PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL ANNUAL REPORT of the SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES FOR THE YEAR 1947 VICTORIA, B.C. : Printed by Don McDiaii.mii), Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1949. Colonel the Honourable Charles A. Banks, C.M.G., Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia. May it please Your Honour : I have the honour to transmit herewith the Report of the Superintendent of Motor-vehicles for the year 1947. G. S. WISMER, Attorney-General. Attorney-General's Department, Victoria, B.C., December 31st, 194-8. Victoria, B.C., December 31st, 1948. The Honourable the Attorney-General, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. Sir,—I have the honour to enclose herewith the Annual Report of the Motor-vehicle Branch for the year 1947. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, GEORGE A. HOOD, Superintendent of Motor-vehicles. Report of the Superintendent of Motor-vehicles, 1947. The Honourable Gordon S. Wismer, K.C., Attorney-General, Victoria, B.C. Sir,—I have the honour to submit my annual report for the year 1947. New motor-vehicles becoming more easily available, as a result of the manufacturers getting into full production of the same for civilian use, and the steady influx of persons into this Province from other places, many of whom brought their motor- vehicles with them, has resulted in a substantial increase in the number of licences issued this year. The number of motor-vehicles registered and licensed in this Province for the first time this year totalled 30,989, which was an increase of 14,498 (87.9 per cent.) over last year. This increase consisted of 11,205 (100.4 per cent.) in the number of passenger motor-vehicles and 3,293 (61.7 per cent.) in the number of commercial motor- vehicles. Of the 22,362 passenger motor-vehicles registered for the first time in this Province, 14,361 were new and 8,001 had been licensed elsewhere. While of the 8,627 commercial motor-vehicles registered for the first time in this Province, 7,214 were new and 1,413 had been licensed elsewhere. This was an increase over last year of 7,521 (110 per cent.) in the number of new passenger motor-vehicles, an increase of 2,833 (64.6 per cent.) in the number of new commercial motor-vehicles, and an increase of 3,684 (85.3 per cent.) in the number of used passenger motor-vehicles, as well as an increase of 460 (48.2 per cent.) in the number of used commercial motor-vehicles which had been licensed elsewhere. Of the used motor-vehicles registered and licensed in this Province for the first time this year, 9,020 (95.8 per cent.) had been previously licensed in other parts of the Dominion—2,851 being previously licensed in Alberta, 2,631 in Saskatchewan, 1,942 in Ontario, 1,253 in Manitoba, and the balance in Quebec, the Maritime Provinces, and the Yukon. These motor-vehicles were brought into this Province from the following places:— Place. Passenger. Commercial. Alberta 2,342 509 Saskatchewan 2,129 502 Manitoba 1,101 152 Ontario 1,801 141 Quebec . 173 3 New Brunswick 45 4 Nova Scotia 67 4 Prince Edward Island 10 Yukon . 13 24 Total used-car registrations (Canadian) 7,681 1,339 Alabama 1 Alaska 5 3 Arizona 3 California 104 12 Colorado 1 Georgia 2 Hawaii 1 Y 6 BRITISH COLUMBIA. Idaho Illinois Iowa Kansas Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Passenger. 6 5 3 3 1 1 1 5 14 3 4 7 New Hampshire New Jersey New York New Mexico North Dakota ___. Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania __ South Carolina South Dakota _ Texas Virginia Vermont Washington Wisconsin 5 9 1 1 5 23 4 1 1 1 1 1 81 4 Commercial. 4 4 1 41 Total used-car registrations (United States) 308 Great Britain 10 Mexico 2 74 Total used-car registrations, 1947 licence- year 8,001 1,413 Motor-vehicle licences were also issued for 106,249 passenger motor-vehicles and 38,082 commercial motor-vehicles which had been previously licensed in this Province, a total of 144,331, making a grand total of 175,320, which is an increase of 28,124 (19.1 per cent.) over the number licensed during the previous year. With the exception of original salesmen's drivers' licences, an increase was recorded in all types of licences and permits issued this year as compared with last year. These increases were as follows:— Increase. Number. Passengers (new registrations) 11,205 Passengers (renewals) Commercial (new registrations) Commercial (renewals) Non-resident touring motor-vehicle permits Non-resident special motor-vehicle permits Non-resident commercial motor-vehicle permits 8,329 3,293 5,297 772 134 133 Per Cent. 100.4 8.5 61.7 16.1 27.1 41.7 43.2 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1947. Y 7 Number. Per Cent. Permits for temporary operation 326 73.4 Motor-cycle licences 1,321 43.5 Trailer licences 1,309 16.0 Original motor-dealers' licences 171 49.8 Additional plates, motor-dealers' licences .___ 94 43.7 Original motor-cycle dealers' licences 27 300.0 Additional plates, motor-cycle dealers' licences __ 13 1,300.0 Salesmen's licences 172 49.1 Transfers 32,378 57.1 Chauffeurs' Class " A " licences 736 26.0 Chauffeurs' Class " B " licences 736 21.2 Chauffeurs' Class " C " licences 6,238 19.1 White drivers' licences (original) 5,632 27.6 White drivers' licences (renewals) 15,751 9.3 Chauffeurs' drivers' licences (original) 603 13.2 Chauffeurs' drivers' licences (renewals) 6,406 22.7 Salesmen's drivers' licences (renewals) 98 45.6 Permits to minors 2,545 36.6 Learners' licences 2,396 59.2 Learners' permits 467 44.1 Motor-vehicle duplicate licences 972 39.7 For purposes of comparison, a statement of the licences, permits, etc., issued under the " Motor-vehicle Act" during the years 1940 to 1947, inclusive, is given in the following table:— Comparative Statement of Licences, Permits, etc., issued during the Licence-years 1940 to 1947, inclusive. Licences issued. 1940. 1941. 1942. 1943. 1944. 1945. 1946. 1947. Motor-vehicles— 9,608 91,844 8,543 96,867 3,237 97,345 2,526 96,394 2,509 96,554 2,768 96,653 11,157 97.920 22,362 106 249 101,452 105,410 100,582 98,920 99,063 99,421 109,077 128,611 1 495 672 692 1 2,603 21,735 3,652 23,016 3,870 25,214 2,198 28,948 1,857 31,036 1,861 31,000 5,334 32,785 8,627 38,082 24,338 26,668 29,084 31,146 32,893 32,861 38,119 46,709 1 837 1,279 1,494 1 125,790 132,078 129,666 130,066 131,956 132,282 147,196 175,320 1,332 1,951 2,186 4,213 4,139 2,919 3,332 2,697 2,790 2,450 3,422 Non-resident touring motor-vehicle per- 6,015 503 292 115 7,159 541 280 112 2,456 250 961 141 1,741 174 330 158 1,837 203 184 143 2,374 255 298 190 2,853 321 308 444 3,625 Non-resident special motor-vehicle per- 465 Non-resident commercial motor-vehicle 441 770 Motor-cycles— 478 1,776 48 337 2,084 63 981 2,246 35 237 3,069 18 184 i 2,950 22 306 2,200 45 761 2,277 55 1,652 2,712 100 2,254 2,421 3,227 3,306 3,134 2,506 3,038 4,364 Y 8 BRITISH COLUMBIA. Comparative Statement of Licences, Permits, etc., issued during the Licence-years 1940 to 1947, inclusive—Continued. Licences issued. 