PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL ANNUAL REPORT of the MOTOR-VEHICLE BRANCH FOR THE YEAR 1959 Printed by Don McDiarmid, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1961 To Major-General the Honourable George Randolph Pearkes, V.C., P.C., C.B., D.S.O., M.C, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia. May it please Your Honour: The undersigned has the honour to present the Annual Report of the Motor- vehicle Branch for the year 1959. R. W. BONNER, A ttorney-General. Attorney-General's Department, Victoria, B.C., December, 1960. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1959 The Honourable R. W. Bonner, Q.C., B.A., LL.B., Attorney-General, Victoria, B.C. Sir,—I have the honour to submit the Annual Report of the Motor-vehicle Branch for the year 1959. This Report contains statistics of licences issued by the Branch in accordance with the Motor-vehicle Act. It deals with the various aspects of the work required to be carried on in accordance with the Motor-vehicle Act. It does, in short, tell the story of the trend of the motor-vehicle and its use in our society. It indicates some of the problems of the Motor-vehicle Branch in meeting the needs of the public and what has been done during 1959 to meet those requirements. The Provincial Legislature enacted in 1959 the Department of Commercial Transport Act, and that Act made the Superintendent of Motor-vehicles the licensing authority for commercial vehicles with responsibility to the Minister of Commercial Transport. The Department of Commercial Transport Act provided for a new basis for the licensing of commercial vehicles. Prior to its enactment, all commercial vehicles were required to license in accordance with the unladen weight of the vehicle. The Department of Commercial Transport Act provides that the basis for licensing be the gross vehicle weight, meaning the maximum weight of vehicle and load which would be carried during a licence-year. The year 1959 saw the commencement of a conversion programme of record- handling by the Branch to provide for increased mechanical processing by the use of various types of business machines. The conversion involves the driver's licence and motor-vehicle licence aspects of the work, and was the result of a great deal of planning over a period of several years before a decision was made to undertake the change. The end of 1959 saw the Branch in a position to prepare 1960 motor- vehicle licence applications under the new programme. During the year it was also possible to measure work requirements for drivers' examinations by a mechanical process and to select applicants for re-examinations by the same means. It thus became possible to determine the names of persons who had not been examined for many years, in a manner which was not possible under the former method of selection on a manual basis. Further reference will be made to the mechanical conversion as it arises during the discussions of various aspects of the Branch's work in this Report. This Report deals with the operation of the Branch under the following headings:— 1. Licences. 2. Accidents and Convictions. 3. Driving Safety. (a) Safety Responsibility. (. ) Examination of Drivers. (c) Drivers' Improvement Programme. 4. Encumbrance Registry Division. 5. School Buses. 6. Staff. H 6 BRITISH COLUMBIA 1. LICENCES The total number of motor-vehicles licensed in the Province in 1959 was 541,363. This represents an increase of 30,160 over the 1958 total of 511,203, or 5.89 per cent. Passenger motor-vehicles in 1959 accounted for 419,422 licences and an increase of 26,085 over the 1958 total of 393,337, or 6.63 per cent. Commercial vehicles amounted to 121,941, compared to 117,866 in 1958, or an increase of 3.45 per cent. The last few years have shown great increases in the number of licensed trailers, and 1959 was no exception. Trailer licenses issued amounted to 43,682, compared to the 1958 total of 34,928, or an increase of 2.5 per cent. It is interesting to note that the 1952 total of licences issued in this category was 13,543, approximately 30 per cent of the 1959 total, and, further, that the issuance of trailer licences has more than doubled since the 1955 total of 20,855. An indication of the sudden growth in the volume of work required to be performed by the Branch is noted in the considerable increase in the filing of notices of transfer of motor-vehicles. During 1959, 282,309 transfers were filed, which averages slightly more than 23,500 per month. In 1952 the work requirement in this category amounted to an average of 17,000 transfers per month. The table which follows is a comparison of licences and permits for motor- vehicles and trailers issued for the licence-years 1952 to 1959, inclusive:— REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1959 H 7 Comparative Statement of Licences, Permits, etc., Issued during the Licence-years 1952 to 1959, Inclusive Licences Issued 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 Motor-vehicles— Passenger (new). Passenger (renewal) Total passenger- Commercial (new) Commercial (renewal)- 34,820 201,891 37,532 221,408 34,441 44,269 241,720 259,212 52,950 50,990 288,700 320,737 43,576 349,761 49,268 370,154 236,711 1258,940 276,161 |303,481 341,650 |371,727 393,337 419,422 12,521 68,321 11,485 74,580 11,248 80,558 15,845 86,252 17,827 91,016 Total commercial - 80,842 | 86,065 91,806 |102,097 108,843 special motor-vehicle Total motor-vehicles Non-resident touring motor-vehicle permits Non-resident permits Non-resident commercial motor-vehicle permits — Permits for temporary operation Permits for temporary operation farm tractors — 317,553 |345,005 |367,967 405,578 1,209 162 952 1,702 Motor-cycles- New Renewal 445 3,484 1,371 130 1,555 1,806 508 3,317 2,127 213 2,598 2,612 470 3,274 450,493 487,844 |511,203 |541,363 1,959 232 3,991 3,998 829 1,673 219 6,519 7,787 983 532 3,233 536 3,188 Total motor-cycleS- 3,929 | 3,825 | 3,744 | 3,765 3,724 Trailers Motor-dealers— Original licences Additional plates Original motor-cycle dealer licences- Additional motor-cycle dealer licences Salesmen's licences _ Transfers— Passenger. Commercial- Motor-cycle_ Trailers 13,543 15,417 18,205 688 682 687 859 889 873 9 10 10 5 8 9 914 903 875 171,618 173,954 172,256 31,756 33,626 37,540 2,912 2,630 2,847 358 286 466 20,855 691 883 10 5 843 722 995 12 7 947 191,642 41,718 2,846 505 210,463 44,928 2,904 672 15,685 100,432 11,676 12,985 106,190 108,956 116,117 1117,866 1121,941 1,384 245 8,493 11,575 1,070 602 3,112 1,100 149 10,056 13,333 1,100 577 3,464 965 109 13,197 18,100 1,220 678 3,450 3,714 I 4,041 I 4,128 29,663 34,928 43,682 724 979 11 6 908 215,896 45,671 3,173 830 730 925 15 7 919 218,513 46,536 3,190 1,046 755 970 31 19 1,024 229,655 48,061 3,080 1,513 Total transfers- Chauffeurs— Original Class A Original Class B Original Class C Search fees S.R. filing fees 206,644 |210,496 |213,109 [236,711 258,967 1265,570 1269,285 1282,309 4,616 4,275 42,997 562,175 4,546 4,128 42,862 712,517 4,541 4,001 43,486 668,319 4,627 4,011 48,406 939,920 9,690 4,978 4,243 59,443 630,112 13,166 5,251 4,269 65,159 805,528 13,123 5,207 4,112 61,556 639,269 12,785 5,295 4,485 64,359 328,115 13,018 H 8 _OTXTCtr rnunjDiA 00 vo rt o\ <* 12,985 59 :t 5 \_ X :.l s V 3 :_ ._ / _z 7 --/ / _z z ZZi h 5 > ! ! 1 ! ! £ J 0\ "? On > - s .0 I _ 60 - 2 c t 1 : ~: _h - £ 1 _; j.__. al ? \ s " *"' £ ■. ■ \ rc \ - : C SI s s s 1 . __l ___\ _._ - <N .£ 1 1 ! f- c ' £ -r- t-h to e c c c a 1 "-- c -4- X a .j p. 0 ^ - . " s V OS . Tf J 3 > 5 3 < ( ( ( I 3 3 3 O O O 0" so e c < e 3 3 3 3 1 < < c e 3 3 3 3 c c c c _ 5 < 0 ___> N O 0 0 0" ON REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1959 H 9 Motor-vehicle Licences, 1949-59 550,000 541 363 ^^ £* ^^ -j,.*^' V .-,? > r- yr 450,000 ^ / / / f y *'*' ,/ ^•^ •: 350,000 ^ J%L cZ .-. __._,___:„ _ _ - ; 300,000 j* " "~ J**1 .__,-* '^~ > ? _,' s °nn nno -r ^-~- - ^ 11 , 121 941 _r " " " "" -r*'" " i «_,--■■■" ~^~ ..•■"■ - - ^ 50 000 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 Commercial motor-vehicles Drivers' Licences The Branch issued drivers' licences to 90,947 applicants during 1959. This figure is very near the 1958 total of 90,908. Of this total, 45,814 were issued to original applicants. Persons under 21 years of age were applicants in 16,198 original licences as compared to 14,548 in 1958, and original adult applicants accounted for 29,616 as compared to 30,759 in 1958. The number of licensed drivers was determined to be 648,605 at the end of the 1959 licence-year. It was possible to obtain statistical information by the various age-groups of the licensed drivers to show the numbers in the various H 10 BRITISH COLUMBIA groups and the percentage in each group of total licences issued. The statistical analysis of drivers' licences follows:— Drivers' Licences—Statistical Information by Age-groups Percentage Age Number of Total 16-20 years 44,710 6.89 21-25 „ 70,017 10.81 26-30 „ 31-35 „ 36-40 „ 85,322 13.15 41-45 „ 70,024 10.80 46-50 „ 64,525 9.94 51-55 „ 47,229 7.28 56-60 „ 33,271 5.13 61-65 „ 22,075 3.40 66-70 „ 16,661 2.57 71-75 „ 11,645 1.79 76-80 „ 5,520 0.85 81-85 „ 1,405 0.23 Over 85 years 187 0.03 .,119 13.58 87,895 13.55 Totals 648,605 100.00 Further statistical information shows that 70.85 per cent of licensed drivers were male and 29.15 per cent female. Chauffers' Licences The comparative statement that appeared on a previous page showed the numbers of chauffeurs' licences issued during the period 1952 to 1959 by the three classes of licence. Class A chauffeur's licence is required by a driver of a passenger- carrying vehicle with a capacity