ORSAR 2002 - The Vehicle

5. The Vehicle

This section examines vehicles involved in reportable motor vehicle collisions in Ontario. Passenger vehicles make up 76 per cent of the vehicle population in Ontario and comprise 80 per cent of all vehicles involved in collisions. Statistics provided here indicate that 92 per cent of all vehicles involved in collisions had no apparent defects. Approximately 36 per cent of all vehicles involved in fatal collisions were ten years or older.

Figure 5: Vehicle Population by Vehicle Class in Ontario, 2002

Chart of Vehicle Population by Vehicle Class in Ontario, 2002: Passenger 75.9%, Commercial 14.9%, Motorized Snow Vehicle 4.2%, Off-Road Vehicle 2.5%, Motorcycle 1.5%, Other 1.0%

5a. Vehicles in Collisions

Table 5.1

Vehicles Involved in Collisions 2002
Type of Vehicle*	Fatal Collisions	Personal Injury Collisions	Property Damage Collisions	Total
Passenger Car	732	76,201	239,096	316,029
Passenger Van	147	11,261	35,275	46,683
Motorcycle & Moped	42	1,482	848	2,372
Pick-up Truck	160	8,062	30,459	38,681
Delivery Van	16	1,601	5,927	7,544
Tow Truck	4	172	536	712
Truck	152	2,832	13,383	16,367
Bus	9	662	2,058	2,729
School Vehicle	5	241	1,021	1,267
Off-Road Vehicle	6	54	134	194
Snowmobile	1	29	30	60
Snow Plow	0	22	133	155
Emergency Vehicle	9	446	1,411	1,866
Farm Vehicle	3	67	182	252
Construction Equipment	1	31	193	225
Motor Home	2	24	137	163
Railway Train	11	25	44	80
Street Car	0	102	319	421
Bicycle	20	2,857	545	3,422
Other	0	2	0	2
Other Non-Motor Vehicle	0	150	313	463
Unknown	8	681	11,847	12,536
Total	1,328	107,004	343,891	452,223

* Categories in this table are not comparable to years prior to 1998

Table 5.2

Condition of Vehicle by Class of Collision 2002
Condition of Vehicle	Fatal Collision	Personal Injury Collision	Property Damage Collision	Total
No Apparent Defect	1,222	103,055	311,288	415,565
Service Brakes Defective	8	64	184	256
Steering Defective	0	13	33	46
Tire Puncture or Blow Out	5	39	97	141
Tire Tread Insufficient	7	13	31	51
Headlamps Defective	0	5	25	30
Other Lamps or Reflectors Defective	1	1	22	24
Engine Controls Defective	1	8	40	49
Wheels or Suspension Defective	0	14	41	55
Vision Obscured	0	14	44	58
Trailer Hitch Defective	0	2	4	6
Other Defects	17	572	4,975	5,564
Unknown	67	3,204	27,107	30,378
Total	1,328	107,004	343,891	452,223

Table 5.3

Model Year of Vehicle by Class of Collision 2002
Model Year of Vehicle	Fatal Collision	Personal Injury Collision	Property Damage Collision	Total
2003	10	905	3,138	4,053
2002	95	7,299	25,175	32,569
2001	102	8,132	27,856	36,090
2000	117	8,835	30,565	39,517
1999	105	7,235	24,825	32,165
1998	90	7,365	24,696	32,151
1997	84	6,757	22,303	29,144
1996	68	5,562	17,373	23,003
1995	80	6,505	20,718	27,303
1994	62	5,843	18,126	24,031
1993 and earlier	475	37,289	108,977	146,741
Unknown	40	5,277	20,139	25,456
Total	1,328	107,004	343,891	452,223

Table 5.4

Insurance Status of Vehicle by Class of Collision 2002
Insurance	Fatal Collision	Personal Injury Collision	Property Damage Collision	Total
Insured	1,263	99,407	319,833	420,503
Not Insured	32	656	1,143	1,831
Unknown	33	6,941	22,915	29,889
Total	1,328	107,004	343,891	452,223

5b. Putting the Vehicle in Context

Table 5.5

Vehicle Population by
Type of Vehicle 2002
Vehicle Class
Passenger	5,831,782
Motorcycle	118,580
Moped	1,811
Commercial*	1,147,544
Bus	20,728
School Bus	8,421
Motorized Snow Vehicle	321,582
Off-Road Vehicle	189,180
Road Building Machinery	588
Permanent Apparatus	3,087
Farm Trucks	41,014
Total	7,684,317

* Excludes 52,762 vehicles — Single Application Vehicle Registrations (SAVR).

Table 5.6

Selected Types of Vehicles by Model Year 2002
Vehicle Class	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993+	Total
Passenger	160,838	503,669	461,314	496,395	391,874	410,485	378,992	297,213	351,968	321,404	2,057,630	5,831,782
Motorcycle	1,134	10,003	11,162	10,512	6,950	4,608	3,736	3,073	2,392	2,234	62,776	118,580
Moped	0	52	436	164	74	8	12	5	3	9	1,048	1,811
Commercial*	27,586	80,592	77,662	91,608	82,309	81,905	68,878	51,641	66,297	61,547	502,208	1,192,233
Bus	940	1,604	2,323	2,640	2,361	1,969	1,565	1,916	1,827	1,270	10,734	29,149
Motorized Snow Vehicle	5,851	10,904	8,049	11,091	12,062	15,183	14,169	12,325	11,526	11,186	209,236	321,582
Off-Road Vehicle	5,570	14,513	18,034	14,829	10,238	6,876	4,895	5,709	5,497	4,519	98,500	189,180
Total	201,919	621,337	578,980	627,239	505,868	521,034	472,247	371,882	439,510	402,169	2,942,132	7,684,317

* Excludes 52,762 vehicles — Single Application Vehicle Registrations (SAVR).

Table 5.7

Vehicle Damage Level 2002
Damage	Fatal Collision	Personal Injury Collision	Property Damage Collision	Total
None	68	9,784	19,163	29,015
Light	111	30,124	147,106	177,341
Moderate	155	27,445	103,643	131,243
Severe	224	22,551	32,639	55,414
Demolished	731	11,290	6,168	18,189
Unknown	39	5,810	35,172	41,021
Total	1,328	107,004	343,891	452,223

Vehicle Damage

None	No visible damage.
Light	Slight or superficial damage. Includes scratches, small dents, minor cracks in glass that do not affect safety or performance of vehicle.
Moderate	Unsafe conditions result from damage. Vehicle must be repaired to make its condition meet requirements of law. Vehicle can be driven off road or limited distance but doing so would be unsafe.
Severe	Vehicle cannot be driven. Requires towing. Would normally be repaired.
Demolished	Vehicle damaged to the extent that repairs would not be feasible.

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