1940. 1941. 1942. 1943. 1944. 1945. 1946. 1947. 3,753 27 4,165 24 4,169 19 5,041 19 5,539 17 6,276 39 8 231 224 6 3 8,178 45 2 343 215 11 9 2 350 9,487 55 26 Motor-dealers— 321 437 23 8 4 612 3 294 412 19 11 5 538 228 250 6 6 1 319 189 203 5 2 1 180 1 230 227 4 3 514 309 25 Original motor-cycle dealer licences.... 38 13 193 1 193 522 Temporary operation of motor- 92 131 Transfers— 35,794 8,932 1,918 197 42,094 11,686 2,585 363 69,250 16,886 2,595 375 72,388 68,604 47,677 53,822 49,566 46,841 56,728 89,106 Chauffeurs— 1,020 8 1,333 21 10,880 66 1,184 9 1,507 26 14,355 91 1,310 11 1,685 37 17,478 127 1,465 13 1,770 31 19,367 150 1,713 12 1,925 17 19,388 60 2,130 26 2,529 44 24,474 49 41 15,076 153,141 1,676 2,655 22,228 2,826 57 3,469 108 32,728 123 153 20,395 169,922 2,378 4,580 28,185 3 215 6,958 366 4,044 1,059 41,604 3,562 Substitutional Class "A" 95 4,205 179 38,966 169 226 Drivers— 14,282 141,387 2,607 548 10,038 7 499 7,025 173 6,163 1,754 163,335 14,364 145,592 2,184 992 12,637 6 477 7,266 134 5,203 5,203 75,320 11,691 140,456 1,805 1,856 14,420 11,435 134,169 1,439 2,615 16,383 11,588 137,038 1,266 1,531 18,515 26,027 185,673 3,299 5,183 34,591 1 290 5,413 262 2,585 778 40,782 154 4,808 437 2,282 784 34,434 142 4,835 305 2,258 785 1,530 158 5,760 438 2,879 968 124,624 313 9,503 465 6,440 1,526 217,522 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1947. Y 9 DISTRIBUTION OF MOTOR-VEHICLES. In the distribution of motor-vehicles throughout the Province, 136,572 (77.9 per cent.) were licensed at Coast points and 38,748 (22.1 per cent.) were licensed at Interior points this year. The issuance of motor-vehicle licences, according to issuing office, is shown in the following table:— 1947 Motor-vehicle Licences issued according to Issuing Offices. Passenger Motor-vehicles. Commercial Motor-vehicles. Used. New. Renewal. Total. Used. New. Renewal. Total. Grand Total. 3,251 898 1,677 145 186 292 189 79 114 64 157 46 58 94 107 68 63 41 87 149 21 22 10 46 23 16 10 7 11 17 12 7 7 6 9 1 9 1 1 6,623 1,943 1,716 543 280 174 266 249 277 308 253 221 242 239 119 195 41 25 64 61 46 87 29 35 46 35 22 51 47 33 13 10 22 7 8 18 12 1 37,416 22,059 18,484 2,791 2,255 2;059 1,868 2,080 1,702 1,381 1,363 1,381 1,576 1,252 691 665 670 716 519 554 597 394 334 301 345 334 289 280 259 312 260 266 214 146 132 97 85 81 19 22 47,290 24,900 21,877 3,479 2,721 2,525 2,323 2,408 2,093 1,753 1,773 1,648 1,876 1,585 917 928 774 782 670 764 664 503 373 382 414 385 321 338 317 362 285 283 243 159 149 116 94 94 20 23 235 72 309 34 53 54 33 16 25 23 46 12 13 23 100 44 22 14 47 119 8 8 11 28 7 7 2 6 9 9 4 2 5 3 2 2 3 3 2,732 940 837 211 257 148 199 111 120 133 138 129 105 109 164 156 46 53 86 80 45 44 32 37 34 36 36 32 47 26 9 11 20 10 12 12 8 6 2 1 9,922 7,034 5,928 995 1,290 1,133 863 687 574 850 689 846 494 415 920 542 439 404 429 263 259 311 309 250 218 219 266 217 203 143 212 165 117 124 91 103 54 49 28 19 8 12,889 8,046 7,074 1,240 1,600 1,335 1,095 814 719 1,006 873 987 612 547 1,184 742 507 471 562 462 312 363 352 315 259 262 304 255 259 178 225 178 142 137 105 117 65 58 30 20 8 60,179 32,946 28,951 4,719 Vernon 4,321 3,860 3,418 3,222 2,812 2,759 2,646 2,635 2,488 2,132 2.101 1,670 1,281 1,253 1,232 1,226 976 866 Fort Fraser 725 697 673 647 625 593 576 540 510 461 385 296 254 233 159 152 50 43 8 8,001 14,361 106,249 128,611 1,413 7,214 38,082 46,709 175,320 As a sharp increase of 43.2 per cent, was registered this year in the mail issuance out of the Victoria office to points outside the Victoria area, the totals of 24,900 passenger motor-vehicle licences and 8,046 commercial motor-vehicle licences shown as being issued at the Victoria office are not the number of motor-vehicles licensed in the Victoria area, which amounted to 18,062 passenger motor-vehicles and 5,380 commercial motor-vehicles, a total of 23,442 motor-vehicles. Y 10 BRITISH COLUMBIA. Motor-vehicle licences issued by mail through the Victoria office to persons residing outside the Victoria area were as follows:— PaSsenger. commercial. Vancouver 3,828 1,270 New Westminster 254 49 Vancouver Island and Islands 631 225 Balance of Province 2,085 941 Out of Province 40 181 Totals 6,838 2,666 REVENUE. The total revenue collected this year from licences, permits, and fees under the " Motor-vehicle Act," with the exception of fees for drivers' examinations, amounted to $4,923,709.02, which is an increase of $1,413,790.46 or 40.2 per cent. Of this increase $507,599.63 was occasioned by the replacement of the 20-per-cent. rebate allowed on the licences of passenger motor-vehicles during the war period owing to the restrictions imposed on gasoline. However, taking this into consideration, the increase in the revenue from licences, permits, and fees showed a net increase of $906,190.83. Of the $4,923,709.02 collected, $3,523,123.26 (71.5 per cent.) was collected through the offices of this Branch as follows:— Vancouver $1,777,603.66 Victoria 838,467.73 New Westminster 480,829.82 Chilliwack 142,170.18 Mission 85,993.36 Kamloops 70,796.80 Trail 68,940.71 Nelson 58,321.00 Total $3,523,123.26 The balance of $1,400,585.76 was collected through various Government Agencies throughout the Province and Police Detachments collecting and reporting through such Agencies and offices of this Branch. The amount collected for drivers' examinations during the same period was $33,230, which was an increase over the previous year of $6,131 or 22.6 per cent. Of this amount, $14,813 (44.6 per cent.) was collected by the Vancouver Motor Licence Office, $3,537 (10.6 per cent.) by the New Westminster Motor Licence Office, $1,082 (3.2 per cent.) by the Chilliwack Motor Licence Office, $1,572 (4.7 per cent.) by the Mission Motor Licence Office, $626 (1.9 per cent.) by the Kamloops Motor Licence Office, $423 (1.3 per cent.) by the Nelson Motor Licence Office, $631 (1.9 per cent.) by the Trail Motor Licence Office, and $10,546 (31.8 per cent.) by the Victoria Motor Licence Office and travelling units working at different points throughout the Province and reporting to such office. In addition to the above, $24,032.55 was collected by the headquarter's office of this Branch at Victoria in connection with the registration of documents under the " Bills of Sale Act," " Conditional Sales Act," " Mechanics' Lien Act," and the " Companies Act," and searches, etc., made thereunder. This was a sharp increase of $13,756.70 or 133.8 per cent, over the amount collected from this source during the previous year. A slight increase of 7.15 per cent, was registered this year in the number of refunds made, such refunds totalling 1,633 as compared with 1,524 last year. The REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1947. Y 11 amount refunded this year was $15,035.18, an increase of $3,478.57 (30.1 per cent.) over the amount refunded last year, such increase being made up of $2,724.10 for refunds of a proportion of the motor-vehicle licence fee upon relinquishment of the licence owing to the destruction of the motor-vehicle or its permanent removal from the Province, $455.99 upon surrender of the motor-vehicle licence under the provisions of the " Motor-vehicle Act " allowing persons residing east of the Cascade Mountains to surrender their licences at the end of October, November, or December, and $298.48 for other miscellaneous refunds. For purposes of comparison, the following table gives particulars of the types of refunds made during the licence-years 1946 and 1947:— Type of Refund. Number. Amount. 