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Section 5

Table 5.4 : Insurance Status of Vehicle by Class of Collision, 2005

 
Class of Collision
 
Insurance Fatal Personal
Injury
Property
Damage
Total
Insured 1,129 86,669 306,659 394,457
Not Insured 15 853 1,570 2,438
Unknown 36 5,302 20,670 26,008
Total 1,180 92,824 328,899 422,903

5b. Putting the Vehicle in Context

Table 5.5: Vehicle Population by Type of Vehicle, 2005
Vehicle Class Vehicle Population
Passenger 6,114,758
Motorcycle 145,194
Moped 2,536
Commercial* 1,189,442
Bus 21,930
School Bus 8,526
Motorized Snow Vehicle 317,254
Off-Road Vehicle 254,653
Road Building Machinery 512
Permanent Apparatus 2,812
Farm Trucks 53,418
Total 8,111,035

* Includes vehicles registered under the PRORATE-P program (60,477 vehicles).


Table 5.6: Selected Types of Vehicles by Model Year, 2005

 
Model Years
 
Vehicle Class 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996+ Total
Passenger 141,089 481,265 433,706 521,418 495,261 440,271 487,169 390,586 397,398 358,430 1,968,165 6,114,758
Motorcycle 884 10,572 11,487 14,529 11,334 10,556 9,763 6,534 4,276 3,503 61,756 145,194
Moped 54 505 146 79 145 420 141 60 8 12 966 2,536
Commercial * 27,807 86,733 87,805 91,107 77,799 74,897 89,924 80,268 78,468 65,282 486,094 1,246,184
Bus 908 2,225 2,812 2,179 1,922 2,256 2,604 2,338 1,946 1,492 9,774 30,456
Motorized Snow Vehicle 5,468 7,867 8,757 9,358 10,655 7,570 10,464 11,194 13,922 12,790 219,209 317,254
Off-Road Vehicle 3,450 19,621 24,264 20,023 15,979 18,530 15,097 10,430 7,068 5,045 115,146 254,653
Total 179,660 608,788 568,977 658,693 613,095 554,500 615,162 501,410 503,086 446,554 2,861,110 8,111,035

* Includes vehicles registered under the PRORATE-P program (60,477 vehicles).

Table 5.7: Vehicle Damage Level, 2005

 
Class of Collision
 
Damage Fatal Personal
Injury
Property
Damage
Total
None 74 8,732 19,243 28,049
Light 129 23,840 137,774 161,743
Moderate 121 24,615 98,027 122,763
Severe 185 20,811 31,668 52,664
Demolished 634 9,840 6,138 16,612
Unknown 37 4,986 36,049 41,072
Total 1,180 92,824 328,899 422,903

Vehicle Damage

None: No visible damage.

Light: Slight or superficial damage. Includes scratches, small dents, minor cracks in glass that do not affect safety or performance of vehicle.

Moderate: Unsafe conditions result from damage. Vehicle must be repaired to make its condition meet requirements of law. Vehicle can be driven off road or limited distance, but doing so would be unsafe.

Severe: Vehicle cannot be driven. Requires towing. Would normally be repaired.

Demolished: Vehicle damaged to the extent that repairs would not be economically viable.