PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL ANNUAL REPORT of the MOTOR-VEHICLE BRANCH FOR THE YEAR 1966 Printed by A. Sutton, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1968 To Major-General the Honourable George Randolph Pearkes, V.C., P.C., C.B., D.S.O., M.C., CD., 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 1966. R. W. BONNER, A ttorney-General. Attorney-General's Department, Victoria, B.C., December, 1967. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1966 The Honourable R. W. Bonner, Q.C., B.A., LL.B., Attorney-General, Victoria, B.C. Sir,—It is my privilege to submit the Annual Report of the Motor-vehicle Branch for 1966. The Report deals with Branch activities during the 1966 licence- year, which ended February 28, 1967. Numbers of vehicle registrations and licensed drivers continued in a constant pattern in 1966. Again the rate of growth in British Columbia for these factors continued to exceed the national average, and, as pointed out in previous Reports, there is every reason to expect this trend to continue for some time. Licence-issuing facilities were provided in several additional communities during the year, recognizing again the changes taking place in our Province and the fact previously small centres are becoming sizeable business communities. In all instances these additional facilities involved arrangements with Municipal Councils. Drivers' examination services throughout the Province were further developed to provide a greater frequency of service in the smaller communities. We have, through this expanded service, been able to all but eliminate the instances where original licences are issued without the prior need of a driver's examination. Increased emphasis was placed on the Drivers' Licence Control Programme, and the need for this is apparent when one considers the increase in traffic accidents. Traffic fatalities reached a record high of 520, an increase of 4 per cent over 1965. It is true the increase is less than the increase in vehicle registration, but surely we must not consider this a comforting fact. What becomes more apparent each year is that the greatest deterrent in drivers' licence control is licence suspension. Drivers will pay fines and continue to break the traffic laws, but the dislocation of living habits which arises through licence suspension far outweighs the monetary method as a corrective measure. Unfortunately, many drivers fail to realize the fact that continued breaking of traffic laws can cause licence suspension, and only where this sort of approach becomes a thoroughly accepted principle by all drivers is there likely to be any noticeable improvement in the traffic accident trend. All of this requires a large-scale public information programme, and the Branch seizes upon every opportunity to have staff members speak to groups of people to tell the story. In the final analysis, the problem is one people will have to solve by everyone realizing his personal responsibility for traffic safety. During 1966, continued progress was made in the programme of committing record-keeping to computer methods. In that year all drivers' licence records were so converted. This was a large task, completed months ahead of schedule through an excellent work effort by the staff concerned. Hoped-for improvements as a result of the conversion were rapidly appearing by the year-end, and there is no doubt many benefits will be available in the future to enable a higher level of drivers' licence control and a better service to the public. Activities of the Branch are dealt with under the following headings:— 1. Licences. 2. Accidents and Convictions. J 6 BRITISH COLUMBIA 3. Driving Safety. (a) Safety Responsibility. ( b ) Examination of Drivers. (c) Driver Improvement Programme. (d) Motor-vehicle Inspection. 4. Central Registry. 5. School Buses. 