1947. Number. Amount. Remitted by Order in Council Licences taken out in error (overcharge, etc.) Registration fees paid twice Motor-cycle licences (overpaid) Substitution fees (paid in error) Dealers' licences (relinquished) Trailer licences (overpaid) Transfer fees (overpaid) Drivers' licences and duplicates (paid in error) Chauffeurs' licences (issued in error) Drivers' examination fees (paid twice) Refunds, section 4 (4) (6) Sub-totals Relinquishment refunds, section 13 (2) Seasonal refunds, section 50 (October 31st, one-third) Seasonal refunds, section 50 (November 30th, one-quarter) Seasonal refunds, section 50 (December 31st, one-sixth) Sub-totals Total of refunds 7 373 58 7 4 36 15 29 28 2 2 424 126 332 81 1,524 $198.76 3,653.66 575.00 13.86 28.19 209.35 11.25 28,25 55.00 2.00 50.00 313 40 2 6 6 17 15 14 10 21 $78.34 3,914.70 395.00 6.00 9.00 36.25 236.50 11.25 13.25 26.00 397.51 $4,825.32 447 $5,123.! $3,727,24 1,025.68 1,677.23 301.14 709 175 224 78 $6,451.34 1,678.67 1,448.27 333.10 $6,731.29 1,186 ),911.3 $11,556.61 1,633 $15,035.18 Y 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA. EXAMINATION OF MOTOR-VEHICLE DRIVERS. This year 30,803 drivers' examinations were completed, of which 25,923 or 84.16 per cent, were completed by male applicants and 4,880 or 15.84 per cent, were completed by female applicants. This was an increase of 4,321 (20 per cent.) in the number of drivers' examinations completed by male applicants this year and an increase of 1,493 (44 per cent.) in the number completed by female applicants over last year. While the age-groups of female applicants remains practically the same this year, there was a decrease of 5.3 per cent, in the 22-30 age-group as well as an increase of 2 per cent, in the 15-21 age-group and 2.3 per cent, in the 31-40 age-group of male applicants. For purposes of comparison the various age-groups of applicants who completed drivers' examinations in 1946 and 1947 are shown in the following table:— Drivers' Examinations according to Age-group, 1946 and 1947. Male. Female. Age-group. 1946. 1947. 1946. 1947. Number. Per Cent. Number. Per Cent. Number. Per Cent. Number. Per Cent. 15 to 21 5,034 8,221 4,103 2,178 1,298 374 394 22.30 38.06 19.00 10.08 6.00 1.73 1.83 6,302 8,483 5,522 2,831 1,678 505 602 24.31 32.74 21.30 10.92 6.47 1.94 2.32 600 1,301 917 374 154 32 9 17.70 38.40 27.10 11.08 4.50 0.95 0.27 788 1,855 1,443 540 201 36 17 16.20 22 to 30 38.00 31 to 40 29.60 41 to 50 11.00 51 to 60 4.10 61 to 64 0.75 0.35 Totals 21,602 100.00 25,923 100.00 3,387 100.00 4,880 100.00 An increase was also registered this year in the number of applicants for Class "A" and Class " B " chauffeurs' licences, 1,006 written examinations being given to applicants for Class "A" chauffeurs' licences, an increase of 25 per cent, over the number given last year, and 914 road tests were carried out in connection therewith, an increase of 27.6 per cent. Written examinations were also given to 2,093 applicants for Class " B " chauffeurs' licences, an increase of 18.3 per cent, over the number given last year, and 1,595 road tests were carried out in connection therewith, an increase of 24.6 per cent. Driving tests were also given to 1,988 minors in connection with their applications for minors' permits, which was an increase of 9.9 per cent, over the number so given last year. The number of drivers' examinations given to mechanical-transport personnel of the Army and Navy, as well as the number of certificates endorsed therefore, again showed a sharp decrease this year, a decrease of 33.4 per cent, being recorded in the number of drivers' examinations and a decrease of 50.7 per cent, in the number of certificates endorsed. REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1947. 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(includin including c c a 1 fcfl (in (in ery ysical c action t ad tests 1 •2 fi re -9 & Jh _o 53 .ft £ rl p o H W > Q fn q O fc M M h © rH rH t- CO : ; ; cm CM ! ! \T - j i |- - ffl H H K5 © CO rH rH Tf © "Mi - co : : : CC cm : : CM ! ! r - Vision (including glasses) Diplopia (including glasses) ~ Physical condition Road tests 3 0 H REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1947. Y 15 CONVICTIONS. Again this year a sharp increase was recorded in the number of convictions under the provisions of the " Motor-vehicle Act " and regulations and section 285 of the Criminal Code of Canada, there being 8,630 such convictions as compared with 6,804 last year, an increase of 26.8 per cent. Convictions recorded under section 285 of the Criminal Code totalled 1,381 or 16 per cent, of the total convictions, the balance of 7,249 (84 per cent.) being under the "Motor-vehicle Act" and regulations; and of these, 6,770 (78.4 per cent.) were under the " Motor-vehicle Act" and 479 (5.6 per cent.) were under the " Motor-vehicle Act " regulations. Last year 89.3 per cent, of the convictions reported were for violations which occurred in municipalities. This year 7,659 or 88.7 per cent, of the convictions reported were for violations which occurred in municipalities, the balance of 971 being for violations which occurred in unorganized territory. This was an increase over last year of 1,584 (26.07 per cent.) in the number of convictions reported from municipalities and an increase of 242 (33.2 per cent.) in the number reported from unorganized territory. Of the convictions reported, 66.7 per cent, were for violations relating to speed, there being 5,770 of these this year as compared with 4,530 last year, an increase of 1,240 or 27.3 per cent. A sharp increase of 111.1 per cent, was recorded in the number of persons convicted for driving while intoxicated, there being 133 convicted of this offence this year as compared with 63 last year. There was also an increase of 46.8 per cent, in the number of persons who were convicted of failing to report motor- vehicle accidents; an increase of 25 per cent, in the number of persons who were convicted of taking motor-vehicles without the owner's consent; an increase of 48.9 per cent, in the number of persons who were convicted for failing to produce a driver's licence upon request; an increase of 76.8 per cent, in the number of persons who were convicted of operating motor-vehicles without the necessary motor-vehicle licences; and an increase of 191.2 per cent, in the number of persons who were convicted for driving a motor-vehicle without tail-lights. For purposes of comparison, particulars of the types of convictions reported under the provisions of the " Motor-vehicle Act" and regulations, as well as under section 285 of the Criminal Code, during the years 1944 to 1947, inclusive, are given in the following table:— Convictions under " Motor-vehicle Act " and Section 285, Criminal Code, 1944-47. Offence. 