2 1 3 4.41

25 2 1 3 4.41

26-30 0 1 1 1.47

31-35 5 1 6 8.82

36-40 2 1 3 4.41

41-45 2 2 4 5.88

46-50 5 2 7 10.29

51-55 4 1 5 7.35

56-60 2 1 3 4.41

61-65 2 3 5 7.35

66-70 1 0 1 1.47

71-75 3 0 3 4.41

76-80 4 1 5 7.35

81-85 4 2 6 8.82

86-90 1 4 5 7.35

91-95 0 2 2 2.94

Unknown 2 1 3 4.41

Total 43 25 68 100%

Table 13.07 – Contributing factors in pedestrian collisions – Pedestrian factors only: By number of collisions

% of Total



Alcohol Alcohol Suspected 33 5 38 2.08

Ability Impaired by Alcohol 30 2 32 1.75






Other 132 9 141 7.73

Unknown 85 4 89 4.88

Note:


to the pedestrians involved in these collisions. "Collisions" represents the

number of collisions in which the contributing factor was present, not

the total number of occurrences of the contributing factor. Some double

counting of collisions occurs in the data presented in this table.

For example, a collision attributed to both alcohol suspected and

weather condition will be counted twice above, once under "alcohol"

and again under "weather condition". "Percent of Total"

represents the collisions involving the factor as a percentage of total

pedestrian casualty collisions recorded in 2005.

2) "Other" includes specified factors with less than 5 occurrences plus

unspecified other.



Table 13.08 – Contributing factors in pedestrian collisions – Other driver factors only: By number of collisions

% of

Contributing Factors Injury Fatal Total Total



















Ignoring Officer/Flagman/Guard 14 0 14 0.77

Artificial Glare 11 1 12 0.66


No Driver 10 0 10 0.55

Other 276 16 292 16.00

Unknown 142 7 149 8.16

Note:


to the pedestrians involved in these collisions. "Collisions" represents the

number of collisions in which the contributing factor was present, not


counting of collisions occurs in the data presented in this table.

For example, a collision attributed to both alcohol suspected and




pedestrian casualty collisions recorded in 2005.


unspecified other.

Table 13.09 – Pedestrians injured and killed by location of injuryInjury Location Injured Killed Total

Knee/Lower Leg/Foot 550 0 550

Head 267 26 293

Hip/Upper Leg 242 0 242

Elbow/Lower Arm/Hand 163 0 163

Back 123 0 123

Shoulder/Upper Arm 104 0 104

Entire Body 73 28 101

Face/Nose 67 1 68

Abdomen/Pelvis 58 5 63

Neck 38 1 39

Chest 31 5 36

Eye 1 0 1

Unknown 140 2 142

Total 1,857 68 1,925

Table 13.10 – Pedestrians injured and killed by type of injuryInjury Type Injured Killed Total

Bruises 700 1 701

Fracture 269 26 295

Abrasion 284 1 285

Lacerations 121 3 124

Bleeding 103 20 123

Concussion 49 9 58

Whiplash 50 0 50

Dislocation 19 0 19

Drowning 4 0 4

Amputations 3 0 3

Other 25 3 28

Unknown 230 5 235

Total 1,857 68 1,925



Table 13.11 – Pedestrians injured and killed by age and pedestrian action Cross Cross Wlking Wlking Child

Cross Cross -ing -ing along along Emrg Getting Adult Stand/

-ing -ing No Signl/ No Signl Hwy Hwy from/ on/off Getting Push/ Work Play Walk

with Agnst Marked No Marked with Agnst behind School on/off Work in in on Side

Age Signal Signal Xwalk Xwalk Traffic Traffic vehicle Bus Vehicle on Veh Rdway Rdway walk Other Unknown Total

1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6

2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

3 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 10

4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6

5 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9

6 2 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9

7 2 0 1 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11

8 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8

9 3 0 2 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 18

10 2 0 2 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13

11 2 0 5 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 23

12 0 0 1 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 13

13 4 1 5 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 24

14 8 3 3 12 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 34

15 4 5 8 13 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 43

16 2 8 8 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 2 38

17 7 1 4 16 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 6 3 48

18 7 1 8 12 0 2 7 0 0 1 0 3 1 10 3 55

19 5 3 5 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 3 9 2 39

20 10 7 3 6 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 4 4 1 43

21 9 4 7 7 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 3 43

22 9 2 4 8 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 35

23 7 1 3 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 26

24 8 2 5 6 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 38

25 7 3 4 8 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 36

26-30 19 6 15 31 5 2 13 0 2 2 1 2 13 13 6 130

31-35 29 10 8 19 7 0 4 0 4 2 6 2 9 22 9 131

36-40 21 9 12 35 5 4 4 0 3 2 5 0 9 21 6 136

41-45 27 3 10 24 5 4 6 0 0 2 4 0 12 22 6 125

46-50 21 6 15 27 4 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 7 18 12 122

51-55 25 9 16 20 3 1 3 0 5 0 2 0 8 12 4 108

56-60 24 9 13 25 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 5 96

61-65 9 2 13 21 0 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 4 64

66-70 18 2 12 16 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 5 0 63

71-75 18 4 10 17 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 1 61

76-80 12 5 14 16 1 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 4 7 2 68

81-85 2 0 14 20 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 48

86-90 9 3 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 29

91-95 2 0 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 15

95+ 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 13

Unknown 14 3 8 13 3 1 6 0 2 0 0 1 18 13 3 85

Total 356 113 255 451 51 30 116 3 22 17 26 30 142 222 91 1,925


Bicycles in 2005 Collisions SECTION 14A bicycle collision is reportable in British Columbia if it resultsin injury or death and involves at least one motor vehicle.

There were 1,043 bicycle collisions reported in 2005, anincrease of 3.4% over 2004 collisions. These collisions resulted in 1,072 casualties (including occupants of motor vehicles). Ofthese 1,072 victims, 1,018 were injured bicycle drivers, and 7were bicycle drivers killed.

Five of the 7 bicycle drivers killed during 2005 were notwearing a bicycle helmet. Six bicycle drivers killed were male. Males represented approximately 74.4% of the bicycle driversinjured. There were 165 (16.2%) bicyclists injured or killedunder age 16, and 60 (5.9%) over 60.

Of all injured bicycle drivers, about 41.4% (421) of them werewearing helmets, 40.6% (413) were not wearing helmets and18.1% (184) were unknown as to helmet use. BC requirescyclists of all ages to wear a helmet.

Among non-helmeted injury victims, 24.6% suffered headinjuries or injuries to the entire body, while 16.3% of thehelmeted injury victims had head injuries or injuries to entirebody.

The five top contributing factors assigned to bicycle drivers (asa percentage of total bicycle collisions) were, in order ofmagnitude:

(1) Driver inattentive (21.1%); (2) Driving on the wrong side of the road (11.8%); (3) Driver error/confusion (10.1%); (4) Failing to yield to right of way (9.3%); (5) Ignoring traffic control device (7.0%).

The five top contributing factors assigned to other drivers (as apercentage of total bicycle collisions) were, in order ofmagnitude:

(1) Driver inattentive (21.7%); (2) Failing to yield to right of way (16.5%); (3) Driver error/Confusion (6.9%); (4) Weather (3.6%); (5) Improper turning (3.5%).

More than half (56.0%) of all bicycle collisions took place atintersections. The most common configuration was intersection– right angle, which accounted for 34.0% of bicycle collisions. The road surface condition was dry for 80.9% of bicyclecollisions and 75.0% occurred in daylight. The highestfrequency collision time period for bicycle collisions is 3:00 pmto 6:00 pm. There were 313 (30.0%) bicycle collisions that took place between these hours.

Bicycle In jury Collisions and Victim s

908

963

1,019

1,065

891

1,003

933

1,003

1,0361,032

800

850

900

950

1000

1050

1100

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Co llisions V ic tims

Bicycle Fatal Collisions and Victim s

4

6

7

6

7

4

6

7

6

7

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Co llisions V ic tims


SECTION 14 – Bicycles in 2005 Collisions

Table 14.01 – Bicycle collisions and victims by monthCollisions Victims


January 38 0 38 41 0 41

February 45 0 45 45 0 45

March 69 0 69 73 0 73

April 93 1 94 94 1 95

May 103 0 103 107 0 107

June 116 1 117 119 1 120

July 118 0 118 123 0 123

August 116 1 117 117 1 118

September 120 0 120 122 0 122

October 97 2 99 101 2 103

November 76 2 78 77 2 79

December 45 0 45 46 0 46

Total 1,036 7 1,043 1,065 7 1,072

Note: Victims include both cyclists and occupants of involved motor vehicles.