in excess of nine passengers other than the driver. A Class B chauffeur's licence is required by the driver of a passenger-carrying vehicle which has a capacity not in execss of nine passengers inclusive of the driver. A Class C chauffeur's licence is the requirement of a driver of a commercial vehicle used for the transportation of personal property when the driver is carrying out that operation for compensation. The total number of chauffeurs' licences issued in 1959 was 74,139, an increase of 4.60 per cent over the 1958 total of 70,875. The 1959 issuance total alters a trend in evidence in 1958 which showed that there were less licences issued than in the preceding licence-year. There seems to be no reason to account for this other than by saying that there developed a lapse in the actions of enforcement bodies in failing to check motorists for their compliance with the chauffeur's licence provisions of the Motor-vehicle Act. Distribution of Motor-vehicles Always of interest is the distribution of licensed motor-vehicles in the various communities in the Province, and an appropriate table to indicate the distribution in 1959 follows. It is pointed out these figures show the volumes of licences issued at the various centres. This, of course, does not necessarily mean that every vehicle licensed at a specific centre is operated in that area. However, it is fair to say that it does provide good indication of the distribution of motor-vehicles throughout British Columbia. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1959 Distribution of Motor-vehicles H 11 The following table shows a breakdown of motor-vehicle licence issuance by centres:— Passenger Motor-vehicles Commercial Motor-vehicles Used New Renewals Total Used New Renewals Total Total Abbotsford Alberni 119 71 17 10 41 260 19 296 219 249 110 65 109 408 9 257 26 186 8 187 39 24 22 57 124 184 843 297 47 154 639 25 335 60 10 61 43 10 45 36 26 79 2,121 722 589 44 135 1,089 95 490 452 27 3 86 725 10 553 530 542 174 400 89 266 2 176 58 782 1 478 202 15 23 320 749 437 3,964 1,151 55 706 607 139 740 276 25 163 44 2 117 133 108 509 10,617 3,355 3,947 68 675 3,450 206 4,722 5,572 678 21 597 8,503 577 10,779 6,419 4,060 1,421 5,638 1,080 1,733 466 1,302 1,380 5,945 212 6,167 1,867 845 714 2,628 8,544 5,552 45,448 12,388 1,629 5,895 3,425 2,655 5,451 2,318 697 1,921 1,066 767 1,907 1,084 1,141 4,850 63,590 32,283 21,104 657 5,919 64,736 1,801 5,331 6,095 722 34 724 9,488 606 11,628 7,168 4,851 1,705 6,103 1,278 2,407 477 1,735 1,464 6,913 221 6,832 2,108 884 759 3,005 9,417 6,173 50,255 13,836 1,731 6,755 4,671 2,819 6,526 2,654 732 2,145 1,153 779 2,069 1,253 1,275 5,438 76,328 36.360 25,640 769 6,729 69,275 2,102 63 11 5 10 17 43 11 97 10 171 61 8 229 249 161 18 49 4 23 1 5 5 15 13 39 123 8 33 34 708 2 105 11 17 12 13 18 5 8 12 112 147 18 16 37 73 33 239 70 22 4 60 240 61 308 94 187 93 121 51 218 6 98 44 294 5 153 30 6 39 84 181 179 540 104 55 193 495 32 369 68 12 126 31 2 76 83 93 93 1,509 1,151 287 80 271 1,380 175 2,048 1,197 451 47 625 3,155 580 4,079 1,911 1,806 1,133 1,923 584 1,597 290 1,055 975 2,892 152 2,421 475 445 473 1,091 2,550 2,647 8,342 2,570 861 2,019 2,898 820 3,270 791 406 1,467 508 197 1,307 973 764 1,185 12,807 6,259 2,064 793 3,252 17,152 1,649 2,350 1,278 478 61 702 3,438 652 4,484 2,015 2,164 1,287 2,052 864 2,074 296 1,314 1,037 3,235 161 2,597 506 456 ■ 517 1,190 2,744 2,865 8,905 2,682 949 2,246 4,101 852 3,744 870 418 1,610 551 212 1,401 1,061 865 1,290 14,428 7,557 2,369 889 3,560 18,605 1,857 7,681 7,373 1,200 Atlin . 95 1,426 Chilliwack Clinton Cloverdale Courtenay Cranbrook Creston 12,926 1,258 16,112 9,183 7,015 2,992 8,155 2,142 Fort St. John 4,481 Ganges — Golden _ 773 3,049 2,501 10,148 382 Kelowna Kitimat 9,429 2,614 1,340 1,276 4,195 12,161 Nelson - New Westminster1 North Vancouver2. Oliver Penticton - - Pouce Coupe3 9,038 59,260 16,518 2,680 9,001 8,772 3,673 10,270 3,524 1,150 3,755 Revelstoke Rossland Salmon Arm Smithers Terrace Trail 1,704 991 3,470 2,314 2,140 6,728 90,756 43,917 Vancouver-Point Grey Vanderhoof- - 28,009 1,658 10,289 Victoria5 87,880 3,959 Totals — 10,621 38,647 370,154 419,422 2,863 10,122 108,956 121,941 541,363 1 New Westminster (includes issuance at Haney, a temporary office at Burnaby during rush period, and mail-order issuance to New Westminster area from Victoria): Passenger, 51,895; commercial, 9,229. 2 North Vancouver (does not include 943 commercial plates issued for National Defence vehicles that operate throughout British Columbia): Passenger, 13,836; commercial, 1,739. 3 Pouce Coupe (does not include 256 commercial plates issued for National Defence vehicles that operate throughout British Columbia): Passenger, 4,671; commercial, 3,845. 4 Vancouver (includes issuance from Motor Licence Office at 1730 West Georgia Street, 2410 Nanaimo Street, and 5986 East Boulevard; also includes mail-order issuance to Vancouver area from Victoria; does not include issuance at North Vancouver; issuance at Sechelt and Squamish, which account through Vancouver, has been deducted): Passenger, 152,828; commercial, 26,218. 5 Victoria (does not include mail-order issuance to other areas; in addition to these totals, 619 passenger and 3,694 commercial plates were issued for Provincial Government vehicles and 402 commercial plates were issued for National Defence vehicles which operate throughout British Columbia): Passenger, 45,018; commercial, 8,533. H 12 BRITISH COLOMBIA Mail-order Issuance The experience of the Branch has shown that there is a fairly constant requirement to provide licence-issuance service by mail. The 1959 total of licences issued in this manner was 40,137, fairly close to the 1958 total of 40,180. It is observed that there has not been the increase in licence issuance by this means as there has been in across-the-counter sales at the various Licence Issuing Offices. This fact certainly does not discourage the Branch in that it is a strong feeling faster service can be rendered to the public in the person-to-person issuing-office contact, and that the issuing-office contact is more economical from the point of cost of Government administration. A synopsis of the 1959 mail-order issuance follows and shows the types of licences issued in this manner and some indication of the place of residence of the applicant. 1959 Mail-order Synopsis Victoria Vancouver New Westminster Vancouver Island and Islands Balance of Province Out of Province Totals Passenger plates Provincial Government passenger plates Commercial plates _ Provincial Government commercial plates Motor-cycle plates Farm tractor plates National Defence plates Section 7 (a) (" XH " plates) Section 7 lb) ("X" plates)- Totals — 4,648 619 819 3,694 29 1 402 23 148 16,051 1,622 52 11 643 415 10,383 18,794 1,640 147 86 89 1,975 470 20 61 70 1,970 2,604 3,889 1,252 62 69 593 263 83 121 6,128 49 5 258 28,286 619 4,431 3,694 169 91 402 1,455 990 40,137 Revenue Revenue collected by the Motor-vehicle Branch, by the issuance of licences, permits, and other related services, in the 1959 licence-year (March 1st, 1959, to February 29th, 1960) totalled $14,659,511.77, as compared to 1958 licence-year revenue collection of $13,659,857.44. The increase of $999,654.33 amounted to 7.3 per cent over the 1958 total. Motor-vehicle Branch offices collected 69.1 per cent of the 1959 total in the amount of $10,128,758.66. The balance of $4,530,- 753.11 or 30.9 per cent was collected through the various Government Agencies of the Department of Finance which carry out licence-issuance service in the areas of the Province not served directly by the Motor-vehicle Branch. The following are the locations of Motor-vehicle Branch offices with the 1959 revenue collection for each office noted:— Vancouver (Georgia Street) Victoria New Westminster Vancouver East Vancouver-Point Grey Cloverdale North Vancouver Chilliwack Kamloops Abbotsford $2,570,616.22 2,171,084.34 1,532,004.41 1,241,772.54 669,042.63 425,426.01 383,455.65 356,872.69 283,696.26 207,639.60 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1959 H 13 Trail Mission Total $177,165.91 109,982.40 $10,128,758.66 2. ACCIDENTS AND CONVICTIONS Motor-vehicle Accidents The following table gives a summary of the accident frequency during the period 1952 to 1959:— Motor- vehicles Registered Number of Accidents Accidents per 1,000 Vehicles Registered Injuries Deaths Deaths per 10,000 Vehicles Registered Average Property Damage Deaths per 100 Million Miles Fatal Accidents Fatal Accidents per 100 Million Miles 1952 317,553 345,005 367,967 405,578 450,493 487,844 506,398 536,120 21,189 22,096 22,425 22,030 24,905 25,976 24,583 25,536 66.70 63.05 61.05 55.10 55.34 53.24 48.54 47.63 7,197 7,737 7,582 8,263 9,700 9,521 9,814 10,541 209 208 211 225 316 252 282 309 6.5 5.9 5.7 5.6 7.0 5.1 5.5 5.7 $304.32 322.59 325.67 392.79 437.05 482.76 480.72 478.79 9.44 8.49 7.38 7.51 9.03 6.70 7.01 7.55 177 183 181 194 272 224 246 268 7.99 1953 . 7.47 19S4 6.33 1955 . . . 