1945. 1947. Failing to stop after accident Unlawfully taking a motor-vehicle Driving a motor-vehicle while intoxicated Operating a vehicle equipped with apparatus for making a smoke screen Failing to obtain motor-vehicle licence or permit, mount same, etc Failure of dealer to notify re sale, misuse of dealers' plates, etc Operating with " D " plates without salesman's licence or permit Failing to register as a tourist Employing unlicensed chauffeur — Operating without driver's licence or failing to produce same, etc Failing to take necessary precautions re horse-drawn vehicles Failing to take necessary precaution re street-cars Failing to stop on approach of fire and police patrol Exceeding speed-limit passing schools and playgrounds Exceeding speed-limit indicated by " speed " signs Driving to common danger, exceeding speed-limit in cities, etc Failing to report accident, etc Operating motor-vehicle without minor's permit 36 83 33 10 3 1 2 44 614 57 11 880 440 1,235 52 57 60 88 50 50 77 1,251 310 1,374 79 57 104 84 63 8 18 4 1 4 5 1 66 41 830 881 2 41 17 1,606 653 2,271 79 82 105 105 133 1 26 11 68 1 21 26 1,675 1,035 3,060 116 92 Y 16 BRITISH COLUMBIA. Convictions under " Motor-vehicle Act " and Section 285, Criminal Code, 1944-47—Continued. Offence. 1944. 1945. 1946. 1947. Operating motor-cycle with person in front of driver Failing to transfer motor-vehicle, etc Operating motor-vehicle without motor-vehicle licence Operating motor-vehicle without displaying plates as required Operating motor-vehicle displaying wrong number-plates Using licence belonging to another, refusing to show licence, etc Driving motor-vehicle as chauffeur without chauffeur's licence or permit.... Making false statement, permitting another to use licence, etc Failing to report change in motor-vehicle Operating as dealer without licence Transporting animals unprotected Failing to produce driver's licence to Magistrate, police, etc Failing to display number-plates unobstructed, clean, etc Failing to notify re change of address , Failing to stop upon request of police Driving while driver's licence under suspension Driving without head-lights or improper head-lights Driving without tail-lights, etc Driving overwidth motor-vehicle without clearance-lights Driving motor-vehicle with defective brakes Driving motor-vehicle with defective horn Driving motor-vehicle without muffler Failing to give required signals on turning or stopping Driving with windshield obstructed Driving motor-vehicle without windshield-wiper Driving motor-vehicle without rear-view mirror Driving motor-vehicle without flag or light at end of load Driving motor-vehicle otherwise than as restricted on driver's licence Altering number-plates and using fictitious plates Operating defective motor-vehicle after ordered off road Operating motor-vehicle with improperly mounted or unauthorized fog, spot, or auxiliary lights Failing to have proper connection between motor-vehicle and trailer Failing to submit motor-vehicle for inspection and testing Permitting employees to drive motor-vehicle without being properly licensed, etc Letting motor-vehicles for hire without complying with requirements Holding two current drivers' licences Totals 2 1 70 56 12 38 75 11 4 1 142 1 2 2 37 28 26 2 14 13 52 51 67 1 1 1 80 63 7 21 77 7 2 121 8 4 2 29 21 10 2 25 6 23 151 1 3 2 74 1 2 2 2 82 47 13 41 82 3 4 1 143 10 4 29 37 57 8 27 20 41 112 43 1 4 1 2 12 2 3 7 145 47 10 26 88 19 1 213 14 12 6 52 56 166 8 31 12 49 113 17 6,804 8,630 SUSPENSIONS AND CANCELLATIONS. In addition to the number of licences suspended under the financial responsibility provisions of the " Motor-vehicle Act" this year, it was found necessary to suspend drivers' licences, or the right to obtain drivers' licences, in 1,902 cases. This was an increase of 396 or 26.2 per cent, over the number it was found necessary to deal with in this manner last year. The majority of the drivers' licences which had to be dealt with in this manner were, again this year, held by minors, and these amounted to 1,217 or 63.9 per cent, of the total dealt with. Suspensions for driving to the common danger totalled 382 or 20 per cent, of the total. This was an increase of 107 or 38.9 per cent, over the number so suspended last year. There was a sharp increase of 190 per cent, in the number of drivers' licences suspended for driving whilst intoxicated, there being 87 suspended this year as compared with 30 last year. There was also a sharp increase of 144.4 per cent, in the number of drivers' licences suspended for manslaughter, 22 being suspended in this connection this year as compared with 9 last year. It was found necessary last year to suspend the drivers' licences or the right to obtain drivers' REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1947. Y 17 licences of 22 persons who, upon examination, were found unfit to drive motor-vehicles. This year it was found necessary to suspend the drivers' licences or the right to obtain drivers' licences of 40 persons in this connection, an increase of 81.8 per cent. An increase of 100 per cent, was also registered in the number of drivers' licences which were suspended owing to the holders of the same failing to appear for examination, 78 being dealt with in this manner this year as compared with 39 last year. The reasons for the suspensions imposed, as well as the length of time of such suspensions, are given in the following table:— a; P O Jh.C OJ -P T3 R p o rfi -p p o a OJ c O .a s o a o ft oi h-P -p P O a OJ CJ H. s CH oi h-P P O a H. o hH hS c o a X CO oi rP -P P o a c QJ > CJ CO oi hC ■p C o a CJ c H? h! OJ 01 (M QJ c o H. d QJ !* o Si Eh oj QJ >H QJ OJ H. .5 Eh CJ H-» '2 CC QJ TJ c Is o Driving to the common danger and reckless driving Driving to the common danger and reckless driving (accident) Driving a motor-vehicle while intoxicated Driving a motor-vehicle while intoxicated (accident) 1 3 1 47 21 2 2 2 1 4 10 1 1 2 52 41 6 3 2 9 1 1 2 1 12 56 17 15 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 24 62 15 11 1 12 5 3 1 2 7 30 4 7 3 4 3 4 1 1 22 5 1,217 40 78 153 229 48 39 1 22 6 1,217 29 29 5 Unfit 40 78 Taking vehicle without consent of owner.... 