Figure 14.01 – Bicycle Collisions and victims by month

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140


Collisions Victims


Bicycles in 2005 Collisions – SECTION 14

Table 14.02 – Contributing factors in bicycle collisions– Bicycle driver factors only

% of Total

Bicycle









Cutting In 35 0 35 3.36




Defective Headlights 19 0 19 1.82






Failing to Signal 10 0 10 0.96

Other 187 1 188 18.02

Unknown 60 2 62 5.94

Note:


to the bicycle drivers involved in these collisions. "Collisions" represents

the number of collisions in which the contributing factor was present, not


counting of collisions will occur in the data presented in this table.

For example, a collision attributed to both alcohol suspect and




bicycle casualty collisions recorded in 2005.


unspecfied other.

Table 14.03 – Contributing factors in bicycle collisions– Other driver factors only

% of Total

Bicycle











Cutting In 18 0 18 1.73

Speeding Exceeding Speed Limit 12 1 13 1.25

Driving too Fast for Conditions 4 1 5 0.48






Other 149 1 150 14.38

Unknown 77 2 2 0.19

Note:


to drivers, other than bicycle drivers, involved in these collisions.

"Collisions" represents the number of collisions in which the contributing

factor was present, not the total number of occurrences of the contributing

factor. Some double counting of collisions will occur in the data presented

in this table. For example, a collision attributed to both alcohol

and weather condition will be counted twice above, once under "alcohol"

involvement" and again under "weather condition". "Percent of Total"


bicycle casualty collisions in 2005.


unspecfied other.




Table 14.04 – Bicycle collisions by primary collision occurrence% of




Rear End 57 1 58 5.56




Head On 23 3 26 2.49





Backing Up 7 0 7 0.67




Off Road Left 3 0 3 0.29

Other 187 1 188 18.02

Unknown 84 0 84 8.05

Total 1,036 7 1,043 100%

Table 14.05 – Pre-collision action in bicycle collisions – Bicycles only

% of








Swerving 4 0 4 0.38



Merging 3 0 3 0.28




Skidding 1 0 1 0.09

Other 58 0 58 5.50

Unknown 67 2 69 6.55

Total 1,047 7 1,054 100%



Table 14.06 – Pre-collision action in bicycle collisions – Other Vehicles

% of









Backing 15 0 15 1.42



Merging 7 0 7 0.66

Parked Illegally 5 0 5 0.47

Skidding 4 0 4 0.38


Entering Parked Position 3 0 3 0.28



Swerving 1 0 1 0.09

Other 9 0 9 0.85

Unknown 35 1 36 3.40

Total 1,053 7 1,060 100%

Table 14.07 – Collision location of bicycle collisions % of


At intersection 582 2 584 55.99

Between Intersection:Exchanges 232 4 236 22.63


Bridge 3 0 3 0.29

Tunnel 1 0 1 0.10

Exit Ramp 4 0 4 0.38

Exit Intersection 4 0 4 0.38



Off Highway 7 0 7 0.67




Other 6 1 7 0.67

Unknown 14 0 14 1.34

Total 1,036 7 1,043 100%

Table 14.08 – Bicycle collisions by roadway surface conditionRoadway Surface % of

Condition Injury Fatal Total Total

Dry 838 3 841 80.63

Wet 190 4 194 18.60

Ice 2 0 2 0.19

Snow 1 0 1 0.10

Slush 1 0 1 0.10

Unknown 4 0 4 0.38

Total 1,036 7 1,043 100%



Table 14.09 – Bicycle collisions by lighting condition% of

Lighting Condition Injury Fatal Total Total

Daylight 779 3 782 74.98

Dark/Some Illumination 118 1 119 11.41

Dark/Full Illumination 63 1 64 6.14

Dusk 36 0 36 3.45

Dawn 19 0 19 1.82

Dark/No Illumination 12 2 14 1.34

Unknown 9 0 9 0.86

Total 1,036 7 1,043 100%

Table 14.10 – Bicycle collisions by weather condition% of

Weather Condition Injury Fatal Total Total

Clear 669 2 671 64.33

Cloudy 250 3 253 24.26

Raining 99 2 101 9.68

Snowing 7 0 7 0.67

Fog 3 0 3 0.29


Hail 1 0 1 0.10

Unknown 4 0 4 0.38

Total 1,036 7 1,043 100%

Table 14.11 – Bicycle collisions by collision hour % of

Time Injury Fatal Total Total

0000-0059 8 2 10 0.96

0100-0159 7 0 7 0.67

0200-0259 4 0 4 0.38

0300-0359 4 0 4 0.38

0400-0459 6 0 6 0.58

0500-0559 8 0 8 0.77

0600-0659 25 0 25 2.40

0700-0759 34 0 34 3.26

0800-0859 63 0 63 6.04

0900-0959 45 1 46 4.41

1000-1059 35 0 35 3.36

1100-1159 62 0 62 5.94

1200-1259 50 1 51 4.89

1300-1359 65 0 65 6.23

1400-1459 59 0 59 5.66

1500-1559 108 0 108 10.35

1600-1659 103 1 104 9.97

1700-1759 101 0 101 9.68

1800-1859 66 1 67 6.42

1900-1959 55 0 55 5.27

2000-2059 42 0 42 4.03

2100-2159 32 0 32 3.07

2200-2259 25 0 25 2.40

2300-2359 13 1 14 1.34

Unknown 16 0 16 1.53

Total 1,036 7 1,043 100%



Table 14.13 – Bicycle drivers injured in bicycle collisionsby age and genderAge Male Female Total

3 1 0 1

4 1 0 1

5 2 1 3

6 3 0 3

7 6 1 7

8 9 4 13

9 4 2 6

10 8 0 8

11 10 7 17

12 13 8 21

13 19 2 21

14 32 4 36

15 24 4 28

16 20 4 24

17 18 5 23

18 26 3 29

19 17 7 24

20 16 8 24

21 15 11 26

22 15 8 23

23 17 8 25

24 12 6 18

25 7 12 19

26-30 58 34 92

31-35 71 28 99

36-40 89 24 113

41-45 70 28 98

46-50 49 12 61

51-55 40 7 47

56-60 25 9 34

61-65 23 2 25

66-70 10 4 14

71-75 9 2 11

76-80 5 1 6

81-85 1 0 1

95+ 3 0 3

Unknown 4 3 7

Total 752 259 1,011

Note: Excludes 7 drivers whose gender was unknown.

Table 14.12 – Bicycle drivers involved in collisions by ageAge Injury Fatal Total % of Total

3 1 0 1 0.10

4 1 0 1 0.10

5 3 0 3 0.29

6 3 0 3 0.29

7 7 0 7 0.68

8 13 0 13 1.26

9 6 0 6 0.58

10 8 0 8 0.78

11 17 0 17 1.65

12 21 0 21 2.03

13 21 0 21 2.03

14 36 0 36 3.49

15 28 0 28 2.71

16 24 0 24 2.33

17 23 0 23 2.23

18 29 0 29 2.81

19 25 0 25 2.42

20 24 0 24 2.33

21 27 1 28 2.71

22 23 0 23 2.23

23 25 1 26 2.52

24 18 0 18 1.74

25 19 1 20 1.94

26-30 93 0 93 9.01

31-35 99 0 99 9.59

36-40 115 1 116 11.24

41-45 98 1 99 9.59

46-50 61 0 61 5.91

51-55 48 0 48 4.65

56-60 34 0 34 3.29

61-65 25 1 26 2.52

66-70 14 0 14 1.36

71-75 11 0 11 1.07

76-80 6 1 7 0.68

81-85 1 0 1 0.10

95+ 4 0 4 0.39

Unknown 14 0 14 1.36

Total 1,025 7 1,032 100%

Note: Includes all bicycle drivers involved in collisions, regardless of injury status.



F ig u re 14 .02 – B icyc le d rivers in ju red in b icyc leco llis io n s b y ag e an d g en d er

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

U nder 16 16 – 25 26 – 35 36 – 55 56+

M ale F em ale

Table 14.15 – Bicycle drivers injured and killed by helmet useand location of injury

Helmet Injured % Killed

Head 48 11.4 2

Face/Nose 26 6.2 0

Eye 1 0.2 0

Neck 21 5.0 0

Chest 8 1.9 0

Back 33 7.8 0

Shoulder/Upper Arm 52 12.4 0

Elbow/Lower Arm/Hand 60 14.3 0

Abdomen/Pelvis 14 3.3 0

Hip/Upper Leg 43 10.2 0

Knee/Lower Leg/Foot 77 18.3 0

Entire Body 19 4.5 0

Unknown 19 4.5 0

Total Helmet 421 100% 2

No Helmet

Head 85 20.6 2

Face/Nose 21 5.1 0

Eye 1 0.2 0

Neck 15 3.6 0

Chest 10 2.4 0

Back 17 4.1 0






Entire Body 13 3.1 3

Unknown 14 3.4 0

Total No Helmet 413 100% 5

Unknown

Head 21 11.4 0

Face/Nose 4 2.2 0

Eye 1 0.5 0

Neck 11 6.0 0

Chest 2 1.1 0

Back 14 7.6 0






Entire Body 8 4.3 0

Unknown 28 15.2

Total Unknown 184 100% 0

Grand Total 1,018 7

Table 14.14 – Bicycle drivers killed in bicycle collisionsby age and genderAge Male Female Total

21 1 0 1

23 1 0 1

25 1 0 1

36-40 1 0 1

41-45 1 0 1

61-65 1 0 1

76-80 0 1 1

Total 6 1 7

Figure 14.03 – Percent of victims with head injury among helmetedand nonhelmeted bicycle drivers in collisions

Note: Location of injury includes both head and entire body.