6. Permits for Hashing Red and Amber Lights, Sirens, and Theft Alarms. 7. Staff. 1. LICENCES Once again there was an increase in the number of motor-vehicles licensed in British Columbia in 1966. The total number of motor-vehicles licensed amounted to 818,111, an increase of 50,442 or 6.6 per cent over the 1965 total of 767,669. Of this total, passenger motor-vehicles amounted to 664,791, an increase of 41,049 over the 1965 total of 623,742. Commercial motor-vehicles licensed increased by 9,393 from the 1965 total of 143,927 to 153,320. The over-all increase showed a slight levelling-off from the last few years and was the lowest percentage increase since 1962, when the increase was 5.5 per cent. The increase in licensing of motor-cycles amounted to 2,011 or 15 per cent, making a total of 15,387, compared to the 1965 total of 13,376. It is interesting to note that the percentage increase in licensed motor-cycles from 1959 to 1966 amounts to 273 per cent. A large increase was again recorded in the number of trailers licensed. The 1966 total was 81,703, an increase of 8,551 over the 1965 total of 73,152. Once again the major increase was in the field of utility trailers, where there were 69,949 licensed in 1966, an increase of 7,519 over the 1965 total of 62,429. The utility- trailer licence category includes boat trailers, small camp trailers, and house trailers used for pleasure purposes. The comparative statement of licences, permits, etc., for motor-vehicles, trailers, and chauffeurs, which foUows, covers the volumes in these categories during the licence-years 1959 to 1966, inclusive. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1966 J 7 Comparative Statement of Licences, Permits, Etc., Issued during the Licence-years 1959 to 1966, Inclusive Licences Issued 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 Motor-vehicles— Passenger (new).. Passenger (renewal) Total passenger- Commercial (new).. 49,268 45,364 370.154 400,686 48,348 56,822 419,022 438,486 419,422|446,050| 467,370|495,308 Commercial (renewal) Total commercial- 12,985' 9,6031 108,956 104,618 10,576 11,886 106,095 108,843 121,941'| 114,2211 116,6711120,729 Total motor-vehicles Non-resident touring motor-vehicle permits 541,3631560,2711 584,0411616,037 Non-resident special motor-vehicle permits Non-resident commercial motor-vehicle permits. 965 109 Single trip Quarterly permits- Totals 13,197 1,302 198 16,525 344 1,343 187 15,831' 2,471 1,551 157 12,069 1,772 Extra-Provincial prorated trucks- Temporary operation permits Passenger.. 13,197| 16,869] 18,302| 13,841 18,100 CommerciaL. Totals Transporter— Original Additional. Motor-cycles— New 7,805 16,273 7,719 19,988 2,048 8,732 20,490 18,100| 24,078| 27,707| 29,222 Renewal.. 678 3,450 603 3,477 652 3,587 706 3,683 Totals- Trailers Extra-Provincial prorated 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 4,128 4,080 4,239 43,682 48,658 53,109 755 748 782 970 989 817 31 40 28 19 16 10 1,024 1,008 954 229,655 224,037 228,311 48,061 40,612 41,800 3,080 2,750 2,726 1,513 1,318 1,510 4,389 56,434 3,391 885 866 44 13 1,044 256,580 43,610 2,976 2,818 Total transfers- Chauffeurs— Original Class A Original Class B Original Class C Searches 282,309|268,717| 274,3471305,984 Safety responsibility insurance certificates filed 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 12,523 5,672 5,010 63,677 796,687 13,741 67,659 463,457 76,388 495,419 94,190 529,552 89,427 575,364 531,116 571,807 623,742 664,791 13,830 112,228 16,604 116,969 20,367 123,560 20,009 133,311 126,058 133,573 143,927 153,320 657,174 705,380 767,669 818,111 1,613 110 1,446 111 1,212 86 1,222 45 12,478 2,241 13,221 2,746 14,250 2,228 15,260 1,968 14,719 15,967 16,478 17,228 1,822 10,076 25,429 2,203 11,237 30,368 2,0721 2,693 12,961 36,360 14,076 35,995 35,505| 41,605| 49,321| 50,071 1,342 3,937 9 67 17 82 