3 4 Totals 5 75 18 115 4 114 1 2 136 54 16 1,362 1,902 Under the financial responsibility sections of the " Motor-vehicle Act," 1,816 drivers' licences and 788 motor-vehicle licences were suspended. This was an increase of 261 (16.7 per cent.) in the number of drivers' licences but a decrease of 14 (1.7 per cent.) in the number of motor-vehicle licences so suspended last year. Upon the necessary proof of financial responsibility being submitted, or upon the bona-fide sale of the motor-vehicle concerned being made to other persons, 1,209 drivers' licences and 474 motor-vehicle licences were reinstated during the year. This was a decrease of 19 (1.5 per cent.) in the number of drivers' licences and a decrease of 241 (33.7 per cent.) in the number of motor-vehicle licences so reinstated last year. Y 18 BRITISH COLUMBIA. Particulars of the suspensions and reinstatements of drivers' licences and motor- vehicle licences under the financial responsibility sections of the " Motor-vehicle Act " during the year are given in the following table:— Reason. Drivers' Licences. Motor-vehicle Licences. Suspended. Reinstated. Suspended. Reinstated. 346 520 654 88 1 57 29 4 67 36 11 2 1 245 347 497 51 1 19 3 3 29 8 3 1 1 1 156 236 316 38 1 1 1 1 24 12 2 100 Driving to common danger or reckless driving (with accident).... No further proof of financial responsibility given upon expi- 134 203 20 1 Taking motor-vehicle without owner's consent (with accident).... 1 8 Driving or in charge of a motor-vehicle while intoxicated (with 3 Judgment and conviction outside Province 4 Driving while driver's licence under suspension (with accident).. Section 53, " Motor-vehicle Act " (damage over $25) Totals 1,816 1,209 788 474 MOTOR-VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. With the increase in motor-vehicle traffic, both from a point of view of distance travelled and the number of motor-vehicles being operated this year, it was to be expected that the number of reportable motor-vehicle accidents would be as much as last year. However, I regret to have to report that such accidents increased by 33y3 per cent, this year, there being 13,056 as compared with 9,792 last year. As a result of these accidents 197 persons lost their lives, an increase in fatalities of 34 per cent, over last year, when 147 persons were fatally injured, and 4,489 persons received non-fatal injuries, which was an increase of 14.5 per cent, over the number so injured last year, which amounted to 3,920 persons. This is the largest number of persons killed and injured through motor-vehicle accidents which has ever been recorded in this Province. Property damage caused from the motor-vehicle accidents this year amounted to $2,002,855.18, which was an increase of $650,184.22 or 48.1 per cent, over the amount of property damage so caused last year and was also the largest amount which has ever been recorded in this Province. For purposes of comparison a brief summary of motor-vehicle accidents occurring in this Province during the past ten years is given in Appendix I, from which it will be noted that during that period there were 68,848 reportable motor-vehicle accidents resulting in 1,270 persons losing their lives, 29,744 persons receiving non-fatal injuries, and property damage amounting to $8,653,665.53 being caused. The largest group of accidents reported this year resulted from collisions between motor-vehicles, these amounting to 8,638 or 66.1 per cent, of the total. These accidents resulted in 1,827 or 40.7 per cent, of the persons injured and 28 or 14.2 per cent, of the fatalities. The next largest group of accidents were those which were non-collision accidents, and these amounted to 1,069 or 8.1 per cent, of the total accidents. These accidents resulted in 621 or 13.8 per cent, of the persons injured and 49 or 24.8 per cent, of the fatalities. Collisions of motor-vehicles with pedestrians was the third largest group, amounting to 1,054 or 8 per cent, of the total accidents. These accidents resulted in 1,011 or 22.5 per cent, of the persons injured and 72 or 36.6 per cent, of the fatalities. REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1947. Y 19 As has been the case for some considerable time, the peak hours for accidents this year were between 4 and 6 p.m. However, the most fatal hour this year was between midnight and 1 a.m., there being 422 accidents during this period, of which 13 were fatal accidents. Saturday was the day on which most accidents occurred this year, 2,595 taking place on that day. This year 21,381 motor-vehicles were involved in reportable motor-vehicle accidents, and of this number 14,445 (67.5 per cent.) were of the private passenger type, 3,593 (16.8 per cent.) were trucks, and 1,434 (6.7 per cent.) were deliveries. Private passenger-type motor-vehicles were involved in 51.2 per cent, of the fatal accidents, 65.2 per cent, of those accidents resulting in non-fatal injuries, and 68.3 per cent, of the accidents resulting in property damage only. Trucks were involved in 67 (32.3 per cent.) of the fatal accidents, 632 (13.9 per cent.) of the accidents resulting in non-fatal personal injuries, and 2,894 (17.3 per cent.) of the accidents resulting in property damage only. Deliveries were involved in 17 (8.2 per cent.) of the fatal accidents, 349 (7.7 per cent.) of the accidents resulting in non-fatal injuries, and 1,068 (6.4 per cent.) of the accidents resulting in property damage only. Last year there were 40 motor-vehicle accidents at railroad crossings, and this year 56 such accidents occurred, an increase of 16 or 40 per cent. Of these accidents 7 (12.5 per cent.) were fatal accidents, 21 (37.5 per cent) resulted in non-fatal injuries, and 28 (50 per cent.) resulted in property damage only. This was an increase of 75 per cent, in the number of fatal accidents, 133.3 per cent, in the number of accidents resulting in non-fatal injuries, and 3.7 per cent, in the number of accidents resulting in property damage only as compared with last year. Again the large majority of these accidents (75 per cent.) occurred at unguarded crossings, and there were no such accidents at crossings where an automatic signalling device had been installed. The largest group of drivers involved in motor-vehicle accidents were those who had been driving motor-vehicles for five years and over, these amounting to 83.2 per cent, of the total number, and such drivers were involved in 66.7 per cent, of the fatal accidents, 81.1 per cent of the accidents resulting in non-fatal injuries, and 65.4 per cent of the accidents resulting in property damage only. There were 111 drivers who were intoxicated when involved in motor-vehicle accidents, and these were involved in 1 fatal accident, 25 accidents resulting in non-fatal injuries, and 