2. The People

This section highlights traffic injuries, which are broken down by their severity and the characteristics of road users involved in motor vehicle collisions. Information on traffic injuries is provided by road user age and gender, driver and pedestrian action, and condition prior to a collision. This data is helpful in analyzing collision occurrence. Key road safety historical data – covering a period of more than 70 years – is also provided to assist in analyzing long-term safety trends in Ontario.

Highlights in this section include a decrease in the number of traffic fatalities from 799 in 2004 to 766 in 2005, the lowest level since 1948. While the number of drivers on Ontario roads continues to increase, the number of persons killed and injured declined. Ontario also saw reductions in the number of drinking and driving fatalities and injuries, and the number of fatalities involving large trucks in 2005. However, the number of motorcycle fatalities increased in 2005.

Figure 2: Persons Involved in Collisions by Severity of Injury, 2005

2a. People in Collisions

Table 2.1: Category of Involved Person by Severity of Injury in Fatal and Personal Injury Collisions, 2005

	Severity of Injury
Category of Involved Person	None	Minimal	Minor	Major	Fatal	Total
Driver	38,811	22,849	16,631	1,719	377	80,387
Passenger*	21,247	12,019	8,198	924	182	42,570
Pedestrian	131	1,840	2,378	491	105	4,945
Bicyclist	36	1,223	1,106	120	21	2,506
Bicycle Passenger	16	147	155	15	0	333
All-Terrain Vehicle** Driver	7	6	9	8	4	34
All-Terrain Vehicle Passenger	0	3	6	0	0	9
Snow Vehicle Driver	5	8	7	8	2	30
Snow Vehicle Passenger	1	3	4	3	0	11
Motorcycle Driver	77	340	646	220	68	1,351
Motorcycle Passenger	34	95	199	68	6	402
Moped Driver	2	11	9	1	0	23
Moped Passenger	2	4	1	3	0	10
Hanger On	39	68	95	27	1	230
Other	423	97	74	12	0	606
Total	60,831	38,713	29,518	3,619	766	133,447

* Includes bus passengers
** In this table, all-terrain vehicles includes two-wheel, three-wheel or four wheel off-road vehicles.

This table shows HTA (Highway Traffic Act) reportable collisions. For more information on special vehicles, see Section 6.

This table excludes individuals involved in property-damage-only collisions.

Fatal Injury:	Person killed immediately or within 30 days of the motor vehicle collision.
Major Injury:	Person admitted to hospital. Also, includes person admitted for observation.
Minor Injury:	Person went to hospital and was treated in the emergency room but was not admitted.
Minimal Injury:	Person did not go to hospital when leaving the scene of the collision. Includes minor abrasions, bruises and complaint of pain.
None:	Uninjured person.

Table 2.2: Category of Persons Killed by Age Groups, 2005

	Age Groups
Category of Persons	0-4	5-9	10-15	16	17	18	19	20	21-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+	UK	Total
Driver	0	0	0	2	3	10	16	18	32	66	69	54	43	33	31	0	377
Passenger*	8	5	14	9	9	5	9	6	15	19	17	11	22	12	22	0	183
Pedestrian	1	3	6	0	1	1	0	1	5	10	12	19	10	12	24	0	105
Bicyclist	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	4	7	1	1	1	0	21
Bicycle Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
All-Terrain Vehicle** Driver	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	4
All-Terrain Vehicle Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Snow Vehicle Driver	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
Snow Vehicle Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Motorcycle Driver	0	0	0	3	1	1	2	1	8	7	10	21	13	1	0	0	68
Motorcycle Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	6
Moped Driver	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Moped Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	9	8	26	14	15	18	27	26	61	105	114	115	91	59	78	0	766

* Includes hangers on
** In this table, "all-terrain vehicles" includes two-wheel, three-wheel, and four-wheel off-road vehicles.

UK = Unknown
This table shows HTA (Highway Traffic Act) reportable collisions. For more information on special vehicles, see Section 6.

Table 2.3: Category of Persons Injured by Age Groups, 2005

	Age Groups
Category of Persons	0-4	5-9	10-15	16	17	18	19	20	21-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+	UK	Total
Driver	0	0	42	188	761	1,012	1,116	1,033	3,939	8,612	9,292	7,323	4,376	2,015	1,440	50	41,199
Passenger*	833	1,233	1,983	620	717	710	737	706	2,013	3,108	2,351	2,164	1,543	1,051	816	683	21,268
Pedestrian	93	176	590	143	136	112	119	97	377	606	606	546	422	284	306	96	4,709
Bicyclist	0	8	29	12	14	13	14	17	41	85	95	81	30	17	5	1,988	2,449
Bicycle Passenger	23	16	78	12	15	9	12	3	30	50	50	36	11	5	7	4	361
All-Terrain Vehicle** Driver	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	2	3	2	4	0	1	1	0	3	23
All-Terrain Vehicle Passenger	0	0	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	10
Snow Vehicle Driver	0	0	3	4	1	1	0	1	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	3	23
Snow Vehicle Passenger	0	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	10
Motorcycle Driver	0	0	4	10	12	15	27	26	109	263	307	288	120	18	5	2	1,206
Motorcycle Passenger	2	7	12	3	10	8	16	10	38	59	61	95	32	10	3	11	377
Moped Driver	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	3	2	5	3	0	1	2	21
Moped Passenger	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	10
Other	1	3	6	2	4	3	2	4	14	24	25	27	18	10	11	30	184
Total	952	1,443	2,760	999	1,673	1,884	2,046	1,900	6,572	12,817	12,799	10,570	6,557	3,411	2,594	2,873	71,850

* Includes hangers on
** In this table, "all-terrain vehicles" includes two-wheel, three-wheel, and four-wheel off-road vehicles.

UK = Unknown

This table shows HTA (Highway Traffic Act) reportable collisions. For more information on special vehicles, see Section 6.