1956 1957 1958 1959 6.47 7.77 5.96 6.12 6.55 The total number of accidents increased in 1959 from the 1958 total but remained below the 1957 accident total. Whilst the increase in total accidents was 3.9 per cent, it is noted injuries increased by 7.3 per cent, and deaths, as a result of motor-vehicle accidents, increased by a startling 9.5 per cent. Accidents— 1958 24,583 1959 25,536 Injuries— 1958 1959 Deaths— 1958 1959 Increase of 3.8 per cent. Increase of 7.4 per cent. 9,814 10,541 282 309 Property damage— 1958 Increase of 9.5 per cent. $11,918,047.48 1959 12,226,545.90 Increase of 2.3 per cent. Tables follow which set out accident statistics for the various cities, municipalities, villages, and districts of British Columbia for 1958 and 1959. H 14 CITIES BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in Killed Fatal Accidents Injured Place of Occurrence 1958 1959 Increase or(-) Decrease 1958 1959 Increase or(-) Decrease 1958 1959 Increase or(-) Decrease Per Cent Per Cent 23 3 33 19 17 21 12 1 12 6 1 39 21 6 45 26 13 25 18 2 2 4 Per Cent —8.7 2 1 100.0 100.0 100.0 2 1 100.0 100.0 36.4 36.8 —23.5 1 19.0 — 100.0 -100.0 100X1 50.0 1 - 2 100.0 1 1 2 100.0 — 83.3 1 2 ~~2 —33.3 — 100.0 55 1 36 19 49 18 305 41.0 100.0 Kelowna 2 -iooTo 100.0 —33.3 29 4 66 7 359 155 47 34 61 33 47 33 7 5 7 27 3,284 37 403 24.1 375.0 3 4 — 100.0 —25.7 157.0 4 1 2 ~100.0 -33.3 4 4 1 2 2 — 15.0 120! —22.6 3 3 2 44 47 37 37 61 30 10 12 14 32 3,433 35 358 19 —06.3 38.2 1 2 1 1 2 100.0 — 100.0 -100.0 100.0 — 100.0 — 100.0 —39.3 12.1 1 29.7 1 -9.0 lbo.o -100.0 100.0 -100.0 42.8 1 1 140.0 1 100.0 Trail 30 1 5 1 18.5 36 1 7 30 1 5 1 -16.7 32 1 7 -6.25 43.2 —5.4 —28.5 100.0 —28.5 100.0 — 11.1 White Rock 100.0 Totals. 64 55 — 14.0 59 55 —67.0 4,832 4,934 21.0 DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES 4 1 7 1 8 11 2 7 2 2 Per Cent 175.0 100.0 4 1 7 1 5 11 2 5 2 2 Per Cent 175.0 100.0 —28.5 100.0 —60.0 557 18 97 87 59 32 2 1 19 111 143 67 21 4 110 38 2 586 24 102 91 115 46 1 Per Cent 52 0 33.3 51.0 100.0 -75.0 45.0 Delta 94.9 43.7 — 100.0 1 6 2 2 2 4 2 6 2 3 6 2 1 — 100.0 1 2 3 7 2 1 100.0 100.0 16.6 —50.0 100.0 -100.0 -100.0 100.0 100.0 33 131 135 59 27 73.6 18.0 6 4 —55.0 — 11.9 100.0 — 100.0 — 100.0 28.5 3 2 — 100.0 North Vancouver 4 4 1 5 105 44 1 1 214 160 15 75 21 541 142 21 27 —45.0 15.7 5 4 1 6 15 1 — 100.0 100.0 5 2 ioo.o 100.0 -14.2 175 134 31 39 14 544 7 105 17 5 22.2 100.0 100.0 -16.6 19.4 —51.6 7 92.3 50.0 15 11 15 36.3 —5.0 — 100.0 1 1 1 35.2 23.5 Powell River — — 440.0 Totals 67 71 59.0 55 66 20.0 2,439 2,717 11.3 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1959 H 15 the Province for the Calendar Years 1958 and 1959 Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported Property Damage Increase Increase Increase Increase 1958 1959 or(-) Decrease 1958 1959 or(-) Decrease 1958 1959 or(-) Decrease 1958 1959 or(-) Decrease Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent 15 14 -6.6 112 89 -20.5 67 52 —22.3 $34,163.33 $25,809.11 —24.4 1 6 500.0 13 18 38.4 8 12 50.0 2,188.00 4,860.50 122.0 23 34 47.8 157 238 51.5 82 128 56.0 39,020.69 53,591.75 37.3 13 19 46.1 119 102 — 14.2 65 62 —46.0 29,982.42 31,009.97 34.0 14 10 —28.5 105 102 —28.0 56 54 —35.0 22,263.05 21,106.29 —51.0 16 17 6.2 173 147 — 15.0 93 80 — 13.9 32,761.77 29,269.55 — 10.6 10 15 50.0 88 88 53 50 —56.0 17,756.50 18,326.50 32.0 1 2 100.0 6 5 — 16.6 4 4 1,400.00 24,237.00 173.0 10 2 — 80.0 31 21 —32.2 18 12 —33.3 6,567.00 2,945.30 —55.1 3 3 27 24 11 1 14 14 4,186.00 5,868.34 40.1 1 -100.0 37.9 9 329 5 336 —44.4 21.0 5 183 2 184 —60.0 5.0 1,223.00 82,032.91 700.00 89,421.96 —42.7 29 40 90.0 1 23 100.0 15.0 5 183 5 198 3 100 3 108 8.0 570.00 42,535.77 908.00 43,179.35 59.2 20 81.0 15.0 4 15 275.0 36 70 94.4 21 41 95.2 7,273.50 13,753.46 89.0 44 31 —29.5 376 290 —22.8 201 161 — 19.9 82,465.35 68,422.76 — 17.0 7 16 128.0 71 99 39.4 39 53 35.8 14,492.45 24,506.00 69.1 243 229 —5.7 1,919 1,820 -51.0 961 935 —27.0 462,688.28 394,396.55 -14.7 103 92 — 10.6 641 648 — 10.0 331 338 21.0 148,641.94 136,075.45 — 84.0 28 32 14.2 219 182 — 16.8 125 111 — 11.2 47,130.29 35,263.80 —25.1 28 35 25.0 260 286 10.0 135 152 12.5 61,764.16 66,026.70 69.0 35 25 —28.5 195 184 —56.0 112 96 — 14.2 57,975.58 43,442.73 —25.0 19 27 42.1 111 107 —36.0 61 60 — 16.0 28,942.04 29,481.36 18.0 34 43 26.4 385 474 23.1 205 252 22.9 83,099.85 99,809.50 20.1 28 29 3.5 211 246 16.5 125 141 12.8 47,176.57 48,315.08 24.0 6 7 16.6 75 88 17.3 41 48 17.0 18,020.93 19,404.82 76.0 3 7 133.0 51 58 13.7 27 35 29.6 11,770.44 10,803.69 — 82.0 5 9 80.0 37 40 81.0 23 25 86.0 8,823.26 9,228.25 45.0 22 25 13.6 149 164 10.0 82 92 12.1 26,572.35 28,465.18 71.0 2,412 2,539 5.2 16,788 16,711 —4.0 8,693 8,579 — 13.0 3,399,957.21 3,429,063.11 8.0 25 25 181 214 18.2 102 114 11.7 41,651.69 41,631.05 —4.0 309 284 —8.0 2,128 1,959 —79.0 1,123 1,032 — 81.0 411,185.21 351,036.49 — 14.6 13 100.0 72 100.0 41 100.0 15,640.54 100.0 3,511 3,669 45.0 25,190 25,090 — 3.0 13,158 13,071 —6.0 $5,276,281.54 $5,216,000.14 — 11.0 Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent 361 385 66.0 2,770 2,755 -42.0 1,438 1,423 -3.0 $692,286.91 $666,382.53 —37.0 14 13 —71.0 56 52 —71.0 40 33 -17.5 14,443.53 13,439.69 —69.0 56 69 23.2 362 343 —52.0 230 211 — 82.0 124,344.36 116,081.41 —66.0 58 67 15.5 386 403 44.0 217 222 23.0 97,654.41 100,017.37 24.0 39 65 66.6 205 293 42.9 141 189 34.0 69,811.87 116,284.12 66.5 21 33 57.1 173 192 10.9 96 111 15.6 38,961.51 48,228.46 23.7 2 1 -100.0 10 2 -80.0 5 1 —80.0 1,681.86 555.00 —66.9 1 — 10O.O 3 — 100.0 2 — 100.0 2,000.00 100.0 9 20 122.0 47 77 63.8 31 54 74.1 21,175.00 39,505.45 86.5 64 69 78.0 412 437 60.0 236 243 29.0 116,295.87 123,610.71 62.0 87 78 — 10.3 491 486 — 10.0 266 279 48.0 159,459.56 151,805.23 —47.0 41 36 — 12.1 239 264 10.4 142 155 91.0 71,520.87 72,395.88 12.0 14 18 28.5 69 101 46.3 48 64 33.3 21,780.77 30,834.10 41.5 1 — 100.0 4 1 —75.0 3 1 —66.6 6,115.00 104,367.43 165 00 97 3 79 85 75.0 499 549 10.0 276 301 90.0 119,062.05 14.0 27 38 40.7 145 161 11.0 86 93 81.0 40,690.97 36,891.26 -93.0 1 1 4 1 —75.0 3 1 —66.6 2,150.00 150.00 —93.0 1 100.0 3 100.0 2 100.0 529.00 100 0 110 154 40.0 669 884 32.1 376 470 25.0 157,054.33 273,474.97 74.1 100 104 40.0 571 625 94.0 335 352 50.0 127,539.21 146,145.35 14.5 16 9 —43.7 58 56 —34.0 37 39 54.0 19,278.17 20,287.29 52.0 16 31 93.7 101 169 67.3 62 95 53.2 44,965.25 76,668.98 70.5 9 15 66.6 46 81 76.0 31 50 61.2 12,302.00 25,231.14 105.0 337 366 86.0 2,404 2,311 —38.0 1,204 1,186 — 14.0 613,713.86 595,764.31 —29.0 2 -100.0 13 7 —46.1 8 6 —25.0 4,872.00 1,560.00 —67.9 78 97 24.3 559 704 25.9 295 364 23.3 131,826.64 168,665.56 27.9 14 10 -28.5 179 112 —37.4 99 59 —40.4 42,842.39 27,256.18 — 36.3 4 23 475.0 22 93 322.0 13 64 392.0 6,535.00 21,438.00 228.0 1,561 1,788 14.5 10,496 11,162 63.0 5,720 6,068 60.0 $2,745,668.77 $2,992,429.03 89.0 H 16 VILLAGES BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Killed Fatal Accidents Injured Place of Occurrence 1958 1959 Increase or(-) Decrease 1958 1959 Increase or(-) Decrease 1958 1959 Increase or(-) Decrease Per Cent Per Cent 13 2 17 4 Per Cent 30.7 Alprf Ray 100.0 6 25 3 1 100.0 9 3 5 5 3 9 1 1 9 4 3 8 9 7 7 11 7 8 5 1 4 2 5 4 1 1 19 1 11 6 177.0 1 -100.0 1 -100.0 —80.0 8 14 7 60.0 366.0 Fort St. Jnhm 1 1 -100.0 -100.0 1 1 —100.0 -100.0 —22.2 — 100.0 7 600.0 1 -100.0 1 -100.0 — 100.0 14 4 1 4 7 8 7 3 3 1 2 7 9 1 4 — 100.0 2 100.0 -100.0 2 100.0 — 100.0 366.0 5 2 — 100.0 — 100.0 — 100.0 100.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 —42.8 —36.3 1 1 100.0 100.0 1 1 100.0 100.0 14.2 — 12.5 —40.0 1 — 100.0 1 — 100.0 100.0 200.0 100.0 1 100.0 1 —50.0 250.0 80.0 100.0 . 3 3 7 5 200.0 200.0 —63.1 400.0 1 -100.0 1 — 100.0 — 100.0 2 -66.6 1 1 —100.0 — 100.0 Warfield 3 2 100.0 Golden . ... 100.0 Tr-s^s 11 6 —45.4 8 6 —25.0 186 192 32.0 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1959 H 17 Province for the Calendar Years 1958 and 1959—Continued Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported Property Damage 1958 1959 Increase or(-) Decrease 1958 1959 Increase or (-) Decrease 1958 1959 Increase or (-) Decrease 1958 1959 Increase or(-) Decrease 11 2 12 4 Per Cent 90.0 100.0 72 4 7 15 62 15 16 5 22 19 81 10 10 27 10 24 20 24 6 8 29 68 5 57 14 9 9 5 19 19 58 16 14 26 15 67 10 67 27 96 9 3 30 106 48 9 Per Cent 33.3 125.0 -57.1 100.0 70.9 220.0 -43.7 -100.0 84.2 -18.5 —40.0 —20.0 -25.9 —20.0 40 3 4 8 36 8 12 3 12 13 43 6 7 18 6 14 14 14 3 4 17 36 3 32 9 8 5 2 12 12 33 8 7 15 9 41 6 36 51 7 2 15 57 24 6 12 27 36 3 7 11 4 13 11 5 2 3 29 28 2 21 11 14 5 1 11 12 51 3 13 20 7 26 8 Per Cent 27.5 133.0 -50.0 87.5 58.3 200.0 —50.0 -100.0 $12,636.12 250.00 1,200.00 3,955.00 15,072.75 3,695.00 7,260.00 1,120.00 3,523.13 4,194.70 14,213.36 1,348.14 2,190.07 10,157.50 2,605.00 4,302.00 19,048.92 4,482.00 3,170.00 1,602.50 7,914.00 11,311.62 1,250.00 12,620.16 3,756.93 3,660.00 1,943.50 1,050.00 3,967.50 2,565.00 16,961.43 3,664.00 3,890.37 $19,405.34 795.00 699.00 8,263.10 34,919.25 10,737.53 2,033.10 Per Cent 53.5 218.0 —41.7 8 2 4 2 18 3 1 100.0 125.0 50.0 -75.0 108.0 131.0 190.0 —71.9 — 100.0 3 3 9 6 22 35 66 6 8 20 8 24 16 10 4 5 49 50 3 39 16 27 7 1 19 17 94 5 22 1 36 11 46 14 52 2 4,217.05 11,580.00 13,749.35 1,235.00 1,933.36 3,145.00 640.00 5,073.00 4,494.27 1,295.00 750.00 347.60 10,857.00 12,198.61 415.00 7,645.00 6,212.00 5,370.00 1,221.68 19.6 3 7 1 200.0 -14.2 — 100.0 300.0 -100.0 — 100.0 33.3 —40.0 -100.0 — 100.0 100.0 107.0 — 16.2 -50.0 176.0 —32.0 —83.0 1 4 —11.7 5 -38.8 —33.3 —71.0 —21.4 —64.2 —33.3 -25.0 70.5 —22.2 —33.3 —34.3 22.2 75.0 —sub —83.0 —69.0 1 3 4 3 —75.4 17.9 5 5 —20.0 —58.3 —33.3 —37.5 68.9 —26.4 —40.0 —31.5 14.2 200.0 —22.2 — 80.0 -76.4 —71.1 3 —76.3 1 4 7 6 4 3 3 1 2 4 5 1 4 78.3 4 37.1 8 — 12.5 78.0 —66.8 5 7 4 1 20.0 —42.8 —25.0 200.0 100.0 —50.0 100.0 25.0 100.0 33.3 -39.4 65.3 46.7 —37.1 — 100.0 4 3,896.50 9,955.00 20,392.76 1,050.00 7,280.00 1,200.00 6,442.34 2,360.00 12,530.35 3,355.00 — 17.0 2 — 10.5 62.0 —68.7 57.1 100.0 38.4 —26.6 —31.3 40.0 — 100.0 92.5 100.0 -100.0 50.0 100.0 288.0 4 3 54.5 —62.5 85.7 20.2 —71.3 87.1 100.0 1 1 12 1 8 3 3 5 4 200.0 200.0 —58.3 300.0 -100.0 —33.3 33.3 —22.2 —36.5 33.3 -100.0 114.0 100.0 — 100.0 33.3 100.0 3,611.99 2,672.00 14,303.95 1,470.00 17,381.51 5,203.80 78.3 — 11.6 — 12.3 128.0 100.0 3 2 14 __ 3 30 1 4 5 2 4 13.934.04 130.00 167.0 100 0 1 -100.0 — 100.0 1 4 3 1 6 10 3 6 3,900.00 700.00 3,464.00 600.00 1,200.00 82.0 100 0 2 2 100.0 100.0 2 890.00 93 2 100.0 100.0 100.0 134 135 7.0 999 1,061 62.0 579 604 43.0 $240,013.95 $257,721.23 73.0 [ ■ " H 18 UNORGANIZED TERRITORY BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Killed Fatal Accidents Injured Detachment 1958 Increase 1959 or (—) Decrease 1958 1959 Increase or(-) Decrease 1958 1959 Increase or(-) Decrease 1 Per Cent — 100.0 1 Per Cent — 100.0 50 1 9 14 44 2 10 19 16 25 3 5 14 22 6 15 30 24 Per Cent —50.0 200.0 2 1 1 1 4 1 — 100.0 100.0 -100.0 1 1 1 —44.4 100.0 —100.0 3 1 3 —50.0 Atlin. _plln Cnnla — 100.0 100.0 100.0 1 — 100.0 100.0 100.0 200.0 1 4 1 50.0 2 1 2 1 57.8 50.