85 accidents resulting in property damage only. There were also 197 drivers involved in motor-vehicle accidents who were in a condition of extreme fatigue, and these drivers were involved in 6 fatal accidents, 61 accidents resulting in non-fatal injuries, and 130 accidents resulting in property damage only. Of the drivers involved in motor-vehicle accidents, 93.8 per cent, were licensed in this Province, and these drivers were involved in 79.2 per cent, of the fatal accidents, 92.2 per cent, of the accidents resulting in non-fatal injuries, and 93.8 per cent, of the accidents resulting in property damage only. However, there were 349 unlicensed drivers involved in motor-vehicle accidents, of which 14 accidents were fatal and 122 resulted in non-fatal injuries; and there were also 890 non-resident drivers involved in motor-vehicle accidents, of which 13 were fatal and 212 resulted in non-fatal injuries. Failure to yield the right-of-way was again responsible for contributing to more accidents than any other cause, while those who " drove off the highway " were responsible for the largest group of fatalities. A sharp increase of 53.1 per cent, was recorded in the number of pedestrians who were fatally injured in motor-vehicle accidents, 72 pedestrians losing their lives this year through motor-vehicle accidents as compared with 47 last year. The highest fatalities suffered by pedestrians were those in which the pedestrians were walking on or along the highway and also those in which the pedestrian was crossing a street Y 20 BRITISH COLUMBIA. diagonally. Approximately one-third of the pedestrians, 19 of whom received fatal injuries and 339 non-fatal injuries, were so injured through not exercising proper care. Of those who were injured in motor-vehicle accidents the largest group consisted of passengers, these totalling 2,057, of whom 54 were fatally injured; the next largest group was pedestrians, of whom 72 received fatal injuries and 1,014 non-fatal injuries; and the third largest group were drivers, of whom 43 received fatal injuries and 921 non-fatal injuries. Fractures were again the cause of the majority of the deaths, 78 per cent, of those who received fractured skulls dying as a result thereof; while of those who received internal injuries, 33% per cent, lost their lives. For some time now accidents occurring during the hours of darkness have been more than twice as fatal as those occurring during daylight hours, but this year one accident in every 86 occurring during daylight hours was fatal as compared with one accident in every 75 during the hours of darkness being fatal. In the majority of accidents the motor-vehicles involved were in apparently good condition. However, there were 276 motor-vehicles which had defective brakes, and these motor-vehicles were involved in 4 fatal accidents, 69 accidents resulting in nonfatal injuries, and 203 in property damage only. There were also 223 motor-vehicles which had headlight defects, and of this group 106 which had dim headlights were involved in three fatal accidents, 32 accidents resulting in non-fatal injury, and 71 in property damage only. Of the 48 motor-vehicles which had their tail-lights out or obscured 2 were involved in fatal accidents, 14 accidents resulting in non-fatal personal injury, and 32 in property damage only. Of the 13,056 reportable motor-vehicle accidents which took place in this Province this year 8,800 or 67.4 per cent, occurred in city municipalities, and these accidents resulted in 77 or 39 per cent, of the persons who received fatal injuries, 2,639 or 58.7 per cent, of the persons receiving non-fatal injuries, and $1,050,503.80 or 52.4 per cent, of the property damage caused. This was an increase of 2,238 or 34.1 per cent, in the number of motor-vehicle accidents, an increase of 28 or 57.1 per cent, in the number of persons who received fatal injuries, an increase of 379 or 16.8 per cent, in the number of persons who received non-fatal injuries, and an increase of $294,986.67 or 39.1 per cent, in the amount of property damage caused in city municipalities as compared with last year. With the exception of Armstrong, Fernie, Grand Forks, Kaslo, Nelson, North Vancouver, Salmon Arm, and Slocan, all city municipalities show an increase over last year in the number of motor-vehicle accidents occurring within their boundaries. The greatest increase was shown in the city of Kimberley, which had an increase of 440 per cent., and the next greatest increase was in the city of Port Moody, which had an increase of 183 per cent, in the number of accidents. The greatest decrease was shown in Salmon Arm and Slocan, neither of which city municipality had a reportable motor- vehicle accident, and the next greatest decrease was in Fernie, which had a decrease of 45.5 per cent, in the number of motor-vehicle accidents this year as compared with last year. Reportable motor-vehicle accidents occurring in district municipalities this year totalled 1,882 or 14.4 per cent, of the total accidents, and these accidents resulted in 53 or 26.9 per cent, of the persons who received fatal injuries, 837 or 18.6 per cent, of the persons who received non-fatal injuries, and $379,070.28 or 18.9 per cent, of the property damage caused. This was an increase of 404 or 27.3 per cent, in the number of accidents, an increase of 19 or 56 per cent, in the number of persons fatally injured, an increase of REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1947. Y 21 47 or 6 per cent, in the number of persons receiving non-fatal injuries, and an increase of $115,424.16 or 43.8 per cent, in the amount of property damage as compared with last year. All district municipalities show an increase in the number of reportable motor- vehicle accidents, with the exception of Esquimalt, Fraser Mills, Glenmore, Sumas, Summerland, and Tadanac. The largest increase was shown in Pitt Meadows, which had an increase of 200 per cent., and the next largest increase was in West Vancouver, which had an increase of 121 per cent. The largest decrease was in Glenmore, which did not have any reportable motor-vehicle accidents this year, and the next largest decrease was in Tadanac, whose reportable motor-vehicle accidents decreased by 54.5 per cent. There was also an increase in motor-vehicle accidents occurring in village municipalities and unorganized portions of the Province, in which 2,374 or 18.1 per cent, of the total motor-vehicle accidents took place. These accidents resulted in 67 or 34 per cent, of the persons who received fatal injuries, 1,013 or 22.5 per cent, of the persons who received non-fatal injuries, and $573,281.10 or 28.6 per cent, of the total property damage caused. This was an increase of 622 or 35.4 per cent, in the number of reportable motor-vehicle accidents, an increase of 3 or 5 per cent, in the number of persons fatally injured, an increase of 143 or 16.4 per cent, in the number of persons receiving non-fatal injuries, and an increase of $239,773.39 or 71.9 per cent, in the amount of property damage as compared with last year. For purposes of comparison, statements giving further details, according to location, of motor-vehicle accidents occurring this year and last year are given in Appendices II, III, and IV, while a statistical summary of motor-vehicle accidents occurring during the year is given in Appendix V. The following is a brief statement of reportable motor-vehicle accidents occurring in this Province during the calendar years 1944 to 1947, inclusive:— 1944. 