Ontario Road Safety Annual Report 2004

6. Special Vehicles

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

The ministry is continuously monitoring the safety of specific vehicle types.

6A. Motorcycles

Table 6.1: Motorcyclists* Killed and Injured, 1995-2004 Year Drivers Killed Drivers Injured Passengers Killed Passengers Injured 1995 37 1,309 4 289 1996 27 1,006 2 244 1997 36 993 2 255 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 2003 46 1,087 6 268 2004 44 1,107 3 297 * Excludes hangers on, moped drivers and passengers.

Table 6.2: Selected Factors Relevant to Fatal Motorcycle Collisions, 2004 Factors (not mutually exclusive) % Unlicensed Motorcycle Drivers 0 Under 25 Years Old 26 Alcohol Used: Ability Impaired Alcohol > .08 13 Alcohol Used: Had Been Drinking 0 Alcohol Used: Unknown 6 Helmet Not Worn (Fatalities) 13 Motorcycle Driver Error: Speed Too Fast/Lost Control 49 Motorcycle Driver Error: Other Error 17 Single Vehicle Collisions 40 Day/Night 79/21 Weekend 47

6B. School Vehicles

Table 6.3: Pupils Transported Daily, and Total Number of School Vehicles Involved in Collisions Years, 1999/2000-2003/2004

School Year	Pupils Transported Daily	Total Number of Collisions
1999/2000	Not Available	1,218
2000/2001	778,108*	1,084
2001/2002	708,294*	1,015
2002/2003	721,680	1,283
2003/2004	685,325	1,239

* Estimated number

Table 6.4: School Vehicle Type by Nature of Collision, 2003/2004

School Vehicle Type	Fatal Collision	Pupil Injury	Non-Pupil Injury	Property Damage	Total Number of Collisions	Five-Year Total (1999/2000 - 2003/2004)
School Bus	7	61	104	947	1,119	4,879
School Van	0	2	9	29	40	280
Other School Vehicles	0	2	3	75	80	409
Total	7	65	116	1,051	1,239	5,586

Table 6.5: Pupil Injury by Collision Event and Vehicle Type, 2003/2004 (Number of Persons)

School Vehicle Type	Killed Crossing Road	Injured Crossing Road	Killed Within School Vehicle	Injured Within School Vehicle	Killed Other	Injured Other	Total Killed	Total Injured	Total Killed (1999/2000 - 2003/04)	Total Injured (1999/2000 - 2003/04)
School Bus	0	0	0	54	0	5	0	59	1	554
School Van	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	41
Other School Vehicles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11
Total	0	0	0	55	0	5	0	60	2	606

6C. Trucks

Table 6.6: Number of Persons Killed in Collisions Involving Large Trucks, 2000-2004

Year	Truck Driver Not Driving Properly	% Truck Driver Not Driving Properly	All Truck Collisions	% of Total Deaths
2000	43	28.7	150	17.7
2001	39	27.3	143	16.9
2002	66	38.6	171	19.6
2003	51	32.9	155	18.7
2004	55	34.8	158	19.8
Total	254	32.4	777	18.2

Table 6.7: Number of Large Trucks in All Classes of Collisions, 2004

Truck Types	Fatal Collision	Personal Injury	Property Damage	Total
Straight Truck	39	1,172	5,964	7,175
Straight Truck & Trailer	7	138	504	649
Tractor Only	11	492	2,839	3,342
Tractor & Semi-Trailer	83	833	3,695	4,611
"A-C" Train Double	2	19	58	79
"B" Train Double	3	30	127	160
Other/Unknown	7	372	1,454	1,833
Total	152	3,056	14,641	17,849

Table 6.8: Registered Trucks, 2004 Driver Licence Required Registered Trucks G 1,046,837 D 60,980 A* 176,775** Total 1,284,592 * Tractor/trailer combination only. ** Includes plated fit vehicles registered under Prorate-P category (57,627 vehicles). These are commercial vehicles registered in Ontario for a specific period of the year. 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 Large Truck Collisions, 2004 Factors in Fatal Collisions % Drivers: Alcohol Involved 0.7 Driving Properly 65.1 Collisions: Single Vehicle 20.7 Weather Condition - Clear 73.3 Daylight 60.7 Vehicles: Vehicle Defect Present* 2.6 * Excludes unknown category

6D. Off-road Vehicles

For the purposes of this publication, off-road vehicles include dune buggies, off-road motorcycles (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, 2000-2004*

Location	Killed 2000	Killed 2001	Killed 2002	Killed 2003	Killed 2004	Injured 2000	Injured 2001	Injured 2002	Injured 2003	Injured 2004
On-Highway	3	1	10	6	7	68	87	103	93	122
Off-Highway	6	8	9	3	7	71	87	99	101	100
Total	9	9	19	9	14	139	174	202	194	222

* As of the start of the 2004 ORSAR edition, off-road vehicle statistics include victims of all "on-highway" collisions, and not only HTA reportable collisions. As a result, provided statistics are uncomparable with the statstics provided in the previous editions of ORSAR.

