PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL ANNUAL REPORT of the MOTOR-VEHICLE BRANCH FOR THE YEAR 1961 Printed by A. Sutton, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1963 L 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 1961. R. W. BONNER, A ttorney-General. Attorney-General's Department, Victoria, B.C., December, 1962. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1961 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 1961. The Motor-vehicle Branch is charged with the administration of the Motor- vehicle Act. It encompasses the issuance of licences for motor-vehicles and drivers, and the control of those licensed to drive. This Report tells of the growth and activity in both of these spheres of work. The Superintendent of Motor-vehicles is the licensing authority under the Department of Commercial Transport Act for the licensing of commercial vehicles, with the responsibility to see that commercial vehicles are properly licensed in accordance with their gross vehicle weights, and that the vehicles meet the requirements of the Department of Commercial Transport Act. An additional function in this sphere of work is the responsibility in connection with Uniform Vehicle Registration Proration and Reciprocity Agreement entered into between the Government of this Province and the States of California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Washington. The purpose of the proration agreement is to provide for the licensing of commercial vehicles carrying on commerce between two or more jurisdictions which are members of the agreement by obtaining from each jurisdiction a licence to operate on payment of a percentage of full licence fees in relation to the percentage of mileage travelled in each jurisdiction. This agreement comes into effect with the 1962 licence-year. The Branch is continually faced with expanding demands for service. The northern areas of our Province are attracting greater numbers of citizens, which has resulted in the Branch allocating more time to servicing drivers' examinations in those areas. It is inevitable that further changes will have to be made to again increase service, but, unless additional staff is provided for this work, it can only be done at the expense of driver-examination service in other parts of the Province, notably in the Lower Mainland and the Vancouver Island areas. The problem of inadequate facilities for this Branch in Victoria, which I mentioned in my 1960 Report, still exists. The time lapse of one year has only increased the problem. I am particularly concerned about the inadequate storage facilities for vital records. We are now at the stage where 50 per cent of motor-vehicle and driver licence records are in office space which would quickly be destroyed should we be so unfortunate as to have a fire. These records are not duplicated elsewhere, and establishment of such vital things as vehicle ownership would present a very great problem. A similar situation continues to exist with documents on deposit in the Central Registry. There are thousands of chattel mortgages and conditional sales contracts which are stored on open shelves. Great inconvenience to the public would be encountered if these documents were destroyed. A microfilming programme is now under way in Central Registry, but this only covers newly filed documents, and it will be ten years at least before this programme is far enough advanced to provide adequate security. D 6 BRITISH COLUMBIA 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. (b) Examination of Drivers. (c) Drivers' Improvement Programme. 4. Encumbrance Registry Division. 5. School Buses. 6. Staff. 1. LICENCES Licensed motor-vehicles in British Columbia in 1961 totalled 584,041, which is an increase of 23,770 over the total of 560,271 in 1960, showing an increase of 4.2 per cent. Of this total, passenger motor-vehicles amounted to 467,370, an increase of 4.8 per cent over the 1960 total of 446,050. Licensed commercial motor-vehicles increased by 2.2 per cent from the 1960 total of 114,221 to 116,671. The commercial-vehicle increase reverses a reduction encountered in 1960, which was the first year of licensing commercial vehicles under the Department of Commercial Transport Act. The new programme removed station wagons from the commercial-vehicle category and classified them as passenger-vehicles. It is apparent also that the trucking industry has again commenced a programme of expansion, which was momentarily stopped by the new licensing structure with higher licence fees. This caused the curtailing of use of vehicles that were of marginal economic value. The number of trailers licensed in this Province continues to increase at a rapid rate. The 1961 total was 53,109, which is 9 per cent above the 1960 total of 48,658. It is significant to point out that in 1953 there were 18,205 licensed trailers. The 1961 total is 192 per cent over the 1953 volume. Undoubtedly the expansion in trailer licensing and use will continue, with most of the impact being felt in the increase in the house- and boat-trailer categories. The table which follows is a comparison of licences and permits for motor- vehicles, trailers, and chauffeurs issued by this Branch during the licence-years 1954 to 1961, inclusive:— REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1961 D 7 Comparative Statement of Licences, Permits, etc., Issued during the Licence-years 1954 to 1961, Inclusive Licences Issued 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Motor-vehicles— 34,441 241,720 44,269 259,212 52,950 288,700 50,990 320,737 43,576 349,761 49,268 370,154 45,364 400,686 48,348 419,022 276,161 303,481 341,650 371,727 393,337 419,422 446,050 467,370 11,248 80,558 15,845 86,252 17,827 91,016 15,685 100,432 11,676 106,190 12,985 108,956 9,603 104,618 10,576 Commercial (renewal) 106,095 91,806 102,097 108,843 116,117 117,866 121,941 114,221 116,671 367,967 405,578 450,493 487,844 511,203 541,363 560,271 584,041 Non-resident touring motor-vehicle 2,127 213 1,959 232 1,673 219 1,384 245 1,100 149 965 109 1,302 198 1,343 Non-resident special motor-vehicle 187 Non-resident commercial motor-vehi- 2,598 3,991 6,519 8,493 10,056 13,197 16,525 344 15,831 2,471 2,598 3,991 6,519 8,493 10,056 13,197 16,869 18,302 2,612 3,998 7,787 11,575 13,333 18,100 7,805 16,273 7,719 19,988 Tntals 2,612 3,998 7,787 11,575 13,333 18,100 24,078 27,707 Permits for temporary operation of 810 829 983' 1,070 1,100 1,220 1,425 1,394 Motor-cycles— 470 3,274 532 3,233 536 3,188 602 3,112 577 3,464 678 3,450 603 3,477 652 3,587 3,744 3,765 3,724 3,714 4,041 4,128 4,080 4,239 1S.205 687 873 10 9 875 20,855' 691 883 10 5 843 24,581 722 995 12 7 947 29,663 724 979 11 6 908 34,928 730 925 15 7 919 43,682 755 970 31 19 1,024 48,658 748 989 40 16 1,008 53,109 Motor-dealers— 782 817 Original motor-cycle dealer licences — Additional motor-cycle dealer licences 28 10 954 Transfers— 172,256 37,540 2,847 466 191,642 41,718 2,846 505 210,463 44,928 2,904 672 215,896 45,671 3,173 830 218,513 46,536 3,190 1,046 229,655 48,061 3,080 1,513 224,037 40,612 2,750 1,318 228,311 41,800 Motor-cycle 2,726 1,510 213,109 236,711' 258.967 265,570 269,285 282,309 268,717 274,347 Chauffeurs— Original Class A 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 5,368 4,756 65,209 887,170 12,297 5,518 4,925 64,446 1,493,937 Safety responsibility insurance certifi- 12,523 Drivers' Licences The rate of issuance of licences to new drivers continues at a steady pace. During 1961 original licences were issued to 43,387 applicants, compared to the 1960 total of 43,878. Adult applicants amounted to 26,608, compared to 27,379 in 1960, and applicants under the age of 21 years totalled 16,779, compared to 16,499 in 1960. The total number of licensed drivers in 1961 amounted to 689,077. Male drivers comprised 69.7 per cent of the total in the amount of 480,265, leaving the remaining 208,812 to be the number of licensed female drivers. The Branch handles the issuance of drivers' licences on a mechanical basis, which allows for the programme of advising licensees of the expiration of their five-year licences. Another D 8 BRITISH COLUMBIA by-product is the ability to determine the number of licensed drivers in the various age categories. The following table sets out the number of drivers in the several age-groups and the percentage of drivers in each age-group compared to the total number of licensed drivers:— Drivers' Licences—Statistical Information by Age-groups Age Year of Birth Number Per Cent of Total 16-20 years.. 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50 51-55 56-60 61-65 66-70 71-75 76-80 81-85 Over 85 years.. Totals.. 1941-1945 1936-1940 1931-1935 1926-1930 1921-1925 1916-1920 1911-1915 1906-1910 1901-1905 1896-1900 1891-1895 1886-1890 1881-1885 1876-1880 1875 and prior 50,203 73,592 89,171 92,312 88,369 75,798 69,245 52,441 36,048 24,896 17,134 12,245 5,948 1,480 195 689,077 7.29 10.68 12.94 13.40 12.82 11.00 10.05 7.61 5.23 3.61 2.49 1.78 0.86 0.21 0.03 100.00 Chauffeurs' Licences The comparative statement printed on the previous page shows the number of licensed chauffeurs. Licensed chauffeurs in 1960 amounted to 74,889, which is a decrease of 444 from the 1960 total of 75,333. The decrease is entirely due to the licensing of less chauffeurs in the Class C category. When it is considered that there were more licensed commercial vehicles in 1961 than in 1960, it seems only reasonable that there should be more licensed drivers in the Class C category, which is the one assigned to drivers of vehicles which carry goods. It is apparent that the enforcement agencies need to keep a closer surveillance on the matter of chauffeurs being properly licensed. Obviously there are many persons in this category who are not complying with the law. The Class A chauffeur is the operator of a vehicle which carries passengers for hire with a passenger capacity of over nine passengers. The Class B chauffeur's licence allows the holder to operate a passenger-carrying vehicle which does not exceed nine passengers. A very large percentage of Class B licence-holders are taxi-drivers. The holder of a Class A or a Class B licence can operate without additional licences as an operator of a truck transporting goods. Distribution of Motor-vehicles The distribution of motor-vehicles in British Columbia by the areas in which they were licensed is set out in the following table. It is pointed out that this distribution does not indicate that the figure is an accurate total of the number of vehicles in any given area because it frequently occurs that a vehicle licensed in one licence area moves to another during the course of a licence-year. The table does provide a reasonable guide as to the distribution generally throughout the Province. This type of information has been sought for a number of years by those charged with community planning projects. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1961 Distribution of Motor-vehicles D 9 The following table shows a summary of motor-vehicle licences issued during the 1961 licence-year by centre:— Issuing Office Passenger Motor-vehicles Commercial Motor-vehicles Grand Used New Renewals Total Used New Renewals Total Total Abbotsford. 102 72 16 2 27 246 17 297 296 445 128 436 62 117 645 9 367 40 250 18 203 38 19 49 42 113 210 1,003 320 52 186 74 30 367 65 21 84 33 26 52 39 23 119 1,937 937 671 22 139 1,161 79 444 413 26 71 520 8 500 396 349 96 412 400 152 298 2 185 94 688 2 591 249 25 37 313 716 425 3,450 1,947 56 621 55 143 793 321' 23 124 56 9 139 143 160 501 8,104 3,528 4,837 42 507 3,420 251 5,454 5,859 819 27 700 9,270 660 13,686 7,228 4,668 1,720 3,459 6,381 1,129 2,812 574 1,716 1,590 7,084 231 7,185 2,083 753 1,161 3,026 9,896 6,693 52,526 15,695 1,837 6,595 514 3,041 6,838 2,639 736 2,242 1,207 850 2,305 1,420 1,510 5,311 64,451 38,018 28,381 849 6,815 67,121 2,257 6,000 6,344 861 29 798 10,036 685 14,483 7,920 5,462 1,944 4,307 6,843 1,398 3,755 585 2,268 1,724 8,022 251 7,979 2,370 797 1,247 3,381 10,725 7,328 56,979 17,962 1,945 7,402 643 3,214 7,998 3,025 780 2,450 1,296 885 2,496 1,602 1,693 5,931 74,492 42,483 33,889 913 7,461 71,702 2,587 34 4 4 7 23 17 8 52 9 129 32 280 6 102 405 159 14 75 4 30 2 2 14 4 10 43 77 5 11 24 160 4 109 5 41 18 4 13 11 8 5 72 65 12 21 25 44 37 225 90 29 7 37 215 24 269 112 131 70 277 no 67 301 4 116 61 311 3 128 32 12 44 84 150 144 379 98 55 168 45 18 342 51 17 82 80 6 64 84 93 91 997 1,003 256 36 220 959 139 2,102 1,212 460 48 587 3,169 544 4,264 1,855 1,950 1,150 2,075 1,833 632 2,172 266 1,151 1,022 3,074 154 2,356 351 447 610 1,059 2,616 2,813 7,753 2,543 887 2,013 721 787 3,319 858 399 1,411 491 184 1,313 1,053 885 1,140 10,871 6,762 2,381 807 3,223 14,627 1,695 2,361 1,306 493 62 647 3,401 576 4,585 1,976 2,210 1,252 2,632 1,949 801 2,878 270 1,426 1,097 3,460 161 2,514 385 461 668 1,147 2,776 3,000 8,209 2,646 953 2,205 926 809 3,770 914 416 1,534 589 194 1,390 1,148 986 1,236 11,940 7,830 2,649 864 3,468 15,630 1,871 8,361 7,650 Ashcroft Atlin 1,354 91 1,445 Chilliwack 13,437 1,261 19,068 9,896 7,672 3,196 Dawson Creek 6,939 8,792 2,199 Fort St. John... 6,633 Ganges 855 3,694 2,821 Kamloops 11,482 412 10,493 Kitimat 2,755 1,258 Merritt 1,915 4,528 Nanaimo Nelson New Westminster i North Vancouver2 13,501 10,328 65,188 20,608 2,898 9,607 1,569 4,023 11,768 3,939 1,196 3,984 1,885 1,079 Revelstoke , 3,886 Smithers 2,750 2,679 Trail 7,167 86,432 50,313 36,538 1,777 10,929 87,332 4,458 Vancouver East4- Vancouver-Pt. Grey4- Vanderhoof . Totals 11,706 36,642 419,022 467,370 2,240 8,336 106,095 116,671 584,041 1 New Westminster (includes issuance at Haney, a temporary office at Burnaby during rush period, and mailorder issuance to New Westminster area from Victoria): Passenger, 57,613; commercial, 8,366. 2 North Vancouver (does not include 967 commercial plates issued for National Defence vehicles that operate throughout British Columbia): Passenger, 17,962; commercial, 1,679. 3Pouce Coupe (does not include 232 commercial plates issued for National Defence vehicles that operate throughout British Columbia): Passenger, 643; commercial, 694. 4 Vancouver, Vancouver East, and Vancouver-Point Grey (includes issuance from Motor Licence Offices at 1730 West Georgia Street, 2410 Nanaimo Street, and 6237 West Boulevard, and 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, 162,719; commercial, 23,285. 5 Victoria (does not include mail-order issuance to other areas; in addition to these totals, 1,054 passenger and 3,721 commercial plates were issued for Provincial Government vehicles and 372 commercial plates were issued for National Defence vehicles which operate throughout British Columbia): Passenger, 50,196; commercial, 7,667. D 10 BRITISH COLUMBIA Mail-order Issuance The Motor-vehicle Branch office in Victoria has a section which handles the mail-order issuance of licences. A considerable number of citizens throughout the Province use this service in preference to going to the local mo tor-vehicle office. It is of interest to note that the use of mail-order service has dropped slightly over the last few years, which is a change the Branch hoped to achieve in the establishment of more licence offices throughout the Province. However, it is inevitable that there will always be those who will desire to use this form of service. There follows a synopsis of the mail-order issuance for the 1961 licence-year:— Mail-order Synopsis, January 1,1961, to February 28,1962 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 Farm vehicle "A" plates Farm tractor " F " plates Quarterly " T " plates Motor-cycle plates .. National Defence " N " plates ._ Section 7 " X " plates Totals 4,603 1,054 298 3,721 6 2 3 26 372 187 10,272 13,865 1,079 29 566 634 33 1 2 123 1,485 396 5 7 6 22 117 807 27 43 1 30 444 793 2,038 5,707 113 205 25,055 1,054 2,818 3,721 39 59 11 109 372 1,439 34,677 Revenue The Motor-vehicle Branch, through the issuance of licences, permits, and other services during the 1961 licence-year (March 1, 1961, to February 28, 1962), collected a total of $20,281,425.05, which is an increase of $1,506,291.77 over the revenue collected during the 1960 licence-year, which amounted to $18,755,- 133.28 or 8.3 per cent. The actual increase in motor-vehicle revenue was $766,103.37, which is 4.1 per cent. The remainder of $780,188.40 was the amount of Social Services Tax Act collections made by this Branch on the sale of motor-vehicles. This programme of social services tax collection commenced July 1, 1961, and it is now required that this Branch be satisfied the appropriate 5-percent tax is paid prior to the acceptance of a licence transfer. The Branch does not collect tax on sales made by licensed dealers, who continue to make their remittances of tax collections directly to the Department of Finance. Motor-vehicle Branch licence offices collected revenue in the amount of $13,740,560.58, which amounts to 67.75 per cent of the total revenue collected from motor-vehicle licences and other services. The remainder of the revenue, 32.25 per cent of total collections, was made by the various government agencies of the Department of Finance which carry out licensing service in areas of the Province not served directly by offices of this Branch. The following are the locations of Motor-vehicle Branch offices, with the 1961 revenue collection for each noted:— Vancouver (Georgia Street) $3,119,153.75 Victoria 2,693,041.46 New Westminster 1,995,878.84 Vancouver East 1,800,425.65 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1961 D 11 Vancouver-Point Grey $972,594.21 Cloverdale 657,890.06 North Vancouver 535,768.11 Chilliwack 495,221.18 Kamloops 436,635.95 Dawson Creek 342,500.43 Abbotsford 308,183.16 Trail 220,057.73 Mission 163,210.05 Total $13,740,560.58 Refunds The number of licences in various forms which are not further required by the licensee, and which are surrendered to this Branch, continues to grow. During 1961, 11,096 refunds were made, causing payments of $180,399.44. This compares to the 1960 figure of 10,084 refunds for a total of $153,240.10. Refunds are divided into various categories, as follows:— (1) Drivers' Licences.—It was the policy, when the five-year licence programme was developed in 1951, that licensees could obtain refunds of the unused portions of their licences if they left the Province or ceased driving. In the case of the deceased, licence refunds were available to the estates. (2) General Refunds.—This category concerns cases where licence fees are collected in error in excess of the proper fee. It also covers instances where, through some error, two licences are obtained for a vehicle. In other instances, improper fees are collected on driver's licence issuance, particularly in the under-21 category where the fee varies according to the age of the applicant. (3) Relinquishments.—This category covers motor-vehicle licences which are surrendered as a result of the vehicles being burned, damaged beyond repair, or removed from the Province. (4) Seasonal Refunds.—For many years the Motor-vehicle Act has provided for the refunding of licence fees for vehicles of owners who lived east of the Cascades, provided the owners surrendered their licences in October, November, or December. This policy goes back to the time when winter conditions restricted the use of vehicles in that part of the Province east of the Cascades. The provision has not been removed from the Motor- vehicle Act despite the fact that better vehicle and highway engineering reduces the validity of it. (5) Refunds on Transfers.—This is a new provision as a result of the Department of Commercial Transport Act. It provides that when a vehicle with an annual licence fee in excess of $50 is transferred, the transferor is entitled, providing the licence-plates are surrendered, to a fee return of the unexpired quarters of his licence. There is good reason for this type of a refund in that when the subsequent owner purchases a vehicle in this category, he may have a different type of use than the original owner, resulting in a different gross vehicle weight and a different rate for the licence fee. D 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA The following table sets out the number of refunds and the amounts of money refunded for the 1961/62 fiscal year:— Type of Refund Driver's Number 2,053 1,451 6,284 956 344 8 $9,405.41 21,164.84 Amount $7,149.00 General— Motor-vehicle Act—passenger Department of Commercial Transport Act—commercial 1,015 436 Relinquishments— Motor-vehicle Act—passenger Department of Commercial Transport Act— Regular commercial Farm commercial 30,570.26 5,194 1,046 44 $30,712.54 38,124.52 528.74 Seasonals— Motor-vehicle Act—passenger Department of Commercial Transport Act—■ Regular commercial 69,365.80 414 470 72 $2,373.76 20,567.54 1,182.26 Farm commercial _ ' Transfers, Department of Commercial Transport Act— Regular commercial - 24,123.56 250 94 $47,497.75 1,653.50 Farm commercial ■•■ • Dealers - 49,151.25 39.57 Totals 11,096 $180,399.44 Total under Motor-vehicle Act _ 8,684 2,412 $49,680.28 Total under Department of Commercial Trans- nort Act _. _ . 