24.6%

16.3%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Helmet No Helmet


Commercial Vehicles in 2005 Collisions SECTION 15Definition of Commercial Vehicle

Commercial vehicles in this section include vehicles under10,900 kilograms: single unit trucks/light, combination unittrucks/light, tow truck and vehicles equal or over 10,900kilograms: single unit trucks/heavy; combination unittrucks/heavy, combination unit tractors or trailers, combinationunit tractors or trailers and pups, log trucks and pole trailers,local transit bus, intercity bus. Starting this year, three moretypes of vehicles were added in this section: panel/mini van4,500 kg & under, panel van 4,500 kg & under & trailer,combination unit truck/pull trailer/5th wheel trailer.

Please note that this publication has used three definitions forcommercial vehicles so far. Publications up to 1998 used one. Between 1999 and 2003, another version was used. Since 2004, a new version has been in use. As a result, comparisons ofcommercial vehicle collisions are only appropriate within thetime period when the same definition was employed.

Summary Statistics

There were 2,244 reported casualty collisions involvingcommercial vehicles during 2005. Of these collisions, 2,152were personal injury collisions and 92 were fatal collisions.

The five top contributing factors assigned to commercial vehicle drivers (as a percentage of total commercial vehicle collisions)were, in order of magnitude:

(1) Driver inattentive (21.3%); (2) Speeding (12.8%); (3) Driver error/confusion (9.9%); (4) Road Condition (9.8%); (5) Following too closely (8.6%).

The five top contributing factors assigned to other drivers (as apercentage of total commercial vehicle collisions) were, in order of magnitude:

(1) Driver inattentive (27.0%); (2) Speeding (14.1%); (3) Driver error/confusion (13.3%); (4) Failing to yield right of way (13.1%); (5) Following too closely (10.7%).

Emergency Vehicle, Taxi and School Bus Collisions

An emergency vehicle is defined, in this report, as any vehicleused to carry rescue or first aid equipment, whether or notactually responding to an emergency. It includes ambulance,police or fire vehicle.

In 2005, there were 147 emergency vehicle collisions, 1 ofwhich was a fatal collision. These collisions resulted in 204victims.

The top three contributing factors assigned to emergencyvehicle drivers were, in order of magnitude:

(1) Road condition (6.8%); (2) Driver error/Confusion (4.8%); (3) Driver inattentive (4.1%).

In 2005, 3,109 taxis were licensed at least once for service.There were

256 casualty collisions involving taxis in the same year. Thesecollisions resulted in 372 casualties .

The top three contributing factors assigned to taxi drivers were,in order of magnitude:

(1) Driver inattentive (15.2%); (2) Failing to yield right of way (8.6%); (3) Driver error/Confusion (6.6%).

A school bus is defined, for the purpose of this report, as amotor vehicle licensed to convey children to or from school.

A total of 21 collisions involving school buses occurred during2005. These collisions resulted in 34 people being injured. Twelve of the 34 victims were in the school bus, 21 were inother vehicles and 1 was pedestrian. There was no fatalcollision involving a school bus in 2005.

The top three contributing factors assigned to school bus drivers were, in order of magnitude:

(1) Driver inattentive (28.6%); (2) Failing to yield right of way (14.3%); (3) Following too closely (9.5%).


SECTION 15 – Commercial Vehicles in 2005 Collisions

Table 15.01 – Commercial vehicle collisions and victims by monthCollisions Victims


January 175 5 180 260 7 267

February 160 7 167 217 8 225

March 169 7 176 236 7 243

April 155 6 161 216 6 222

May 168 6 174 235 7 242

June 177 7 184 274 11 285

July 177 6 183 262 6 268

August 205 6 211 307 6 313

September 160 9 169 222 12 234

October 194 10 204 274 11 285

November 202 8 210 274 8 282

December 210 15 225 329 17 346

Total 2,152 92 2,244 3,106 106 3,212

Figure 15.01 – Commercial vehicle collisions and victims by month

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400


Collisions Vict ims

C o m m e r c i a l V e h i c l e I n j u r y C o l l i s i o n s a n d V i c t i m s

2 ,2 9 6

2 ,8 0 7

2 ,1522 ,0 17

1,8 6 8

1,6 6 2

1,58 8

2 ,4 59

2 ,9 9 13 ,10 6

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50 0

10 0 0

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2 0 0 0

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3 0 0 0

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C o m m e r c i a l V e h i c l e F a ta l C o l l i s i o n s a n d V i c t i m s

79

9 79 2

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10 3 10 5 10 6

9 2

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8 0

10 0

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C o l l is io ns V i ct i ms


Commercial Vehicles in 2005 Collisions – SECTION 15

Figure 15.02 – Top five contributing factors in commercial vehicle collisions (commercial vehicle driver factors only) as apercentage of total commercial vehicle collisions

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0%

Driver Inattentive

Speeding

Driver

Error/Confusion

Road Condition

Follow too Closely

Table 15.02 – Contributing factors in commercial vehicle collisions – Commercial vehicle driver factors only: By number of collisions

% of Total

Commercial

Vehicle












Fell Asleep 51 2 53 2.36









Cutting In 26 0 26 1.16



Insecure Load 22 2 24 1.07



Previous Traffic Collision 18 2 20 0.89




Illness 11 1 12 0.53






Other 254 17 271 12.08

Unknown 80 7 87 3.88

Note:

1) The table shown above represents the contributing factors assigned to the

commercial vehicle drivers involved in these collisions. "Collisions" represents the

number of collisions in which the contributing factor was present, not the total number

of occurrences of the contributing factor. Some double counting of collisions occurs

in this table. For example, a collision attributed to alcohol suspected

and exceeding speed limit would be counted above as both an alcohol related

collision, and a collision involving speeding. "Percent of Total"

represents the collisions involving the factor as a percentage of total commercial vehicle

casualty collisions recorded in 2005.

2) "Other" includes total collisions less than 10 occurrences.




Figure 15.03 – Top five contributing factors incommercial vehicle collisions (other driver factors only) as a percentage of total commercial vehicle collisions

0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0%

Driver Inattentive

Speeding

Driver

Error/Confusion

Driver Error

Failing to Yield

Table 15.03 – Contributing factors in commercial vehicle collisions – Other driver factors only: By number of collisions

% of Total

Commercial

Vehicle

















Cutting In 56 1 57 2.54









Illness 19 1 20 0.89











Other 263 22 285 12.70

Unknown 106 7 113 5.04

Note:


commercial vehicle drivers involved in these collisions. "Collisions" represents the

number of collisions in which the contributing factor was present, not the total number

of occurrences of the contributing factor. Some double counting of collisions occurs

in this table. For example, a collision attributed to alcohol suspected

and exceeding speed limit would be counted above as both an alcohol related

collision, and a collision involving speeding. "Percent of Total"

represents the collisions involving the factor as a percentage of total commercial vehicle


2) "Other" includes total collisions less than 10 occurrences.


Table 15.04 – Vehicle factors in commercialvehicle collisions: Commercial vehicle factors onlyVehicle Factors Injury Fatal Total

Defective Brakes 23 1 24

Insecure Load 22 2 24

Defective Tires 23 0 23

Defective Steering 9 0 9

Defective Engine 6 0 6

Oversize Vehicle 4 1 5

Trailer Brakes out of Adjustment/Inoperative 4 0 4

Defective Suspension 3 0 3

Windows Obstructed 3 0 3

Defective Turn Signals 2 0 2

No Driver 2 0 2

Defective Accelerator 1 0 1

Defective Brakelights 1 0 1

Defective Windshield 1 0 1

Illegal Vehicle Modifications 1 0 1

Total 105 4 109



Table 15.05 – Number of commercial vehicles involved in collisions by vehicle type

% of

Vehicle Type Injury Fatal Total Total

Single Unit Truck/ Light(Pickup Truck) 630 18 648 26.47

Tractor Trailer 422 45 467 19.08

Panel Van 4500kg & under (Includes Mini Vans) 428 6 434 17.73

Single Unit Truck/ Heavy 377 13 390 15.93

Local Transit Bus 115 2 117 4.78

Tractor Trailer & Pup 75 9 84 3.43

Heavy Truck/Trailer 80 3 83 3.39

Log Truck & Pole Trailer 65 7 72 2.94

Light Truck/Trailer 41 1 42 1.72

Panel Van 4500kg & under & Trailer 37 1 38 1.55

Combination Unit Truck/Pull Trailer/5th Wheel Trailer 28 0 28 1.14

Tow Truck 25 1 26 1.06

Intercity Bus 19 0 19 0.78

Total 2,342 106 2,448 100%

Note: This report includes parked commercial vehicles.