4,209 4,803 5,630 8,016 20 88 4,263 11,124 9,012] 13,3761 15,387 62,116 3,647 968 884 51 16 1,182 284,641 44,899 3,349 4,069 66,725 4,042 1,057 966 91 24 1,296 304,487 47,618 5,312 4,489 73,152 4,275 1,105 1,097 124 1,404 337.369 52,423 8,171 5,810 81,703 5,246 1,097 1,238 124 1,347 337,860 54,598 9,614 7,225 336,958] 361,906| 403,773| 409,297 5,891 5,320 67,781 641,992 14,281 5,910 5,432 72,484 6,310 5,785 80,977 1,619,395 1,145,251 15,563 17,707 7,059 6,435 83,853 1,659,586 13,080 Drivers' Licences The number of original drivers' licences issued in 1966 totalled 65,736, an increase of 769 or 1.2 per cent over the 1965 total of 64,967. Of these licences, 37,858 were issued to adult applicants and 26,334 to applicants under the age of 21 years. Licensed drivers in British Columbia at the end of 1966 totalled 931,823, an increase of 63,988 or 7.4 per cent over the 1965 total of 867,835. The percentage of female drivers continues to grow gradually; this year's total shows 330,998 or 35.5 per cent of the licensed drivers to be female, compared to 34.8 per cent in 1965. The following table sets out statistical information on the number of drivers in the various age-groups and provides for the number of male and female drivers in each age-group. J 8 BRITISH COLUMBIA The number of drivers in the 16-20-year age-group by individual years is included as a supplementary table. Drivers' Licences—Statistical Information by Age-groups Age Year of Birth Male Female Total Per Cent of Total 16-20 years 1947-1951 1943-1946 1937-1942 1932-1936 1927-1931 1922-1926 1917-1921 1912-1916 1907-1911 1902-1906 1898-1901 1892-1897 1887-1891 1882-1886 1877-1881 1876 and prior 55,798 57,969 83,616 65,351 65,910 60,459 53,127 49,712 39,140 28,869 16,010 14,576 7,082 2,665 483 58 30,959 35,501 52,288 38,790 38,814 37,744 32,970 26,798 17,223 9,994 I 4,953 3,701 983 i 242 32 6 86,757 93,470 135,904 104,141 104,724 98,203 86,097 i 76,510 56,363 38,863 ! 20,963 18,277 8,065 2,907 515 64 9.310 7.1-24 „ 10.031 7.5-30 „ 14.585 31-35 „ . . . 11.176 36^.0 „ . . .. 11.239 41^.5 „ 10.539 4f.-5n „ 9.240 51-55 „ 8.211 56-60 „ 6.049 M-tif „ 4.171 66-69 „ 2.249 70-75 „ 1.961 76-80 „ 0.865 81-85 „ 0.312 8«-90 „ 0.055 0.007 Totals 600,825 (64.478%) 330,998 (35.522%> 931,823 100.000 Chauffeurs' Licences The number of chauffeurs' licences issued in 1966 totalled 97,347, an increase of 4,275 over the 1965 total of 93,072. The number of Class A category chauffeurs licensed to drive buses increased to 7,059, from 6,310 in 1965. The Class B category chauffeurs licensed to drive taxis increased to 6,435, from 5,785 in 1965. The Class C category chauffeurs licensed to drive trucks showed the major increase, where the 1966 total is 83,853, compared to 80,977 in 1965. MOTOR-DEALERS' LICENCES Motor-dealers' licences issued by the Branch are required by individuals or firms whose business involves the buying or selling of motor-vehicles, motor-cycles, or trailers. During the 1966 licence-year, 1,097 motor-dealers' licences permitting the sale of motor-vehicles and trailers and 124 motor-cycle dealers' licences permitting the sale of motor-cycles and trailers were issued. A prerequisite for the issuance of a motor-dealer's licence or the retention of such a licence is that an insurance bond be supplied to the Superintendent in the amount of $5,000, or security be filed with the Minister of Finance in a similar amount. In 1966, 329 dealers' bonds were filed, and in four cases security was filed on behalf of new motor-dealers or as the result of cancellation of previously issued bonds. During 1966 a process of investigation was started for each new motor-dealer. Information on the operation, previous business, corporate formations, business intentions, and premises were considered before a licence was authorized. Distribution of Motor-vehicles The distribution of