Section 1 1. Overview

The first section of the Ontario Road Safety Annual Report (ORSAR) provides a synopsis of key road safety statistics such as the total number of traffic fatalities, injuries, collisions, licensed drivers and registered vehicles for Ontario in 2006.

The primary measure of road user safety in Ontario is the number of fatalities for every 10,000 licensed drivers on our roads. In 2006, Ontario’s fatality rate of 0.87 per 10,000 licensed drivers was the lowest ever recorded in Ontario. Ontario’s rate was also the lowest in all of North America in 2006.

Nevertheless, ORSAR results and the information on hospitalizations in this section are stark reminders of the human and economic cost of motor vehicle collisions, both in terms of lives lost, pain and suffering, and the impact on Ontario’s healthcare system, which affects everyone in Ontario.

Figure 1: Total Number of Fatal and Injury Collisions in Ontario, 1988–2006

1a. Synopsis

Selected Statistics 2006
Total Reportable Collisions	216,247
Total Drivers Involved in Collisions	383,982
Total Vehicles Involved in Collisions	398,385
Fatal Collisions	692
Personal Injury Collisions	47,411
Property Damage Collisions	168,144

Persons Killed	769
Drivers Killed (excludes All–Terrain Vehicles and Snow Vehicle Drivers)	463
Drivers Killed (Impaired or Had Been Drinking)	124
Passengers Killed	169
Pedestrians Killed	126
Other Road Users Killed	11

Persons Injured	68,793
Estimated Ontario Population (2006)	12,705,328
Licensed Drivers	8,867,965
Registered Motor Vehicles	8,016,875
Estimated Vehicle Kilometres Travelled (in millions)	130,392

Number of Persons Killed in Motor Vehicle Collisions per 100,000 People in Ontario	6.05
Number of Persons Killed in Motor Vehicle Collisions per 100 Million Kilometres Travelled	0.59
Collision Rate per 100 Million Kilometres Travelled	165.84
Fatal Collision Rate per 100 Million Kilometres Travelled	0.53
Number of Persons Killed in Motor Vehicle Collisions per 10,000 Licensed Drivers	0.87

1b. Health Perspective

Table 1.1: Selected Diagnoses of Motor Vehicle Collision Injuries Hospitalized in Ontario, 2005/2006 Fiscal Year
Selected Diagnoses	Hospital Admissions	Hospital Days of Stay
Fracture of head	202	1,239
Fracture of neck and trunk	983	9,080
Fracture of upper limb	555	2,764
Fracture of lower limb	1,346	11,812
Fractures involving multiple body regions	9	102
Dislocation, sprains, and strains	129	763
Dislocations, sprains, and strains involving multiple body regions	– *	– *
Intracranial injury	695	9,737
Internal injury of chest, abdomen, and pelvis	457	3,497
Open wound of head, neck, or trunk	86	197
Open wound of upper limb	15	155
Open wound of lower limb	50	786
Open wounds involving multiple body regions	– *	– *
Other diagnosis	1,099	17,602
Total Admissions and Days **	5,626	57,734

Source: Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Integrated Policy and Planning Division, Health Data & Decision Support Unit
* Small cell count (a value of less than 5); small cell counts are not published.
** Totals do not include small cell counts.

Table 1.2: Selected Surgical Procedures for Motor Vehicle Collision Injuries Hospitalized in Ontario, 2005/2006 Fiscal Year
Selected Procedure	Hospital Admissions	Hospital Days of Stay
Head, brain, and cerebral meninges	108	2,504
Spinal cord, spinal canal, and meninges	22	298
Nose, mouth, and pharynx	30	252
Chest wall, pleura, mediastinum, and diaphragm	92	997
Bone marrow and spleen	55	734
Kidney	– *	62
Facial bones and joints	85	700
Reduction of fracture/dislocation with or without fixation (excluding head and facial bones)	1,733	16,288
Repair joint structures (excluding head or facial bones)	22	189
Skin and subcutaneous tissue	88	673
Other diagnostic and therapeutic interventions	1,731	28,376
Sub-total of surgical admissions and days **	5,625	57,737
No interventions performed – surgical procedures	1,659	6,664

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