Table 15.06 – Commercial vehicle collisions by primary collision occurrence

% of


Rear End 604 5 609 27.14

Head On 98 31 129 5.75


Backing Up 12 0 12 0.53










Off Road Right 236 10 246 10.96

Off Road Left 163 10 173 7.71


Other 225 16 241 10.74

Unknown 95 1 96 4.28

Total 2,152 92 2,244 100%

Table 15.07 – Collision location of commercial vehicle collisions% of


At intersection 845 19 864 39

Between Intersection:Exchanges 1,012 60 1,072 48

Intersection of Road & Driveway or Alley 84 3 87 4

Bridge 45 4 49 2

Ferry or Dock 1 0 1 0

Tunnel 11 1 12 1

Exit Deceleration lane 1 0 1 0

Exit Ramp 15 1 16 1

Exit Intersection 8 0 8 0

Entrance Acceleration Lane 5 0 5 0

Entrance Ramp 4 0 4 0

Entrance Intersection 10 0 10 0

Off Highway 36 2 38 2

Parking Lot:Single/Multilevel 23 2 25 1

Railroad crossing 2 0 2 0

Industrial Road 11 0 11 0

Transit -Express Lane 3 0 3 0

Other 16 0 16 1

Unknown 20 0 20 1

Total 2,152 92 2,244 1



Table 15.09 – BC driver licence class of commercial vehicle drivers by vehicle type: Fatal collisions

Vehicle Type 100 160 200 300 400 500 560 000 Other Total

Tractor Trailer 19 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 45

Single Unit Truck/Light(Pickup Truck) 1 1 0 0 0 9 3 0 4 18

Single Unit Truck/ Heavy 3 1 0 5 0 3 0 0 1 13

Tractor Trailer & Pup 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9

Log Truck & Pole Trailer 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

(Includes Mini Vans) 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 6

Heavy Truck/Trailer 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Local Transit Bus 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

Panel Van 4500kg & under & 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

Light Truck/Trailer 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

Tow Truck 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

Total 35 16 1 5 1 16 4 1 25 106

Note:

1) This table lists all combinations of valid BC licence classes.

2) "100" to "800" refers to driver licence classes 1 to 8. "340", for example, is a combination of class 3 and class 4.

3) For a description of BC driver licence classes, see Table 5.05.

4) 'Other' includes out-of-province driver licence classes or unidentified driver licence classes.

Driver License Class

Table 15.08 – BC driver licence class of commercial vehicle drivers by vehicle type: Injury collisionsDriver License Class

Vehicle Type 100 160 200 230 236 260 300 340 346 360 400 460 500 560 700 000 Other Total

Single Unit Truck/ Light(Pickup Truck) 47 14 1 5 2 1 17 3 0 6 5 3 359 64 50 6 47 10

Panel Van 4500kg & under (Includes Mini Vans) 21 6 1 0 2 0 5 2 0 0 23 4 284 38 24 2 16 6

Tractor Trailer 234 52 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 1 1 0 122 27

Single Unit Truck/ Heavy 86 32 1 1 1 0 26 2 1 9 6 3 134 23 8 4 40 25

Local Transit Bus 12 9 44 20 7 8 1 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 6 6

Heavy Truck/Trailer 39 15 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 15 8

Tractor Trailer & Pup 43 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 4

Log Truck & Pole Trailer 45 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 2

Light Truck/Trailer 13 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 15 0 1 0 6 2

Panel Van 4500kg & under & Trailer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 6 1 1 1 1

Combination Unit Truck/Pull Trailer/5th Wheel Trailer 15 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 0

Tow Truck 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 1 1 0 1 1

Intercity Bus 3 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Total 559 166 51 30 13 10 59 7 1 18 45 11 860 135 86 14 277 2,342

Note:

1) This table lists all combinations of valid BC licence classes. Out-of-province drivers are all grouped under "Other".



4) 'Other' includes out-of-province driver licence classes or unidentified driver licence classes.



Table 15.10 – Emergency vehicle, taxi and school bus collisions by monthEmergency Vehicle Taxi School Bus

Month Injury Fatal Total Injury Fatal Total Injury Fatal Total

January 12 0 12 18 0 18 4 0 4

February 10 0 10 15 0 15 3 0 3

March 5 0 5 21 0 21 0 0 0

April 12 0 12 18 1 19 4 0 4

May 11 0 11 21 0 21 0 0 0

June 16 0 16 19 1 20 4 0 4

July 13 0 13 25 0 25 1 0 1

August 13 0 13 17 0 17 1 0 1

September 14 0 14 18 0 18 2 0 2

October 17 0 17 25 0 25 1 0 1

November 11 0 11 23 0 23 0 0 0

December 12 1 13 34 0 34 1 0 1

Total 146 1 147 254 2 256 21 0 21

Table 15.11 – Victims in emergency vehicle, taxi and school bus collisions by monthEmergency Vehicle Taxi School Bus

Month In Vehicle Other Vehicle Pedestrian Total In Vehicle Other Vehicle Pedestrian Total In Vehicle Other Vehicle Pedestrian Total

January 11 3 1 15 17 9 3 29 0 4 0 4

February 6 5 0 11 13 7 1 21 2 1 0 3

March 4 1 1 6 14 8 5 27 0

April 7 9 1 17 14 14 3 31 8 3 1 12

May 8 8 0 16 19 11 0 30 0

June 10 12 2 24 15 11 5 31 1 6 0 7

July 10 8 0 18 15 15 5 35 0 2 0 2

August 9 8 0 17 8 10 1 19 0 1 0 1

September 12 11 1 24 15 9 3 27 1 2 0 3

October 11 13 1 25 25 17 1 43 0 1 0 1

November 9 5 0 14 20 8 3 31 0

December 9 6 2 17 23 22 3 48 0 1 0 1

Total 106 89 9 204 198 141 33 372 12 21 1 34

Note: Includes victims injured and killed



Table 15.12 – Contributing factors in emergency vehiclecollisions – Emergency vehicle driver factors only: By number of collisions

% of Total

Emergency

Vehicle

Contributing factors Injury Fatal Total Collisions













Use of Communication/Video Equipment 2 0 2 1.36













Other 26 0 26 17.69

Unknown 8 0 8 5.44

Note: The table shown above represents the contributing factors assigned to the

emergency vehicle drivers involved in these collisions. "Collisions" represents



occurs in this table. For example, a collision attributed to weather condition

and exceeding speed limit would be counted above as both a weather related

collision and a speed related collision. "Percent of Total"

represents the collisions involving the factor as a percentage of total emergency

vehicle casualty collisions recorded in 2005.

Table 15.13 – Contributing factors in emergency vehiclecollisions – Other vehicle driver factors only: By number of collisions

% of Total

Emergency

Vehicle





















Cutting In 1 0 1 0.68




Illness 1 0 1 0.68



Use of Communication/Video Equipment 1 0 1 0.68

Failure to Secure Stopped Vehicle 1 0 1 0.68



Other 24 0 24 16.33

Unknown 12 0 12 8.16

Note:

1) The table shown above represents the contributing factors assigned to

other drivers involved in these collisions. "Collisions" represents



occurs in this table. For example, a collision attributed to weather condition

and exceeding speed limit would be counted above as both a weather related

collision and a speed related collision. "Percent of Total"

represents the collisions involving the factor as a percentage of total emergency





Table 15.14 – Contributing factors in taxi collisions– Taxi driver factors only: By number of collisions

% of Total

Taxi

















Failure to Secure Stopped Vehicle 2 0 2 0.78



Ability Impaired by Alcohol 1 0

0 0.00



Site Line Obstruction 1 0

0 0.00


Other 20 1 21 8.20

Unknown 7 0 7 2.73


taxi drivers involved in these collisions. "Collisions" represents the number

of collisions in which the contributing factor was present, not the total number

of occurrences of the contributing factor. Some double counting of collisions

occurs in this table. For example, a collision attributed to

weather conditions and exceeding speed limit would be counted above as both a weather

related collision and a speed related collision.


total taxi casualty collisions recorded in 2005.

Table 15.15 – Contributing factors in taxi collisions

– Other vehicle driver factors only: By number of collisions 1

% of Total

Taxi





















Ability Impaired by Medication 2 0 2 0.78



Illness 1 0 1 0.39


Defective Windshield 1 0 1 0.39





Other 29 1 30 11.72

Unknown 16 0 16 6.25

Note:

1) The table shown above represents the contributing factors assigned to drivers,

other than taxi drivers, involved in these collisions. "Collisions" represents the number

of collisions in which the contributing factor was present, not the total number

of occurrences of the contributing factor. Some double counting of collisions


weather conditions and exceeding speed limit would be counted above as both a weather

related collision and a speed related collision.


total taxi casualty collisions recorded in 2005.



