ORSAR 2001 - The people - People in collisions

Table 2.2

Category of Person Killed by Age Groups 2001

Category of Person	Age Groups																Total
	0-4	5-9	10-15	16	17	18	19	20	21-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+	UK
Driver	0	0	0	5	17	12	13	14	39	67	67	69	41	36	50	0	430
Passenger*	11	10	13	6	9	5	12	4	25	25	21	18	20	16	29	0	224
Pedestrian	3	2	10	3	2	2	2	2	8	8	11	18	6	16	26	0	119
Bicyclist	0	0	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	1	2	16
Bicycle Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
All Terrain Vehicle Driver	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
All Terrain Vehicle Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Snow Vehicle Driver	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Snow Vehicle Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Motorcycle Driver	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	6	11	12	12	1	2	0	0	49
Motorcycle Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	3
Moped Driver	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Moped Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Total	14	12	26	17	30	23	27	23	78	113	112	121	70	70	107	2	845

* Includes hangers on
UK=Unknown
HTA (Highway Traffic Act) reportable collisions. For more information on special vehicles, see Section 6 - Special vehicles.

Table 2.3

Category of Persons Injured by Age Groups 2001

Category of Person	Age Groups																Total
	0-4	5-9	10-15	16	17	18	19	20	21-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+	UK
Driver	1	0	46	255	1,114	1,281	1,282	1,260	4,463	10,108	10,939	7,607	3,942	2,071	1,338	51	45,758
Passenger*	1,058	1,692	2,365	821	1,038	1,076	886	872	2,508	3,990	3,220	2,546	1,545	1,176	881	836	26,510
Pedestrian	99	352	694	162	119	105	99	94	313	675	715	517	380	296	293	150	5,063
Bicyclist	3	20	88	16	22	28	22	31	74	154	143	64	27	23	5	1,629	2,349
Bicycle Passenger	7	18	53	9	7	4	2	2	17	51	42	22	6	4	4	6	254
All Terrain Vehicle Driver	0	0	6	1	0	1	3	0	1	8	3	2	2	1	0	6	34
All Terrain Vehicle Passenger	0	1	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	1	0	2	2	17
Snow Vehicle Driver	0	0	3	2	6	1	3	0	3	8	3	2	1	1	0	1	34
Snow Vehicle Passenger	0	3	6	2	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	20
Motorcycle Driver	0	0	5	27	23	21	18	29	145	390	228	198	61	17	2	2	1,166
Motorcycle Passenger	1	6	13	5	7	10	9	6	43	67	72	59	18	1	2	4	323
Moped Driver	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	2	5	1	1	0	0	16
Moped Passenger	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	10
Other	4	7	7	2	5	3	8	7	19	30	41	33	26	8	6	22	228
Total	1,173	2,099	3,289	1,303	2,344	2,531	2,333	2,303	7,593	15,490	15,408	11,060	6,012	3,600	2,535	2,709	81,782

* Includes hangers on
HTA (Highway Traffic Act) reportable collisions. For more information on special vehicles, see Section 6 - Special vehicles.

Table 2.4

Sex of Driver by Class of Collision 2001

Sex of Driver	Class of Collision			Total
	Fatal	Personal Injury	Property Damage
Male	960	62,619	197,488	261,067
Female	264	35,412	98,035	133,711
Unknown*	27	4,488	20,644	25,159
Total	1,251	102,519	316,167	419,937

* This includes situations where the enforcement officer is unable to make a determination, e.g., hit and run.

Fatal Collision

A motor vehicle collision in which at least one person sustains bodily injury resulting in death. Prior to January 1, 1982, fatal collision statistics included deaths attributed to injuries sustained in the collision for up to one year after the collision. Since that date, only deaths within thiry days of the collision have been included.

Personal Injury Collision

A motor vehicle collision in which at least one person involved sustains bodily injury not resulting in death.

Property Damage

A motor vehicle collision in which no person sustains bodily injury, but in which there is damage to any public property or damage to private property including damage to the motor vehicle or its load.

The minimum reportable level for property-damage-only collision rose from $200 to $400 on January 1, 1978, and rose again to $700 on January 1, 1985. As of January 1, 1998, the minimum reportable level for property-damage-only collisions is $1,000.

On January 1, 1997, Collision Self-Reporting for property-damage-only collisions was introduced. See Appendix for further explanation of Collision Self-Reporting.

