Ontario Road Safety Annual Report (ORSAR) 2009

The Vehicle

This section examines vehicles involved in motor vehicle collisions in Ontario. In 2009, passenger vehicles made up nearly 75 per cent of the vehicle population in Ontario; however, they also represented nearly 72 per cent of all vehicles involved in collisions. Only about 1.3 per cent of all motor vehicles involved in collisions had apparent mechanical defects.

This pie graph shows a breakdown of the vehicle population in 2009 by vehicle class.

5A. Vehicles in Collisions

Table 5.1: Vehicles Involved in Collisions by Class of Collision, 2009
  Class of Collision  
Type of Vehicle Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Total
Passenger Car 465 59,669 227,965 288,099
Passenger Van 66 7,392 25,904 33,362
Motorcycle & Moped 44 1,651 898 2,593
Pick-up Truck 108 6,068 26,605 32,781
Delivery Van 15 846 3,755 4,616
Tow Truck 1 112 431 544
Truck 99 2,153 11,097 13,349
Bus 7 845 2,527 3,379
School Vehicle 5 182 1,094 1,281
Off-Road Vehicle 3 38 82 123
Snowmobile 4 28 50 82
Snow Plow 1 13 136 150
Emergency Vehicle 2 389 1,540 1,931
Farm Vehicle 4 50 157 211
Construction Equipment 0 33 219 252
Motor Home 1 17 88 106
Railway Train 1 16 21 38
Street Car 2 97 346 445
Bicycle 13 2,536 583 3,132
Other 0 3 3 6
Other Non-Motor Vehicle 1 88 617 706
Unknown 1 575 13,418 13,994
Total 843 82,801 317,536 401,180
Table 5.2: Condition of Vehicle by Class of Collision, 2009
  Class of Collision  
Condition of Vehicle Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Total
No Apparent Defect 797 79,545 282,681 363,023
Service Brakes Defective 0 42 158 200
Steering Defective 0 12 35 47
Tire Puncture or Blow Out 0 30 114 144
Tire Tread Insufficient 1 3 36 40
Headlamps Defective 0 2 19 21
Other Lamps or Reflectors Defective 0 6 15 21
Engine Controls Defective 0 6 28 34
Wheels or Suspension Defective 0 6 48 54
Vision Obscured 0 4 42 46
Trailer Hitch Defective 0 2 7 9
Other Defects 12 375 4,631 5,018
Unknown 33 2,768 29,722 32,523
Total 843 82,801 317,536 401,180
Table 5.3: Model Year of Vehicle by Class of Collision, 2009
  Class of Collision  
Model Year of Vehicle Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Total
2010 4 500 2,225 2,729
2009 31 3,808 16,269 20,108
2008 53 5,683 24,100 29,836
2007 68 6,138 25,780 31,986
2006 54 5,795 23,644 29,493
2005 54 5,911 23,513 29,478
2004 62 5,568 21,983 27,613
2003 54 6,171 23,466 29,691
2002 78 5,679 21,771 27,528
2001 46 5,098 18,786 23,930
2000 and earlier 317 27,357 93,241 120,915
Unknown 22 5,093 22,758 27,873
Total 843 82,801 317,536 401,180
Table 5.4: Insurance Status of Vehicle by Class of Collision, 2009
  Class of Collision  
Insurance Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Total
Insured 764 77,771 298,360 376,895
Not Insured 26 1,150 1,382 2,558
Unknown 53 3,880 17,794 21,727
Total 843 82,801 317,536 401,180
         

5B. Putting the Vehicle in Context

Table 5.5: Vehicle Population by Type of Vehicle, 2009
Vehicle Class Vehicle Population
Passenger 6,488,233
Motorcycle 200,810
Moped 1,471
Commercial* 1,245,138
Bus 23,469
School Bus 8,821
Motorized Snow Vehicle 316,562
Off-Road Vehicle 341,811
Road Building Machinery 438
Permanent Apparatus 2,722
Farm Trucks 64,570
Total 8,694,045

* Excludes vehicles registered under the PRORATE-P program (60,426 vehicles)

Table 5.6: Selected Types of Vehicles by Model Year, 2009
  Model Years
Vehicle Class 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Passenger 159,108 423,390 489,943 511,095 470,168 485,861
Motorcycle 471 10,526 16,709 16,998 16,087 13,884
Moped 0 8 7 20 97 294
Commercial* 24,442 70,871 91,841 95,756 88,050 87,182
Bus 780 2,735 2,229 2,100 2,901 2,269
Motorized Snow Vehicle 3,470 6,959 6,251 8,549 9,287 8,686
Off-Road Vehicle 997 12,169 20,993 26,035 23,480 23,575
Total 189,268 526,658 627,973 660,553 610,070 621,751
Table 5.6: Selected Types of Vehicles by Model Year, 2009 (continued)
  Model Years  
Vehicle Class 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 and earlier Total
Passenger 424,718 505,526 480,345 405,584 2,132,495 6,488,233
Motorcycle 12,166 14,591 11,215 10,397 77,766 200,810
Moped 78 37 67 223 640 1,471
Commercial* 84,889 89,489 75,249 69,594 535,505 1,312,868
Bus 2,793 2,152 1,758 2,108 10,465 32,290
Motorized Snow Vehicle 8,938 9,171 10,053 7,093 238,105 316,562
Off-Road Vehicle 25,164 20,429 16,396 18,766 153,807 341,811
Total 558,746 641,395 595,083 513,765 3,148,783 8,694,045

* Excludes vehicles registered under the PRORATE-P program (60,426 vehicles)

Table 5.7: Vehicle Damage Level by Class of Collision, 2009
  Class of Collision  
Damage Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Total
None 45 7,865 19,267 27,177
Light 92 22,578 139,073 161,743
Moderate 91 21,994 91,607 113,692
Severe 156 17,390 27,562 45,108
Demolished 432 8,502 5,593 14,527
Unknown 27 4,472 34,434 38,933
Total 843 82,801 317,536 401,180

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 feasible.

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