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ORSAR 2001 - The collision - The collision location

Section 3 - The collision

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

3c. The collision location

Table 3.11

Road Jurisdiction by Class of Collision 2001

Road
Jurisdiction 		Class of Collision Total
Fatal Personal
Injury 		Property
Damage
Municipal (Excl.Twp. Rd.) 232 34,181 109,538 143,951
Provincial Highway 227 7,951 28,333 36,511
Township 51 1,952 6,675 8,678
County or District 122 2,923 9,647 12,692
Regional Municipality 95 7,374 24,190 31,659
Federal 3 60 291 354
Other 3 38 118 159
Total 733 54,479 178,792 234,004

Table 3.12

Road Jurisdiction for All Collisions 1990-2001

Road
Jurisdiction* 		Year
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Municipal 117,218 112,651 117,800 119,421 117,478 114,848 112,980 123,423 123,112 126,063 136,499 143,951
Provincial 43,513 44,234 46,537 48,275 48,895 46,365 46,867 41,947 33,590 37,139 38,366 36,511
Township 10,684 10,332 10,777 10,667 10,497 9,774 9,236 9,557 8,696 8,672 9,844 8,678
County or District 8,582 8,482 9,186 9,076 8,839 8,815 8,381 9,574 11,114 11,217 12,847 12,692
Regional Municipality 39,004 36,956 38,810 40,230 40,165 38,279 36,738 36,341 36,295 38,360 42,464 31,659
Federal** 913 769 899 863 825 753 662 504 392 400 439 354
Other 274 245 240 302 297 251 160 154 157 111 171 159
Total 220,188 213,669 224,249 228,834 226,996 219,085 215,024 221,500 213,356 221,962 240,630 234,004

*Collisions may not be comaparable across the different years due to transfer of highways between jurisdictions.
**Since January 1, 1988 the Motor Vehicle Accident Report form allows the recording of jurisdiction for federal roads.

Table 3.13

Collision Location by Class of Collision 2001

Road Location Class of Collision Total %
Fatal % Personal
Injury 		% Property
Damage 		%
Non-intersection 440 60.0 19,213 35.3 72,578 40.6 92,231 39.4
Intersection Related 108 14.7 13,559 24.9 44,231 24.7 57,898 24.7
At Intersection 113 15.4 15,222 27.9 33,216 18.6 48,551 20.7
At/Near Private Drive 51 7.0 5,985 11.0 26,744 15.0 32,780 14.0
At Railway 9 1.2 97 0.2 293 0.2 399 0.2
Underpass or Tunnel 2 0.3 46 0.1 207 0.1 255 0.1
Overpass or Bridge 8 1.1 308 0.6 1,205 0.7 1,521 0.6
Other 2 0.3 49 0.1 318 0.2 369 0.2
Total 733 100.0 54,479 100.0 178,792 100.0 234,004 100.0

Table 3.14

Road Surface Condition by Class of Collision 2001

Road Surface
Condition 		Class of Collision Total %
Fatal % Personal
Injury 		% Property
Damage 		%
Dry 480 65.5 37,309 68.5 115,037 64.3 152,826 65.3
Wet 156 21.3 11,396 20.9 37,883 21.2 49,435 21.1
Loose Snow 25 3.4 1,705 3.1 8,272 4.6 10,002 4.3
Slush 27 3.7 1,129 2.1 4,914 2.7 6,070 2.6
Packed Snow 10 1.4 815 1.5 4,167 2.3 4,992 2.1
Ice 25 3.4 1,636 3.0 6,719 3.8 8,380 3.6
Mud 1 0.1 20 0.0 92 0.1 113 0.0
Loose Sand or Gravel 9 1.2 307 0.6 876 0.5 1,192 0.5
Spilled Liquid 0 0.0 13 0.0 51 0.0 64 0.0
Other 0 0.0 149 0.3 781 0.4 930 0.4
Total 733 100.0 54,479 100.0 178,792 100.0 234,004 100.0

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