130,719.16 Totals 11,096 $180,399.44 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1961 D 13 ■ ' 2. ACCIDENTS AND CONVICTIONS Motor-vehicle Accidents The following table gives a summary of the accident frequency during the period 1953 to 1961:— 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 1953 1954 _ . 345,005 367,967 405,578 450,493 487,844 506,398 536,120 566,144 589,917 22,096 22,425 22,030 24,905 25,976 24,583 25,536 26,091 27,203 63.05 61.05 55.10 55.34 53.24 48.54 47.63 46.08 46.11 7,737 7,582 8,263 9,700 9,521 9,814 10,541 11,311 12,101 208 211 225 316 252 282 309 294 320 5.9 5.7 5.6 7.0 5.1 5.5 5.7 5.2 5.4 $322.59 325.67 392.79 437.05 482.76 480.72 478.79 474.78 475.08 8.49 7.38 7.51 9.03 6.70 7.01 7.55 6.73 7.07 183 181 194 272 224 246 268 253 272 7.47 6.33 1955 1956 1957 1958... 6.47 7.77 5.96 6.12 1959 6.55 1960 5.79 1961 6.01 The toll of motor-vehicle accidents continues to grow. During 1961 reportable accidents totalled 27,203, which is a 4-per-cent increase from the 1960 total of 26,091. Increases were also noted in the number of fatal accidents and the number of persons killed. Fatal accidents totalled 272, which is an 8-per-cent increase from the 1960 total of 253. The number of persons killed during 1961 reached a higher total than in any previous year, amounting to 320 deaths, compared to 294 in 1960, or a rate of increase of 9 per cent. The preceding table provides figures to show the number of deaths per 100 million miles travelled and the number of fatal accidents per 100 million miles travelled. Both of these rates are righer than the rate in 1960. It altered a trend of lowering rates noted in 1960, hopefully thought to be the result of better driving, better vehicles, better highway conditions, and other factors. It is apparent that it is not the condition of the vehicle or the highway which is at the root of our problem. No one will say that there has not been a considerable improvement in these factors. It is apparent from the record that the difficulty lies in the driving habits of the motorist, which showed a deterioration during 1961. It is the group of drivers who contribute to motor-vehicle accidents that the Motor-vehicle Branch attempts to deal with in its driver-licence control programme. Information about this programme is contained in a later section of this Report. Accidents— 1960 26,091 1961 27,203 Injuries— 1960 1961 Deaths— 1960 1961 Increase of 4 per cent. Increase of 7 per cent. 11,311 12,101 294 320 Property damage 1960 1961 Increase of 9 per cent. Increase of 4 per cent. $12,387,591.72 12,923,663.97 The tables following set out accident statistics for the various cities, municipalities, villages, and districts of British Columbia for 1960 and 1961. D 14 CITIES BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in Place of Occurrence Killed Fatal Accidents Injured I960 196.1 Increase or(-) Decrease 1960 1961 Increase or(-) Decrease 1960 1961 Increase or(-) Decrease 1 Per Cent — 100.0 — 100.0 — 100.0 —60.0 —100.0 —33.3 —66.7 — 100.0 1 Per Cent — 100.0 18 29 5 49 16 22 34 12 1 1 3 Per Cent 61.1 36.1 -44.8 4.8 70.0 -53.8 -50.0 59.1 — 100.0 —23.5 —33.3 —21.8 —26.3 16.7 — 14.1 52.6 18.4 47.3 —31.1 44.6 9.1 —86.7 —76.9 50.0 — 33.3 4.9 9.3 1 1 36 29 21 20 26 1 2 1 1 1 1 -100.0 —100.0 —50.0 — 100.0 —33.3 —66.7 1 6 1 1 44 2 51 15 78 19 334 156 38 49 55 45 56 44 15 13 2 48 3,467 26 418 24 70 39 10 61 14 388 134 58 58 81 31 81 48 2 3 3 32 3,634 26 457 24 1 1 5 2 1 1 4 2 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 3 2 2 —50.0 — 100.0 25.8 50.0 1 1 1 1 .. Trail _ - 32.0 50.0 31 41 31 39 4 6 1 4 6 1 541 711 31.5 531 67 26.4 5.1561 5.4261 34.1 MUNICIPALITIES 14 1 13 12 Per Cent — 14.3 -100.0 —69.2 100.0 —50.0 100.0 200.0 100.0 150.0 —25.0 150.0 — 100.0 50.0 —100.0 -50.0 61.5 13 12 Per Cent —7.7 — 100.0 —55.6 iooTo —50.0 100.0 100.0 150.0 —50.0 300.0 -100.0 — 100.0 —40.0 30.8 677 14 130 6 127 106 36 910 22 104 2 140 96 38 5 33 27 106 131 95 26 2 145 23 2 8 26 301 191 20 78 34 650 6 145 Per Cent 34.4 57.1 —20.0 —66.7 10.2 —9.4 5.6 —37/7 —27.0 — 19.1 -4.4 17.3 — 16.1 4 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 4 2 1 3 2 5 3 5 I 2 1 5 2 4 1 53 37 131 137 81 31 154 33 1 1 1 1 1 -5.8 —30.3 100.0 — 13.3 22.9 14.4 -4,8 6.8 100.0 11.9 500.0 16.9 Oak Bay - - 1 1 1 9 2 3 1 6 2 3 30 245 167 21 73 17 581 1 124 6 2 1 6 6 2 1 5 13 21 13 17 1 1 Tnfalu 73 79 8.2 661 68 3.0 3.013! 3.366 11.7 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1961 D 15 the Province for the Calendar Years 1960 and 1961 Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported Property Damage Increase Increase Increase Increase 1960 1961 or(-) Decrease 1960 1961 or (-) Decrease 1960 1961 or(-) Decrease 1960 1961 or (-) Decrease Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent 12 22 83.3 107 126 17.8 67 77 14.9 $32,532.34 $31,522.22 —3.1 2 10 14 40.0 7 9 28.6 2,329.35 4,879.17 109.0 26 34 30.8 195 181 -7.2 105 105 41,703.96 42,944.77 2.9 19 13 —31.6 100 96 —4.0 61 54 — 11.5 24,266.29 20,247.08 — 16.6 17 10 -41.2 109 131 33.3 61 69 13.1 24,623.16 30,073.43 22.1 14 22 57.1 171 228 33.3 88 122 38.6 35,931.77 52,653.21 46.5 19 11 —42.1 84 100 19.0 51 53 3.9 16,941.31 19,312.10 13.9 1 2 10 400.0 1 5 400.0 350.00 2,435.00 596.0 1 1 12 41 242.0 6 21 250.0 1,467.00 5,815.00 296.0 5 2 -60.0 32 27 — 15.6 20 15 —25.0 6,503.11 6,005.00 —7.7 7 4 —42.9 4 2 —50.0 1,890.00 400.00 —78.8 33 44 33.3 349 397 13.8 182 216 18.7 85,259.24 109,491.45 28.4 2 — 100.0 8 3 —62.5 6 2 -66.7 1,964.00 580.00 -70.5 37 28 —24.3 240 193 -19.6 135 108 -20.0 48,563.30 39,722.98 — 18.2 10 8 —20.0 82 86 4.9 46 50 8.7 13,858.46 17,982.50 29.8 49 44 — 10.2 360 366 1.7 201 195 —3.0 83,158.36 71,724.80 — 13.7 10 10 82 76 —7.3 44 42 —4.5 19,647.39 18,392.96 —6.4 224 278 24.1 1,840 1,891 2.8 927 962 3.8 407,406.80 417,578.00 2.5 116 99 -14.7 687 647 —5.8 366 334 —8.7 140,639.72 131,230.72 -6.7 31 41 32.3 229 228 —0.4 123 129 4.9 44,125.85 49,877.19 13.0 35 42 20.0 281 297 5.7 153 164 7.2 57,907.61 71,681.65 23.8 39 48 23.1 212 242 14.2 112 134 19.6 57,763.95 57,383.23 -0.7 33 21 — 36.4 157 127 — 19.1 89 72 — 19.1 44,177.45 32,325.42 -26.8 44 56 27.3 400 538 34.5 214 280 30.8 87,807.50 119,741.50 36.4 36 42 16.7 298 304 2.0 175 182 4.0 62,272.67 69,524.58 11.6 12 2 -83.3 52 40 —23.1 29 20 -31.0 11,475.00 7,061.00 —38.5 8 3 —62.5 40 42 5.0 23 25 8.7 10,298.90 8,588.00 -16.6 2 2 20 30 50.0 12 16 33.3 4,000.17 6,561.68 64.0 26 25 —3.8 172 146 — 15.1 97 85 — 12.4 44,059.81 31,685.35 —28.1 2,519 2,654 5.4 15,615 15,927 2.0 8,389 8,689 3.6 3,316,038.80 3,255,391.51 -1.8 17 25 -47.1 159 198 24.5 85 111 30.6 35,859.66 44,773.52 24.9 319 352 10.3 2,026 2,264 11.7 1,070 1,200 12.1 366,634.83 411,534.78 12.2 17 12 —29.4 64 93 45.3 40 52 30.0 14,394.20 21,327.49 48.2 3,732 3,954 5.9 24.202 25,093 3.7 12,989 13,600 4.7 $5,145,851.96 $5,210,447.29 1.3 Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent 438 568 29.7 3,134 3,498 11.6 1,652 1,825 10.5 $781,836.19 $855,176.76 9.4 11 15 36.4 53 79 49.1 37 49 32.4 17,117.78 17,976.31 5.0 65 56 — 13.8 335 281 — 16.1 215 182 — 15.3 108,415.94 129,263,12 19.2 1 2 100.0 2 7 250.0 1 3 200.0 2,100.00 2,225.00 6.0 94 86 —8.5 490 449 — 8.4 278 251 —9.7 114,559.80 147,159.96 28.5 55 60 9.1 225 270 20.0 158 181 14.6 96,841.58 168,860.44 74.4 28 29 3.6 169 244 44.4 99 135 36.4 46,284.63 50,574.46. 9.3 4 7 16 128.0 4 8 100.0 1,081.00 28,147.22 12,942.00 40,523.56 1,097.0 44.0 20 16 —20.0 72 87 20.8 52 60 15.4 20 21 5.0 116 172 48.3 64 90 40.6 34,570.63 45,996.12 33.1 77 74 —3.9 404 361 — 10.6 230 215 —6.5 108,379.16 112,142.20 3.5 90 74 — 17.8 439 415 -5.5 254 237 —6.7 136,788.09 119,021.97 — 13.0 45 60 33.3 261 307 17.6 147 179 21.8 66,355.55 84,643.48 27.6 15 17 2 13.3 101 63 6 —37.6 67 42 5 —37.3 38,633.92 19,017.73 1,925.00 141,236.29 — 50.8 110 92 — 16.4 621 571 -8.1 338 321 -5.0 138,516.70 2.0 22 22 159 146 — 8.2 89 85 -4.5 34,042.83 28,204.87 -17.1 2 3 7 133.0 2 5 150.0 1,700.00 2,410.00 41.8 5 9 32 255.0 5 18 260.0 1,567.87 36,840.44 8,493.28 35,836.97 442.0 24 18 —25.0 148 132 — 10.8 92 84 —8.7 —2.7 180 188 4.4 982 893 —9.1 538 501 -6.9 236,169.35 234,352.76 -0.8 121 138 14.0 630 738 17.1 377 426 13.0 157,479.73 166,899.21 6.0 13 12 -7.7 76 58 -23.7 48 39 — 18.8 20,858.90 21,095.81 1.1 40 36 — 10.0 189 156 — 17.5 115 102 — 11.3 72,241.31 61,963.77 -14.2 10 21 110.0 53 62 16.9 33 41 24.2 11,958.05 16,682.37 39.5 372 393 5.6 2,184 2,187 0.1 1,172 1,202 2.6 558,960.91 564,896.97 1.1 1 3 200.0 7 21 200.0 6 13 117.0 1,710.00 5,588,69 227.0 83 94 13.3 649 671 3.4 352 354 0.6 170,746.84 164,956.46 -3.4 1,935 2,108 8.9 11,518 11,929 3.6 6,425 6,653 3.5 $3,023,904.42 $3,260,065.56 7.8 D 16 VILLAGES BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Killed Fatal Accidents Injured Place of Occurrence 1960 1961 Increase or(-) Decrease 1960 1961 Increase or(-) Decrease 1960 1961 Increase or(-) Decrease 1 1 Per Cent —ioo.o —M».0 — 100.0 —iooo 1 1 Per Cent -100.6 9 3 1 24 1 2 18 4 Per Cent 167.0 —66.7 — 100.0 9 4 100.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 8 2 2 3 6 1 3 6 2 5 1' 5 1 4 2 1 200.0 1 1 1 1 -ioo.o — 100.0 — 100.0 —25.0 —25.0 150.0 — 100.0 1 1 1 1 8 —37.5 4 10 1 8 — 100.0 1 1 —60.0 100.0 —87.5 1 4 300.0 6 9 5 17 — 16.7 1 1 88.9 1 1 1 1 8 4 2 9 4 1 1 3 12 12 4 3 1 50.0 — IOO.O 100.0 —66.7 —75.0 — 100.0 1 1 3 11 14 200.0 267.0 16.7 Swhf't 1 8 1 3 12 2 1 — 100.0 1 1 50.0 100.0 —66.7 1 1 1 1 11 2 4 15 28 5 6 154.0 150.0 Wnrfisld — 100.0 —60.0 Totals . 