Table 2.5

Driver Condition by Class of Collision 2001

Condition of Driver	Class of Collision			Total
	Fatal	Personal Injury	Property Damage
Normal	857	81,393	251,089	333,339
Had Been Drinking	45	1,519	2,798	4,362
Ability Impaired - Alcohol over .08	124	982	1,888	2,994
Ability Impaired Alcohol	13	486	835	1,334
Ability Impaired Drugs	22	86	129	237
Fatigue	18	585	1,058	1,661
Medical/Physical Disability	20	491	474	985
Inattentive	55	8,872	19,503	28,430
Other	3	254	710	967
Unknown*	94	7,851	37,683	45,628
Total	1,251	102,519	316,167	419,937

* This includes situations where the enforcement officer is unable to make a determination, e.g., hit and run.

Had Been Drinking

Driver had consumed alcohol but his/her physical condition was not legally impaired.

Ability Impaired Alcohol over .08

Driver had consumed alcohol and upon testing was found to have a blood alcohol level in excess of .08 grams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.

Ability Impaired Alcohol

Driver had consumed sufficient alcohol to warrant being charged with a drinking and driving offence.

Inattentive

Driver was operating a motor vehicle without due care and attention or placing less than full concentration on driving, e.g., changing cds, consuming food, reading, talking on phone or two-way radio, using headphones.

Table 2.6

Driver Age By Driver Condition In All Collisions 2001*

Driver Age	Driver Condition						Total
	Normal	Had Been Drinking	Impaired Alcohol over .08	Ability Impaired Alcohol	Other	Unknown
Under 16	254	15	6	1	123	46	445
16	1,792	30	10	9	317	158	2,316
17	7,555	88	28	12	1,156	535	9,374
18	8,841	138	44	25	1,244	664	10,956
19	8,415	181	95	46	1,144	709	10,590
20	8,121	218	96	35	998	636	10,104
21-24	30,710	681	370	147	3,200	2,361	37,469
25-34	74,250	1,106	788	342	6,359	5,477	88,322
35-44	81,109	907	820	387	6,438	5,951	95,612
45-54	56,635	504	444	205	4,610	3,909	66,307
55-64	29,369	238	190	65	2,584	2,071	34,517
65-74	15,277	84	76	33	1,818	1,025	18,313
75 & over	8,163	28	19	10	1,536	697	10,453
Unknown	2,848	144	8	17	753	21,389	25,159
Total	333,339	4,362	2,994	1,334	32,280	45,628	419,937

* Includes bicyclists, drivers of all-terrain vehicles, etc.

Table 2.7

Recorded Occurrence of Driver Condition In Drivers Killed 2001*

Recorded Occurrence	Number of Drivers	%
Normal	287	57.5
Had Been Drinking	23	4.6
Ability Impaired - Alcohol over .08	105	21.0
Ability Impaired Alcohol	0	0.0
Ability Impaired Drugs	22	4.4
Fatigue	9	1.8
Medical/Physical Disability	20	4.0
Inattentive	11	2.2
Other	0	0.0
Unknown	22	4.4
Total	499	100.0

* Total includes drivers of all vehicle types killed in HTA reportable collisions.

In years prior to 1996, Table 2.7 only included fatally injured drivers who were either normal or had been drinking. In order to better examine the other pre-crash factors related to deaths of all drivers, this table has now been expanded to include the driver conditions of all fatally injured drivers. These data can be recombined into the older format by recalculating the percentages using only the alcohol-involved and normal drivers’ data.

Table 2.8

Apparent Driver Action by Class of Collision 2001

Apparent Driver Action	Class of Collision			Total
	Fatal	Personal Injury	Property Damage
Driving Properly	540	48,826	153,820	203,186
Following Too Close	9	10,113	26,763	36,885
Speed Too Fast	77	1,257	2,019	3,353
Speed Too Fast for Conditions	72	4,678	13,232	17,982
Speed Too Slow	0	56	203	259
Improper Turn	28	4,103	13,470	17,601
Disobey Traffic Control	69	4,710	6,910	11,689
Fail to Yield Right of Way	72	10,035	25,293	35,400
Improper Passing	16	713	3,091	3,820
Lost Control	171	7,395	18,922	26,488
Wrong Way on One Way Road	2	96	203	301
Improper Lane Change	18	1,710	9,715	11,443
Other*	103	6,239	18,959	25,301
Unknown	74	2,588	23,567	26,229
Total	1,251	102,519	316,167	419,937

* Includes actions defined as careless driving, inattentive driving, fell asleep, hit and run, driving on wrong side of road, improper parking, impaired driving, illegally parked, dangerous driving, inexperience, etc.