Table 15.16 – Contributing factors in school bus collisions– School bus driver factors only: By number of collisions

% of Total

School

Bus







Other 2 0 2 9.52

Unknown 1 1 2 9.52


school bus drivers involved in these collisions. "Collisions" represents




weather condition and exceeding speed limit would be counted above as both a weather

related collision and a speed related collision. "Percent of Total"

represents the collisions involving the factor as a percentage of total school bus


Table 15.17 – Contributing factors in school bus collisions– Other vehicle driver factors only: By number of collisions

% of Total

School

Bus












Note: The table shown above represents the contributing factors assigned to drivers,

other than school bus drivers, involved in these collisions. "Collisions"

represents the number of collisions in which the contributing factor was present,

not the total number of occurrences of the contributing factor. Some double counting

of collisions occurs in this table. For example, a collision attributed

to weather condition and exceeding speed limit will be counted above as both a weather

related collision and a speed related collision. "Percent of Total"

represents collisions involving the factor as a percentage of total

school bus casualty collisions recorded in 2005.



Table 15.18 – Emergency vehicle, taxi and school bus collisions by primary collision occurrenceEmergency Vehicle Taxi School Bus

Primary collision occurrence Injury Fatal Total Injury Fatal Total Injury Fatal Total

Rear End 35 0 35 64 0 64 6 0 6

Intersection - Right Angle 34 0 34 75 1 76 9 0 9

Side Swipe-Opposite Direction 9 0 9 11 0 11 2 0 2

Head On 6 1 7 9 1 10 1 0 1

Left Turn-Across Oncoming Traffic 7 0 7 27 0 27 1 0 1

Off Road Right 5 0 5 2 0 2 0 0 0

Off Road Left 5 0 5 1 0 1 1 0 1

Backing Up 3 0 3 6 0 6 0 0 0

Overtaking 3 0 3 7 0 7 0 0 0

Left Turn - Head On 2 0 2 7 0 7 0 0 0

Left Turn - One Way 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Right Turn - Head On 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Right Turn - Same Direction 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Right Turn-Opposite Direction 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Right Turn - Rear End 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

One Way Street 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

Other 25 0 25 24 0 24 1 0 1

Unknown 7 0 7 19 0 19 0 0 0

Total 146 1 147 254 2 256 21 0 21


Heavy Commercial Vehicles in 2005 Collisions SECTION 16Definition of Heavy Commercial Vehicle

As of 1998, the definition of heavy commercial vehicle wasrevised by adding local transit bus and intercity bus. Therefore,the current definition of a heavy commercial vehicle is: anysingle or combination truck unit over 10,900 kg GVW (grossvehicle weight) as well as local transit bus and intercity bus. Vehicles in this category include:

Single unit truck/heavy; Tractor-trailer; Tractor-trailer and pup; Combination unit truck/heavy; Logging truck and pole trailer; Local transit bus; Intercity bus.

Summary Statistics

There was a total of 1,146 reported casualty collisions involving heavy commercial vehicles in 2005. There were 1,556 injuredvictims resulting from 1,077 injury collisions and 82 victimskilled from 69 fatal heavy commercial vehicle collisions in2005. These heavy commercial vehicle collisions accounted for

17.8% of the 460 fatalities that occurred in the province in 2005.

The top five contributing factors assigned to heavy commercialvehicle drivers (as a percentage of total heavy commercialvehicle collisions) were, in order of magnitude:

(1) Driver inattentive (18.5%); (2) Speeding (12.7%); (3) Driver error/confusion (9.2%); (4) Road condition (9.2%); (5) Following too closely (7.2%).

The top five contributing factors assigned to other drivers (as apercentage of total heavy commercial vehicle collisions) were,in order of magnitude:

(1) Driver inattentive (15.5%);(2) Speeding (10.5%); (3) Driver error/confusion (9.2%); (4) Failing to yield to right of way (8.6%); (5) Road condition (7.1%).

Heavy Commercial Vehicle Injury Collisions and

Victims

955 957

1,079

1,424

1,615

1,0261,077

1,481

1,556

1,371

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Collisions Vict ims

Heavy Commercial Vehicle Fatal Collisions and

Victims

64

7875

6973

8581 82

71

98

0

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40

60

80

100

120

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Collisions Vict ims


SECTION 16 – Heavy Commercial Vehicles in 2005 Collisions

Table 16.01 – Heavy Commercial vehicle collisions and victims by monthCollisions Victims in Heavy Commercial Vehicles All Other Victims Total

Month Injury Fatal Total Injured Killed Total Injured Killed Total Victims

January 102 3 105 52 0 52 94 5 99 151

February 82 5 87 36 1 37 72 5 77 114

March 88 6 94 44 0 44 86 6 92 136

April 65 4 69 38 1 39 58 3 61 100

May 83 4 87 45 0 45 69 5 74 119

June 98 7 105 61 2 63 100 9 109 172

July 78 3 81 28 1 29 83 2 85 114

August 102 5 107 53 2 55 96 3 99 154

September 76 7 83 40 1 41 67 9 76 117

October 105 9 114 45 2 47 115 8 123 170

November 96 5 101 41 1 42 87 4 91 133

December 102 11 113 40 4 44 106 8 114 158

Total 1,077 69 1,146 523 15 538 1,033 67 1,100 1,638

Figure 16.01 – Heavy commercial vehicle collisions and victims by month

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200


Collisions Victims

Figure 16.02 – Top five contributing factors in heavy commercial vehicle collisions: Heavy commercial vehicle driver factors only

0% 5% 10% 15% 20%

Driver inattentive

Speeding

Driver Error

Road condition

Following too closely


Heavy Commercial Vehicles in 2005 Collisions – SECTION 16

Table 16.03 – Contributing factors in heavy commercialvehicle collisions – Other driver factors only: By number of collisions

% of Total

Heavy

Commercial

Vehicle















Cutting In 35 1 36 3.14





Other 162 16 178 15.53

Unknown 34 2 36 3.14

Note:

1) The table shown above represents the contributing factors assigned to drivers,

other than heavy commercial vehicle drivers, involved in these collisions. "Collisions"

represents the number of collisions in which the contributing factor was present, not the

total number of occurrences of the contributing factor. Some double counting of

collisions occurs in the data presented in this table. For example, a collision attributed

to alcohol suspected and exceeding speed limit would be counted above as both an alcohol

related collision, and a speed related collision. "Percent of Total"

represents the collisions involving the factor as a percentage of total heavy commercial




Table 16.02 – Contributing factors in heavy commercialvehicle collisions – Heavy Commercial vehicle driverfactors only: By number of collisions

% of Total

Heavy

Commercial

Vehicle




















Alcohol Ability Impaired by Alcohol 8 0 8 0.70

Alcohol Suspected 7 1 8 0.70

Cutting In 15 0 15 1.31






Other 182 7 189 16.49

Unknown 43 6 49 4.28

Note:


heavy commercial vehicle drivers involved in these collisions. "Collisions" represents



occurs in this table. For example, a collision attributed to alcohol

suspected and exceeding speed limit would be counted above as both an alcohol

related collision, and a speed related collision. "Percent of Total"

represents the collisions involving the factor as a percentage of total heavy commercial






Figure 16.03 – Top five contributing factors in heavycommercial vehicle collisions:Other vehicle driver factors only

0% 5% 10% 15% 20%

Driver Inattentive

Speeding

Driver Error

Failing to Yield

Right of Way

Road Condition

Table 16.04 – Vehicle factors in heavy commercial vehiclecollisions: Heavy commercial vehicles onlyVehicle Factors Injury Fatal Total

Insecure Load 17 1 18

Defective Brakes 16 1 17

Defective Tires 8 0 8

Defective Steering 6 0 6

Oversize Vehicle 3 0 3

Defective Suspension 3 0 3

Defective Turn Signals 2 0 2

Defective Engine 2 0 2

Trailer Brakes out of Adjustment/Inoperative 2 0 2

Defective Accelerator 1 0 1

No Driver 1 0 1

Windows Obstructed 1 0 1

Illegal Vehicle Modifications 1 0 1

Total 63 2 65

Table 16.05 – Heavy commercial vehicle collisions by primary collision occurrencePrimary Collision Occurrence Injury Fatal Total

Rear End 275 3 278

Off Road Right 125 6 131

Intersection - Right Angle 102 7 109

Off Road Left 90 5 95

Side Swipe-Opposite Direction 83 2 85

Head On 52 27 79

Left Turn-Across Oncoming Traffic 56 3 59

Overtaking 56 0 56

Left Turn - Head On 18 0 18

Left Turn - One Way 13 0 13

Right Turn - Rear End 9 1 10

Right Turn - Same Direction 5 0 5

Backing Up 3 0 3

Right Turn-Opposite Direction 3 0 3

One Way Street 3 0 3

Right Turn - Head On 1 0 1

Other 132 14 146

Unknown 51 1 52

Total 1,077 69 1,146

Table 16.06 – Collision location of heavy commercialvehicle collisionsCollision Location Injury Fatal Total