5 11 120.0 5 11 120.0 184 214 16.3 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1961 D 17 Province for the Calendar Years 1960 and 1961—Continued Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported Property Damage 1960 1961 Increase or (-) Decrease 1960 1961 Increase or(-) Decrease 1960 1961 Increase or(-) Decrease 1960 1961 Increase or (-) Decrease 7 3 1 17 1 Per Cent 143.0 —66.7 — 100.0 33.3 150.0 97 17 5 19 27 2 24 13 11 92 2 17 21 126 8 5 6 4 32 2 23 26 18 89 15 15 33 12 32 11 6 32 25 11 10 8 50 38 3 61 18 18 7 10 23 19 84 3 4 32 22 17 145 16 4 47 Per Cent 29.9 —52.9 -68.4 18.5 50 10 3 10 42 17 1 14 8 9 46 1 11 12 67 6 3 3 55 18 1 13 13 13 46 9 10 16 8 18 8 4 21 15 7 Per Cent 34.0 —40.0 —70.0 30.9 5.9 —7.1 62.5 44.4 $15,308.47 2,662.00 420.00 5,312.21 $27,048.39 1,235.00 925.00 1,218.77 28,505.08 9,401.31 500.00 9,005.00 4,029.00 4,366.00 70,297.07 2,447.50 4,531.00 5,308.76 3,104.00 7,639.48 1,793.82 1,257.00 12,542.50 5,534.00 3,735.00 Per Cent 76.7 —53.6 120.0 2 11 4 —77.1 3 5,696.18 450.00 3,997.62 2,530.00 3,702.50 17,560.69 1,425.00 2,665.08 5,857.13 65.0 11.1 2 1 2 5 1 2 2 4 —4.2 100.0 63.6 -3.3 650.0 -11.8 57.1 —28.9 —50.0 23.1 19.0 — 8.3 — 100.0 233.0 —20.0 125.0 59.2 17.9 8 —25.0 100.0 100.0 -100.0 300.0 1 2 2 800.0 -9.1 33.3 —30.8 —33.3 71.7 70.0 — 9.4 1 5 1 4 2 1 3 8 —37.5 45 22 6 26 21 12 2 3 10 50 47 1 57 22 8 9 2 8 20 15 67 2 8 25 27 22 2 92 17 10 58 26 12 4 15 13 10 1 2 5 28 27 1 33 13 4 5 2 4 12 9 39 1 5 14 15 13 1 53 9 7 37 17,863.00 3,535.00 1,540.00 9,658.00 6,099.56 2,516.00 200.00 —57.2 —49.3 3 — 100.0 100.0 — 80.0 200.0 37.5 — 18.4 4 1 5 40.0 15.4 -30.0 -100.0 200.0 —20.0 3.6 -7.4 100.0 —9.1 —23.1 175.0 -20.0 350.0 — 100.0 8.3 33.3 23.1 100.0 —40.0 57.1 — 13.3 —23.1 — 100.0 50.9 11.1 —71.4 —29.7 29.9 —9.3 48.4 — 100.0 1 6 4 29 25 2 30 10 11 4 9 13 12 48 2 3 22 13 10 290.00 1,720.48 9,435.00 10,801.41 200.00 14,402.86 4,283.70 1,225.00 4,175.00 1,400.00 959.16 3,030.60 7,195.00 16,282.75 150.00 2,049.00 4,334.50 5,207.87 4,468.00 245.00 1,245.00 1,412.76 10,521.95 11,040.60 607.00 22,692.21 5,755.75 4,460.00 2,240.00 3,022.00 3,945.00 8,300.00 16,130.91 325.00 1,521.00 8,372.68 14,582.50 4,428.00 329.0 — 17.9 5 5 11 11.5 8 — 19.1 200.0 7.0 — 18.2 125.0 —22.2 400.0 — 100.0 15.0 26.7 25.4 50.0 -50.0 28.0 — 18.5 —22.7 — 100.0 57.6 -5.9 —60.0 — 18.9 2.2 203.0 7 7 57.6 3 — 100.0 100.0 —33.3 —50.0 — 100.0 200.0 150.0 20.0 — 100.6 233.0 100.0 —66.7 34.4 2 3 2 1 1 2 10 1 4 2 1 3 5 12 264.0 —46.3 115.0 -100.0 30.2 15.4 —0.9 11.7 —25.8 3 1 3 10 2 1 93.2 180.0 —0.9 — 100.0 8 2 3 11 13 4 4 62.5 100.0 — 100.0 —63.6 80 10 2 26 30,471.45 1,881.11 1,492.50 15,521.85 37,878.47 2,505.00 1,198.54 12,349.97 24.3 33.2 — 19.7 —20.4 139 156 12.2 1,133 1,260 11.2 654 725 10.9 $270,664.66 $378,958.02 40.0 D 18 UNORGANIZED BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Killed Fatal Accidents Injured Detachment 1960 1961 Increase or(-) Decrease 1960 1961 Increase or(-) Decrease 1960 1961 Increase or (-) Decrease 2 4 Per Cent 100.0 50.0 -50.0 — 100.0 —66.7 — 100.0 -66.7 -60.6 —33.3 300.0 150.0 -66.7 —50.0 —50.0 — 100.0 100.0 2 1 1 3 Per Cent 50.0 64 4 7 9 24 65 1 13 19 46 1 9 26 41 3 12 2 5 46 46 19 15 18 11 22 104 2 63 69 15 79 33 62 72 21 11 27 62 16 64 18 9 9 22 37 8 18 96 73 Per Cent 1.6 —75.0 1 3 85.7 1 2 1 3 200.0 111 0 91.7 — 100.0 -66.7 — 100.0 -66.7 —33.3 -50.0 300.0 400.0 —50.0 —50.0 1 18 27 3 13 800.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 44.4 51.9 2 2 —7.7 26 36 30 21 21 13 26 96 1 67 51 12 56 30 55 85 14 19 28 5 29 11 63 15 15 10 48 30 9 16 92 41 44 105 3 85 26 24 7 29 37 3 3 2 1 3 3 2 ~~ 1 76.9 27.8 —36.7 —28.6 3 1 3 1 — 14.3 — 15 4 5 6 2 4 3 4 2 2 1 4 — 15.4 8.3 100 0 1 4 — 6 0 1 1 35.3 25 0 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 41.1 10.0 3 2 12.7 — 15.3 50 0 2 7 2 2 —50.0 — 100.0 —42.1 —3.6 100 0 2 4 2 4 100.0 113.0 45 5 4 2 4 2 2 4 100.0 -100.0 —ttXM) 200.0 200.0 1.6 —100.0 20 0 — 100.0 200.0 200.0 — 100.0 —33.3 — 100.0 33.3 50.6 -ioo.o -100.0 500.0 — 100.0 —40 0 1 1 2 3 6 1 1 1 2 — 10 0 3 4 1 —54.7 23.3 — 11 1 2 1 4 6 2 6 — 100.0 50.0 -66.7 — 100.0 16.7 — 100.0 12.5 6 6 2 6 6 4 8 6 2 7 4.3 78.0 44 98 15 45 13 24 7 34 9 —6.7 Kasl" 400 0 2 1 2 3 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 —47.1 —50.0 3 3 17.2 —75.7 1 1 -100.0 17 8 7 30 11 1 26 7 15 69 26 11 22 11 15 9 2 26 15 16 74 14 —35.3 175.0 4 1 1 1 57.1 —50.0 — 18.2 6 200.0 — 100.0 100.0 Merritt.. 1 1 1 1 3 114.0 6.7 2 1 2 1 7.2 —46.6 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1961 D 19 Province for the Calendar Years 1960 and 1961—Continued Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported Property Damage Increase Increase Increase Increase 1960 1961 or(-) Decrease 1960 1961 or(-) Decrease 1960 1961 or(-) Decrease 1960 1961 or(-) Decrease Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent 34 37 8.8 149 180 20.8 111 130 17.1 $62,226.45 $109,158.99 75.3 3 1 —66.7 4 7 75.0 4 6 50.0 1,325.00 3,005.00 127.0 4 8 IOO.O 40 28 —30.0 27 21 -22.2 20,505.00 11,534.00 —43.8 9 10 11.1 35 33 —5.7 24 25 4.2 15,031.62 18,703.00 24.4 12 22 83.3 73 94 28.8 60 67 11.7 43,440.00 46,255.68 6.5 1 6 6 100.0 3 5 66.7 1,175.00 2,200.00 87.2 1 4 300.0 24 37 54.2 16 26 62.5 7,892.24 20,191.53 156.0 12 14 16.7 89 94 5.6 60 61 1.7 29,512.55 34,705.08 17.6 15 27 80.0 71 90 26.8 52 66 26.9 34,414.10 37,022.75 7.6 2 1 -50.0 6 7 16.7 4 4 3,547.50 997.37 -71.9 9 8 2 — 11.1 79 38 4 —51.9 49 24 4 -51.0 23,110.85 16,311.00 1,200.00 —29.4 3 2 13 550.6 1 6 500.0 333.00 3,752.50 1,026.0 15 27 80.0 84 94 11.9 60 66 10.0 43,025.00 59,024.92 37.2 22 31 40.9 104 138 32.7 73 98 34.2 49,251.82 52,190.10 6.0 17 13 -23.5 99 75 —24.2 67 54 -19.4 34,353.50 29,601.18 — 13.8 14 11 —21.4 50 51 2.0 39 40 2.6 19,710.73 19,287.50 -2.1 10 15 50.0 55 79 43.6 35 56 60.0 23,009.83 27,206.40 18.2 7 5 —28.6 31 25 — 19.4 20 16 -20.0 16,676.02 10,434.96 —37.4 13 15 15.4 107 118 10.3 70 84 20.0 48,405.80 46,723.79 —3.5 64 64 288 344 19.4 197 204 3.6 84,255.03 126,797.71 50.5 1 2 100.0 11 3 —72.7 6 2 —66.7 1,327.00 850.00 —35.9 44 42 —4.5 161 178 10.6 111 115 3.6 67,158.55 65,744.13 —2.1 34 37 8.8 146 165 13.0 113 121 7.1 74,872.36 118,388.95 58.1 9 12 33.3 61 61 37 42 13.5 16,964.33 24,825.22 46.3 29 44 51.7 129 149 15.5 95 114 20.0 73,352.57 84,260.00 14.9 22 19 -13.6 74 64 -13.5 52 50 —3.8 28,004.55 30,249.09 8.0 29 32 10.3 146 160 9.6 102 112 9.8 97,167.60 77,124.40 -20.6 50 48 —4.0 178 177 —0.6 129 124 -3.9 68,390.52 56,860.07 — 16.9 8 15 87.5 27 50 85.2 20 37 85.0 12,390.00 17,101.50 38.0 11 8 —27.3 40 34 — 15.0 30 26 -13.3 20,307.86 16,437.00 — 19.1 15 17 13.3 75 67 — 10.7 56 54 —3.6 39,972.00 47,678.00 19.3 3 — 100.0 11 1 —90.9 9 1 —88.9 7,805.00 300.00 —96.2 22 35 59.1 112 141 25.9 86 99 15.1 82,481.90 175,432.97 113.0 10 9 -10.0 31 28 -9.7 22 20 -9.1 11,541.00 10,556.60 — 8.5 33 37 12.1 190 189 —0.5 128 125 -2.3 116,273.57 118,473.84 1.9 6 10 66.7 34 44 29.4 22 31 40.9 29,061.00 14,000.00 —51.8 10 7 —30.0 29 27 —6.9 22 20 -9.1 6,917.53 5,645.00 — 18.4 8 S 47 59 25.5 38 41 7.9 16,855.91 17,615.67 4.5 23 14 —39.1 108 111 2.8 77 78 1.3 48,673.00 55,743.58 14.5 22 24 9.1 100 92 —8.0 78 68 — 12.8 40,998.94 52,673.60 28.5 5 6 20.0 30 48 60.0 22 36 63.6 21,115.00 20,388.00 -3.4 6 11 83.3 71 53 —25.4 48 44 —8.3 35,410.00 25,954.00 —26.7 52 55 5.8 283 216 —23.7 183 152 -16.9 123,810.85 97,278.07 —21.4 29 43 48.3 154 178 15.6 110 132 20.0 128,087.53 94,170.50 —26.5 22 27 22.7 167 142 — 15.0 116 102 -12.1 66,609.33 70,028.88 5.1 60 53 — 11.7 259 284 9.7 196 208 6.1 146,299.11 127,133.55 — 13.1 3 8 167.0 22 26 18.2 13 20 53.8 6,575.00 18,237.50 177.0 50 28 —44.0 196 174 — 11.2 134 114 — 14.9 68,552.69 54,404.93 —20.6 12 6 —50.0 61 37 —39.3 46 32 —30.4 29,823.00 18,845.00 —36.8 12 16 33.3 92 84 — 8.7 58 58 28,755.06 33,612.42 3,800.00 16.9 5 4 -20.0 19 10 —47.4 13 8 —38.5 8,315.00 —54.3 20 20 . 96 103 7.3 66 69 4.5 36,619.61 47,028.65 28.4 17 9 -47.1 49 62 26.5 37 46 24.3 18,256.79 21,742.73 19.1 2 1 —50.0 1 1 500.00 130.00 25,185.75 —74.0 12.9 10 10 53 37 —30.2 40 30 -25.0 22,316.00 5 14 279.0 19 122 542.0 9 53 489.0 6,820.00 25,919.53 280.0 4 7 75.0 46 34 -26.1 28 26 —7.1 19,952.09 12,834.00 —35.7 13 11 -15.4 48 35 —27.1 39 29 -25.6 20,049.00 16,841.00 — 16.0 8 8 53 26 —50.9 38 20 -47.4 17,135.00 15,214.75 — 11.2 1 2 100.0 13 14 7.7 8 8 2,567.90 42,153.00 4,196.67 63.5 12 20 66.7 72 113 56.9 54 81 50.0 50,707.40 20.3 6 9 50.0 48 32 —33.3 37 24 -35.1 20,433.17 11,865.48 -41.9 11 8 —27.3 54 69 27.8 37 45 21.6 16,913.78 26,415.32 56.2 38 40 5.3 202 203 0.5 130 125 —3.8 76,869.86 68,510.56 — 10.9 14 7 — 50.0 44 37 — 15.9 33 29 — 12.1 126,178.00 16,383.36 — 87.0 D 20 UNORGANIZED—Continued BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Killed Fatal Accidents Injured Detachment 1960 1961 Increase or (-) Decrease 1960 1961 Increase or (-) Decrease 1960 1961 Increase or(-) Decrease 1 1 Per Cent — 100.0 50.0 50.6 — 100.0 —76.9 — 100.0 600.0 —50.0 — 100.0 — 100.0 — 100.0 200.6 — 33.3 — 100.0 — 100.6 1 1 Per Cent -100.6 44 8 3 35 13 68 34 6 1 20 4 19 117 8 88 54 100 13 40 4 1 21 34 80 31 2 1 24 2 17 140 1 84 66 64 5 Per Cent —9.1 1 1 —50.0 —66.7 1 2 1 2 —40.0 3 5 3 2 3 1 161.0 17.6 3 1 —8.8 —66.7 2 3 2 3 50.0 -100.0 —75.0 — 100.0 -40.0 400.0 —50.0 — 100.0 — 100.0 — 100.0 200.0 20.0 —50.0 6 13 3 6 1 3 2 12 2 — 10.5 3 3 19.7 — 87.5 6 1 3 4 5 1 3 3 1 3 1 —4.5 22.2 — 36.0 —61.5 1 7 1 5 38 2 21 7 22 11 11 29 31 14 8 38 18 1 33 9 18 23 14 32 29 20 12 29 —52.6 —50.0 3 1 3 1 57.1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 28.6 — 18.2 109.0 27.3 10.3 1 1 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 —6.5 42.9 50.0 — 100.0 — 100.0 —23.7 1 1 16 18 12.5 2 1 3 10 499.0 — IOO.O — 100.0 1 1 1 5 400.0 — 100.0 — 100.0 100.0 — 100.0 33.3 54 21 18 30 24 58 5 47 43 42 13 47 21 46 5 90 .1 —20.4 Trail . 100.0 —27.8 56.7 2 3 1 3 2 2 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 -12.5 —33.3 -100.0 33.3 -20.7 Wells 4 91.5 Totals 162 159 —1.9 128 126 — 1.6 2,958 3,095 4.6 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1961 D 21 Province for the Calendar Years 1960 and 1961—Continued Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported Property Damag Increase Increase Increase Increase 1960 1961 or(-) Decrease 1960 1961 or(-) Decrease 1960 1961 or(-) Decrease 1960 1961 or(-) Decrease Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent 24 23 -4.2 123 98 —20.3 88 75 — 14.8 $62,613.97 $52,739.05 -15.8 5 4 —20.0 36 30 — 16.7 23 21 — 8.7 22,030.00 9,991.38 -54.6 2 1 —50.0 6 1 —83.3 5 1 —80.0 2,575.00 300.00 — 88.3 16 12 —25.0 56 75 33.9 44 52 18.2 22,494.52 25,119.07 11.7 10 19 90.0 40 66 65.0 32 48 50.0 18,649.00 36,579.22 96.1 45 50 11.1 337 320 —5.0 152 148 -2.6 66,017.81 69,871.30 5.8 25 19 -24.0 82 94 14.6 58 66 13.8 36,309.99 42,005.21 15.7 5 2 —60.0 21 7 -66.7 14 5 —64.3 6,155.00 3,850.00 —37.4 1 1 14 2 1 86 11 1 95 9 1 64 7 1 66 6 3.1 -14.3 30.00 43,483.41 2,405.00 1,000.00 46,034.01 1,875.00 233.0 14 10.5 — 18.2 5.9 3 —33.3 —22.0 10 12 20.0 34 57 67.6 25 42 68.0 13,680.00 17,180.00 25.6 60 86 43.3 380 478 25.8 255 303 18.8 133,600.16 177,564.17 32.9 2 1 —50,0 21 4 —81.0 16 3 — 81.3 10,320.00 520.00 —95.0 48 44 -8.3 180 180 124 133 7.3 95,763.19 126,583.15 32.2 31 33 47 6.5 — 19.0 134 230 147 235 9.7 2.2 103 174 103 160 55,249.16 105,947.00 48,809.76 101,302.57 — 11.7 58 —8.0 —4.4 8 1 —87.5 19 21 10.5 14 15 7.1 7,160.00 7,760.00 8.4 —36.8 4 82 — 100.0 11.0 3 62 65 — 100.0 4.8 3,400.00 — 100.0 19 12 91 43,096.75 42,738.44 —0.8 2 1 —50.0 6 5 -16.7 5 3 —40.0 3,495.00 560.00 -84.0 10 15 50.0 61 54 — 11.5 42 42 28,393.50 22,328.00 —21.4 4 8 100.0 41 26 —36.6 30 19 -36.7 20,691.23 12,311.65 —40.5 14 8 -42.9 42 56 33.3 33 42 27.3 18,584.76 21,517.65 15.8 8 9 12.5 32 37 15.6 20 27 35.0 14,726.00 17,992,12 22.2 7 9 28.6 29 35 20.7 23 27 17.4 15,440.00 23,666.27 53.3 17 17 74 98 32.4 45 61 35.6 22,475.33 30,759.03 36.9 19 18 -5.3 99 127 28.3 67 85 26.9 36,833.35 44,020.13 19.5 8 12 50.0 60 64 6.7 44 49 11.4 19,046.29 23,962.42 25.8 6 10 66.7 28 48 71.4 21 37 76.2 11,132.00 20,458.95 83.8 18 20 11.1 91 76 — 16.5 60 60 34,019.88 34,150.12 0.4 57.1 5 57 2 48 —60.0 -15.8 3 37 2 31 —33.3 — 16.2 1,900.00 42,780.73 875.00 15,268.26 — 53.9 7 11 —64.3 2 — 100.0 1 — 100.0 174.00 — 100.0 35 23 —34.3 172 137 —20.3 119 98 — 17.6 84,647.83 76,032.72 — 10.2 16 23 43.8 115 108 —6.1 73 72 -1.4 35,956.87 46,348.10 28.9 8 11 37.5 27 35 29.6 19 27 42.1 13,590.00 13,640.00 0.4 21 33 57.1 138 162 17.4 80 91 13.8 27,791.23 39,903.40 43.6 14 12 —14.3 66 54 — 18.2 48 37 -22.9 34,270.99 53,261.00 55.4 37 25 —32.4 161 120 —25.5 113 80 -29.2 82,957.15 45,386.38 —45.3 5 2 —60.0 29 31 6.9 21 19 —9.5 12,304.24 7,402.03 —39.8 29 46 1 58.6 225 245 2 8.9 154 167 1 8.4 123,147.34 138,836.41 600.00 12.7 1,738 1,858 6.9 8,702 9,074 4.3 6,023 6,225 3.4 $3,947,170.68 $4,074,193.10 3.2 D 22 BRITISH COLUMBIA •H Os 5o so u .s 50 S 5o o 50 -SS 50 o O s cr, CO ■H J m rn <d"° w v-i s o B'c a « 2'3S S °.3§g. 