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 an increase in the number of traffic fatalities from 766 in 2005 to 769. While the number of drivers on Ontario roads continues to increase, the number of persons injured declined. Ontario also saw reductions in the number of motorcycle fatalities in 2006. The number of fatalities involving drinking and driving increased from 174 in 2005 to 190 in 2006.

Figure 2: Persons Involved in Fatal and Injury Collisions by Severity of Injury, 2006

2a. People in Collisions

Table 2.1: Category of Involved Person by Severity of Injury in Fatal and Personal Injury Collisions, 2006

	Severity of Injury
Category of Involved Person	None	Minimal	Minor	Major	Fatal	Total
Driver	37,439	21,487	16,474	1,672	383	77,455
Passenger*	20,008	11,119	7,799	949	169	40,044
Pedestrian	197	1,845	2,395	489	126	5,052
Bicyclist	35	1,026	946	119	32	2,158
Bicycle Passenger	17	160	174	15	0	366
All-Terrain** Vehicle Driver	3	11	14	5	1	34
All-Terrain Vehicle Passenger	2	3	3	4	0	12
Snow Vehicle Driver	3	1	6	7	3	20
Snow Vehicle Passenger	0	1	1	3	0	5
Motorcycle Driver	84	345	642	232	48	1,351
Motorcycle Passenger	38	93	202	57	5	395
Moped Driver	8	12	15	5	0	40
Moped Passenger	6	1	1	0	0	8
Hanger On	55	71	109	29	0	264
Other	538	145	95	11	2	791
Total	58,433	36,320	28,876	3,597	769	127,995

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

This table shows Highway Traffic Act (HTA) reportable collisions. For more information on special vehicles, see Chapter 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 Person Killed by Age Groups, 2006

	Age Groups
Category of Person	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	3	9	11	18	12	33	70	58	56	56	21	36	0	383
Passenger*	7	5	10	7	7	7	7	11	15	19	18	11	8	16	21	0	169
Pedestrian	2	1	2	1	4	3	5	0	10	7	16	18	12	15	30	0	126
Bicyclist	0	0	3	3	1	1	1	1	0	3	5	6	3	3	2	0	32
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
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	0	0	0	0	1	8	13	8	12	4	2	0	0	48
Motorcycle Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	5
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Total	9	6	16	15	21	22	32	25	67	113	106	107	84	57	89	0	769

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

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

Table 2.3: Category of Persons Injured by Age Groups, 2006

	Age Groups
Category of Person	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	26	174	806	941	996	1,018	3,942	7,920	8,668	7,323	4,287	2,065	1,412	55	39,633
Passenger*	791	1,147	1,769	597	660	713	692	618	1,985	2,877	2,222	2,039	1,449	1,030	802	614	20,005
Pedestrian	82	192	557	143	125	107	134	109	405	643	621	542	413	274	293	89	4,729
Bicyclist	0	10	50	16	20	24	21	22	69	124	130	95	42	23	5	1,440	2,091
Bicycle Passenger	2	13	72	21	15	14	15	11	32	46	69	50	22	8	5	6	401
All–Terrain Vehicle Driver**	0	0	3	2	1	2	2	2	4	4	6	1	0	0	1	2	30
All–Terrain Vehicle Passenger	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	10
Snow Vehicle Driver	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	4	2	0	2	1	0	0	14
Snow Vehicle Passenger	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
Motorcycle Driver	0	0	8	19	17	17	17	28	132	277	291	244	126	33	5	5	1,219
Motorcycle Passenger	1	4	17	6	5	2	12	11	30	62	83	80	40	2	0	9	364
Moped Driver	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	8	5	4	2	0	0	32
Moped Passenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
Other	4	2	5	1	4	8	3	3	15	47	48	35	22	10	10	39	256
Total	880	1,369	2,512	982	1,658	1,831	1,893	1,822	6,615	12,018	12,149	10,414	6,407	3,448	2,535	2,260	68,793

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

UK = Unknown

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