motor-vehicles in British Columbia by the areas in which they were licensed is always of interest. It is pointed out this distribution does not provide an accurate picture of the number of vehicles operated in any given area since vehicle-owners move frequently from one area to another, and vehicles are often sold to new owners residing in a different area from the previous owners. The following table does, however, provide a reasonable guide as to the distribution of vehicles throughout the Province. This type of information has been used by those responsible for community planning projects. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1966 I 9 Summary of Passenger Motor-vehicle Licences Issued under Motor-vehicle Act and Commercial Motor-vehicle Licences Issued under Department of Commercial Transport Act, by Issuing Office, during 1966 Licence-year. Passenger Motor-vehicles Commercial Motor-vehicles Grand Total Issuing Office Used Registrations New Registrations Renewals Total Used Registrations New Registrations Renewals Total Abbotsford Alberni 249 212 ' 52 3 52 516 10 863 666 478 150 612 224 216 88 541 21 298 46 243 116 802 33 784 198 26 122 77 430 446 1,899 971 84 495 65 177 1,282 309 24 161 245 31 268 96 146 437 4,186 2,467 1,488 87 418 2,572 228 772 678 4 1 79 1,052 I 15 1,019 ' 896 479 226 719 602 120 32 525 2 202 131 1,023 ' 80 1,204 i 3 983 415 17 114 274 1,235 885 5,487 4,344 62 887 30 225 1,801 514 32 255 129 18 180 297 385 944 12,518 8,563 4,941 123 987 5,857 351 7,467 i 7,750 992 20 1,043 11,708 438 20,700 10,873 5,906 2,081 4,808 8,690 1,473 472 3,824 I 821 1,537 2,029 9,375 1,022 12,168 ' 470 10,829 2,705 756 1,596 3,264 14,109 9,063 61,144 24,910 2,410 8,542 338 4,610 13,543 4,180 789 3,299 1,918 1,032 3,269 2,269 2,866 6,872 89,146 52,706 34,607 1,429 8,599 84,842 4,055 8,488 8,640 1,048 24 1,174 13,276 463 22,582 12,435 6,863 2,457 6,139 9,516 1,809 592 4,890 844 2,037 2,206 10,641 1,218 14,174 506 12,596 3,318 799 1,832 3,615 15,774 10,394 68,530 30,225 2,556 9,924 433 5,012 16,626 5,003 845 3,715 2,292 1,081 3,717 2,662 3,397 8,253 105,850 63,736 41,036 1,639 10,004 93,271 4,634 44 19 12 i 11 33 59 2 111 69 95 45 221 I 38 74 49 208 2 103 12 27 27 128 8 150 18 1 11 6 87 82 154 50 19 66 no 12 254 38 2 40 56 1 87 17 33 36 261 151 40 55 106 167 69 252 211 12 7 84 317 9 398 323 191 108 412 204 66 49 493 4 101 75 260 52 585 6 236 105 11 58 63 316 254 763 506 53 271 47 61 910 142 25 180 65 11 73 151 265 197 1,945 2,822 270 68 409 1,650 287 2,270 1,614 490 47 788 1 3,304 369 5,144 2,729 2,256 1 1,253 2,714 2,388 789 347 2,755 302 868 1,051 2,002 675 4,720 I 236 3,131 436 428 832 992 3,318 3,324 8,190 2,475 1,078 2,421 316 1,047 5,555 1,212 418 1,785 779 ' 236 1,525 1,329 1,416 1,358 16,257 7,449 2,308 1,069 3,834 16,927 2,756 2,566 1,844 514 65 905 3,680 380 ' 5,653 3,121 2,542 1,406 3,347 2,630 i 929 i 445 3,456 308 1,072 1,138 2,289 754 - 5,433 250 3,517 559 ' 440 901 1,061 3,721 3,660 9,107 3,031 1,150 2,758 473 1,120 6,719 1,392 445 2,005 900 248 1,685 1,497 1,714 1,591 18,463 10,422 2,618 1,192 4,349 18,744 3,112 11,054 10,484 1,562 Atlin 89 Burns Lake 2,079 16,956 Clinton Cloverdale " Courtenay Cranbrook _ . 843 28,235 15,556 9,405 3,863 9,486 12,146 2,738 1,037 Fort St. John 8,346 1,152 3,109 3,344 12,930 Invermere 1,972 19,607 756 Kelowna 16,113 3,877 1,239 2,733 4,676 19,495 Nelson New Westminster* North Vancouver ~ 14,054 77,637 33,256 3,706 12,682 906 Powell River 6,132 23 345 6,395 1,290 5,720 3,192 1,329 5,402 4,159 5,111 9,844 124,313 74,158 43,654 2,831 14,353 Smithers.. Terrace Trail . Vancouver East2 Vancouver-Pt. Grey2.. Vanderhoof 112,015 7,746 Totals 26,710 62,717 575,364 664,791 3,576 16,433 133,312 1 153,321 818,112 i New Westminster (includes temporary office at Burnaby during rush period and mail-order issuance to New Westminster area from Victoria): Passenger, 70,337; commercial, 9,367. 