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 28 46 20 15 22 6 48 83 38 51 12 29 65 49 16 16 24 12 40 11 42 8 10 11 27 27 10 5 97 34 8 87 22 65 24 10 26 25 17 ~2A 10 9 17 3 28 8 8 68 7 32 6 3 19 29 47 38 24 14 4 30 122 67 62 10 41 51 73 21 20 28 5 34 7 33 18 7 21 27 36 8 11 97 41 31 91 1 58 8 46 15 23 17 27 15 19 4 5 25 20 19 65 15 46 4 23 35.0 21.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 90.0 100.0 200.0 100.0 60 0 2 —36.3 100.0 33.3 2 6 37.5 2 2 1 6 2 7 200.0 2 2 1 6 2 4 200.0 46.9 76.3 600.0 —66_ —50.0 — 100.0 100.0 —66.6 100.0 300.0 21.5 — 16.6 6 4 1 1 2 2 5 4 1 1 2 2 -60.0 —50.0 — 100.0 100.0 -66.6 100.0 41.3 —21.5 48.9 1 1 1 7 4 4 1 1 1 1 3 3 31.2 Falkland 25.0 3 3 16.6 Field —58.3 4 3 — 15.0 —20!5 100.0 —25.0 100.0 —36.3 Fort St. John - - - 5 4 3 1 —21.4 125.0 —30.0 1 1 — 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 —66.6 100.0 1 1 — 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 90.9 2 2 2 8 1 1 6 7 1 2 2 2 33.3 —20.0 120.0 8 3 7 2 7 1 1 6 4 1 —50.0 100.0 100 Mile House - - . 20.5 287.0 Kamloops 6 6 3 2 45.0 —95.4 4 4 75.0 —75.0 33.3 -50.0 — 10.7 —66.6 360.0 1 3 1 2 100.0 -100.0 200.0 1 3 1 2 1 100.0 —100.0 —42.3 — 80.0 3 3 3 1 2 -33.3 — 100.0 — 100.0 100.0 — 100.0 -100.0 100.0 33.3 — 100.0 — 50.0 2 3 1 2 12.5 50.0 —100.0 — 100.0 100.0 -100.0 — 100.0 100.0 111.0 McBride .. 1 1 3 —76.4 1 66.6 2 1 1 1 — 10.7 2 4 150.0 137.0 3 1 2 3 1 2 —44.0 Natal — 100.0 —50.0 114.0 1 1 43.7 —33.3 1 1 100.0 —66.6 1 1 100.0 — 100.0 Oliver 3 1 21.0 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1959 H 19 Province for the Calendar Years 1958 and 1959—Continued Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported Property Damage Increase Increase Increase Increase 1958 1959 or(-) Decrease 1958 1959 or(-) Decrease 1958 1959 or(-) Decrease 1958 1959 or(-) Decrease Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent 24 18 —25.0 117 126 76.0 85 86 11.0 $63,882.43 $50,670.43 —20.6 1 3 200.0 4 11 175.0 3 8 166.0 1,225.00 3,095.40 152.0 3 4 33.3 26 32 23.0 16 22 37.5 11,425.00 11,949.35 45.0 9 9 36 32 -11.1 22 25 13.6 11,954.31 15,087.00 26.2 23 14 —39.1 92 89 —32.0 61 60 — 16.0 52,343.00 37,088.00 —29.1 ""2 ~5 2 25 22 -100.0 — 12.0 1 17 — 100.0 58.0 900.00 — 100.0 150.0 18 11,017.00 10,200.15 —74.0 6 10 66.6 38 84 121.0 29 57 96.5 17,443.00 30,587.21 75.3 14 14 86 94 93.0 62 64 32.0 38,019.58 51,554.81 35.6 11 12 90.0 55 63 14.5 39 42 76.0 25,145.65 21,290.00 -15.3 3 81 100.0 -100.0 — 12.0 1 55 2 100.0 — 100.0 14.5 1,700.00 44,166.24 100.0 16 16 2 82 395.00 29,336.05 — 100.0 63 50.5 24 28 16.6 92 148 60.8 63 94 49.2 43,378.14 62,009.00 42.9 8 21 162.0 45 84 86.6 33 59 78.7 25,361.81 45,180.45 78.1 8 16 100.0 52 49 —57.0 35 41 17.1 22,005.00 28,623.91 30.0 16 11 —31.2 73 65 — 10.9 54 48 — 11.1 24,106.56 20,820.00 — 13.6 4 3 —25.0 13 19 46.1 9 13 44.4 6,112.00 6,224.00 18.0 23 16 —30.4 106 105 —9.0 77 79 25.0 48,180.72 48,473.00 6.0 65 2 293 365 — 100.0 24.5 1 187 231 — 100.0 23.5 800.00 — 100.0 58 12.0 98,038.28 113,986.29 16.2 28 36 28.5 144 153 62.0 96 107 11.4 53,961.63 57,216.10 60.0 35 26 -25.7 137 164 19.7 100 120 20.0 82,025.00 67,560.33 -17.6 11 8 —27.2 37 28 —24.3 27 21 —22.2 13,154.91 8,503.00 —35.3 19 25 31.5 138 114 — 17.3 105 84 —20.0 54,803.13 43,717.94 —20.2 36 37 27.0 178 178 125 125 99,862.73 88,608.10 — 11.2 26 41 57.6 147 191 29.9 94 128 36.1 51,308.28 68,418.93 33.3 7 12 71.4 26 50 92.3 20 37 85.0 10,763.00 18,796.80 74.6 9 14 55.5 47 52 10.6 35 38 85.0 21,761.56 40,606.00 86.5 14 19 35.7 77 77 58 59 17.0 34,891.30 42,379.00 21.4 6 2 —66.6 15 21 40.0 10 16 60.0 10,606.00 40,113.00 278.0 20 22 10.0 103 91 -11.6 76 71 —65.0 103,594.32 81,610.68 —21.2 3 4 33.3 15 12 —20.0 10 9 — 10.0 5,225.00 4,400.00 — 15.7 23 23 166 156 —60.0 111 108 —27.0 120,091.34 74,211.10 — 38.2 5 9 80.0 38 42 10.5 24 28 16.6 7,465.00 13,027.00 74.5 7 7 35 38 85.0 24 24 9,246.00 7,422.05 17,795.94 — 19.7 6 8 33.3 36 46 27.7 29 34 17.2 9,389.55 89.5 15 15 84 119 41.6 58 81 39.6 44,127.00 75,946.23 54,907.20 72.1 15 19 26.6 74 87 17.5 56 65 16.0 82,356.00 —33.3 6 5 -16.6 54 46 — 14.8 39 33 — 15.3 31,786.00 14,394.95 —54.7 5 9 80.0 45 54 20.0 35 38 85.0 20,002.45 17,790.80 — 11.0 47 50 63.0 198 238 20.2 141 154 92.0 158,080.23 146,076.91 —75.0 19 19 146 110 —24.6 107 81 —24.2 66,753.50 56,832.22 — 14.8 6 23 283.0 92 151 64.1 63 106 68.2 28,244.88 59,244.54 109.0 50 56 12.0 273 297 87.0 196 217 10.7 193,046.31 144,777.87 —25.0 12 1 -91.6 33 20 —39.3 24 13 —45.8 15,525.00 6,036.78 —61.1 34 39 14.7 225 177 -21.3 142 124 -12.6 64,858.80 79,583.64 22.7 15 7 —53.3 55 50 —90.0 37 38 27.0 38,357.00 18,490.65 —51.7 9 21 133.0 47 74 57.4 39 48 23.0 17,360.70 29,812.50 71.7 13 8 — 38.4 60 26 —56.6 39 19 —51.2 26,145.00 13,465.00 —48.4 11 17 54.5 80 84 50.0 48 56 16.6 27,287.14 40,898.02 49.8 12 14 16.6 42 60 42.8 35 46 31.4 30,082.00 24,737.55 — 17.7 9 2 —77.7 5 1 —80.0 1,014.65 300.00 —70.4 10 15 5O0 68 81 19.1 52 56 76.0 29,711.55 56,390.00 89.7 5 7 40.0 34 78 129.0 21 48 128.0 12,590.97 26,296.03 108.0 6 12 100.0 58 42 —27.5 44 33 —25.0 60,124.51 18,759.00 —68.7 _ 3 -57.1 30 22 -26.6 19 17 -10.5 13,941.90 6,328.87 -54.6 2 5 12 140.0 4 11 175.0 1,280.00 5,270.00 311.0 24 16 —33.3 62 67 80.0 50 48 —40.0 41,092.00 41,981.26 21.0 8 12 50.0 37 51 37.8 26 32 23.0 15,951.80 13,273.13 -16.7 6 8 33.3 56 69 23.2 34 45 32.3 12,687.51 24,685.14 94.5 36 37 27.0 186 194 43.0 114 128 12.2 72,657.24 77,023.65 60.0 6 8 33.3 26 30 15.3 19 23 21.0 16,760.32 21,270.00 26.9 19 21 10.5 88 93 56.0 60 69 15.0 37,185.98 53,677.50 44.3 5 3 —40.0 20 19 — 50.0 16 15 —62.0 7,815.00 7,150.00 —85.0 1 — 100.0 2 3 50.0 1 2 100.0 500.00 1,150.00 130.0 13 16 23.0 56 56 44 39 -11.3 26,458.05 23,334.32 — 11.8 1 H 20 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the UNORGANIZED TERRITORY—Continued Killed Fatal Accidents Injured Detachment 1958 1959 Increase or (-) Decrease 1958 1959 Increase or(-) Decrease 1958 1959 Increase or(-) Decrease Per Cent Per Cent 17 28 Per Cent 64.7 5 1 1 400.0 -100.0 1 1 3 200.0 — 100.0 20 1 46 1 1 25 7 130.0 1 2 100.0 2 2 -100.0 100.0 — 100.0 100.0 30 4 — 16.6 75.0 Wells —33.3 4 99 5 79 36 38 3 1 45 8 32 7 13 29 10 20 12 7 16 16 1 10 1 37 13 4 2 19 10 49 41 17 8 19 88 2 66 41 68 8 3 36 1 15 14 6 17 3 21 26 7 5 32 3 375.0 10 9 9 1 5 — 10.0 9 5 2 6 — 11.1 —60.0 5 2 80.0 -50.0 100.0 6 1 3 20.0 —50.0 100.0 — 16.4 13.8 78.9 166.0 ~6 25.0 200.0 4 50.0 4 2 1 5 2 1 1 1 1 —20.0 —87.5 2 2 1 1 2 2 100.0 100.0 —53.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 -100.0 100.0 100.0 —50.0 100.0 —53.8 1 —41.3 100.0 — 100.0 100.0 100.0 -70.0 2 1 2 1 50.0 2 1 2 1 116.0 —68.7 2 1 1 1 100.0 — 100.0 — 100.0 1 -100.0 1 1 —70.0 -100.0 1 8 4 1 700.0 100.0 100.0 -Too.o 200.0 —20.0 25.0 5 3 1 400.0 100.0 100.0 — 100.0 200.0 —20.0 25.0 47 43 3 27.0 Trail 230.0 -25.0 — 100.0 1 1 1 5 4 ~~3 4 5 19 30 50 64 1 5 4 3 4 5 200.0 20.0 56.0 — 100.0 — 100.0 1 1 19 1 86 11.7 —87.5 1 100.0 1 100.0 100.0 140 177 26.4 124 141 13.7 2,357 2,698 14.4 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1959 H 21 Province for the Calendar Years 1958 and 1959—Continued Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported Property Damage Increase Increase Increase Increase 1958 1959 or (-) Decrease 1958 1959 or(-) Decrease 1958 1959 or(-) Decrease 1958 1959 or(-) Decrease Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent 13 13 54 1 76 68 2 103 25.9 100.0 35.5 42 1 51 51 1 66 21.4 29.4 $53,706.32 200.00 27,753.05 $31,339.00 130.00 61,660.06 —41.6 -T6 — 35.0 13 24 122.0 1 1 2 13 550.0 2 9 350.0 1,600.00 3,235.00 102.0 1 100.0 4 100.0 2 100.0 1,220.00 35,632.02 100.0 16 13 —18.7 72 79 97.0 56 60 71.0 38,515.00 —74.0 4 5 25.0 54 20 —62.9 36 15 —58.3 17,661.50 12,635.00 —28.4 3 100.0 2 100.0 380.00 100.0 3 7 133.0 36 36 23 21 —86.0 11,477.00 15,616.00 36.0 49 46 -61.0 348 364 45.0 231 230 —4.0 158,134.95 139,576.73 — 11.7 3 1 -66.6 11 8 —27.2 9 5 —44.4 4,830.00 2,875.00 —40.4 37 34 —81.0 153 180 17.6 118 136 15.2 115,945.00 97,772.52 -15.6 25 25 128 122 —46.0 98 86 — 12.2 60,971.86 77,920.63 52,745.00 102,766.65 — 13.4 25 43 72.0 171 202 18.1 120 145 20.8 31.8 2 4 100.0 12 22 83.3 9 15 66.6 5,055.00 5,115.00 11.0 1 1 . 