Between Intersection:Exchanges 559 46 605

At intersection 361 14 375

Intersection of Road & Driveway or Alley 42 1 43

Bridge 25 3 28

Off Highway 21 1 22

Parking Lot:Single/Multilevel 10 2 12

Exit Ramp 9 1 10

Tunnel 7 1 8

Industrial Road 7 0 7

Entrance Acceleration Lane 4 0 4

Entrance Ramp 4 0 4

Exit Intersection 3 0 3

Entrance Intersection 3 0 3

Transit -Express Lane 2 0 2

Ferry or Dock 1 0 1

Exit Deceleration lane 1 0 1

Railroad crossing 1 0 1

Other 7 0 7

Unknown 10 0 10

Total 1,077 69 1,146


Heavy Commercial Vehicles in 2005 Collisions – SECTION 16

Table 16.07 – Heavy commercial vehicle collisions by roadway surface conditionRoadway Surface

Condition Injury Fatal Total

Dry 657 37 694

Wet 280 16 296

Ice 72 10 82

Snow 44 3 47

Slush 15 3 18

Muddy 4 0 4

Unknown 5 0 5

Total 1,077 69 1,146

Table 16.09 – Heavy commercial vehicle collisions byweather conditionWeather Injury Fatal Total

Clear 532 27 559

Cloudy 290 25 315

Raining 159 9 168

Snowing 56 7 63

Fog 28 1 29

Hail 2 0 2

Strong Wind 2 0 2

Other 1 0 1

Unknown 7 0 7

Total 1,077 69 1,146

Table 16.08 – Heavy commercial vehicle collisions bylighting conditionLighting condition Injury Fatal Total

Daylight 736 47 783

Dark/No Illumination 117 12 129

Dark/Some Illumination 94 4 98

Dark/Full Illumination 59 4 63

Dusk 36 0 36

Dawn 28 2 30

Unknown 7 0 7

Total 1,077 69 1,146

Table 16.10 – Driver age in heavy commercial vehicle collisions: Heavy commercial vehicle drivers onlyAge Injury Fatal Total

16 1 0 1

17 1 0 1

18 3 0 3

19 5 0 5

20 6 0 6

21 12 0 12

22 11 1 12

23 15 0 15

24 16 1 17

25 13 1 14

26-30 86 5 91

31-35 133 5 138

36-40 155 12 167

41-45 193 18 211

46-50 163 7 170

51-55 130 12 142

56-60 86 10 96

61-65 44 3 47

66-70 13 1 14

71-75 5 0 5

76-80 2 0 2

Unknown 60 3 63

Total 1,153 79 1,232



Table 16.12 – BC driver licence class of heavy commercial vehicle drivers by vehicle type: Fatal collisionsVehicle Type 100 160 200 300 500 000 Other Total

Tractor Trailer 19 8 0 0 0 1 17 45

Single Unit Truck/ Heavy 3 1 0 5 3 0 1 13

Tractor Trailer & Pup 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 9

Log Truck & Pole Trailer 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 7

Heavy Truck/Trailer 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Local Transit Bus 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2

Total 34 15 1 5 3 1 20 79

Note:

1) This table lists all combinations of valid B.C. licence classes. Out-of-province drivers are all grouped under "Other".



Table 16.11 – BC driver licence class of heavy commercial vehicle drivers by vehicle type: Injury collisionsVehicle Type 100 160 200 230 260 300 340 346 360 400 460 500 560 700 000 Other Total

Tractor Trailer 234 52 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 1 1 0 122 422

Single Unit Truck/ Heavy 86 32 1 1 0 26 2 1 9 6 3 134 23 8 4 41 377

Local Transit Bus 12 9 44 7 8 1 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 26 115

Heavy Truck/Trailer 39 15 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 15 80

Tractor Trailer & Pup 43 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 75

Log Truck & Pole Trailer 45 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 65

Intercity Bus 3 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 19

Total 462 140 49 9 9 34 2 1 10 16 3 150 25 9 5 229 1,153

Note:

1) This table lists all combinations of valid BC licence classes. Out-of-province drivers are all grouped under "Other".

2) "100" to "700" refers to driver licence classes 1 to 7. "340", for example, is a combination of class 3 and class 4



Table 17.01 – Collisions by police jurisdiction in Southeast District (RCMP)% of Total

Total Collisions in

Jurisdiction Injury Fatal Collisions Subdivision

Armstrong Provincial 42 2 44 1.08

Ashcroft Provincial 53 2 55 1.35

Barriere Provincial 32 1 33 0.81

Boundary-Grand Forks Provincial 50 4 54 1.33

Boundary-Midway Provincial 27 2 29 0.71

Castlegar Municipal 25 0 25 0.61

Castlegar Provincial 40 1 41 1.01

Chase Provincial 44 5 49 1.20

Clearwater Provincial 32 3 35 0.86

Clinton Provincial 31 4 35 0.86

Coldstream Municipal 27 0 27 0.66

Columbia Valley Provincial 77 2 79 1.94

Cranbrook Municipal 59 0 59 1.45

Cranbrook Provincial 81 2 83 2.04

Creston Provincial 82 1 83 2.04

Elk Valley Provincial (Sparwood) 32 3 35 0.86

Elkford Provincial 8 0 8 0.20

Enderby Provincial 54 1 55 1.35

Falkland Provincial 23 2 25 0.61

Fernie 13 0 13 0.32

Fernie Provincial 33 1 34 0.83

Golden/Field 4 2 6 0.15

Golden/Field Provincial 91 7 98 2.40

Kamloops Municipal 431 4 435 10.67

Kaslo Provincial 19 0 19 0.47

Kelowna Municipal 698 4 702 17.23

Kelowna Provincial 320 10 330 8.10

Keremeos Provincial 27 5 32 0.79

Kimberley Municipal 8 1 9 0.22

Kimberley Provincial 17 1 18 0.44

Lake Country Municipal 22 2 24 0.59

Logan Lake Provincial 25 1 26 0.64

Lumby Provincial 40 2 42 1.03

Lytton Provincial 34 0 34 0.83

Merritt Municipal 29 0 29 0.71

Merritt Provincial 122 6 128 3.14

Nakusp Provincial 13 0 13 0.32

Nelson Provincial 66 0 66 1.62

Penticton Municipal 128 3 131 3.21

Penticton Provincial 82 1 83 2.04

Princeton Provincial 89 4 93 2.28

Revelstoke Municipal 14 0 14 0.34

Revelstoke Provincial 51 3 54 1.33

Salmo Provincial 21 0 21 0.52

Salmon Arm Municipal 69 3 72 1.77

Salmon Arm Provincial 45 2 47 1.15

Sicamous Provincial 31 0 31 0.76

Slocan Lake Provincial 12 1 13 0.32

South Okanagan-Oliver Provincial 49 1 50 1.23

South Okanagan-Osoyoos Provincial 46 3 49 1.20

Summerland Municipal 26 1 27 0.66

T'Kumlups Provincial 85 3 88 2.16

Trail Municipal 26 2 28 0.69

Trail and Greater District Provincial 46 0 46 1.13

Vernon Municipal 248 1 249 6.11

Vernon Provincial 65 2 67 1.64

Total 3,964 111 4,075 100%

Table 17.02 – Victims by police jurisdiction in Southeast District (RCMP)% of Total