2 Vancouver (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 and does not include 842 commercial plates issued for National Defence vehicles that operate throughout British Columbia; issuance at Sechelt, Squamish, and Pemberton, which account through Vancouver, has been deducted): Passenger, 219,736; commercial, 30,356. 3 Victoria (does not include mail-order issuance to other areas; does not include 1,346 passenger and 4,419 commercial plates issued for Provincial Government vehicles that operate throughout British Columbia; does not include 468 commercial plates issued for National Defence vehicles that operate throughout British Columbia; issuance of 257 commercial plates to pro-rated vehicles has been deducted): Passenger, 71,080; commercial, 10,077. J 10 BRITISH COLUMBIA Revenue Revenue collected by the Motor-vehicle Branch from licences, permits, and other services, and in the payment of social services tax, increased by 7.4 per cent to $29,468,385.54 in the 1966 licence-year. The increase was $1,952,088.30 over the 1965 total of $27,516,297.24. Social services tax collections amounted to $2,452,210.51, as compared to $2,351,436.65 in 1965. These collections cover motor-vehicles and trailer taxes on transactions which do not involve licensed motor- dealers. The motor-dealers make their payment of tax collections directly to the Consumer Taxation Branch of the Department of Finance. Offices of this Branch collected 67.19 per cent of the total collections, in the amount of $19,803,195.96. Offices of the Department of Finance, which carry out licence-issuing service in areas not served by the Motor-vehicle Branch, collected the balance of 32.81 per cent. These percentages show no appreciable change of the 1965 licence-year figures. The locations of Motor-vehicle Branch offices are listed below, and the 1966 revenue collection at each office is shown:— Vancouver $4,635,503.92 Victoria 3,650,958.77 Vancouver East 2,672,361.39 New Westminster 2,494,754.43 Vancouver-Point Grey 1,271,352.52 Cloverdale 935,062.00 North Vancouver 926,649.23 Kamloops 779,024.41 Chilliwack 645,500.37 Dawson Creek 547,797.26 Haney 391,538.90 Abbotsford 374,591.19 Trail 312,280.83 Mission 165,820.74 Total $19,803,195.96 Refunds Legislation provides for refunding of licence fees in several instances where licences are surrendered to the Branch. Refunds are made where a vehicle is removed from the Province, and where a vehicle has been burned, junked, or damaged beyond repair. Refunds are obtainable by the seller on commercial-vehicle licences when vehicles are transferred. In these instances the new owner is required to relicense the vehicle based on the gross vehicle weight at which he intends to operate the vehicle. Refunds may be obtained for vehicles located east of the Cascade Mountains which are not operated in winter months (November, December, lanuary). Due to the ability to operate vehicles on an all-year basis in practically all areas of the Province now, the applications for these seasonal refunds are declining each year. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1966 J 11 The fee for the unexpired full years of the five-year drivers' licences are refundable under the following circumstances upon surrender of the licence to this Branch:— (a) The licence has been suspended due to the failure of the licensee to qualify in a driver examination. (£>) The licensee has taken up residence outside the Province. (c) The licensee has died. (d) The licensee has voluntarily surrendered his driver's licence. The foUowing table sets out the number of refunds and the amount of money refunded in the 1966 licence-year:— Type of Refund Number Amount Drivers' licences 1,282 $4,118.00 Motor-vehicle licences, general refunds— Motor-vehicle Act—passenger 1,548 $11,820.34 Dealers' licences 41 