2 17 750.0 2 13 550.0 1,200.00 10,100.00 741.0 17 22 29.4 107 94 — 12.1 74 71 —40.0 47,781.86 47,917.00 2.0 4 1 —75.0 10 3 —70.0 7 3 —57.1 4,570.00 1,575.00 —65.5 14 12 — 14.2 51 55 78.0 36 40 11.1 30,994.87 38,307.93 23.5 5 8 60.0 26 30 15.3 19 24 26.3 6,871.46 12,350.00 79.7 11 4 —63.6 43 42 —23.0 31 31 12,678.75 17,544.50 38.3 18 5 —72.2 74 25 —66.2 55 17 -69.0 32,585.50 22,481.00 —31.0 6 I —83.3 27 27 20 20 6,989.34 17,855.82 9,301.00 15,214.60 33 0 9 11 22.2 55 40 —27.2 35 28 —20.0 -14.7 10 15 50.0 79 106 34.1 58 72 24.1 32,348.74 48,554.84 50.0 4 6 50.0 26 46 76.9 20 32 60.0 9,000.00 14,730.00 63.6 S 3 —66.6 23 25 86.0 19 19 11,580.88 15,180.00 40,978.00 38,344.39 253 0 10 19 90.0 35 83 137.0 26 63 142.0 152.0 1 — 100.0 8 1 —87.5 7 1 — 85.7 18,051.00 • 12,712.88 1,000.00 2,520.00 87 5 5 2 -60.0 36 10 —72.2 23 7 —69.5 — 80.1 1 — 100.0 -12.5 3 134 158 — 100.0 17.9 2 89 104 — 100.0 16.8 950.00 57,764.62 — 100.0 24 21 55,233.14 —43.0 11 24 118.0 74 104 40.5 54 74 37.0 31,316.88 47,447.69 51.5 4 3 —25.0 10 25 150.0 7 17 142.0 4,500.00 5,288.00 17.5 2 — 100.0 3 2 —33.3 3 1 66.6 1 253 20 250 00 80 0 15 11 —26.6 98 118 20.4 54 68 25.9 20,405.05 25,856.18 26.7 6 19 216.0 50 92 84.0 34 66 94.1 15,830.81 29,138.03 84.0 32 34 62.0 143 121 — 15.3 97 88 —92.0 85,632.82 62,006.20 —27.5 28 36 28.5 189 249 31.7 134 170 26.8 163,375.39 105,715.99 —35.2 1 3 5 —100.0 66.6 1 2 — 100.0 50.0 200.00 644.35 100 0 3 815.00 26.5 8 10 25.0 47 27 —42.5 35 21 —40.0 17,798.92 12,829.00 —27.9 6 1 —83.3 55 22 -60.0 24 9 —62.5 9,239.00 3,857.73 —58.2 44 100.0 404 100.0 180 100.0 91,367.33 100 0 1,374 1,551 12.8 7,355 8,454 14.9 5,126 5,793 13.0 $3,656,083.22 $3,760,395.50 28.0 L H 22 BRITISH COLUMBIA On Os _i >. <a ■s -. - an 8 '8 *^_ s _ i s to »—_*. 8 CO -H ° _1 io +-> 11 rt _5r- OOiOrt O (NO ! ^ ■O 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Tf ' 4 oo On -_ oo Tf NO On t- t> | :.c O rt CNth CN 00 s- _> m "*_cn Hrtc.'H r^cfcNi-T >n Tf a> m Total Accidents eported OTf om^o !Tf en ! !en ! (NO -fONCNCNO !r-T-.r>c. NO To m^OTf m CN o t-h in o Tf on oo i oo m i cn s CN en no en cn en cn th , Oo'fNCNtH in A T-H a •2'0 ON 0 — 0 r-r-Tfoo "*' p-1 0 _ 1 i cn H H|_< Z W 4) -h Tj G ... « <u H IU -H -J fl 0 Q U U < P-i o w Oh r. iH "fl z j.-a *o ion with— Another motor-ve Non-collision acci Fixed obiect c i T a P- K a 5 i < a > C o cr L £ _£ t- •u C B fi. 3 5 cq t. TJ C o E a "a L 1 ■d OJ rt O Z rt O H w Q O O < B. O H Ph ion with— Another motor-ve Non-collision acci c 3 '. 0 ■a aj fin 3 u > s 0 1 c < a > u c 0 rt u OJ c 0 i T c u '5 fi- 2 U - 1 g 0 0*4 3.{_c c»" P C 1) 1 4 O 0 'i •d OJ cd t. O Z rt O H -—T-H(Ncn-Tfv.^or-ooONO'-i(Ncn O "Hr,TH H 'Jr-HCNenTfm'Or-ooovOTHfNen O THTHM^. «-* 1 U 1 u REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1959 H 23 Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1959—Continued 2. HOUR OF OCCURRENCE Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 834 765 476 327 242 186 222 918 1,199 737 915 1,072 1,026 1,118 1,443 1,768 2,275 2,438 1,496 1,676 1,277 1,013 926 1,149 38 12 9 10 9 5 4 2 1 8 6 11 8 9 12 10 17 18 16 12 23 15 11 20 20 252 228 138 93 66 59 73 208 316 164 220 283 261 251 402 505 661 681 460 540 389 282 281 318 12 570 528 328 3 to 4 a.m. „. 225 171 123 147 709 875 9 to 10 a.m _ _ 567 684 11 to 12 m — - 781 756 1 to 2 p.m 2 to 3 p.m - _ 3 to 4 p.m 4 to 5 p.m 855 1,031 1,246 1,596 1,741 1,024 1,113 6 to 7 p.m _ _ 8 to 9 p.m 873 720 10 to 11 p.m _ 625 811 Not stated-— - - 26 25,536 268 1 7.143 18,125 DAY OF OCCURRENCE Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Sunday- 2. Monday 3. Tuesday- 4. Wednesday.. 5. Thursday 6. Friday ... 7. Saturday - 8. Not stated Totals 3,495 3,073 3,017 3,126 3,525 4,312 4,987 1 39 30 30 32 35 37 65 25,536 268 1,106 783 822 821 989 1,203 1,419 2,350 2,260 2,165 2,273 2,501 3,072 3,503 1 7,143 18,125 Number of Vehicles Involved TYPE OF VEHICLES INVOLVED Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Private passenger- 2. Truck 3. Bus Taxi " Drive Yourself _ Motor-cycle School bus Not stated Totals - 39,126 240 10,108 28,778 5,842 92 1,354 4,396 333 3 108 222 206 1 49 156 27 17 10 211 4 169 38 16 1 2 13 6 1 5 45,767 341 ; 11,808 33,618 5. RAILROAD CROSSINGS Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 80 6 1 5 30 2 1 45 4 3. Guarded crossing—man on duty 5. Driver disregarded signal - 7. Not stated Totals _ 87 5 33 49 H 24 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1959—Continued 6. MANNER OF COLLISION Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 9,191 4,045 6,409 367 1,198 4,326 61 72 8 127 2,238 1,383 1,512 22 135 1,853 6,892 2,590 4,889 345 2. Head-on collision or head-on side-swipe . 1,063 2,346 6. Not stated _ _ Totals - _ 25,536 268 7,143 18,125 7. DRIVERS INVOLVED, DESCRIPTION OF Number _f Drivers Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Male 40,120 5,452 195 312 26 3 10,161 1,627 20 29,647 2. Female — 3. Not stated ' 3,799 172 Totals — 45,767 341 11,808 33,618 Age of Driver Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 5,511 5,361 8,156 11,060 8,281 4,510 873 883 913 219 53 33 59 84 48 30 8.- 12 11 3 1,528 1,384 2,091 2,825 2,100 1,151 . 233 240 233 23 3,930 2. 21 to 24 „ — . .. . 3,944 6,006 8,151 6,133 " 3,329 632 3. 25 to 30 „ - 4. 31 to 40 „ .._ 5. 41 to 50 „ ' 6: 51 to 60 „ 7. 61 to 64 „ 8. 65 to 69 „ _ 631 669 10 Nr>f *\nti.ri 193 Driving Experince Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 690 328 636 8,546 35,068 499 2 4 2 68 232 33 211 93 183 2,292 8,948 81 477 231 451 6,186 25,888 385 Condition of Driver Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 43,568 329 96 321 1,014 142 297 270 7 6 1 30 25 2 11,182 128 33 70 291 29 75 32,116 194 57 250 693 88 220 Licence of Driver Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 44,065 493 944 265 1. Licensed in British Columbia 293 16 25 7 11,308 172 278 50 32,464 305 641 208 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1959 H 25 Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1959—Continued ACTION OF DRIVER CONTRIBUTING TO ACCIDENT Number of Drivers Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18 19. 20 21 No improper driving _„ Driving off roadway Did not have right-of-way Car standing in roadway (not parked)- Following too close On wrong side of road Failing to signal- Through street—did not stop.. Passing at intersection Exceeding speed-limit Careless driving — Cutting in „ Car ran away- Passing on curve or hill- Passing on wrong side Hit and run — Railroad—did not stop- Cutting left corner— Parked legally„ Driving through school zone . Driving through safety zone .. Totals l 25,724 1,503 2,906 1,243 1,944 924 771 785 299 529 5,030 368 315 105 90 435 37 279 2,125 25 10 158 33 17 4 2 59 40 1 3 1 7,012 450 630 350 423 241 135 193 55 142 1,518 32 49 11 8 65 15 65 305 12 6 18,554 1,020 2,268 889 1,521 666 636 588 242 328 3,472 335 263 93 82 365 21 214 1,817 13 4 45,447 339 33,391 TRAFFIC CONTROL Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. No control present. 2. Police officer . _________ 3. Automatic traffic signal- 4. Stop-signs . 5. Warning-signs, slow-signs, etc.. Totals 18,934 273 3,104 2,159 548 233 6 9 15 5,229 78 918 558 192 13,472 195 2,180 1,592 341 25,018 263 6,975 17,780 10. PEDESTRIANS INVOLVED, ACTIONS OF Number of Pedestrians Total Fatal Personal Injury 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Crossing at intersection—no signal- In street—not at intersection- Coming from behind parked or moving vehicle . Crossing at intersection with signal- Crossing street diagonally—not at intersection.-. Walking on or along highway Playing in street- Crossing at intersection against signal . Not on roadway- Getting on or off another vehicle- Riding or hitching on vehicle Working on car or roadway Crossing street diagonally In pedestrian crosswalk—.. Standing on safety isle : Not known ! Totals. 61 202 207 231 92 118 102 74 43 15 10 6 6 14 78 114 4 6 12 7 4 10 17 6 1 1 57 196 195 224 88 108 85 68 42 14 10 6 6 13 72 105 1,373 1,289 Number of Pedestrians Condition of Pedestrian Total Fatal Personal Injury 1. Normal „. 2. Physical defect 3". Confused by traffic- 4. Impaired 5. Not known 6. Not stated Totals 9 34 78 - 6T- 301 1,373 55 1 4 6 5 13 ~84~ 829 8 30 72 62 288 1,289 H 26 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1959—Continued 11. CLASSIFICATION OF VICTIMS Number of Victims Total Fatal Personal Injury 1. Passengers— 2. Drivers 3. Pedestrians.. 4. Bicyclists.. 5. Motor-cycle drivers 6. Others (persons in horse-drawn vehicles, etc.)- 7. Motor-cycle passengers _ 8. Not stated — Totals _ 5,276 3,640 1,373 365 146 11 39 92 118 84 7 4 2 2 5,184 3,522 1,289 358 142 9 37 10,850 309 10,541 12. NATURE OF INJURIES Number of Victims Total Personal Injury 7,243 111 67 26 39 56 1,190 6 1,688 73 139 2 148 1 11 15 23 7 1 4 Slight shock and shake-up- Fractured skull— Fractured spine... Other fractures 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Severe general shock with bruises and cuts- 9. Cuts by glass (only) 10. Drowned 11. Burned 12. Asphyxiated 13. Not stated Other injuries (sprains, dislocations, etc.).. Internal injuries — Concussion of brain _ Totals.. 7,243 178 65 1,246 1,694 212 150 12 15 23 10,850 309 10,541 13. LIGHT CONDITIONS Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 15,324 7,330 1,197 1,263 340 82 130 121 4 5 8 4,142 2,173 339 338 130 21 11,053 5,035 854 4. Dusk or semi-darkness 920 202 6. Not stated _ 61 25,536 268 7,143 18,125 14. PROPERTY DAMAGE.—Amount of property damage for period covered by this report, $12,226,545.90; amount for same period last year, $11,918,047.48. 15. CONDITION OF VEHICLES INVOLVED Number of Vehicles Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Apparently good 2. No chains (slippery road),— 3. Brakes defective 4. Steering mechanism defective.. 5. Head-lights dim.. 6. Puncture or blow-out 7. Head-lights out (both) 8. Tail-light out or obscured.. 9. Glaring-head-lights 10. Head-light out (one light).. 11. Other defects 12. Not stated Totals.. 43,937 470 571 157 33 155 79 97 35 39 98 96 45,767 321 1 1 1 2 2 341 11,355 81 148 49 14 43 26 25 9 5 25 28 11,808 32,261 389 415 105 19 110 53 71 25 33 71 66 33,618 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1959 H 27 Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1959—Continued 16. DIRECTION OF TRAVEL Number of Vehicles Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Going straight _ 2. Turning left 3. Turning right 4. Slowing down or stopping- 5. Backing (not to or from curb) 6. Skidding 7. Leaving curb (including backing) 8. Making U-turn. 9. Overtaking _ — 10. Stopping (not at curb or off paved strip).. 