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H Z Q U u < Ph O H Tt Os n iNin^\OHoowo mcn'OTtcNTtTtm 00 m H H CO rH VO rH rH TH* incooo^DrirHroro TtotsyDrjcomoo t- C— in rH CO CO tH oo" rf rf rn r-MrHCOOrHCO»n<nrHcO ininovt—coTtoco m in in rl rn ro m t- rH rH rn r-r-^OrHvo^omcorHT OscAr^comcnoiso ( in 00 r- rH CO CO rH os rf rf th O Tt Tt CO H on >n oo n 00 'O 'O 00 ! rH 00 N rH rl j iHrt I n Tt i n m i rn rn m i : ri •r- S< fi ill I J S3 o. : O si I C O .3 S ; w sis K CO ??•? , § S £ S3 m o •a '3 o "S o » B o 03 | o cn o rHfS|COTtm^r-OOCT\OrHfX| REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1961 D 23 Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1961—Continued HOUR OF OCCURRENCE Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 12 to 1a.m.. 1 to 2 a.m.. 2 to 3 a.m.. 3 to 4 to 5 to 6 to 7 to 8 to 4 a.m... 5 a.m... 6 a.m... 7 a.m.. 8 a.m. . 9 a.m... 9 to 10 a.m. . 10 to 11 a.m... 11 to 12 m... 12 to 1 p.m.- 1 to 2 p.m... 2 to 3 p.m.- 3 to 4 p.m.- 4 to 5 p.m.. 5 to 6 p.m.~ 6 to 7 p.m... 7 to 8 p.m... 8 to 9 p.m... 9 to 10 p.m.- 10 to 11p.m... 11 to 12 p.m.- Not stated 1,020 750 604 335 274 176 247 862 1,290 841 1,020 1,160 1,067 1,241 1,431 1,810 2,497 2,544 1,516 1,805 1,341 1,066 1,018 1,273 15 14 19 15 3 5 5 3 1 11 8 16 6 5 6 3 15 13 22 21 21 20 19 13 302 245 202 91 92 38 69 227 364 216 266 291 321 318 423 542 782 762 489 587 407 321 333 385 3 704 486 387 241 177 133 175 634 915 617 738 863 741 917 1,005 1,253 1,702 1,760 1,006 1,197 914 726 672 880 12 Totals - 27,203 272 8,076 18,855 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 3,680 3,077 3,247 3,368 3,696 4,691 5,442 2 58 23 28 36 28 42 57 1,160 857 930 982 1,081 1,389 1,677 2,462 2,197 2,289 2,350 2.587 3,260 3,708 2 27,203 272 8,076 18,855 4. TYPE OF VEHICLES INVOLVED Number of Vehicles Involved Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 40,760 5,674 298 324 73 185 28 10 4 271 78 2 1 3 2 2 11,652 1,500 139 111 20 149 6 1 28,837 2. Truck 4,096 3. Bus . . ~ 157 4. Taxi 212 50 34 22 9 9. Not stated 2 Totals 47,356 359 13.578 I 33.419 5. RAILROAD CROSSINGS Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 52 3 6 1 5 3 18 1 1 2 31 3 5 3 7. Not stated Totals 67 3 22 42 D 24 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1961—Continued MANNER OF COLLISION Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Angle collision 2. Head-on collision or head-on side-swipe.. 3. " 4. Rear-end collision- Backed into other vehicle- 5. Side-swiped other vehicle going same direction . 6. Not stated 9,836 4,188 7,276 404 1,161 4,338 66 76 8 1 5 116 2,513 1,425 2,163 23 152 1,800 7,257 2,687 5,105 380 1,004 2,422 Totals. 27,203 272 8,076 18,855 DRIVERS INVOLVED, DESCRIPTION OF Number of Drivers Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Male 2. Female 3. Not stated - Totals. 40,523 6,590 243 326 30 3 11,454 2,096 28 28,743 4,464 212 47,356 359 13,578 33,419 Age of Driver Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. 16 to 20 years 2. 21 to 24 years 3. 25 to 30 years 4. 31 to 40 years 5. 41 to 50 years 6. 51 to 60 years 7. 61 to 64 years 8. 65 to 69 years 9. 70 years and over . 5,436 5,497 7,495 11,130 9,023 5,319 1,504 728 934 58 47 58 67 64 39 11 4 1,633 1,626 2,074 3,235 2,567 1,464 431 235 279 3,745 3,824 5,363 7,828 6,392 3,816 1,062 489 647 Driving Experince Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only Less than 3 months . 3 to 6 months 6 to 12 months 1 to 4 years 5 years and over Not stated 874 582 396 8,929 36,290 285 9 4 1 64 275 6 296 178 124 2,578 10,368 34 569 400 271 6,287 25,647 245 Condition of Driver Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Normal 2. Extreme fatigue . 3. Physical defect — Confused by traffic - Ability impaired Not known Not stated 44,924 463 156 398 1,094 151 170 292 10 2 1 30 24 12,882 139 56 93 336 27 45 31,750 314 98 304 728 100 125 Licence of Driver Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 45,607 410 1,088 251 325 9 22 3 13,068 137 344 29 32,214 264 722 219 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1961 D 25 Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1961—Continued ACTION OF DRIVER CONTRIBUTING TO ACCIDENT Number of Drivers Total , Personal Property Injury Damage Only 163 7,460 17,172 33 567 1,159 5 737 2,427 6 695 1,254 715 1,615 19 253 773 164 563 6 281 703 1 69 221 45 222 473 62 1,671 3,435 64 318 3 82 313 26 75 1 13 72 4 69 474 2 13 18 53 230 6 341 2,001 2 15 15 1 6 13 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 24,795 1,759 3,169 1,955 2,330 1,045 727 990 291 740 5,168 382 398 101 86 547 33 283 2,348 32 20 47,199 359 13,516 33,324 TRAFFIC CONTROL Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. No control present- 2. Police officer 3. 4. 5. Automatic traffic signal. Stop-signs Warning-signs, slow-signs, etc. _ Totals 19,857 286 3,713 2,432 760 227 1 16 11 17 5,750 78 1,226 704 252 13,880 207 2,471 1,717 491 27,048 272 8,010 18,766 10. PEDESTRIANS INVOLVED, ACTIONS OF Number of Pedestrians Total Personal aa Injury 1 89 13 171 11 163 10 191 5 90 5 93 17 83 5 88 41 2 22 7 2 6 4 10 12 3 81 10 Not known - 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 intersection diagonally In pedestrian crosswalk - Standing on safety isle - Totals 90 184 174 201 95 98 100 93 41 24 7 8 14 12 84 10 1,235 78 1,157 Condition of Pedestrian Number of Pedestrians Total Fatal Personal Injury 1. Apparently normal— 2. Extreme fatigue 3. Had physical defect . 4. Confused by traffic.— 5. Ability impaired 6. Not known 7. Not stated Totals 879 4 18 100 60 30 144 1,235 51 2 1 11 9 2 2 78 828 2 17 89 51 28 142 1,157 D 26 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1961—Continued 11. CLASSIFICATION OF VICTIMS Number of Victims Total Fatal Personal Injury 1. Passengers - 6,093 4,587 1,235 331 131 11 33 125 108 78 6 3 5,968 4 479 1 157 4. Bicyclists 5. Motor-cycle 6. Others (pers 7. Motor-cycle 8. Not stated 325 128 ons in horse-drawn vehicles etc.) 11 33 Totals 12,421 320 12,101 12. NATURE OF INJURIES Number of Victims Total Fatal Personal Injury 1. Slight shock and shake-up- 2. Fractured skull 3. Fractured spine 4. Other fractures Other injuries (sprains, dislocations, etc.).. Internal injuries Concussion of brain. 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 Totals ... 3,636 207 56 1,277 6,617 298 187 68 42 22 7 4 1 89 19 68 111 1 3 22 2 4 3,635 118 37 1,209 6,617 187 186 65 42 12,421 320 12,101 13. LIGHT CONDITIONS Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 15,761 8,224 1,493 1,337 331 57 111 127 13 12 9 4,562 2,496 476 392 130 20 11,088 5,601 3. Artificial light—good 4. Dusk or semi-darkness — 1,004 933 192 37 27,203 272 1 8.076 18,855 14. PROPERTY DAMAGE.—Amount of property damage for period covered by this report, $12,923,663.97; amount for same period last year, $12,387,591.72. 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 44,731 808 636 197 86 260 120 172 39 50 203 54 47,356 329 6 8 2 4 1 2 2 1 2 2 359 12,860 154 163 80 32 83 39 59 16 11 61 20 13,578 31,542 648 465 115 50 176 79 111 23 38 140 32 33,419 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1961 D 27 Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1961—Continued 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 . Backing (not to or from curb).. Skidding- Leaving curb (including backing). Making U-turn 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. 31,124 5,843 2,661 2,099 565 1,565 464 107 347 1,527 108 367 420 159 237 49 26 6 5 17 1 1 6 2 1 1 6 47,356 359 9,269 1,572 663 653 67 379 56 28 112 518 18 84 118 41 21,618 4,222 1,972 1,440 493 1,169 407 78 229 1,007 89 282 296 117 13,578 33,419 17. ROAD SURFACE Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 13,337 9,752 2,402 625 845 77 165 157 76 22 9 5 3 4,222 2,899 499 188 178 17 73 8,958 6,777 1,881 4. Loose sand or gravel 428 662 60 7. Not stated 89 Totals 27,203 272 8,076 18,855 18. ROAD CONDITION Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 24,265 360 234 219 120 1,890 115 234 6 1 6 1 23 1 7,276 101 59 69 44 488 39 16,755 253 174 4. Road under repair - - 5. Obstruction not marked or lighted 6. Other 144 75 1,379 75 Totals 27,203 272 8,076 18,855 19. TYPE OF ROAD Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 23,717 2,140 829 273 28 176 40 1 230 1 7.161 16,326 2. Gravel 26 8 5 2 1 539 255 55 4 46 16 1,575 566 4. Earth — 213 5. Brick or cobble — 6. Other 7. Not stated - 24 128 23 Totals 27,203 272 8,076 18,855 D 28 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1961—Continued 20. WEATHER CONDITIONS Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Clear 2. Rain 15,539 6,513 2,725 880 1,116 88 342 171 47 29 9 10 2 4 4,697 1,925 827 255 231 36 105 10,671 4,541 3. Cloudy 4. Fog or mist 1,869 616 875 50 7. Not stated... . 