ORSAR 2002 - Vehicles of Special Interest

6. Vehicles of Special Interest

This section takes a look at special vehicles such as motorcycles, school buses, large trucks, snowmobiles, off-road vehicles and bicycles.

There were 171 fatalities in large truck collisions in 2002. However, the number of fatal collisions involving large trucks decreased by 24.2 per cent between 1988 and 2002, despite the fact that the large truck population grew by 37.8 per cent during the same period.

6a. Motorcycles

Table 6.1

Motorcyclists* Killed and Injured 1998-2002

Year	Drivers Killed	Drivers Injured	Passengers Killed	Passengers Injured
1998	32	1,068	3	263
1999	38	1,115	3	223
2000	37	1,161	1	257
2001	49	1,166	3	318
2002	35	1,161	3	311

* Excludes hangers on, moped drivers and passengers.

Table 6.2

Selected Factors Relevant to
Fatal Motorcycle Collisions 2002

Factors (not mutually exclusive)	%
Unlicensed Motorcycle Drivers	7
Under 25 Years Old	12
Alcohol Used
Ability Impaired Alcohol > .08	14
Had Been Drinking	12
Unknown	0
Helmet Not Worn (Fatalities)	5
Motorcycle Driver Error
Speed Too Fast / Lost Control	43
Other Error	14
Single Vehicle Collisions	45
Day / Night	53 / 47
Weekend	32

6b. School Vehicles

Table 6.3

Pupils Transported Daily, and Total Number of
School Vehicles Involved in Collisions
Years 1997/98—2001/02

School Year	Pupils Transported Daily	Total Number of School Vehicles
1997/98	877,000*	835
1998/99	Not Available	903
1999/2000	Not Available	1,218
2000/2001	778,108*	1,084
2001/2002	708,294*	1,015

* Estimated number

Table 6.4

School Vehicle Type by Nature of Collision 2001/02

School Vehicle Type	Fatal Collision	Pupil Injury Collision	Non-Pupil Injury Collision	Property Damage Collision	Total Number of School Vehicles	Five Year Total (1997/98-2001/02)
School Bus	3	64	89	737	893	4,121
School Van	0	4	7	34	45	301
Other School Vehicles	1	1	5	70	77	362
Total	4	69	101	841	1,015	4,784

Table 6.5

Pupil Injury by Collision Event and Vehicle Type 2001/2002 (Number of Persons)

School Vehicle Type	Crossing Road Killed	Crossing Road Injured	Within School Vehicle Killed	Within School Vehicle Injured	Other Killed	Other Injured	Total Killed	Total Injured	Five Year Total (1997/98-2001/02) Killed	Five Year Total (1997/98-2001/02) Injured
School Bus	0	0	0	165	0	3	0	168	4	584
School Van	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	52
Other School Vehicles	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	3	1	8
Total	0	0	1	171	0	3	1	174	5	644

6c. Trucks

Table 6.6

Number of Persons Killed in Collisions Involving Trucks 1998-2002

Year	Where Truck Driver Not Driving Properly	% Where Truck Driver Not Driving Properly	All Truck Collisions	% of Total Deaths
1998	37	28.2	131	15.3
1999	53	31.0	171	19.7
2000	43	28.7	150	17.7
2001	39	27.3	143	16.9
2002	66	38.6	171	19.6
Total	238	30.8	766	17.8

Table 6.7

Number of Trucks in All Classes of Collisions 2002

Truck Types	Fatal Collision	Personal Injury Collision	Property Damage Collision	Total
Straight Truck	39	1,272	5,915	7,226
Straight Truck & Trailer	11	129	579	719
Tractor Only	17	460	2,430	2,907
Tractor & Semi-Trailer	68	876	3,746	4,690
"A-C" Train Double	1	16	63	80
"B" Train Double	4	47	143	194
Other / Unknown	16	204	1,043	1,263
Total	156	3,004	13,919	17,079

Table 6.8

Registered Trucks 2002

Driver Licence Required	Registered Trucks
G	1,028,217
D	52,097
A*	164,681**
Total	1,244,995

* Tractor / trailer combination only.
** Includes vehicles registered under the SAVR system (52,762 vehicles).

Class G trucks refers to trucks that have a gross weight less than 11,000 kilograms e.g. pickups.

Data for truck/trailer combinations requiring Class “A” driver licence are not reported in the Vehicle Registration System (VRS).

Table 6.9

Selected Factors Relevant to
Fatal Truck Collisions 2002

Factors in Fatal Collisions:	%
Drivers
Alcohol Involved	1.3
Driving Properly	65.4
Collisions
Single Vehicle	25.2
Weather Condition - Clear	77.0
Daylight	61.5
Vehicles
Vehicle Defect Present*	5.1

* Excludes unknown category

6d. Off-road Vehicles

For the purposes of this publication, off-road vehicles include dune buggies, off-road motocycles (dirt bikes), and three-and-four-wheeled all-terrain vehicles. Off-road vehicles were first required to be registered on June 1, 1984; (one-time registration requirement).