11. Overtaking on right side __ 12. Overtaking on left side 13. Avoiding object or pedestrian 14. Not stated Totals 31,950 5,648 2,844 1,668 475 747 449 72 301 793 76 230 245 269 45,767 241 41 29 5 6 3 8,640 1,371 598 425 54 177 44 11 70 220 11 47 84 56 23,069 4,236 2,217 1,238 415 567 405 61 226 571 65 178 159 211 11,1 33,618 17. ROAD SURFACE Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only Dry surface.. Wet surface- Icy surface - 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Not stated- Loose sand or gravel- Snowy surface Muddy surface Totals _ 13,245 8,437 2,213 605 702 90 244 178 67 13 4 2 25,536 268 4,044 2,311 401 169 123 9 86 9,024 6,058 1,799 432 577 81 154 7,143 18,125 18. ROAD CONDITION Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Normal 2. Defect in roadway _ 3. Obstruction in road 4. Road under repair 5. Obstruction not marked or Iighted- 6. Other _.. 7. Not stated _ Totals . 22,706 397 226 239 111 1,703 154 257 2 25,536 6,464 99 63 69 36 364 48 15,985 296 163 169 75 1,332 105 7,143 18,125 19. TYPE OF ROAD Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 21,685 2,307 930 315 38 180 81 225 33 1 4 5 6,217 530 267 64 8 39 18 15,243 2. Gravel _ _ - 1,744 662 4. Earth _ - 247 30 6. Other _ - 7. Not stated 136 63 Totals — . 25,536 268 7,143 18,125 H 28 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1959—Continued 20. WEATHER CONDITIONS Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Clear _ 2. Rain 14,593 6,065 2,934 551 872 74 447 182 32 40 4 3 1 6 4,218 1,633 854 166 141 22 109 10,193 4,400 3. Cloudy 2,040 381 728 51 7. Not stated 332 Totals - - 25,536 268 7,143 18,125 Convictions The Motor-vehicle Act contains the requirement for the reporting to the Superintendent of Motor-vehicles by the Courts of convictions entered against motor- vehicle drivers and owners for infractions of certain sections of the Criminal Code of Canada, the Motor-vehicle Act, and the regulations pursuant to the Motor-vehicle Act. During 1959 the Superintendent received 87,099 convictions, an increase of 19,024 or 27.9 per cent over the 1958 total of 68,075. It should be noted the number of convictions recorded more than doubles the 1956 total of 40,992, but it is necessary to point out the 1959 amendments to the Motor-vehicle Act included in the Act many provisions concerning traffic regulations formerly contained in the Highway Act Regulations. The 1959 conviction total gives evidence of an increased enforcement programme by the various agencies throughout the Province. It is apparent that this increased level of traffic enforcement must continue and be further strengthened if we are to achieve an objective of a high level of traffic safety. The presence of traffic officers on the highway has a tremendous psychological effect on motorists who observe them. The knowledge that there is a determined intention to require motorists to operate vehicles within the limits of the law must be clearly recognized by all drivers. The traffic officer plays a major part in imparting that knowledge. The table which follows summarizes conviction reports received by the Motor- vehicle Branch from 1956 to 1959. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1959 H 29 Convictions under Motor-vehicle Act and Criminal Code of Canada, 1956-59 Offences 1956 1957 1958 1959 Under Criminal Code of Canada- Causing death by criminal negligence, sec. 192.. Causing bodily harm by criminal negligence, sec. 193 Criminal negligence in operation of motor-vehicle, sec. 221 (1).. Failing to stop after accident, sec. 221 (2).. Driving motor-vehicle while intoxicated, sec. 222 Driving a motor-vehicle while ability impaired by alcohol or drugs, sec. 223 Driving while driver's licence under suspension, sec. 225 (3) Unlawfully taking a motor-vehicle without consent of owner, sec. 281 101 327 46 2.772 580 48 Driving to common danger, sec. 285 (6).. Personation at examination, sec. 347 3,874 Under Motor-vehicle Act— Failing to obtain or display motor-vehicle licence or permit as required, sees. 3-10, 59. Failing to notify re change of address, sec. 11, 20 (10).. Failing to report change in motor-vehicle, sec. 12 Failing to transfer motor-vehicle, etc., sec. 14- 1,458 77 Failing to notify of removal or destruction of motor-vehicle, sec. 16(1). Failing to register as a tourist, sec. 17 — - — Failure of out-of-Province vehicle to obtain permit to transport goods or passengers, sees. 18, 19- Driving motor-vehicle otherwise than as restricted on driver's licence, sec. 20 (7). Driving without obtaining driver's licence, sec. 20 (1), (2), (3), (4),(5). Driving without having driver's licence in possession at time, sec. 21 Driving while right to obtain licence is under suspension, sec. 22 Driving as a chauffeur without chauffeur's licence or permit, sees. 23-30 Operating as dealer without licence, misuse of dealer's plates, etc., sees. 31-36 —. Operating with " D " plates without salesman's licence or permit, etc., sees. 37-40- J-5,270 j 374 20 21 Operating vehicle not properly equipped, sec. 41 Failing to obtain replacement of licence or chauffeur's badge if mutilated, sees. 42, 43 — Liability of parent re minor, sec. 47 Carrying too many passengers on motor-cycle, sec. 44 Improper disposition of licence-plate, dismantled vehicle, sec. 46 Licence fees wrongly refunded, sec. 53 — Failing to report accident, etc., sec. 55 Making false statement, permitting another to use licence, etc., sec. 57 Using licence belonging to another, refusing to show licence, etc. sec. 58 Failing to stop on request of police or state proper name, sec. 60.. Altering number-plates and using fictitious plates, sec. 61- Permitting person not properly licensed to drive motor-vehicle, etc., sees. 62-80 _ Failing to surrender licence on suspension, sec. 100— Removing or releasing impounded vehicle without authority, sec. 101 Producing invalid financial liability card, etc., sec. 103 166 61 13 5 253 3 3 3 Failing to give proof of financial responsibility for certain ages, sec. 110 Failing to obey emergency instructions of a peace officer, sees. 117, 119 — Failing to obey traffic-control signal legend, sees. 120, 121, 144 Defacing traffic control devices by advertising or removal, etc., sees. 122-124, 129. — Failing to obey special signal signs re highway construction, sees. 126-128, 130— - - — Careless driving, sees. 131, 132, 152 Exceeding maximum speed-limit, sec. 133 Exceeding speed-limit passing schools and playgrounds, sec. 134- Exceeding speed-limit overtaking stopped school bus, sec. 135— Failure to drive on the right, sec. 136 Infractions of " lane " driving, sees. 137-139 Infractions of " passing," sees. 140-143, 145, 146 4,298 14,633 4,968 15 1 119 356 79 3,224 721 24 2 7 1 98 404 117 3,622 816 26 4,541 5,091 1,840 63 6 14 2 12 25 1,162 '3,131 698 45 459 51 29 3 3 1 2 145 74 21 21 250 15 1 3 4 2,051 113 4,663 15,066 2,586 1,415 681 1,433 167 2 17 2 5 2,008 3,952 1,613 71 487 43 29 3 1 157 81 118 30 9 292 2 1 4 9,392 144 4,675 16,415 3,408 10 67 3,186 748 8 99 424 98 3,059 792 16 4,496 1,554 245 3 19 5 5 2,380 2,959 1,570 40 457 14 25 145 80 180 41 2 296 4 8 11 17,214 61 3,839 22,349 3,867 8 134 2,288 1,289 H 30 BRITISH COLUMBIA Convictions under Motor-vehicle Act and Criminal Code of Canada, 1956-59—Continued Offences 1956 1957 1958 1959 Under Motor-vehicle Act—Continued Infractions of turning, starting, and directional signals, sees. 147- 151, 153-155. Failure to yield right-of-way, sees. 156-160... 1,313 43 Not exercising due care re pedestrians, sees. 161-165- Failure by bicycle operators to obey rules, sec. 166 Failure to stop at railroad crossing, sees. 167-169 Failure to stop at intersections, sec. 170 Illegal stopping or parking, sees. 171-174 Leaving vehicle improperly parked, sec, 175 Backing vehicle illegally, sec. 176- 12 Operating motor-cycle with more than one person, sec. 177 Requirements of safe driving on highway, sees. 178, 179 Fire-vehicle safety, sees. 181, 182 Driving on sidewalk, sec. 183 . Horse-racing on highway prohibited, sec. 185- Opening door requirements, sec. 186— Transporting explosives, sec. 187- Failing to carry adequate safety equipment, sees. 188, 189— Illegal use or defacement of signs, sec. 192 — — Regulations under Motor-vehicle Act— Operating defective vehicle after ordered off road, sees. 2.02, 7.09- Number-plates, sec. 3- Driving without proper head-lamps, sees. 4.01-4.06 . Driving without tail-lights, reflectors, other required lamps, sees. 4.07-4.10 Driving without clearance-lights, lamps on projections, etc., sees. 4.11-4.13 Driving without adequate brakes, sees. 5, 6 Driving vehicle with defective horn or miscellaneous equipment, sees. 7.01, 7.02- _ Driving vehicle without muffler, sec. 7.03 Driving vehicle without rear-view mirror or unobstructed rear view, sec. 7.04 Inadequate windshield-wiper, etc., sec. 7.05- Driving vehicle without mud-guards, sec. 7.06 Failing to have proper connection between motor-vehicle and trailer, sec. 7.07 Sale of unapproved equipment, sec. 8 Failing to obtain temporary permit for moving motor-vehicle or trailer from place to place, sec. 14 Failing to sign driver's licence, sec. 15 Oversize loads, sees. 19.01, 19.02. 