233 Totals 27,203 272 8,076 18,855 Motor-vehicle and motor-cycle licences issued to December 31,1960—557,262; to December 31, 1961—577,844. Convictions An integral part of driving records in British Columbia is information about convictions for driving offences, which convictions are recorded against the records of the drivers involved. The Motor-vehicle Act requires that the Courts submit to the Superintendent appropriate notices of all convictions of driving infractions under the Criminal Code of Canada, the Motor-vehicle Act, and the Motor-vehicle Act Regulations. The Courts are very conscientious in seeing that this information is forthcoming, and I want to express my appreciation for this high degree of cooperation. This information plays a large part in the dealing with driving records and assists in arriving at reasonable courses of action to take in controlling our problem drivers. Convictions for driving offences in 1961 totalled 85,159, which is a 10-per- cent decrease from the 1960 total of 94,978. My last Report spoke of an increase in convictions noted in 1960 as compared to 1959, and caused the comment the increase was in direct relation to the stepped-up enforcement programmes of the various police departments. Similarly, I cannot help but feel the decrease in convictions in 1961 is a direct result of a lessening rate of enforcement. It may be that here lies the reason for the increase in rates of accidents with subsequently more fatalities and injuries. It does seem significant that when enforcement decreases, the rate of offences increases. The table which follows summarizes conviction reports received by the Motor- vehicle Branch from 1958 to 1961. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1961 D 29 Convictions under Motor-vehicle Act and Criminal Code of Canada, 1958—61 Offences 1958 1959 1960 1961 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) Dangerous driving, sec. 221 (4).. Driving motor-vehicle while intoxicated, sec. 222.. Driving motor-vehicle while ability impaired by alcohol or drugs, sec. 223 Driving motor-vehicle while driver's licence under suspension, sec. 225 (3) Unlawfully taking a motor-vehicle without consent of owner, sec. 281 Under Motor-vehicle Act— Failing to obtain or display motor-vehicle licence or permit as required, sees. 3-10, 57. Failing to notify re change of address, sees. 11, 18 (11)- Failing to report change in motor-vehicle, sec. 12 Failing to transfer motor-vehicle, etc., sec. 14.. Failing to notify of removal or destruction of motor-vehicle, sec. 16 (1) Failing to register as a tourist, sec. 17 - Driving motor-vehicle otherwise than as restricted on driver's licence, sec. 18 (8), (7) Driving without obtaining driver's licence, sec. 18 (1), (2) Driving without having driver's licence in possession at time, sec. 19 Driving while right to obtain licence is under suspension, sec. 20 Driving as a chauffeur without chauffeur's licence or permit, sees. 21, 23, 27, 28 Operating as dealer without licence, misuse of dealer's plates, etc., sees. 29, 33, 34 Operating with " D " plates without salesman's licence or permit, etc., sees. 36-39 — Operating vehicle not properly equipped, sec. 40 Failing to obtain replacement of licence or chauffeur's badge if mutilated, sees. 41, 42 Carrying too many passengers on motor-cycle, sec. 43 Improper disposition of licence-plate, dismantled vehicle, sec. 45- Failing to report accident, etc., sec. 54- Making false statement, permitting another to use licence, etc.. sec. 55 Using licence belonging to another, refusing to show licence, etc.. sec. 56 Failing to stop on request of police or state proper name, sec. 58- Altering number-plates and using fictitious plates, sec. 59- Permitting person not properly licensed to drive motor-vehicle, etc., sec. 69 Failing to surrender licence on suspension, sec. 99 Removing or releasing impounded vehicle without authority, sec. 100 Producing invalid financial liability card, etc., sec. 102 Failing to obey emergency instructions of a peace officer, sees. 122, 124 Failing to obey traffic-control signal legend, sees. 127, 128, 152 Defacing traffic-control devices by advertising or removal, etc., sees. 129, 131, 136. Failing to obey special signal signs re highway construction, sees. 133, 135, 137. Careless driving, sees. 138, 139 Exceeding maximum speed-limit, sec. 140 Exceeding speed-limit passing schools and playgrounds, sec. 141 Exceeding speed-limit overtaking stopped school bus, sec. 142 Failure to drive on the right, sec. 143 Infractions of " lane " driving, sees. 144-146 Infractions of "passing," sees. 148-151, 153, 154- Infractions of turning, starting, and directional signals, sees. 155- 159, 160-162 Failure to yield right-of-way, sees. 163-167— Not exercising due care re pedestrians, sees. 168-172.. Failure by bicycle operators to obey rules, sec. 173- Failure to stop at railroad crossing, sees. 174-176 Failure to stop at intersections, sec. 177 —- Illegal stopping or parking, sees. 178-181 7 1 98 404 117 3,622 816 26 1,433 167 2 17 2,008 3,952 1,613 71 487 43 29 4 3 1 157 118 30 9 292 2 9,392 144 4,675 16,415 3,408 10 67 3,186 748 1,737 1,168 272 12 222 5,021 1,325 99 424 98 3,059 792 16 71 513 98 2,936 920 20 1,554 1,604 245 272 3 2 19 26 1 5 8 2,380 3,044 2,959 2.884 1,570 1,305 40 46 457 398 14 19 25 20 8 6 2 1 1 145 195 80 79 180 177 41 26 2 9 296 250 2 4 8 7 11 26 17,214 21,130 1 2 61 31 3,839 3,661 22,349 23,686 3,867 2,503 8 32 134 113 2,288 3,154 1,289 1,300 2,304 2,369 1,382 1,461 1,074 1,142 2 210 234 6,149 6,158 803 1,014 1 7 2 72 610 32 79 2,840 862 14 5,091 | 4,496 | 4,558 | 4,518 1,475 108 2 29 1 2,991 4,807 1,259 93 359 54 24 158 55 132 29 9 262 3 3 6 22 15,192 55 3,287 23,522 1,710 72 145 3,023 1,157 2,359 1,556 1,320 5 198 4,821 959 D 30 BRITISH COLUMBIA Convictions under Motor-vehicle Act and Criminal Code of Canada, 1958-61— Continued Offences 1958 1959 1960 1961 Under Motor-vehicle Act—Continued Leaving vehicle improperly parked, sec. 182 - Backing vehicle illegally, sec. 184 . Operating motor-cycle with more than one person, sec. 185- Requirements of safe driving on highway, sees. 186, 187 Fire-vehicle safety, sees. 189, 190 Driving on sidewalk, sec. 191. Horse-racing on highway prohibited, sec. 193- Opening door requirements, sec. 194 Transporting explosives, sec. 196. Failing to carry adequate safety equipment, sees. 197, 198- Illegal use or defacement of signs, sec. 201 Motor-vehicle Act miscellaneous Under Motor-vehicle Act Regulations— 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 clearance-lamps, lamps on projections, etc., sees. 4.11-4.13 Driving without tail-lamps, reflectors, other required lamps, sees. 4.07-4.10 - 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 Faiilng to sign driver's licence, sec. 15 Oversize loads, sees. 19.01-19.03 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 permits, sec. 19.07 Failure of a dealer to maintain security while carrying on a business, sec. 20.14 Miscellaneous infractions Vancouver City by-laws Juvenile Delinquents Act. 293 204 7 10 23 11 22 1 153 3 3 77 339 53 222 96 40 1,033 14 35 60 16 2 1 3 184 195 234 6 14 39 473 321 1 20 21 16 868 415 29 25 10 29 1 138 55 184 7 136 482 368 12 32 20 16 31 3 172 90 58,921 | 75,599 79,993 | 72,498 4 260 1,775 134 709 285 76 1,097 25 114 204 52 1 249 73 230 14 19 68 14 203 954 206 1,072 565 84 1,400 38 278 204 79 1 5 233 120 99 34 41 57 18 Ul 793 128 605 751 87 1,144 45 238 193 110 2 4 337 Ul 270 24 139 2 42 2,396 5,389 5,687 5,153 2,236 943 1,396 1,615 2,368 2,047 Total of all convictions.. 67,804 87,099 94,842 85,159 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1961 D 31 3. DRIVING SAFETY (a) Safety Responsibility The Motor-vehicle Act provides for the Superintendent to suspend the licences of drivers who are involved in certain serious driving infractions and those who fail to satisfy Court judgments arising from actions involving motor-vehicle accidents. Drivers suspended under these provisions cannot regain their driver's licence until they file proof of financial responsibility. During 1961, drivers suspended under these provisions totalled 11,286, which is 5 per cent less than the 1960 total of 11,871. It will be noted that the decrease in this requirement is again in reverse to the increased accident trend, but this is felt to be a direct result of a lower level of highway traffic enforcement. Proof of financial responsibility was given by 9,377 drivers suspended in this manner, which is an increase of 13 per cent over the 8,288 drivers who filed proof in 1960. The Motor-vehicle Act provides that drivers who come within the financial responsibility section have a continuing obligation to file suitable proof of financial responsibility with the Superintendent. The policy is that if a person has maintained a clear driving record for a period of at least three years from the date of the last conviction which would require the invoking of financial responsibility provisions, the Superintendent may release him of the filing requirement. The following table gives full information with regard to the filing and cancellation of British Columbia financial responsibility insurance certificates:— Comparison of Financial Responsibility Certificates Received, Filed, and Cancelled in 1960 and 1961 1960 1961 Increase Decrease Per Cent 13,849 12,213 1,636 10,207 1,162 844 12,835 $24,426 13,477 12,544 933 10,379 1,261 904 12,914 $25,088 331 172 99 60 79 662 372 703 2.69 2.71 42 97 Owner's policy certificates and garage and sales agency cer- 1.68 8.52 7.11 .61 2 71 It is the responsibility of the Safety Responsibility Division to ensure that all drivers who come within the provisions of the safety responsibility sections of the Motor-vehicle Act continue to meet those requirements for all licences issued to them. This requires a continual check of new vehicle registrations, transfers of motor-vehicle licences, and all original driver's licence applications. There are 60,000 drivers who come within these provisions, and in the continuing programme of watching for the evaders, a total of 500,000 item checks were made in 1961 with the card-index wheel which records the names of all drivers required to show financial responsibility. This branch produces a monthly suspension list giving the names of all persons whose licences are under suspension at the date of publication. This list goes to all licence issuing offices to assist issuing clerks in determining what licence applications should be rejected. The list goes to the various police departments for their use in dealing with the difficult problem of drivers who will continue to operate a motor-vehicle while under suspension. The Branch also co-operates with other motor-vehicle administrators in Canada in an endeavour to cope with the driver D 32 BRITISH COLUMBIA who, even though suspended in one Province, which suspension prohibits him under the Criminal Code of Canada from driving anywhere in Canada, tries to obtain a licence in another Province. There have been numerous instances where drivers have done just this, and then they have come back into British Columbia with an out-of-Province driver's licence, very often operating a motor-vehicle registered elsewhere. The following table indicates the various causes for this type of