Total Victims in

Jurisdiction Injured Killed Victims Subdivision

Armstrong Provincial 66 2 68 1.15

Ashcroft Provincial 80 3 83 1.41

Barriere Provincial 53 1 54 0.92

Boundary-Grand Forks Provincial 74 4 78 1.32

Boundary-Midway Provincial 35 2 37 0.63

Castlegar Municipal 38 0 38 0.64

Castlegar Provincial 54 1 55 0.93

Chase Provincial 67 5 72 1.22

Clearwater Provincial 62 3 65 1.10

Clinton Provincial 50 4 54 0.92

Coldstream Municipal 38 0 38 0.64

Columbia Valley Provincial 126 2 128 2.17

Cranbrook Municipal 72 0 72 1.22

Cranbrook Provincial 115 2 117 1.98

Creston Provincial 116 1 117 1.98

Elk Valley Provincial (Sparwood) 46 3 49 0.83

Elkford Provincial 15 0 15 0.25

Enderby Provincial 80 1 81 1.37

Falkland Provincial 32 2 34 0.58

Fernie 16 0 16 0.27

Fernie Provincial 42 1 43 0.73

Golden/Field 6 2 8 0.14

Golden/Field Provincial 145 10 155 2.63

Kamloops Municipal 627 4 631 10.70

Kaslo Provincial 19 0 19 0.32

Kelowna Municipal 979 4 983 16.68

Kelowna Provincial 467 10 477 8.09

Keremeos Provincial 44 6 50 0.85

Kimberley Municipal 14 1 15 0.25

Kimberley Provincial 25 1 26 0.44

Lake Country Municipal 33 2 35 0.59

Logan Lake Provincial 30 1 31 0.53

Lumby Provincial 57 2 59 1.00

Lytton Provincial 51 0 51 0.87

Merritt Municipal 48 0 48 0.81

Merritt Provincial 207 7 214 3.63

Nakusp Provincial 14 0 14 0.24

Nelson Provincial 81 0 81 1.37

Penticton Municipal 179 3 182 3.09

Penticton Provincial 103 1 104 1.76

Princeton Provincial 139 5 144 2.44

Revelstoke Municipal 14 0 14 0.24

Revelstoke Provincial 82 3 85 1.44

Salmo Provincial 29 0 29 0.49

Salmon Arm Municipal 111 5 116 1.97

Salmon Arm Provincial 81 2 83 1.41

Sicamous Provincial 51 0 51 0.87

Slocan Lake Provincial 14 1 15 0.25

South Okanagan-Oliver Provincial 68 1 69 1.17

South Okanagan-Osoyoos Provincial 70 6 76 1.29

Summerland Municipal 38 2 40 0.68

T'Kumlups Provincial 121 3 124 2.10

Trail Municipal 38 2 40 0.68

Trail and Greater District Provincial 67 0 67 1.14

Vernon Municipal 346 1 347 5.89

Vernon Provincial 93 5 98 1.66

Total 5,768 127 5,895 100%

Police Jurisdiction Report SECTION 17


SECTION 17 – Police Jurisdiction Report

Table 17.03 – Collisions by police jurisdiction in North District (RCMP)% of Total

Total Collisions in


Alexis Creek Provincial 18 0 18 1.10

Anahim Lake Provincial 4 0 4 0.24

Atlin Provincial 4 0 4 0.24

Bella Bella Provincial 1 0 1 0.06

Bella Coola Provincial 12 0 12 0.73

Burns Lake Provincial 53 3 56 3.41

Chetwynd Provincial 57 3 60 3.65

Dawson Creek Municipal 40 0 40 2.44

Dawson Creek Provincial 80 6 86 5.24

Dease Lake Provincial 3 3 6 0.37

Fort Nelson Provincial 58 1 59 3.59

Fort St. James Provincial 7 1 8 0.49

Fort St. John Municipal 89 4 93 5.66

Fort St. John Provincial 110 8 118 7.19

Fraser Lake Provincial 13 0 13 0.79

Granisle Provincial 2 0 2 0.12

Houston Provincial 34 5 39 2.38

Hudson Hope Provincial 5 0 5 0.30

Kitimat Municipal 18 0 18 1.10

Kitimat Provincial 12 0 12 0.73

Lisims/Nass Valley Provincial 3 0 3 0.18

Mackenzie Municipal 7 1 8 0.49

Mackenzie Provincial 17 0 17 1.04

McBride Provincial 27 2 29 1.77

New Hazelton Provincial 13 1 14 0.85

One Hundred Mile House Provincial 92 6 98 5.97

Prince George Municipal 298 7 305 18.57

Prince George Provincial 110 9 119 7.25

Prince Rupert Municipal 4 0 4 0.24

Queen Charlotte Provincial 2 0 2 0.12

Quesnel Municipal 48 0 48 2.92

Quesnel Provincial 75 1 76 4.63

Smithers Provincial 23 2 25 1.52

Takla Landing Provincial 3 0 3 0.18

Terrace Provincial 1 1 2 0.12

Tumbler Ridge Provincial 9 0 9 0.55

Valemount Provincial 45 4 49 2.98

Vanderhoof Provincial 32 1 33 2.01

Wells Provincial 4 0 4 0.24

Williams Lake Municipal 49 0 49 2.98

Williams Lake Provincial 86 5 91 5.54

Total 1,568 74 1,642 100%

Table 17.04 – Victims by police jurisdiction in North District (RCMP)% of Total

Total Victims in


Alexis Creek Provincial 24 0 24 1.02

Anahim Lake Provincial 6 0 6 0.25

Atlin Provincial 4 0 4 0.17

Bella Bella Provincial 1 0 1 0.04

Bella Coola Provincial 24 0 24 1.02

Burns Lake Provincial 84 4 88 3.73

Chetwynd Provincial 84 4 88 3.73

Dawson Creek Municipal 61 0 61 2.58

Dawson Creek Provincial 116 7 123 5.21

Dease Lake Provincial 6 3 9 0.38

Fort Nelson Provincial 84 1 85 3.60

Fort St. James Provincial 9 1 10 0.42

Fort St. John Municipal 127 4 131 5.55

Fort St. John Provincial 158 10 168 7.12

Fraser Lake Provincial 16 0 16 0.68

Granisle Provincial 3 0 3 0.13

Houston Provincial 60 5 65 2.75

Hudson Hope Provincial 7 0 7 0.30

Kitimat Municipal 23 0 23 0.97

Kitimat Provincial 17 0 17 0.72

Lisims/Nass Valley Provincial 3 0 3 0.13

Mackenzie Municipal 9 1 10 0.42

Mackenzie Provincial 21 0 21 0.89

McBride Provincial 42 4 46 1.95

New Hazelton Provincial 21 1 22 0.93

One Hundred Mile House Provincial 135 7 142 6.02

Prince George Municipal 400 8 408 17.29

Prince George Provincial 160 9 169 7.16

Prince Rupert Municipal 4 0 4 0.17

Queen Charlotte Provincial 3 0 3 0.13

Quesnel Municipal 76 0 76 3.22

Quesnel Provincial 92 1 93 3.94

Smithers Provincial 32 2 34 1.44

Takla Landing Provincial 3 0 3 0.13

Terrace Provincial 3 1 4 0.17

Tumbler Ridge Provincial 10 0 10 0.42

Valemount Provincial 93 7 100 4.24

Vanderhoof Provincial 45 1 46 1.95

Wells Provincial 6 0 6 0.25

Williams Lake Municipal 72 0 72 3.05

Williams Lake Provincial 129 6 135 5.72

Total 2,273 87 2,360 100%


Police Jurisdiction Report – SECTION 17

Table 17.05 – Collisions by police jurisdiction in Lower Mainland District (RCMP)% of Total

Total Collisions in


Agassiz Provincial 52 0 52 1

Boston Bar Provincial 11 0 11 0

Bowen Island Provincial 4 0 4 0

Burnaby Municipal 727 12 739 12

Chilliwack Municipal 334 1 335 5

Chilliwack Provincial 29 1 30 0

Coquitlam Municipal 459 2 461 7

Coquitlam Provincial 18 0 18 0

Hope Municipal 6 0 6 0

Hope Provincial 121 14 135 2

Langley City Municipal 179 2 181 3

Langley Township Municipal 433 8 441 7

Maple Ridge Municipal 299 11 310 5

Mission Municipal 128 1 129 2

Mission Provincial 32 1 33 1

North Vancouver City Municipal 154 0 154 2

North Vancouver District Municipal 164 1 165 3

North Vancouver Provincial 1 0 1 0

Pemberton Provincial 25 0 25 0

Pitt Meadows Municipal 70 1 71 1

Port Coquitlam Municipal 159 0 159 3

Richmond Municipal 558 7 565 9

Ridge Meadows Provincial 3 0 3 0

Sechelt Municipal 34 1 35 1

Sechelt Provincial 52 0 52 1

Squamish Municipal 46 2 48 1

Squamish Provincial 53 4 57 1

Sunshine Coast Provincial 50 3 53 1

Surrey Municipal 1,857 28 1,885 30

Surrey Provincial 4 0 4 0

University Provincial 23 0 23 0

Whistler Municipal 19 0 19 0

Whistler Provincial 54 0 54 1

White Rock Municipal 44 2 46 1

Total 6,202 102 6,304 1

Table 17.06 – Victims by police jurisdiction in Lower Mainland District (RCMP)% of Total

