ORSAR 2001 - The collision - Time and environment

Section 3 - The collision

1. Types of collisions
2. Time and environment
3. The collision location

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3b. Time and environment

Table 3.5

Month of Occurrence by Class of Collision 2001

Month of Occurrence	Class of Collision						Total	%
	Fatal	%	Personal Injury	%	Property Damage	%
January	35	4.8	4,179	7.7	17,024	9.5	21,238	9.1
February	65	8.9	4,127	7.6	16,017	9.0	20,209	8.6
March	37	5.0	4,025	7.4	14,699	8.2	18,761	8.0
April	43	5.9	3,746	6.9	11,330	6.3	15,119	6.5
May	62	8.5	4,419	8.1	12,910	7.2	17,391	7.4
June	65	8.9	4,866	8.9	13,693	7.7	18,624	8.0
July	66	9.0	4,887	9.0	13,396	7.5	18,349	7.8
August	81	11.1	4,945	9.1	13,846	7.7	18,872	8.1
September	77	10.5	4,669	8.6	13,548	7.6	18,294	7.8
October	66	9.0	4,901	9.0	16,390	9.2	21,357	9.1
November	71	9.7	4,708	8.6	17,095	9.6	21,874	9.3
December	65	8.9	5,007	9.2	18,844	10.5	23,916	10.2
Total	733	100.0	54,479	100.0	178,792	100.0	234,004	100.0

Table 3.6

Day of Week by Class of Collision 2001

Day of Occurrence	Class of Collision						Total	%
	Fatal	%	Personal Injury	%	Property Damage	%
Monday	88	12.0	7,597	13.9	25,522	14.3	33,207	14.2
Tuesday	94	12.8	7,506	13.8	25,062	14.0	32,662	14.0
Wednesday	78	10.6	7,945	14.6	26,293	14.7	34,316	14.7
Thursday	100	13.6	8,162	15.0	27,829	15.6	36,091	15.4
Friday	135	18.4	9,588	17.6	32,687	18.3	42,410	18.1
Saturday	133	18.1	7,610	14.0	23,317	13.0	31,060	13.3
Sunday	105	14.3	6,071	11.1	18,082	10.1	24,258	10.4
Total	733	100.0	54,479	100.0	178,792	100.0	234,004	100.0

Table 3.7

Hour of Occurrence by Class of Collision 2001

Hour of Occurrence A.M	Class of Collision						Total	%
	Fatal	%	Personal Injury	%	Property Damage	%
12 to 1 a.m.	27	3.7	810	1.5	2,865	1.6	3,702	1.6
1 to 2 a.m.	22	3.0	763	1.4	2,650	1.5	3,435	1.5
2 to 3 a.m.	29	4.0	780	1.4	2,630	1.5	3,439	1.5
3 to 4 a.m.	18	2.5	624	1.1	2,177	1.2	2,819	1.2
4 to 5 a.m.	13	1.8	410	0.8	1,586	0.9	2,009	0.9
5 to 6 a.m.	9	1.2	465	0.9	1,970	1.1	2,444	1.0
Sub-total	118	16.1	3,852	7.1	13,878	7.8	17,848	7.6
6 to 7 a.m.	15	2.0	1,171	2.1	4,213	2.4	5,399	2.3
7 to 8 a.m.	28	3.8	2,131	3.9	7,352	4.1	9,511	4.1
8 to 9 a.m.	30	4.1	3,120	5.7	10,706	6.0	13,856	5.9
9 to 10 a.m.	14	1.9	2,318	4.3	7,964	4.5	10,296	4.4
10 to 11 a.m.	30	4.1	2,294	4.2	7,850	4.4	10,174	4.3
11 to 12 noon	36	4.9	2,871	5.3	9,142	5.1	12,049	5.1
Sub-total	153	20.9	13,905	25.5	47,227	26.4	61,285	26.2