1 462 615 447 59 157 45 675 11 53 264 32 Inadequate tires, insecure loads, excessive speed with unloaded trailer, sec. 19.04— Excessive weight, sec. 19.05 Failure to report for weight inspection, sec. 19.06 _ Failure to obtain overweight or oversize permit, sec. 19.07.. Miscellaneous infractions 4,215 1,557 604 352 5 508 2,315 519 131 51 4 17 5 6 1 12 39 1 1,737 1,168 272 12 222 5,021 1,325 293 204 7 10 23 11 22 1 153 3 186 674 686 34 127 36 834 22 76 179 2 32 301 3 77 339 222 53 96 40 1,033 14 35 60 16 2 1 3 ' 184 195 234 6 14 39 4,142 2,396 Juvenile Delinquents Act- Total of all convictions- 40,992 50,650 | 68,075 I 2,304 1,382 1,074 2 210 6,149 803 473 321 1 20 21 16 29 1 138 34,216 ! 41,750 I 58,921 I 75,599 4 260 1,775 709 134 285 76 1,097 25 114 204 52 1 249 73 230 14 19 68 5,389 | 1,774 ] 1,396 1 1,615 87,099 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1959 H 31 3. DRIVING SAFETY (a) Safety Responsibility The Safety Responsibility Division received from motor-vehicle liability companies 14,738 British Columbia financial responsibility insurance certificates during 1959, compared with 14,168 during the same period in 1958, an increase of 3.91 per cent. These certificates were submitted for filing under Part II of the Motor- vehicle Act as proof of financial responsibility on behalf of persons who, by their actions on the highways, were compelled to furnish such proof. Of this number, 13,115 certificates were accepted for filing, which represents a decrease of 0.71 per cent as compared with the figures for 1958, when 13,209 were accepted. This indicates that insurance company personnel were unable to obtain correct information from applicants for insurance in their preparation of 1,623 certificates during 1959, compared with 959 during 1958. During 1959 a total of 13,655 cancellations of certificates were received and processed, as compared with 14,999 in 1958. This decrease of 9.8 per cent would indicate a more stable insurance market with less material changes in the policies held by persons affected by the financial responsibility requirements of the Motor-vehicle Act. A table giving full information with regard to the filing and cancellation of British Columbia financial responsibility insurance certificates follows:— Comparison of Financial Responsibility Certificates Received, Filed, and Cancelled in 1958 and 1959 1958 1959 Increase Decrease Per Cent 14,168 13,209 959 10,551 1,247 1,411 14,999 14,738 13,115 1,623 10,736 1,303 1,076 13,655 570 664 185 56 94 335 1,344 3.87 .71 69.45 Owner's policy certificates and garage and sales-agency certifi- 1.75 4.48 23.75 9.80 Court orders and recommendations by Judges or Magistrates, as a result of convictions for driving offences, resulted in the suspension of 2,553 drivers' licences for definite periods of time. The following table indicates the periods of suspension ordered or recommended by the Judges or Magistrates:— H 32 BRITISH COLUMBIA o. On R •2 | e o o -1 C. "_) r -i -_: S Ct O r^s _ O S _1 o «1 Q R ■2 _ R I CO _ \omoor.r.Ortrt •"-T rt t-h C. *H H ** CN i-i J3 CN u-> cn (N »n cN linm 1 ^. r- O *ow.__0\rtT-< : m m ! i CO iH i 11 rt u CN *H O *H cN ! ! 0 T-H CN , j 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i J 1 o 1 I i J i j j j , , 1 1 f i i' 1 I ] I : rt r. *-< r— ^ rt : rt : i : rt OS t-h rt ! ! 00 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 II! 1 r- MUM; j 1 "<t d .f r. tN c. c. si rt <n a o 5. ri t-h cN -tf «n t-i : ! i j j <* m -S MM! ■<* T) ON rt vo t-h in c. rt ■<*■ CN O t-- Crt (f| CN 1 ' rt oo t-h os cs o t-h i j _r Uj -_ii- ^t V. ! CN . CN cn J 0 d s 3 a. 1 c rt 0 c u a TJ a W •a c .a ° c O a a rt a. p. B 53 SS a .s "rt __ « CJ .ti rt qj t ■0 -a 2 £ a Bh.B abil ain und . .1-1 O <u E u S £ u -Q co whi_ 0 re whil d ju 6 O 1-1 5 1 rt c c _- t_ fi E 1 c "> c C c "e a > ' SB fl ■ t X 0 a s 2 < 5 _ 2 > I 2 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1959 H 33 Drivers involved in certain forms of convictions are required to file proof of financial responsibility in order to maintain their driving privileges. During 1959, 11,618 drivers were suspended until such time as this form of proof was filed with the Superintendent. Proof of financial responsibility was given by 7,816, which enabled the reinstatement of their driving licences. The following table indicates various causes for this type of suspending and reinstatement action:— Drivers' Licences Offence Suspended Reinstated Accident—careless driving Accident—reckless driving No accident—reckless driving Accident—drunken driving No accident—drunken driving Accident—impaired driving No accident—impaired driving Accident—failing to remain at scene of accident Accident—driving under suspension No accident—driving under suspension Accident—suspension due to accident Accident—speeding Accident—unsatisfied judgment Conviction and judgment outside Province Unsatisfactory driving record Suspension by Superintendent Death by criminal negligence Bodily harm by criminal negligence Accidents—manslaughter _ Juvenile delinquents 2,386 1,727 38 36 41 39 27 16 71 25 673 776 2,002 844 343 140 16 16 88 27 1,427 794 85 29 43 7 164 38 88 39 50 44 19 3 1 3 Further or additional financial responsibility 4,057 Miscellaneous Totals 11,618 3,213 7,816 (b) Examination of Drivers A total of 103,466 persons were examined as to fitness to drive a motor- vehicle in 1959, compared to the 1958 total of 101,227. Examiners of drivers conducted 133,548 individual examinations, which shows that, in 32,321 examinations, failures were recorded in one or more of the several factors given close attention in this process. Prior to the issuance of original drivers' licences in British Columbia, applicants are required to qualify in appropriate examinations. The extension of examination service on a regular schedule to continually more communities of the Province has made it steadily possible to give complete examinations to greater percentages of these applicants, and to reduce the number of licences endorsed with area restrictions of operation. Whilst the widespread area of the Province makes complete coverage by regular drivers' examination service very difficult, it is the objective of the Motor-vehicle Branch to extend existing coverage as suitable staff is made available and within the bounds of an efficient use of funds made available for the examination service. The following table is a summary of examinations given to original drivers' licence applicants, totalling 45,446. The table shows the number of applicants who failed to qualify (2 per cent of those examined) and the number of successful applicants whose licences were restricted for one or more of various reasons (26.37 per cent of those examined). H 34 BRITISH COLUMBIA ON ". Os ►. "i R o « s*. . H g g tt u 3 erf w Ph fct On >n k. O o 00 50 > tu K hJ «l i •*. £ & «?. JU_3 J3- j_qtunj>j J3-{ jaquinM ju-o i_qu_n]^ luso j_qnm_i{ JU-D i_qum^ ju-O •ra_ jaqiunM 1U-D raj j_qiunj<[ 1U33 I3<_ jaquin^ JU33 J3_t jaqtun^ »u_3 J3<I jaqumji] O (S n o o o -H \c r- -H rt t- w. O -I 00 -ca* - Nos d d o o d d 138 | t-h d ! O V. ! 00 t-h CN r-^ocN** ! os ; rt- *_- os t-Tt-tH !6 Tf T-H V. T-H \DCMna T-H rt ^ O O O rt rt O O O O rt >0 O t-i rn t-h r- oo cn t-h rt O T-H O CN OS ^ "tf OHr.6 _3(N v, rt CN Os rt T-I os Os -*t O T-H rt rt ! Os ooioo o o M-< o rt «n t-h i 00 t-H ! o d d j O t-h CN O O O ! 00 t-h OO C- V. O rtoor-r-T-Hrt i |t-ho t-h r- O CN t-h t-h > ;\oo\ t-h CN cn »n d d in O d d s s? 3 a Z ■ &5M*I_I .5 C j- ^ & o 2 3 2'«.&S "8 o Hi T_ *3 ^_ - a o H BiUU :5 E 5? ■a - _ «i -H rt w - 'S _ rt «J 9 as a a 5 i- « a « -c ><_,Qf.f. cr c J *^ Hi i _ 8" REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1959 H 35 ! 00 CN Tf rt t-h rt CN Tf t- CN O r-i O rH rH O O O i --- : 1 °_ ! CN ' CN ' m vd CN Tf CN CN rt do 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.24 0.86 0.02 0.01 rt .-h rt co on Tf cn in Tf m NO CN T> CN vo CN rt oo ! Ov ! : cn : ! rt ! 1 Tf • O q in NO rn Tf VO l t-h rt r. no ! (N cn t-h Tf j SO CN rt I o | o ! © : ! o : IS 1 o o d d IS d IS IS o o d o o d o ; t-h i * j r- i"1 rt c. ! m t- r- o c. m w. >n t-h c. I* 1 if. i VO rt Ov m Tf rt Tf rt CN oo rt rt rt t-h m H CN ] Tf | in CN rt oo oo oo co r- i> Tf o w. in cn rt 00 d : Tf i : cn i i d i Tf ON in oc in co NO Tf t-t CN rt 1 Tf 00 ! 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W co *S If gg REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1959 H 37 Re-examination of Drivers The re-examination programme of the Motor-vehicle Branch processed 58,020 licensed drivers in periodic re-examinations to determine the continuing fitness of a driver to operate a motor-vehicle. The following table summarizes these examinations and shows that 2.28 per cent failed to requalify and that 34.46 per cent requalified, subject to certain restrictions being placed on their drivers' licences in accordance with deficiencies noted:— H 38 BRITISH COLUMBIA On .O --. <3 c I _> ft. J. _ s c_ H z a 0 A w rt 1U30 NC w Tf OV rt O vo th o oo T-. 