Table 2.9

Seat Belt Usage by Severity of Driver Injury in Fatal and Personal Injury Collisions 2001

Safety Equipment Used	Severity of Injury					Total
	Killed	Major	Minor	Minimal	Not Injured
Seat Belt Used	250	1,407	15,591	24,351	39,923	81,522
Other Equipment*	11	95	549	581	307	1,543
Equipment Not used	104	221	495	265	191	1,276
No Safety Equipment	0	7	23	26	48	104
Use Unknown	65	185	997	965	2,899	5,111
Total	430	1,915	17,655	26,188	43,368	89,556

* Other equipment includes construction and motorcycle helmets, etc., used in a motor vehicle. It also includes the use of airbags. Seat belt usage in conjunction with airbag deployment is unknown.

Table 2.10*

Seat Belt Usage by Severity of Passenger Injury in Fatal and Personal Injury Collisions 2001

Safety Equipment Used	Severity of Injury					Total
	Killed	Major	Minor	Minimal	Not Injured
Seat Belt Used	126	808	7,850	13,417	20,554	42,755
Child Safety Seat Used Incorrectly	0	3	22	26	63	114
Child Safety Seat Used Correctly	5	16	156	351	1,566	2,094
Other Equipment**	4	31	157	145	87	424
Equipment Not used	53	173	551	360	255	1,392
No Safety Equipment	11	50	461	654	863	2,039
Use Unknown	25	121	515	521	1,252	2,434
Total	224	1,202	9,712	15,474	24,640	51,252

*The table includes only seat belt usage in collisions in which there were personal injuries or fatalities. Property-damage-only collisions are excluded. ORSARs published prior to 1988 included seat belt usage in all collisions.

* *Other equipment includes construction helmets, etc., used in a motor vehicle. It also includes the use of airbags. Seat belt usage in conjunction with airbag deployment is unknown.

Table 2.11*

Restraint Use for Children (0 - 4 Years) Killed in Collisions 1997-2001

Year Used	Child Restraint Used Correctly	Child Restraint Used Incorrectly	Lap/Lap & Shoulder Belt	Restraint Not Available	Available Not Used	Use Unknown	Total
1997	8	0	4	0	2	2	16
1998	2	0	6	0	0	0	8
1999	3	1	3	0	0	0	7
2000	1	0	3	0	0	1	5
2001	5	0	2	1	2	1	11

*The table includes only seat belt usage in collisions in which there were personal injuries or fatalities. Property-damage-only collisions are excluded. ORSARs published prior to 1988 included seat belt usage in all collisions.

Table 2.12*

Restraint Use for Children (0 - 4 Years) Involved in Fatal and Personal Injury Collisions by Severity of Injury 2001

Restraint Used	Injury Level
	Major/Fatal %	Minimal/Minor %	No Injuries %
Child Restraint Used Correctly	38.0	46.0	50.4
Child Restraint Used Incorrectly	4.0	4.5	1.9
Lap/Lap-Shoulder Belt	38.0	40.5	41.4
Not Available	4.0	4.7	2.8
Available/Not Used	8.0	1.6	0.3
Other	0.0	0.2	0.2
Unknown	8.0	2.5	3.0
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0

*The table includes only seat belt usage in collisions in which there were personal injuries or fatalities. Property-damage-only collisions are excluded. ORSARs published prior to 1988 included seat belt usage in all collisions.

It is known from observational surveys that many child safety seats are not used correctly. This is not clear in these tables since children are often removed from the child safety seat before the police officer arrives on the scene. Both correct installation of the seats according to the manufacturer’s instructions and correct use of the device in the vehicle are important for the child’s protection.

Table 2.13

Pedestrian Condition by Severity of Injury 2001

Condition of Pedestrian	Killed	Injured
Normal	74	3,206
Had Been Drinking	3	252
Ability Impaired Alcohol over .08	24	15
Ability Impaired Alcohol	0	69
Ability Impaired Drugs	6	10
Fatigue	0	3
Medical or Physical Defect	6	101
Inattentive	1	734
Other	0	163
Unknown	5	510
Total	119	5,063

Table 2.14

Apparent Pedestrian Action by Severity of Injury 2001

Apparent Pedestrian Action	Killed	Injured
Crossing Intersection With Right of Way	9	1,592
Crossing Intersection Without Right of Way	27	830
Crossing Intersection No Traffic Control	22	358
Crossing Pedestrian Crossover	1	117
Crossing Marked Crosswalk Without Right of Way	3	127
Walking on Roadway With Traffic	11	141
Walking on Roadway Against Traffic	0	74
On Sidewalk or Shoulder	8	359
Playing or Working on Highway	1	94
Coming from Behind Parked Vehicle or Object	1	145
Running onto Roadway	9	468
Getting On/Off School Bus*	0	3
Getting On/Off Vehicle	0	60
Pushing/Working on Vehicle	1	23
Other	26	672
Unknown	0	0
Total	119	5,063

* Calender Year

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