Hour of Occurrence P.M.	Class of Collision						Total	%
	Fatal	%	Personal Injury	%	Property Damage	%
12 to 1 p.m.	39	5.3	3,298	6.1	10,630	5.9	13,967	6.0
1 to 2 p.m.	41	5.6	3,329	6.1	10,179	5.7	13,549	5.8
2 to 3 p.m.	37	5.0	3,513	6.4	10,892	6.1	14,442	6.2
3 to 4 p.m.	49	6.7	4,490	8.2	13,637	7.6	18,176	7.8
4 to 5 p.m.	44	6.0	4,739	8.7	14,078	7.9	18,861	8.1
5 to 6 p.m.	57	7.8	4,470	8.2	14,353	8.0	18,880	8.1
Sub-total	267	36.4	23,839	43.8	73,769	41.3	97,875	41.8
6 to 7 p.m.	50	6.8	3,594	6.6	11,761	6.6	15,405	6.6
7 to 8 p.m.	34	4.6	2,618	4.8	8,555	4.8	11,207	4.8
8 to 9 p.m.	35	4.8	1,966	3.6	6,348	3.6	8,349	3.6
9 to 10 p.m.	29	4.0	1,787	3.3	6,050	3.4	7,866	3.4
10 to 11 p.m.	24	3.3	1,467	2.7	5,034	2.8	6,525	2.8
11 to 12 midnight	18	2.5	1,183	2.2	4,300	2.4	5,501	2.4
Sub-total	190	25.9	12,615	23.2	42,048	23.5	54,853	23.4
Unknown	5	0.7	268	0.5	1,870	1.0	2,143	0.9
Total	733	100.0	54,479	100.0	178,792	100.0	234,004	100.0

Table 3.8

Statutory Holidays, Holiday Weekends - Fatal Collisions, Persons Killed and Injured 2001

Statutory Holiday*	Number of Fatal Collisions	Drivers		Passengers		Others		Total
		Killed	Injured	Killed	Injured	Killed	Injured	Killed	Injured
Easter Weekend	7	6	3	1	4	1	0	8	7
Victoria Day	10	6	4	2	5	2	2	10	11
Canada Day	15	10	7	7	21	1	0	18	28
Civic Holiday (Simcoe Day)	8	3	7	8	2	1	0	12	9
Labour Day	7	6	3	1	3	0	0	7	6
Thanksgiving Day	10	6	5	5	5	1	0	12	10
Christmas/Boxing Day	2	1	3	1	7	0	0	2	10

*Actual length may vary depending on the calendar year. For certain holidays, it might include the whole weekend.

Table 3.9

Light Condition by Class of Collision 2001

Light Condition	Class of Collision						Total	%
	Fatal	%	Personal Injury	%	Property Damage	%
Daylight	425	58.0	38,756	71.1	120,270	67.3	159,451	68.1
Dawn	12	1.6	803	1.5	3,237	1.8	4,052	1.7
Dusk	23	3.1	1,688	3.1	6,462	3.6	8,173	3.5
Darkness	273	37.2	13,211	24.2	48,481	27.1	61,965	26.5
Other	0	0.0	21	0.0	342	0.2	363	0.2
Total	733	100.0	54,479	100.0	178,792	100.0	234,004	100.0

Table 3.10

Visibility by Class of Collision 2001

Visibility	Class of Collision						Total	%
	Fatal	%	Personal Injury	%	Property Damage	%
Clear	565	77.1	42,577	78.2	133,459	74.6	176,601	75.5
Rain	85	11.6	6,907	12.7	23,244	13.0	30,236	12.9
Snow	52	7.1	3,377	6.2	15,610	8.7	19,039	8.1
Freezing Rain	8	1.1	468	0.9	2,208	1.2	2,684	1.1
Drifting Snow	5	0.7	420	0.8	1,358	0.8	1,783	0.8
Strong Wind	5	0.7	136	0.2	454	0.3	595	0.3
Fog, Mist, Smoke, or Dust	13	1.8	450	0.8	1,709	1.0	2,172	0.9
Other	0	0.0	144	0.3	750	0.4	894	0.4
Total	733	100.0	54,479	100.0	178,792	100.0	234,004	100.0

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