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Section 3

Table 3.9: Light Condition by Class of Collision, 2005

 
Class of Collision
   
Light Condition Fatal % Personal
Injury		 % Property
Damage		 % Total %
Daylight 422 61.7 36,223 73.1 124,226 69.0 160,871 69.9
Dawn 3 0.4 784 1.6 3,312 1.8 4,099 1.8
Dusk 24 3.5 1,465 3.0 5,551 3.1 7,040 3.1
Darkness 235 34.4 11,093 22.4 46,639 25.9 57,967 25.2
Other 0 0.0 19 0.0 262 0.1 281 0.1
Total 684 100.0 49,584 100.0 179,990 100.0 230,258 100.0

Table 3.10: Visibility by Class of Collision, 2005

 
Class of Collision
   
Visibility Fatal % Personal
Injury		 % Property
Damage		 % Total %
Clear 553 80.8 39,253 79.2 136,310 75.7 176,116 76.5
Rain 57 8.3 4,875 9.8 17,117 9.5 22,049 9.6
Snow 47 6.9 4,045 8.2 20,449 11.4 24,541 10.7
Freezing Rain 5 0.7 484 1.0 2,402 1.3 2,891 1.3
Drifting Snow 10 1.5 332 0.7 1,416 0.8 1,758 0.8
Strong Wind 4 0.6 147 0.3 451 0.3 602 0.3
Fog, Mist, Smoke, or Dust 7 1.0 310 0.6 1,207 0.7 1,524 0.7
Other 1 0.1 138 0.3 638 0.4 777 0.3
Total 684 100.0 49,584 100.0 179,990 100.0 230,258 100.0


3c. The Collision Location

Table 3.11: Road Jurisdiction by Class of Collision, 2005

 
Class of Collision
 
Road Jurisdiction Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Total
Municipal (Excl. Twp. Rd.) 219 30,310 108,552 139,081
Provincial Highway 189 8,593 31,998 40,780
Township 43 1,598 6,548 8,189
County or District 117 2,806 9,929 12,852
Regional Municipality 112 6,151 22,601 28,864
Federal 2 100 290 392
Other 2 26 72 100
Total 684 49,584 179,990 230,258

Table 3.12: Road Jurisdiction for All Collisions, 1996-2005

 
Year
 
Road Jurisdiction* 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
Municipal 112,980 123,423 123,112 126,063 136,499 143,951 149,533 149,310 139,303 139,081 1,343,255
Provincial 46,867 41,947 33,590 37,139 38,366 36,511 39,579 42,518 40,506 40,780 397,803
Township 9,236 9,557 8,696 8,672 9,844 8,678 9,602 9,146 8,144 8,189 89,764
County or District 8,381 9,574 11,114 11,217 12,847 12,692 13,773 14,200 13,929 12,852 120,579
Regional Municipality 36,738 36,341 36,295 38,360 42,464 31,659 31,628 30,731 29,195 28,864 342,275
Federal 662 504 392 400 439 354 425 423 363 392 4,354
Other 160 154 157 111 171 159 102 135 108 100 1,357
Total 215,024 221,500 213,356 221,962 240,630 234,004 244,642 246,463 231,548 230,258 2,299,387

* Collisions may not be comparable across the different years due to transfer of highways between jurisdictions.

Table 3.13: Collision Location by Class of Collision, 2005

 
Class of Collision
   
Road Location Fatal % Personal
Injury		 % Property
Damage		 % Total %
Non-intersection 416 60.8 19,148 38.6 82,491 45.8 102,055 44.3
Intersection Related 80 11.7 12,255 24.7 42,376 23.5 54,711 23.8
At Intersection 131 19.2 13,009 26.2 30,996 17.2 44,136 19.2
At/Near Private Drive 40 5.8 4,739 9.6 22,482 12.5 27,261 11.8
At Railway 9 1.3 110 0.2 334 0.2 453 0.2
Underpass or Tunnel 2 0.3 42 0.1 188 0.1 232 0.1
Overpass or Bridge 6 0.9 223 0.4 889 0.5 1,118 0.5
Other 0 0.0 58 0.1 234 0.1 292 0.1
Total 684 100.0 49,584 100.0 179,990 100.0 230,258 100.0

Table 3.14: Road Surface Condition by Class of Collision, 2005

 
Class of Collision
   
Road Surface Condition Fatal % Personal
Injury		 % Property
Damage		 % Total %
Dry 490 71.6 33,911 68.4 113,010 62.8 147,411 64.0
Wet 113 16.5 8,985 18.1 32,579 18.1 41,677 18.1
Loose Snow 29 4.2 2,079 4.2 11,386 6.3 13,494 5.9
Slush 11 1.6 1,272 2.6 5,491 3.1 6,774 2.9
Packed Snow 17 2.5 1,095 2.2 6,556 3.6 7,668 3.3
Ice 19 2.8 1,899 3.8 9,637 5.4 11,555 5.0
Mud 0 0.0 6 0.0 48 0.0 54 0.0
Loose Sand or Gravel 3 0.4 218 0.4 548 0.3 769 0.3
Spilled Liquid 0 0.0 9 0.0 28 0.0 37 0.0
Other 2 0.3 110 0.2 707 0.4 819 0.4
Total 684 100.0 49,584 100.0 179,990 100.0 230,258 100.0

 

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