suspension and reinstatement action:— Drivers' Licences Offence Accident—careless driving Accident—dangerous driving No accident—dangerous driving .. Accident—criminal negligence No accident—criminal negligence Accident—drunken driving No accident—drunken driving Accident—impaired driving Suspended 2,055 11 No accident—impaired driving 1,796 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 Proof of financial responsibility requested by Superintendent Death by criminal negligence Bodily harm by criminal negligence Further or additional proof of financial responsibility Totals 21 3 3,994 11,286 Reinstated 1,762 25 130 33 34 25 9 38 26 579 449 1,796 1,527 458 224 15 12 95 47 1,528 1,187 22 152 103 15 197 65 102 137 177 74 2 10 3,515 9,377 Suspension of Drivers' Licences by Court Order and Recommendations, 1961 Months Years Under 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 1 2 I Death by criminal negligence Bodily harm by criminal negligence 1 5 2 33 1 1 48 39 1 28 1 30 1 4 198 1 28 198 109 1 57 3 29 5 128 2 5 79 30 3 16 5 45 3 9 295 11 3 78 39 24 32 3 2 2 97 1 9 4 3 1 5 3 40 1 3 3 43 1 16 316 16 22 55 15 24 15 3 8 18 2 1 5 2 1 1 1 8 12 2 6 91 11 11 30 7 5 9 1 4 5 1 4 18 10 1 5 1 4 2 8 3 24 8 2 10 4 5 3 39 Failing to remain at scene of accident- 187 10 Driving while intoxicated 49 1,258 Driving while under suspension._ _ Conviction and judgment outside the 64 74 Driving without due care and attention Exceeding speed-limit— 517 246 69 Miscellaneous 159 Totals 159 628 300 544 122 52 526 41 193 50 65 2,680 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1961 D 33 (b) Examination of Drivers The Drivers' Examination Division conducted examinations of 113,808 persons during 1961, compared to the 1960 total of 104,613. Drivers' examinations are required of all original applicants for drivers' licences in British Columbia. The examination consists of a test of knowledge of the rules of the road, a vision and reaction test, the report of a medical practitioner when deemed advisable, and a demonstration of on-the-road driving. Due to the geographic location of some communities, it has at times been difficult to insist upon a full examination for some applicants for original drivers' licences, which has necessitated the issuance of licences restricted to limited areas of driving. The 1961 drivers' examination programme practically eliminated the situation of the issuing of licences without a complete examination. Examiners go into most communities on a regular schedule to provide a complete examination service and to minimize the delay in applicants obtaining drivers' licences. The Motor-vehicle Branch has an objective of re-examining every driver on a five-year basis. In some communities the Branch is fairly close to that objective, but in the larger centres the spread between examinations is at least seven years. It is simply a matter of work requirements and staff available. If the Branch is going to improve this situation, it will be necessary that additional examiners be provided. The number of drivers increases annually, with its inevitable increase in work load in drivers' examinations. The re-examination programme for the over-70 drivers is in a satisfactory condition, and most drivers in this category were either re-examined in 1961 or had received attention during 1960. The Motor-vehicle Branch receives criticism from some drivers in the over-70 group because of the requirement for medical examination at the time of each driver's re-examination. They feel that if the physical examination is necessary for them, then certainly at least a good percentage of drivers of younger age should be faced with the same requirement. It is proper to point out that the Branch does require periodic medical examination of a considerably greater number of drivers under the age of 70 than of the number of drivers over that age. Examiners are trained to observe any physical difficulties. They ask certain questions of the driver, and there are numerous other ways by which this Branch learns of persons with physical problems. The following table is a summary of the examinations given to 55,645 applicants for original drivers' licences. The table shows that 12,153 applicants failed some part of the driver's examination, but a large percentage of these did subsequently qualify by taking additional examinations. The failure rate is not high in comparison of other years, which indicates that drivers are more adequately preparing themselves for the examinations:— D 34 BRITISH COLUMBIA I 03 Tf 0 r 00 c^o j J 1 It 1 O t- ts 1 00 m . 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T Cfl fl cn q 0 T t u fi t II an e •1 > C a c rt h, 0 H I* w — s ~ 0 2 i» C C 4 •- I c t c ~ a I c 1 0 CJ o £j Ch rt O, (fl c | > S u ^ c rt C ot 'tn c X! a Ph» 0. 1 0 C | T Cl c 0 *■ u t I 0 « ■a| OJ c ! 3 i 0 1 H , » a I ti \n \ X — p Oi n h a u REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1961 D 35 I& - fl i^ o SI U--J cocococSTfmTfvot— r- ll C 3 l! cShhhh in Tf ts g< t; 13 * E 1° ■3U a o c-OTfooTfcoOmoo ON vo co n rl CN CN rH CO !n >S > 6* Cfl B iS TfmocNOvinvoovO o J o r-t-cor-rHcovoinm CO CS CO CS Tf CO rH O CO G 3g (K g. 00 V- >. P co Cfl rt <L> Ih < rH [ (S rH ! 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As an example, the obtaining of suitable corrective lenses for vision not only improves the person's ability to cope with the hazards of driving, but also provides a better physical condition for the driver in all his other activities. Drivers need to be continually concerned of maintaining good physical standards, and the drivers' examination programme has an important part to play in achieving this condition of awareness. D 40 BRITISH COLUMBIA VO ON ►H s 1 I M <3i W ■fe 1 S PntJ Tf VO i , I | I , ! © © i i | 1 ! i Mil! 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U w D 44 BRITISH COLUMBIA (c) Drivers' Improvement Programme An important step in the British Columbia system of driver's licence control is the Drivers' Improvement Programme. This programme was started in 1953 and was developed as a means of dealing with drivers who had the unfortunate habit of being continually involved in motor-vehicle accidents, or traffic offences which result in Court convictions. The Branch follows these basic steps in dealing with drivers in this category:— (1) The record of each driver is reviewed when a report of an accident or conviction is added to the file of the driver. This involved reviewing 132,515 files during 1961. In this process a reviewing clerk notes when a record shows an accumulation of accidents or convictions, and when a certain level has been reached the clerk refers the file for adjudication. The referral to adjudication follows the first conviction in many instances if the conviction is one of a serious nature. (2) The adjudication step is to determine what appropriate action should be taken with the erring motorist. At this step a committee of several senior employees goes over the driving records. The action decided upon may be:— (a) To send a warning letter to the driver, in which he is reminded of his driving record and is informed that unless his driving habits improve he faces prospects of a driving suspension. (b) The driver may be required to report for a personal interview with a member of this Branch for the purpose of a frank discussion of his driving record. The interview in many instances involves a complete reexamination of the driver. (c) As a result of the adjudication, suspension notices are sent to many drivers when it is felt that this course of action is essential. It is the policy of the Branch not to suspend a licence until the licensee has had an opportunity to show cause why this should not be done. The driver may endeavour to show cause by a personal appearance, or by making a written submission, or, as frequently happens, by being represented by legal counsel. During 1961, 2,123 interviews were conducted in our Drivers' Improvement Programme. This is a time-consuming effort, but I am satisfied it is an essential step in any programme to successfully deal with the hard core of the problem drivers. All too often these persons come for the interview with the attitude that their driving problems are not really of their own making, but rather that they are the victims of unfortunate circumstances. In most instances the complete opposite is the case, and I am satisfied our staff is making some progress in pointing it out to this group of drivers. The following table provides a brief summary of the work handled by the Drivers' Improvement Programme during 1961:— REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1961 D 45 e •2 S LD s oa § %> So e I TJ 3 © r- t> 00 Tf Tf ■tf Tf 30 VO U TfrHOOOlnCSCOrH Tf Tf Tf Tf CS rH 00 CJ n o H es? £ fl H'S U a rt U O "c3 i Tf j es oo Tf th 1 j j ON cu u ° CU vor-inooeoTfTfco r- > cor-tooomeNcorH VO p 13 Tf Tf Tf Tf CS rH rf £&&% rH © Tf In © — CO !rH m u gp-i'5 Ph 0 S o O CO O f- CO rH | m o c Tf T- O °S'co cu eg 11 ll "O £ « C TfCOOrHOOCSCOTfCN © cs r- es in co t> C fl rt CS CS rH n—1 00 PhO^. _ 3 3« M CO HI !w "9 'grii fi cscoinooTfrlcor-i i 00 rt s Ov m oo in r- co | ON rn CN rH rH | CO rt « CU TJ B CJJ-H ■fl] i m vo r~ oo ov in ! ! | 1-1 II © in CO cu cU fl r-H CO ft fl cn cor-oineovoeNcor- 00 fi CU esooTf©coincNr-i ON « rt 0O C- VD VD CO rH CO s CO* co 00 _ r-©TfO\TfrHr-ONCS CO rt es on ov m —< ov cs rn rl o vo co co co es rn rt H es" CU « TJ fl "3 £ Tf © rH to Ov m ! ! ! es rt VO cu C* (i Oi > cu co©eovatnvor-c3veN rH in r- M 00 rf O 00 (N rH VO a rt VD CO CO CO CS © rl" 1—1 1 B. *C ■-* >. i cu nil w ft cor-mvovoori ;h © TJ Tf on Tf cs m cs ON fl CU & Cfl 3 VD ■° <Z3 ■r- >>£ CSmONrHCSineNeoTf CO >™ C t- r- rn m co m m rs g ess CO CO CO CN rH m a PL.