Total Victims in


Agassiz Provincial 76 0 76 0.85

Boston Bar Provincial 11 0 11 0.12

Bowen Island Provincial 5 0 5 0.06

Burnaby Municipal 1,021 12 1,033 11.59

Chilliwack Municipal 498 1 499 5.60

Chilliwack Provincial 40 1 41 0.46

Coquitlam Municipal 642 2 644 7.22

Coquitlam Provincial 24 0 24 0.27

Hope Municipal 10 0 10 0.11

Hope Provincial 214 15 229 2.57

Langley City Municipal 246 2 248 2.78

Langley Township Municipal 606 8 614 6.89

Maple Ridge Municipal 397 16 413 4.63

Mission Municipal 197 2 199 2.23

Mission Provincial 44 1 45 0.50

North Vancouver City Municipal 196 0 196 2.20

North Vancouver District Municipal 220 1 221 2.48

North Vancouver Provincial 2 0 2 0.02

Pemberton Provincial 31 0 31 0.35

Pitt Meadows Municipal 98 1 99 1.11

Port Coquitlam Municipal 219 0 219 2.46

Richmond Municipal 750 9 759 8.51

Ridge Meadows Provincial 3 0 3 0.03

Sechelt Municipal 45 1 46 0.52

Sechelt Provincial 62 0 62 0.70

Squamish Municipal 63 2 65 0.73

Squamish Provincial 78 5 83 0.93

Sunshine Coast Provincial 68 3 71 0.80

Surrey Municipal 2,730 30 2,760 30.96

Surrey Provincial 5 0 5 0.06

University Provincial 36 0 36 0.40

Whistler Municipal 24 0 24 0.27

Whistler Provincial 83 0 83 0.93

White Rock Municipal 56 2 58 0.65

Total 8,800 114 8,914 100%



Table 17.07 – Collisions by police jurisdiction in Island District (RCMP)% of Total

Total Collisions in


Alert Bay Provincial 3 0 3 0.13

Campbell River Municipal 137 2 139 5.89

Campbell River Provincial 34 1 35 1.48

Colwood Municipal 59 0 59 2.50

Comox Municipal 28 0 28 1.19

Comox Valley Provincial 107 2 109 4.62

Courtenay Municipal 137 0 137 5.81

Duncan Provincial 115 1 116 4.92

Gabriola Island Provincial 12 0 12 0.51

Ladysmith Municipal 25 1 26 1.10

Ladysmith Provincial 39 1 40 1.69

Lake Cowichan Provincial 22 1 23 0.97

Langford Municipal 107 2 109 4.62

Nanaimo Municipal 380 4 384 16.27

Nanaimo Provincial 56 1 57 2.42

Nootka Sound (Gold River) Provincial 8 0 8 0.34

North Cowichan Municipal 131 1 132 5.59

North Saanich Municipal 37 2 39 1.65

Oceanside Provincial (Parksville) 126 10 136 5.76

Outer Gulf Islands Provincial 15 0 15 0.64

Parksville Municipal 56 0 56 2.37

Port Alberni Municipal 82 1 83 3.52

Port Alberni Provincial 34 2 36 1.53

Port Alice Provincial 4 0 4 0.17

Port Hardy Provincial 21 1 22 0.93

Port McNeill Provincial 25 3 28 1.19

Powell River Municipal 48 0 48 2.03

Powell River Provincial 21 0 21 0.89

Quadra Island Provincial 9 0 9 0.38

Qualicum Beach Municipal 33 0 33 1.40

Saltspring Island Provincial 43 1 44 1.86

Sayward Provincial 21 0 21 0.89

Shawnigan Lake Provincial 91 2 93 3.94

Sidney Municipal 30 1 31 1.31

Sidney Provincial 4 0 4 0.17

Sooke Provincial 68 3 71 3.01

Texada Island Provincial 4 1 5 0.21

Tofino Provincial 15 0 15 0.64

Ucluelet Provincial 26 1 27 1.14

View Royal Municipal 69 0 69 2.92

West Shore Provincial 31 2 33 1.40

Total 2,313 47 2,360 100%

Table 17.08 – Victims by police jurisdiction in Island District (RCMP)% of Total

Total Victims in


Alert Bay Provincial 3 0 3 0.09

Campbell River Municipal 200 2 202 6.06

Campbell River Provincial 43 2 45 1.35

Colwood Municipal 78 0 78 2.34

Comox Municipal 40 0 40 1.20

Comox Valley Provincial 156 2 158 4.74

Courtenay Municipal 180 0 180 5.40

Duncan Provincial 162 1 163 4.89

Gabriola Island Provincial 15 0 15 0.45

Ladysmith Municipal 35 1 36 1.08

Ladysmith Provincial 62 1 63 1.89

Lake Cowichan Provincial 39 1 40 1.20

Langford Municipal 138 2 140 4.20

Nanaimo Municipal 520 4 524 15.72

Nanaimo Provincial 94 2 96 2.88

Nootka Sound (Gold River) Provincial 8 0 8 0.24

North Cowichan Municipal 196 1 197 5.91

North Saanich Municipal 50 2 52 1.56

Oceanside Provincial (Parksville) 205 14 219 6.57

Outer Gulf Islands Provincial 19 0 19 0.57

Parksville Municipal 83 0 83 2.49

Port Alberni Municipal 118 1 119 3.57

Port Alberni Provincial 54 2 56 1.68

Port Alice Provincial 7 0 7 0.21

Port Hardy Provincial 27 1 28 0.84

Port McNeill Provincial 36 3 39 1.17

Powell River Municipal 59 0 59 1.77

Powell River Provincial 33 0 33 0.99

Quadra Island Provincial 10 0 10 0.30

Qualicum Beach Municipal 43 0 43 1.29

Saltspring Island Provincial 64 1 65 1.95

Sayward Provincial 27 0 27 0.81

Shawnigan Lake Provincial 131 3 134 4.02

Sidney Municipal 44 1 45 1.35

Sidney Provincial 5 0 5 0.15

Sooke Provincial 94 3 97 2.91

Texada Island Provincial 5 1 6 0.18

Tofino Provincial 27 0 27 0.81

Ucluelet Provincial 34 1 35 1.05

View Royal Municipal 99 0 99 2.97

West Shore Provincial 37 2 39 1.17

Total 3,280 54 3,334 100%


Police Jurisdiction Report – SECTION 17

Table 17.09 – Collisions by police jurisdiction in Independent Forces% of Total

Total Collisions in


Abbotsford Municipal 493 12 505 10.99

Abbotsford Provincial 8 0 8 0.17

Central Saanich Municipal 54 0 54 1.18

Delta Municipal 384 5 389 8.47

Esquimalt 11 0 11 0.24

Nelson Municipal 25 1 26 0.57

New Westminster Municipal 301 4 305 6.64

Oak Bay Municipal 39 0 39 0.85

Port Moody Municipal 114 0 114 2.48

Saanich Municipal 575 2 577 12.56

Vancouver Municipal 1,853 28 1,881 40.94

Victoria and Esquimalt Municipal 506 5 511 11.12

West Vancouver Municipal 175 0 175 3.81

Total 4,538 57 4,595 100%

Table 17.10 – Victims by police jurisdiction in Independent Forces% of Total

Total Victims in


Abbotsford Municipal 753 13 766 12.16

Abbotsford Provincial 14 0 14 0.22

Central Saanich Municipal 66 0 66 1.05

Delta Municipal 543 5 548 8.70

Esquimalt 14 0 14 0.22

Nelson Municipal 34 1 35 0.56

New Westminster Municipal 425 4 429 6.81

Oak Bay Municipal 54 0 54 0.86

Port Moody Municipal 154 0 154 2.44

Saanich Municipal 739 2 741 11.76

Vancouver Municipal 2566 30 2,596 41.21

Victoria and Esquimalt Municipal 643 5 648 10.29

West Vancouver Municipal 235 0 235 3.73

Total 6,240 60 6,300 100%



Table 17.11 – Collisions by police jurisdiction – Other Forces and Locations% of Total

Total Collisions in


Deas Island Freeway Patrol A 242 0 242 33.33

Port Mann Freeway Patrol B 341 8 349 48.07

Sumas Freeway Patrol C 107 6 113 15.56

Spences Bridge 1 0 1 0.14

Crecent Valley 1 0 1 0.14

Fruitvale 4 0 4 0.55

Radium 1 0 1 0.14

Rossland 5 1 6 0.83

Watson Lake 4 0 4 0.55

Tahsis 1 0 1 0.14

Military Police 4 0 4 0.55

Total 711 15 726 100%

Table 17.12 – Victims by police jurisdiction – Other Forces and Locations% of Total

Total Victims in


Deas Island Freeway Patrol A 386 0 386 34.46

Port Mann Freeway Patrol B 529 9 538 48.04

Sumas Freeway Patrol C 159 8 167 14.91

Spences Bridge 1 0 1 0.09

Crecent Valley 1 0 1 0.09

Fruitvale 5 0 5 0.45

Radium 1 0 1 0.09

Rossland 8 1 9 0.80

Watson Lake 7 0 7 0.63

Tahsis 1 0 1 0.09

Military Police 4 0 4 0.36

Total 1,102 18 1,120 100%

Table 17.13 – Collisions by police jurisdiction in First Nation Police Forces% of Total

Total Collisions in


Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police 6 0 6 100.00

Total 6 0 6 100%

Table 17.14 – Victims by police jurisdiction in First Nation Police Forces% of Total

Total Victims in


Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police 9 0 9 100.00

Total 9 0 9 100%

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