1945. 1946. 1947. 134,942 5,203 8,400 115 2,296 $626,474.37 $74.58 133,954 7,067 11,598 116 3,108 $960,367.22 $82.80 147,639 9,792 15,964 147 3,920 $1,352,670.96 $84.73 176,296 13,056 21,381 197 Number of persons injured in motor-vehicle accidents Amount of property damage caused by motor-vehicle accidents- Average amount of property damage per motor-vehicle involved 4,489 $2,002,855.18 $93.67 As will be noted from Appendix V the majority of drivers involved in motor- vehicle accidents had a driving experience of five years and over, were in an apparently normal condition, operating motor-vehicles whose condition was apparently good, in a straight direction on a dry surface in clear weather and under road conditions which were normal, from which it would seem that a very large number of these motor- vehicle accidents are the direct result of carelessness. " BILLS OF SALE ACT," " CONDITIONAL SALES ACT," " MECHANICS' LIEN ACT," AND SECTION 134, " COMPANIES ACT." The sharp increase recorded during 1946 in the number of documents filed under the above-mentioned Acts, as well as in the number of searches made thereunder, has more than doubled during 1947, the total number of items attended to this year being 41,481 as compared with 18,739 in 1946, an increase of 22,742 or 121.9 per cent. Revenue collected in this connection also showed an increase of $18,390.20 (121.3 per cent.), the sum of $33,474.05 being collected this year as compared with $15,083.85 so collected last year. Y 22 BRITISH COLUMBIA. For purposes of comparison, the number of registrations and releases filed as well as the number of searches made and the revenue collected under the above-mentioned Acts during this year and last year are given in the following table:— Item. 1946. 1947. Increase. Decrease. Per Cent. 5,919 3,649 111 44 911 170 256 3,816 3,853 10 16,184 6,956 258 40 1,177 230 456 8,058 8,105 17 10,265 3,307 147 4 173.4 90.4 132.4 9.1 266 60 200 4,242 4,252 7 29.9 35.3 78.1 111.2 110.4 70.0 18,739 41,481 22,742 121.9 $8,879.50 4,808.00 1,311.25 44.00 41.10 $21,133.50 9,441.50 2,832.05 40.00 27.00 $12,254.00 4,633.50 1,520.80 $4.00 14.10 138.0 Value of law-stamps attached to documents when received Value of Bills of Sale and conditional sale search tickets sold.. 96.4 115.9 9.1 34.3 $15,083.85 $33,474.05 $18,390.20 121.3 SCHOOL BUSES. This year 433 school-bus permits were issued in respect to the operation of motor- vehicles used for the transporting of school-children. This was an increase of 87 or 25.1 per cent, over the number of permits issued last year for such operation. With new equipment becoming available the older equipment is now being replaced, and during this year 105 new pieces of equipment were put into operation for this purpose. It was necessary during the year to suspend four school-bus permits, owing to the mechanical condition of the vehicles for which the same were issued becoming unfit for the transportation of school-children. However, one of such permits was later reinstated when the vehicle in question had been brought up to the required standards of this Branch. Out of the 340 inspections made by the mechanical inspectors of the British Columbia Provincial Police, it was found that steering was defective in 108 cases and brakes in 58 cases. As of June this year the Motor Carrier Branch of the Public Utilities Commission took over the inspecting of those vehicles which are operated in dual capacity, i.e., as school buses and as passenger carriers. Inspections were made by them in 67 cases, in which it was found that steering was defective in 18 cases and brakes defective in 7 cases. In all cases where defects were found the necessary instructions were issued and such defects were remedied immediately. During the year school buses were involved in twenty-three accidents which resulted in property damage amounting to $1,500 being caused and one passenger being injured. STAFF. With the increase in the amount of work, it has been necessary to increase our staff to handle the same, and this year 143 persons were employed as at the 31st of December, as compared with 107 on the 31st of December, 1946, an increase of 36 or 33.6 per cent. REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1947. Y 23 The classification and distribution of the staff on December 31st, 1947, is shown in the following table:— U CJ -p 5h §.2 c- U TJ O H OJ >* 3 0 CJ C a > Hi CJ n s 1 ■p «J OJ s OJ 4 J* o oi ft o o a P o P 0 CD '5 H oi o OJ p cd CJ 0} a 'd HJ 0 Eh Superintendent i i i i 5 4 18 1 5 3 13 5 32 1 2 1 1 2 .... 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 15 17 Clerk (Grade 2) 4 Clerk (Grade 1) 20 Secretarial stenographer...- Clerk-stenographer 1 7 5 3 17 Typist 5 35 1 Totals 106 17 7 2 1 1 2 1 6 143 ASSISTANCE TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS. There has also been a very substantial increase in the amount of information, etc., supplied to Police Departments in connection with their work, and assistance has also been rendered to other Departments, particularly to the Motor Carrier Branch, for whom we file financial responsibility certificates in connection with passenger-carrying motor-vehicles and advise them as to cancellations, etc., in connection therewith, as well as the checking of transfers of motor-vehicles in connection with motor-carrier plates, the forwarding of particulars of temporary permits for foreign motor-vehicles delivering goods within the Province or carrying passengers for hire, etc. CONCLUSION. In conclusion I would like to take this opportunity of expressing my appreciation to the members of the Department for their co-operation and to the personnel of this Branch for the way in which they have carried out their duties during the year. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, GEO. A. 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Property Damage only. 422 359 297 216 104 72 110 356 554 485 615 685 517 540 739 834 1,126 1,259 696 658 593 486 525 677 131 13 5 5 4 1 3 4 2 8 6 7 7 5 7 8 16 10 5 8 13 7 10 17 7 97 89 86 53 33 20 34 62 78 83 110 148 127 114 159 206 296 361 207 192 176 120 168 178 35 312 265 206 159 71 51 73 290 474 9 to 10 a.m 394 10 to 11 a.m 499 11 to 12 m 530 383 421 573 620 814 888 6 to 7 p.m 484 458 404 9 to 10 p.m 359 10 to 11 p.m 347 11 to 12 p.m 482 89 Totals 13,056 178 3,232 9,646 Number of Accidents. 