°5t *"* cu fl o rt fi H^hHHO\ i I rH VO O CO Ph ti 0 -H r-cor-coTHooco©Tf VO ©THTfOVOinVOCSrH oo Z © *-h on o m cs ON "7 " Tt i r-ONCOOOOONrHOrH 00 covocoesONTfinTfTf to o th VO O 0O Tf cs cs CU H 1-1 Tf CU « rt TfminvooooNvDcorH VO CO Tf Tf CO cS t> c § cu o cs 1 rt Hh £ a coTfcocscs©ini>-© r-cooooomcSTfcoTf ■ n © VD VO t1* Tf (S s & i u 3 CO > co O H rt 0 rt oc a> „ TJ X cu 00 < CS" co HjTf©©OOTfOV n{ TjcNeoTfinvo-o^ ^ A l II 1 l IT ^ £Hlf)HHHHWO i-'ri CS c*~ Tf m vC VC t- D 46 BRITISH COLUMBIA 4. CENTRAL REGISTRY On January 1, 1961, amendments to the Bills of Sale Act, Conditional Sales Act, and Assignment of Book Accounts Act became effective so as to provide for fifing with the Registrar-General all documents created under those Acts which were given by individuals or partnerships, and all documents which concerned motor- vehicles regardless of who gave the document. This caused a change from the previous requirement of filing with the various County Court Registrars throughout the Province those documents which concerned any type of personal chattel other than motor-vehicles. The change centralized the filing of documents and eliminated the problem which previously existed of determining what registry or registries needed to be searched to learn if documents had been filed against certain chattels. The office of the Registrar-General is called the Central Registry. An Order in Council named the Superintendent of Motor-vehicles to be the Registrar-General. The task of placing existing documents located in the various registries into the Central Registry was handled during 1961, and by November all documents filed within the preceding three years in the various registries were taken over by the Registrar-General. This involved developing a suitable registration index to replace the handwritten ledger-type indexes used by the County Court Registrars. The punch-card equipment of the Motor-vehicle Branch was used, with the result that there is now a punch-card index record for every bill of sale, conditional sale, and assignment of book account. This method allows for speedy reference and has permitted the development of an effective programme for handling the work. Bills of sale, conditional sales, and assignments of book accounts which are given by limited companies incorporated under the Companies Act are filed with the Registrar of Companies. The Central Registry programme is the first of its type developed in Canada. It is a departure from the previous system of County Court Registries, which seemed to be very much in keeping with the methods of transportation and communications of years gone by. The fact that it is so easy now to move a chattel from one county to another complicated the problem of the determination of the legal ownership of chattels in County Court system. This was a principal reason for the establishing of a Central Registry. The programme has attracted a great deal of interest from the registration authorities of other Provinces. It is regarded as a pilot plan and may well set the pattern for the development of more adequate registry systems for other forms of legal documents. The motor-vehicle aspect of the programme offers an effective alternate to the title-deed system used in a number of American jurisdictions. Our method offers a simple registry system with the advantage of one location to check for records of filed liens. The following table shows the volume of business transacted in the Central Registry during 1960 and 1961. It will be noted that there has been a substantial increase. It will be also noted that the statement speaks of documents filed under the Mechanics' Lien Act, the Companies Act, and the Co-operative Associations Act, which for years have used the central registry principle. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1961 D 47 Statement of Comparison of Transactions under Provisions of Bills of Sale Act, Conditional Sales Act, Mechanics' Lien Act, Assignment of Book Accounts Act, Companies Act, and Co-operative Associations Act, 1960 and 1961. 1960 1961 Increase Decrease Per Cent Increase Per Cent Decrease Item Registrations under Conditional Sales Act.. Registrations under Bills of Sale Act Registrations under Mechanics' Lien Act.... Registrations under Assignment of Book 54,035 39,815 4,936 59,690 63,483 4,399 414 77 1 584 1,701 537 5,655 23,668 10.46 59.44 537 1.60 414 100.00 Registrations under Companies Act.— Registrations under Co-operative Associ- 135 2 554 1,551 323 58 1 42.96 50.00 30 150 214 5.41 9.67 66.25 Releases under Bills of Sale Act. Documents copied, certified, etc Total number of items 101,351 130,886 29,535 | 29.14 | .... Revenue $188,438.00 104,363.00 46,856.00 $281,798.00 120,847.00 62,481.00 151.00 $93,360.00 16,484.00 15,625.00 151.00 49.54 15.79 33.34 100.00 Value of law stamps attached to docu- Value of conditional sales and bills of Value of assignment of book account Miscellaneous copying and certification 646.00 1,074.00 428.00 66.25 $340,303.00 $466,351.00 $162,048.00 53.25 5. SCHOOL BUSES The Motor-vehicle Branch continued to exercise control over the use and operation of school buses engaged in the transportation of students to and from the public schools in the Province. The mechanical inspectors of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and of the Motor Carrier Branch of the Public Utilities Commission continued their programme of inspection of school buses to ensure that the buses are maintained to the level of standards set by the Superintendent. Buses which do not meet the minimum standards are ruled off the road until such time as satisfactory reconditioning can be carried out. The School Boards rely upon this inspection programme to guide them in the matter of the replacement of school buses and to assist them in maintaining their fleets in good condition. The Department of Education also relies upon the inspection programme in determining that replacements are justified. British Columbia continues to maintain a programme of strict control over school-bus drivers by insisting that they be holders of Class A chauffeurs' licences. A requisite to holding this form of licence is that the licensee must submit to frequent medical re-examinations. From time to time, holders of these licences are denied the privilege of further carrying out this type of work because of medical reasons. This is unfortunate for the driver in that it often disrupts his method of earning his livelihood, but there is no alternative when consideration is given to the responsibility which rests with these drivers in transporting our youth to and from school. The number of school buses for which permits were issued during 1961 totalled 660, compared to the 1960 total of 586. Accident statistics for 1961 showed that there were twenty-eight accidents which involved school buses. None of these accidents resulted in loss of life. Six D 48 BRITISH COLUMBIA of the accidents involved personal injury. It is interesting to note that the last fatal accident which involved a school bus in British Columbia was in 1959, resulting in death to one student who was crossing the highway after leaving the bus. It is very commendable and a credit to the School Boards which operate this form of transportation, and especially to the school-bus drivers, that British Columbia can speak of such a good record of school-bus transportation. 6. STAFF The total staff of the Motor-vehicle Branch as of December 31, 1961, totalled 294 employees, as compared to a total staff of 293 at the same date in 1960. The permanent staff establishment was increased during 1961 from 253 to 260. The additions were approved to provide two additional employees in Central Registry and five additional employees to take care of increased work in several of the licence issuing offices and Victoria headquarters as a result of assuming functions in the collection of social services tax revenue on motor-vehicle transactions. The number of temporary employees during 1961 was reduced from forty to thirty-four. The staff is to be highly commended in that they have been able to handle the increased volume of work without commensurate increases in staff. Again, it shows signs of initiative on their part in developing better work methods, with the resulting higher level of efficiency. My sincere appreciation is expressed to all the staff members for their continuing loyalty to their work. CONCLUSION Each year tells a story of greater use of our highways by ever-increasing numbers of drivers and motor-vehicles. The tremendous development in the highway system of our Province, which has opened up vast new areas to business and recreation, has caused a large increase in total vehicle miles travelled. All of these factors result in a greater degree of exposure to accidents for all highway-users. A major problem of the future is to provide measures which will counteract the increased exposure factor, or the alternative is to expect a rapidly increasing accident rate with its untold human suffering and enormous financial loss to our society. The Motor-vehicle Branch will have an increasingly important part to play in developing progressive measures of driver's licence control. If we are to maintain our favoured position in the field of drivers' examinations, additional staff must be assigned to this work. The only alternative is a reduction of existing services, which are even now spread rather thinly in some areas of the Province. The level of law enforcement on our highways must be stepped up. The conspicuous appearance of the enforcement officer is an essential deterrent to the would-be traffic violator. There is no substitute. The many other aspects of the work of the Branch will continue to expand. I assure you every effort will be exerted to developing efficient procedures. However, our success in coping with future growth will be dependent to a very large degree on the development of new office accommodation for the Branch headquarters in Victoria. I strongly urge that an early start be made in providing a new building designed so as to enable an integrated operation of all aspects of administration of highway transportation. My gratitude is expressed to the many persons who have assisted this Branch in its efforts. I am grateful for the assistance and advice given so readily by members of your Department. The Branch continues to enjoy a high level of liaison with the judicial and magisterial benches of the Province, and with the Crown prosecutors REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1961 D 49 and the members of the law society. The splendid co-operation of the Officer Commanding and other officers and members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the chiefs, officers, and constables of the municipal police departments continues to be an important factor, without which we would have great difficulty in meeting our obligation. A special thanks to them. My sincere appreciation goes to the many organizations, at the community level and in the business field, which have continued their support of programmes dedicated to highway safety. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, GEORGE LINDSAY, Superintendent of Motor-vehicles. Printed by A. Sutton, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1963 410-962-2506
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