Table 6.11a: Collision Location by Off-Road Vehicle Passengers Killed and Injured, 2000-2004*

Location	Killed 2000	Killed 2001	Killed 2002	Killed 2003	Killed 2004	Injured 2000	Injured 2001	Injured 2002	Injured 2003	Injured 2004
On-Highway	1	0	1	0	0	35	54	69	62	64
Off-Highway	2	0	0	0	2	24	45	56	55	63
Total	3	0	1	0	2	59	99	125	117	127

Table 6.11b: Pedestrians Killed and Injured by Off-Road Vehicle, 2000-2004*

Location	Killed 2000	Killed 2001	Killed 2002	Killed 2003	Killed 2004	Injured 2000	Injured 2001	Injured 2002	Injured 2003	Injured 2004
On-Highway	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	5	3
Off-Highway	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	5	2	6
Total	0	0	0	0	1	4	8	7	7	9

* As of the start of the 2004 ORSAR edition, off-road vehicle statistics include victims of all "on-highway" collisions, and not only HTA reportable collisions. As a result, provided statistics are uncomparable with the statstics provided in the previous editions of ORSAR.

Table 6.12: Registered Off-Road Vehicles, 2000-2004 Year Vehicles Registered 2000 152,570 2001 169,987 2002 189,180 2003 211,073 2004 232,200

Table 6.13: Selected Factors Relevant to All Off-Road Vehicle Collisions, 2004 Factors % Drivers Under 25 Years of Age 43 Alcohol Used 14 Speeding 18 Helmet Not Worn 59 Daytime 76 Two-Wheeled 15 Three-Wheeled 5 Four-Wheeled 80

6E. Motorized Snow Vehicles

Table 6.14: Collision Location by Motorized Snow Vehicle Drivers Killed and Injured Riding Seasons 1999/2000-2003/2004*

Location	Killed 99/00	Killed 00/01	Killed 01/02	Killed 02/03	Killed 03/04	Injured 99/00	Injured 00/01	Injured 01/02	Injured 02/03	Injured 03/04
On-Highway	4	3	4	4	4	55	47	65	73	50
Off-Highway	8	32	11	26	24	208	343	142	161	131
Total	12	35	15	30	28	263	390	207	234	181

* As of the start of the 2004 ORSAR edition, the snow vehicle statistics include victims of all "on-highway" collisions, and not as in the previous years only HTA reportable collisions. As a result, provided statistics are uncomparable with the statstics provided in the previous editions of ORSAR.

Table 6.15a: Collision Location by Motorized Snow Vehicle Passengers Killed and Injured Riding Seasons 1999/00-2003/04*

Location	Killed 99/00	Killed 00/01	Killed 01/02	Killed 02/03	Killed 03/04	Injured 99/00	Injured 00/01	Injured 01/02	Injured 02/03	Injured 03/04
On-Highway	0	2	0	0	0	24	44	41	36	28
Off-Highway	2	1	1	2	1	63	83	86	79	59
Total	2	3	1	2	1	87	127	127	115	87

Table 6.15b: Pedestrians Killed and Injured by Motorized Snow Vehicle, 1999/00-2003/04*

Location	Killed 99/00	Killed 00/01	Killed 01/02	Killed 02/03	Killed 03/04	Injured 99/00	Injured 00/01	Injured 01/02	Injured 02/03	Injured 03/04
On-Highway	0	1	0	0	0	5	10	2	8	4
Off-Highway	0	0	1	2	1	7	11	2	4	7
Total	0	1	1	2	1	12	21	4	12	11

* As of the start of the 2004 ORSAR edition, the snow vehicle statistics include victims of all "on-highway" collisions, and not as in the previous years only HTA reportable collisions. As a result, provided statistics are uncomparable with the statstics provided in the previous editions of ORSAR.

Table 6.16: Registered Motorized Snow Vehicles 2000-2004 Year Registered Motorized Snow Vehicles 1998 363,737 1999 364,200 2000 332,446 2001 334,129 2002 321,582 2003 331,704 2004 321,445

Table 6.17: All Motorized Snow Vehicle Collisions 2003/04* Factors % Unlicensed Operators 4 Rider Error; Speed too Fast 26 Alcohol Used 14 Surface Condition; Icy or Packed Snow 67 * The numbers in these tables 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.

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 2000-2004

Year	Drivers Killed	Drivers Injured	Passengers Killed	Passengers Injured
2000	9	2,694	0	105
2001	16	2,349	0	254
2002	13	2,478	0	241
2003	13	2,398	0	243
2004	19	2,526	0	322

* Includes hangers on

Table 6.19: Age of Bicyclists Involved in Collisions by Light Condition, 2004

Light Condition	0-5	6-15	16-30	31-60	61+	UK	Total
Daylight	4	85	187	204	35	2,435	2,950
Dawn	0	0	3	4	1	18	26
Dusk	0	3	6	13	1	108	131
Dark	0	8	38	39	4	395	484
Other	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total	4	96	234	260	41	2,959	3,594

Table 6.20: Selected Factors Relevant to All Bicycle Collisions, 2004

Factors	%
Driving Properly (Bicyclist)	41
Driving Properly (Motor Vehicle Driver)	49
Intersection Related	66
Going Ahead (Bicyclist)	83
Alcohol Related (Bicyclist)	3
No Apparent Vehicle Defect (Bicycle)	88
Clear Visibility	92
Weekend	19