3. Day of Occurrence. Total. Fatal. Personal Injury. Property Damage only. 1,658 1,716 1,665 1,943 1,638 1,831 2,595 10 26 18 21 29 16 26 42 464 462 409 417 384 427 666 3 1,168 1,236 1,235 1,497 1,238 1,378 1 887 7 Totals 13,056 178 3,232 9,646 Number of Vehicles involved. 4. Type of Vehicles involved. Total. Fatal. Personal Injury. Property Damage only. 14,445 320 26 955 335 1,434 256 3,593 17 106 6 3 5 17 2 67 1 2,955 235 5 206 88 349 53 632 4 11,384 4. Taxi 5. Bus 1,068 2,894 Totals 21,381 207 4,527 16,647 Y 30 BRITISH COLUMBIA. Statistical Summary—Motor-vehicle Accidents—Continued. Number of Accidents. 5. Railroad Crossings. Total. Fatal. Personal Injury. Property Damage only. 3 42 4 7 4 2 1 2 17 1 1 21 5 Totals 56 7 21 28 Description of. Number of Drivers. 6. Drivers involved, Total. Fatal. Personal Injury. Property Damage only. 20,207 1,087 87 194 7 6 1 4,329 192 6 15,684 888 75 Totals 21,381 207 4,527 16,647 Age of Driver. Total. Fatal. Personal Injury. Property Damage only. 368 4,209 9,836 4,064 1,789 653 462 55 97 25 15 6 9 112 984 2,036 837 348 134 76 256 3.170 7,703 3,202 1,426 513 377 Driving Experience. Total. Fatal. Personal Injury. Property Damage only. 110 138 190 2,808 17,802 333 1 3 1 29 138 35 33 40 47 663 3,674 70 76 95 142 2,116 13,990 228 Condition of Driver. Total. Fatal. Personal Injury. Property Damage only. Ill 43 197 19,619 90 1,321 1 6 152 1 47 1 25 13 61 4,132 15 281 85 30 130 15,335 74 5. Other Licence of Driver. Total. Fatal. Personal Injury. Property Damage only. 20,061 349 890 81 164 14 13 16 1 4,175 122 212 18 15,722 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1947. Y 31 Statistical Summary—Motor-vehicle Accidents—Continued. Number of Drivers. 7. Action of Driver contributing to Accident. Total. Fatal. Personal Injury. Property Damage only. 690 26 1,023 2,426 1,673 29 827 52 250 170 312 349 1,555 3 587 311 341 1,398 53 14 1 7 8 2 1 1 1 3 2 32 5 2 7 205 7 208 434 179 5 132 10 28 44 54 81 441 1 83 15 77 150 19 471 18 808 1,984 1,492 24 694 41 221 126 255 266 1,082 2 499 294 264 1,248 27 Totals. 12,075 86 2,173 9,816 8. Amount of property damage for period covered by this report, $2,002,855.18. Pedestrians involved, Actions of. Number of Pedestrians. 'otal. Fatal. 26 1 [ 16 1 40 [ 39 1 150 7 16 186 11 16 1 3 13 83 12 80 3 93 12 122 6 203 18 Personal Injury. Getting on or off a street-car Getting on or off another vehicle Crossing at intersection with signal Crossing at intersection against signal Crossing at intersection—no signal Standing on safety-isle In street—not at intersection Working on car or roadway Riding or hitching on vehicle Not on roadway Walking on or along highway Playing in street Crossing street diagonally Coming from behind vehicle Not known Totals 25 16 40 38 143 16 175 15 3 13 71 77 81 116 185 1,086 1,014 Y 32 BRITISH COLUMBIA. Statistical Summary—Motor-vehicle Accidents—Continued. Number of Pedestrians. Condition of Pedestrian. Total. Fatal. Personal Injury. 74 23 54 52 358 265 260 1 3 1 8 19 9 31 73 20 53 44 339 256 229 Totals 1.036 72 1,014 10. Classification of Victims. Number op Victims. 1. Drivers 2. Passengers 3. Pedestrians 4. Others (persons in horse-drawn vehicles, etc.) 5. Bicyclists 6. Motor-cycle drivers 7. Motor-cycle passengers 8. Not stated Totals 964 43 921 2,057 54 2,003 1,086* 72 1,014 42 4 38 276t 10 266 194 { 12 182 59$ 59 8 2 6 .686 197 .,489 * Three pedestrians injured in other than pedestrian accidents. t Four persons not bicyclists, injured in bicycle accidents. X Thirty motor-cyclists injured and three motor-cyclists killed in other than motor-cycle accidents. 11. Nature of Injuries. Number of Victims. Total. Fatal. Personal Injury. 1. Fractured skull 2. Fractured spine 3. Other fractures .'. 4. Concussion of brain 5. Severe general shock with bruises and cuts. 6. Slight shock and shake-up 7. Internal injuries 8. Other injuries (sprains, dislocations, etc.)... 9. Cuts by glass (only) 10. Drowned 11. Burned 12. Asphyxiated 13. Not stated Totals 499 41 608 2,709 42 309 29 7 7 2 333 4.686 35 2 5 14 1 7 2 2 51 197 22 464 39 603 2,709 28 308 29 5 282 12. Light Conditions. Number of Accidents. Personal Property Injury. Damage only. 7,477 87 1,731 5,659 909 6 224 679 1,153 8 282 863 793 17 256 520 2,573 41 703 1,829 151 19 36 96 1. Daylight 2. Dusk 3. Artificial light—good. 4. Artificial light—poor. 5. Darkness 6. Not stated Totals 13,055 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1947. Y 33 Statistical Summary—Motor-vehicle Accidents—Continued. 13. Condition of Vehicles involved. Number of Vehicles. Total. Fatal. Personal Injury. Property Damage only. 276 4 69 39 16 203 118 54 26 11 49 71 32 414 69 15,322 278 158 73 34 1 3 3. Other defects 8 5. Head-light out (1 light) 17 6 6. Headlights out (both) 66 106 48 498 97 19,593 415 1 16 3 32 2 14 1 83 28 163 | 4,108 29 108 8. Tail-light out or obscured 12. Not stated Totals 21,381 207 4,527 16,647 14. Direction of Travel. Number of Vehicles. Total. Fatal. Personal Injury. Property Damage only. 13,151 116 3,066 334 548 68 251 89 83 88 9.959 1.117 2,003 551 2,021 405 297 284 1,466 2,573 630 2,281 496 383 401 15 22 11 9 2 3 29 3. Turning left Totals 21,381 207 4,527 16,647 15. Road Surface. Number of Accidents. Total. Fatal. Personal Injury. Property Damage only. 6,867 98 1,848 3,862 j 35 900 tit 22 529 1 4 j 88 918 " | 11 133 436 2 [ 138 331 | 28 [ 103 4,921 2,927 9 437 774 296 200 6. Loose sand or gravel 13,056 | 178 | 3,232 1 9,646 16. Road Condition. Number of Accidents. Total. Fatal. Personal Injury. Property Damage only. 290 202 234 10,801 299 1,230 2 1 127 8 40 92 44 58 2,651 70 317 196 158 175 8,023 221 873 13,056 178 3,232 9,646 ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Y 34 BRITISH COLUMBIA. Statistical Summary—Motor-vehicle Accidents—Continued. Number of Accidents. 17. Type of Road. Total. Fatal. Personal Injury. Property Damage only. 1,922 8,855 1,445 280 213 341 21 99 20 12 26 465 2,232 354 68 33 80 1,436 6,524 1,071 4. Earth 180 Totals 13,056 178 3,232 9,646 Number of Accidents. 18. Weather Conditions. Total. Fatal. Personal Injury. Property Damage only. 7,425 1,666 798 2,483 401 39 244 100 22 7 22 1 26 1,922 409 178 588 58 7 70 5,403 1,235 2. Cloudy 1,873 32 Totals 13,056 178 3,232 9,646 VICTORIA, B.C. : Printed by Don McDiarmid, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1949. 515-149-7160
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Title | PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL ANNUAL REPORT of the SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES FOR THE YEAR 1947 |
Alternate Title | REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1947. |
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