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Ih QJ rt QJ ©©T-Hr-CNrtT-HNOTf Tf Tfvocnr^«nT-Hinr—in QJ 0"fl— « > \5<0 E£ CLQJ rH rt Tf Tf rH o. rt CN P. CN ■a -HinmovincNcNrtTf VO <u mooTfr-rHQOTfrtON CN QJ t-h rt Tf cn t-h cN cn CN to CN QJ £* « g oocNrtrtTfrHf-TfcN Tf _) a _h 3 TfcncNrHininrtOcN 00 cNcnmTfOTj-ONTfin 00 Shh1 rH CN CN rn" t-H d U a a 0 5) o on < > CO 0 rt </ ■2 c •h _j U >1 tH ©<n©©©OTfov g cNCNrtTfinvovosO S, NJ*)rHNO—lrHrHrHinO (N tN rt Tf NC so t- 1 O t> rH NO ON T-HCNrtONOvf-rHNOON ■_"rtinNor-r-._>No-H ^OrtTfrHNOC-VOOvt-- rHCNt-OOt— CNCNrH : 1- a > c X c_ rt J, J/J* _ _ ,, t* I.I V oo o fl n E . OJ Ih TI QJ *£ a c >> OJ £ -° 1 S §3 - o — "^ REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1959 H 41 (c) Drivers' Improvement Programme The Branch continued to administer the Drivers' Improvement Programme as an instrument in dealing with problem drivers. Basically, the programme follows three steps:— (1) A continuing review of the driving record of each driver, which is carried out upon the addition of new records of convictions or accidents into the licence file of the driver: (2) Adjudication of records to determine appropriate action; and (3) Steps to implement the action deemed advisable. Action may be:— (a) Sending the driver a warning letter which discusses his driving record. The driver is advised of the need for more prudent driving, and emphasizes that a continuance of the " poor driving " trend can lead toward suspension of his driver's licence. (b) To require the driver to report for a personal interview to discuss his driving record. The Branch has personnel in twenty-three centres capable of conducting these interviews. Interviews are reported and form the basis of further action in the case. (c) Suspension of driving privileges. In many instances, before licence reinstatement is made, the driver is required to report for an interview so as to clearly indicate to the driver what he may do to prevent a recurrence of the unfortunate suspension action. A fundamental policy in this programme is that a driver is notified in writing of any intention to suspend a licence, and he is given the opportunity to show cause why his licence should not be suspended. Suspensions are not made until the period set out for such a hearing has expired. As would be expected, many avail themselves of the opportunity to " show cause," and the result is that a good number of intended suspensions are reduced. Others are eliminated by placing the driver on probation in the hope he will take appropriate corrective driving action to reduce the possibility of a recurrence of the poor driving trend. Statistics follow to indicate volume of cases handled in this programme. It is of interest to note that 76,131 driving records were reviewed in this programme in 1959. Reviews in 1958 totalled 60,211 records. H 42 BRITISH COLUMBIA _ •2 - K _> s CO ". K 53 Si <a so .a K a U rt G -I Hi Si O O 3p: c. p 55.5 k * ■o a co u a .As..4 S a> J_ftrj_ £°g_3 ft. °s «S-i_ So" "O-i ft*°£r ii 00 ONONr-TfOVOVTfOOO ooovr-rtcNOcNrH rt cn Tf m cn t-h TfvovOrtTft— rtTf CN rt rt 00 Tf rH CN CN CN - m t-h rn m t— Tf oocncocninONCNCOOv © rH Tf Tf O «n T-H r- so Tf rt cN TfOTfTf©t-Hr~-oc^ inovcnovvosoci-jrH cn cn cn cn rn T-HOrtOvso©so©C- inovrtoom^OrtrH cn cn cn CN t-h cn co t-h in cn cn cn t in cn cn r— © Tf CN CN CN t-h t-h Ot-NOOrHOCvOrtr- Tf m rn r- m m Tf Tf Tf fN T-H CNCNOOONVOrHrHrtl Or-CNCOOvVOcNCN -h On On r- Tf t-h 'sp C~ on t— cn m t-h no t- ©OcNmvorHOONm Tf cN Tf m On Tf t-h T-HOONcsor-rtrtrtV. invooo^ooovovovm cn t-h r-j Tf ov cn a C ff c B o H Cfl REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1959 H 43 4. ENCUMBRANCE REGISTRY DIVISION The Superintendent of Motor-vehicles is the registrar under the Bills of Sale Act, Conditional Sales Act, Mechanics' Lien Act, Companies Act, and the Co-operative Associations Act in the matter of registration of documents created under those Acts which concern motor-vehicles. The Encumbrance Registry Division maintains necessary records to meet the purpose and to be able to advise the public of the state of legal titles of motor-vehicles. The following table indicates the transactions handled by this Division. It is pointed out a filing fee increase from $2 to $3 under several of the Acts became effective in 1959, reflecting in increased revenues. The table indicates an over-all volume increase of 19.3 per cent. Statement of Comparison of Transactions under Provisions of Bills of Sale Act, Conditional Sales Act, Mechanics' Lien Act, Companies Act, and Co-operative Associations Act, 1958 and 1959. 1958 1959 Increase Decrease Per Cent Increase Per Cent Decrease Item Registrations under Conditional Sales 64,512 25,678 2,418 114 5 891 2,143 40,987 39,963 198 67,342 37,341 3,337 226 3 732 1,692 50,926 49,206 333 2,830 11,663 919 112 2 159 451 4.38 45.42 38.00 98.00 Registrations under Bills of Sale Act Registrations under Mechanics' Lien Act Registrations under Co-operative Asso- 40.00 Releases filed under Conditional Sales Act - _ 17.84 21.04 Searches under Conditional Sales Act- 9,939 9,243 135 24.24 23.12 68.18 Searches under Bills of Sale Act.. Documents copied, certified, etc Total number of items 176,909 211,138 34,229 [ 19.34 Revenue $107,442.00 77,181.00 20,237.50 209.00 9.00 198.00 $195,525.00 104,515.50 39,141.50 127.00 453.00 $88,083.00 27,334.50 18,904.00 81.98 35.41 93.41 Value of law stamps attached to docu- Value of conditional sales and bills of Fees under Companies Act $82.00 9.00 39.23 Fees under Co-operative Associations Act. 100 00 Miscellaneous copying and certification 255.00 128.78 $205,276.50 $339,762.00 $134,485.50 65.51 5. SCHOOL BUSES Policy in British Columbia is that all vehicles used in arrangements with School Boards for the transportation of students to and from the public schools of the Province must be certified by the Superintendent of Motor-vehicles as to the suitability for the purpose. The Superintendent sets standards for construction and maintenance and arranges for the periodic inspection of school buses by mechanical inspectors of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Motor Carrier Branch of the Public Utilities Commission. The Superintendent requires evidence of satisfactory insurance coverage in accordance with the carrying capacity of each school bus. In 1959, 610 vehicles were covered by permits for this type of use. The 1958 total was 632. H 44 BRITISH COLUMBIA Sixteen school buses were involved in traffic accidents in 1959. Two of these accidents involved personal injuries. One accident unfortunately involved the loss of the life of a child (a deaf-mute) who had disembarked from a school bus and was in the act of crossing to the other side of the highway. The child walked in front of an on-coming tractor-trailer unit which, although proceeding within the speed-limit of 10 miles per hour, failed to stop in time due to an icy road surface. Notwithstanding these incidents, it is proper to mention here of British Columbia's record of safe school-bus transportation and to give credit for this condition to those who drive, maintain, and inspect the equipment. 6. STAFF The total of permanent staff positions assigned to the Motor-vehicle Branch at December 31st, 1959, was 253, all of which were filled. Temporary employees numbering thirty-eight were on the staff at that date, making a total staff of 291. The Branch is continually faced with an expanding work load, and it is a great credit to the staff that they are able to cope with the problem without noticeable staff increases. The initiative displayed in continually improving methods is ever present. The year-end saw the completion of certain phases of method conversion. Other programmes will likewise be mechanized as equipment and facilities become available. Conversion times are always difficult, and its success depends on the work effort the staff is willing to give to achieve the objective. The Motor-vehicle Branch is fortunate in the concerted effort, under many difficulties, which has been given by its staff. CONCLUSION The motor-vehicle in our society is very much a part of our way of life. We depend on it to an ever-increasing degree. Its function ranges from the vital one of the supply-line to many of our communities and a necessary item in the earning of a livelihood for so many of our citizens to the ever-desirable use of a vehicle in the search of pleasure and recreation. The use of the motor-vehicle will continue to increase in its ratio of vehicles to population. Greater percentages of our population will drive. The gradual change will create greater work loads for the Motor-vehicle Branch in its duty to service the public. Progress is reported in converting to work methods which, it is hoped, will simplify processes and enable the Branch to meet the needs of the years ahead. It is inevitable that additional accommodation will soon be required, not only at the headquarters office in Victoria, but in some communities of the Province where the Branch is presently unable to provide suitable service. Increases-in traffic with its ever-present accident problem will continue to receive the earnest attention of the Branch. Firm measures of driver-licence control will be maintained. The Branch will seek to maintain and strengthen the high degree of co-operation it enjoys with the enforcement bodies, the automotive and insurance industries, and the many groups dedicated to traffic safety. There is a great deal to be done, but to succeed it must be done in concert with all other efforts toward the objective of making the highways safer life-ways in our Province. My gratitude is expressed to all who have assisted this Branch in its many efforts. The assistance of the members of your Department has always been readily given to us, and for that I am grateful. Our work continually involves the need for co-operation from other departments of Government, and I am pleased to report to you that we are very fortunate in the degree of liaison which we enjoy. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1959 H 45 Special mention is made of the splendid co-operation enjoyed with the Officer Commanding and the other officers and members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the chiefs, constables, officers, and members of the various municipal police departments. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, GEORGE LINDSAY, Superintendent of Motor-vehicles. Printed by Don McDiarmid, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1961 410-1160-8166
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