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Section 5

5. The Vehicle

This section examines vehicles involved in motor vehicle collisions in Ontario. Passenger vehicles made up about 76 per cent of all vehicles on Ontario's roads and close to 70 per cent of all vehicles involved in motor vehicle collisions. In 2005, of all motor vehicles involved in collisions, about 1.2 per cent had apparent mechanical defects.

Figure 5: Vehicle Population by Vehicle Class in Ontario, 2005

Graph of Vehicle Population by Vehicle Class in Ontario, 2005

5a. Vehicles in Collisions

Table 5.1 : Number of Vehicles Involved in Collisions, 2005

 
Number of Vehicles Involved in Collisions
 
Type of Vehicle Fatal Personal
Injury		 Property
Damage		 Total
Passenger Car 650 64,412 228,877 293,939
Passenger Van 98 9,594 32,316 42,008
Motorcycle & Moped 82 1,543 726 2,351
Pick-up Truck 140 7,264 28,285 35,689
Delivery Van 22 1,244 4,995 6,261
Tow Truck 1 152 448 601
Truck 120 2,922 14,203 17,245
Bus 8 781 2,430 3,219
School Vehicle 4 230 1,147 1,381
Off-Road Vehicle 4 35 48 87
Snowmobile 2 33 46 81
Snow Plow 0 12 97 109
Emergency Vehicle 2 462 1,561 2,025
Farm Vehicle 2 55 141 198
Construction Equipment 1 42 235 278
Motor Home 2 15 94 111
Railway Train 8 25 40 73
Street Car 0 95 317 412
Bicycle 27 2,929 557 3,513
Other 0 1 2 3
Other Non-Motor Vehicle 0 75 131 206
Unknown 7 903 12,203 13,113
Total 1,180 92,824 328,899 422,903

Table 5.2: Condition of Vehicle by Class of Collision, 2005

 
Class of Collision
 
Condition of Vehicle Fatal Personal
Injury		 Property
Damage		 Total
No Apparent Defect 1,118 89,656 297,195 387,969
Service Brakes Defective 1 38 123 162
Steering Defective 0 11 52 63
Tire Puncture or Blow Out 0 28 83 111
Tire Tread Insufficient 4 6 27 37
Headlamps Defective 1 1 10 12
Other Lamps or Reflectors Defective 0 1 4 5
Engine Controls Defective 0 7 15 22
Wheels or Suspension Defective 0 7 14 21
Vision Obscured 1 9 25 35
Trailer Hitch Defective 0 2 1 3
Other Defects 15 446 3,760 4,221
Unknown 40 2,612 27,590 30,242
Total 1,180 92,824 328,899 422,903

Table 5.3: Model Year of Vehicle by Class of Collision, 2005

 
Class of Collision
 
Model Year of Vehicle Fatal Personal
Injury		 Property
Damage		 Total
2006 6 704 2,794 3,504
2005 84 5,540 21,650 27,274
2004 75 6,531 24,973 31,579
2003 83 7,385 27,978 35,446
2002 88 6,936 25,886 32,910
2001 81 6,449 24,037 30,567
2000 105 7,312 26,894 34,311
1999 94 5,981 21,857 27,932
1998 73 5,935 21,059 27,067
1997 66 5,439 18,163 23,668
1996 and earlier 382 29,342 93,228 122,952
Unknown 43 5,270 20,380 25,693
Total 1,180 92,824 328,899 422,903

 

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