Table 6.10

Collision Location by Off-Road Vehicle Drivers Killed and Injured 1998-2002

Location	Killed 1998	Killed 1999	Killed 2000	Killed 2001	Killed 2002	Injured 1998	Injured 1999	Injured 2000	Injured 2001	Injured 2002
On-Highway	1	2	1	0	6	24	14	28	32	26
Off-Highway	2	3	6	8	9	49	44	71	87	99
Total	3	5	7	8	15	73	58	99	119	125

Table 6.11

Collision Location by Off-Road Vehicle
Passengers Killed and Injured 1998-2002

Location	Killed 1998	Killed 1999	Killed 2000	Killed 2001	Killed 2002	Injured 1998	Injured 1999	Injured 2000	Injured 2001	Injured 2002
On-Highway	0	0	1	0	0	10	9	18	17	19
Off-Highway	0	0	2	0	0	23	17	24	45	56
Total	0	0	3	0	0	33	26	42	62	75

Table 6.12

Registered Off-Road
Vehicles 1998-2002

Year	Vehicles Registered
1998	125,498
1999	136,832
2000	152,570
2001	169,987
2002	189,180

Table 6.13

Selected Factors Relevant to All
Off-Road Vehicle Collisions 2002

Factors	%
Drivers Under 25 Years of Age	50
Alcohol Used	18
Speeding	16
Helmet Not Worn	49
Daytime	77
Two-Wheeled	17
Three-Wheeled	8
Four-Wheeled	75

6e. Motorized Snow Vehicles

The numbers in tables 6.14 to 6.17 are captured under the Motorized Snow Vehicles Act (MSVA) and the Highway Traffic Act (HTA), therefore, they are not comparable with the numbers in Tables 2.2 and 2.3, which are HTA reportable collisions only.

Table 6.14

Collision Location by Motorized Snow Vehicle Drivers
Killed and Injured — Riding Seasons 1997/98-2001/02

Location	Killed 97/98	Killed 98/99	Killed 99/00	Killed 00/01	Killed 01/02	Injured 97/98	Injured 98/99	Injured 99/00	Injured 00/01	Injured 01/02
On-Highway	2	2	3	3	1	22	41	22	47	24
Off-Highway	31	20	8	26	11	199	247	208	272	142
Total	33	22	11	29	12	221	288	230	319	166

Table 6.15

Collision Location by Motorized Snow Vehicle Passengers
Killed and Injured — Riding Seasons 1997/98-2001/02

Location	Killed 97/98	Killed 98/99	Killed 99/00	Killed 00/01	Killed 01/02	Injured 97/98	Injured 98/99	Injured 99/00	Injured 00/01	Injured 01/02
On-Highway	0	0	0	1	0	14	14	9	19	8
Off-Highway	2	3	2	1	1	69	81	63	83	86
Total	2	3	2	2	1	83	95	72	102	94

Table 6.16

Registered Motorized
Snow Vehicles 1998-2002

Year	Registered Motorized Snow Vehicles
1998	363,737
1999	364,200
2000	332,446
2001	334,129
2002	321,582

Table 6.17

All Motorized Snow
Vehicle Collisions 2001/2002

Factors	%
Unlicensed Operators	3
Rider Error; Speed too Fast	39
Alcohol Used	18
Surface Condition; Icy or Packed Snow	49

6f. Bicycles

Only collisions involving a bicycle and a moving motor vehicle or a streetcar are required to be reported. These tables do not include bicycle only, bicycle/ bicycle, or bicycle/pedestrian collisions.

Table 6.18

Bicyclists Killed and Injured 1998-2002

Year	Drivers Killed	Drivers Injured	Passengers Killed	Passengers Injured
1998	36	2,994	0	136
1999	17	2,702	0	136
2000	9	2,694	0	105
2001	16	2,349	0	254
2002	20	2,478	0	241

Table 6.19

Age of Bicyclists Involved in Collisions
by Light Condition 2002

Light Condition	0-5	6-15	16-30	31-60	61+	UK	Total
Daylight	1,989	196	234	293	32	0	2,744
Dawn	27	0	3	4	0	0	34
Dusk	104	10	11	15	0	0	140
Dark	358	10	63	70	2	0	503
Total	2,478	216	311	382	34	0	3,421

Table 6.20

Selected Factors Relevant to
All Bicycle Collisions 2002

Factors	%
Driving Properly (Bicyclist)	41
Driving Properly (Motor Vehicle Driver)	47
Intersection Related	65
Going Ahead (Bicyclist)	82
Alcohol Related (Bicyclist)	3
No Apparent Vehicle Defect (Bicycle)	89
Clear Visibility	93
Weekend	19