309.53 Drivers'general 297 1,443.00 Chauffeurs' licences 17 31.00 Department of Commercial Transport Act—commercial 325 18,177.34 2,228 31,781.21 Relinquishment refunds— Motor-vehicle Act—passenger 6,678 $44,063.00 Department of Commercial Transport Act— Regular commercial 887 30,105.25 Farm commercial 43 717.14 7,608 74,885.39 Seasonal refunds— Motor-vehicle Act—passenger 300 $1,712.35 Department of Commercial Transport Act— Regular commercial 310 14,472.52 Farm commercial 66 1,322.75 676 17,507.62 Refunds on transfers— Department of Commercial Transport Act— Regular commercial 275 $60,813.13 Farm commercial 43 2,498.75 318 63,311.88 Totals 12,112 $191,604.10 J 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA 2. ACCIDENTS AND CONVICTIONS Motor-vehicle Accidents The foUowing table gives a summary of the accident frequency during the period 1957 to 1966:— Motor- Number Accidents per 1,000 Deaths per 10,000 Vehicles Registered Average Deaths per 100 Million Miles Fatal Fatal Accidents Year vehicles of Acci Vehicles Injuries Deaths Property Acci per 100 Registered dents Registered Damage dents Million Miles 1957 487,844 25,976 53.24 9,521 252 5.1 482.76 6.70 224 5.96 1958 506,398 24,583 48.54 9,814 282 5.5 480.72 7.01 246 6.12 1959 536,120 25,536 47.63 10,541 309 5.7 478.79 7.55 268 6.55 1960 566,144 26,091 46.08 11,311 294 5.2 474.78 6.73 253 5.79 1961 589,917 27,203 46.11 12,101 320 5.4 475.08 7.07 272 6.01 1962 609,215 29,077 44.65 13,382 385 6.3 489.05 7.96 322 6.66 1963 648,303 30,924 47.82 14,585 360 5.6 503.65 7.00 309 6.01 1964 700,048 38,368 54.81 16,911 393 5.6 523.39 6.90 345 6.06 1965 764,353 40,262 52.68 17,574 500 6.5 561.96 8.00 421 6.73 1966 817,348 44,177 54.05 19,449 520 6.4 592.91 7.60 445 6.51 Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle accidents in CITIES Place of Occurrence Killed Fatal Accidents Injured Increase Increase Increase 1965 1966 or (-) Decrease 1965 1966 or(-) Decrease 1965 1966 or(-) Decrease Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent —100.0 —75.0 —50.0 -100.0 -66.0 —50.0 71 15 106 22 34 39 41 3 117 43 35 36 —42.0 -80.0 10.0 95.0 3.0 —7.0 A A 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 Chilliwack 1 1 1 Cranbrool 3 3 3 3 68 11 55 7 -13.0 —36.0 3 7 4 7 33.0 1 1 1 1 1 19 1,800.0 3 3 -25.0 3 3 —25.0 115 1 120 11 123 4 127 19 6.0 300.0 5.0 72.0 Kaslo 4 3 4 3 Nanaimo 3 —100.0 100.0 500.0 100.0 —50.0 -50.0 —100.0 3 —100.0 125 19 412 210 92 57 88 46 125 33 483 258 102 89 103 37 73.0 17.0 22.0 10.0 56.0 17.0 —19.0 0 3 1 3 2 2 3 6 6 6 1 1 3 1 3 2 2 2 6 4 5 1 1 100. North Van 300.0 66.0 -50.0 -50.0 -100.0 Port Alber Port Coau tlatn 7 4 —43.0 6 4 —33.0 204 198 —2.0 2 100.0 2 100.0 55 105 90.0 Revelstoke —100.0 -100.0 -100.0 —100.0 28 14 37 29 10 4 3.0 —28.0 — 89.0 1 2 1 2 — Salmon Ar Trail . 1 51 100.0 27.0 40 1 48 100.0 20.0 56 4,769 40 4,933 -28.0 3.0 40 2 — 100.0 2 — 100.0 74 89 20.0 10 1 4 1 -60.0 10 1 4 1 —60.0 600 31 618 33 3.0 6.0 White Roc T It .tals . . 102 96 -5.0 96 90 -6.0 7,541 7,929 5.0 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1966 J 13 The year 1966 saw another increase in the number of motor-vehicle accidents. There were 520 persons killed, compared to 500 in 1965, which is an increase of 4 per cent. Fatal accidents totalled 445, compared to 421 in 1965, this being an increase of 5.7 per cent. In 1966 the reportable motor-vehicle accidents totalled 44,187, an increase of 3,925 or 9.7 per cent over the 1965 total of 40,262. There were 19,451 persons injured in 12,690 accidents, compared to 17,589 persons injured in 11,557 accidents in 1965, which is an increase of 10.6 per cent in the number of persons injured and an increase of 9.1 per cent in the number of injury accidents. Accidents resulting in property damage increased from 28,284 in 1965 to 31,052 in 1966, an increase of 2,768 or 9.8 per cent. The property damage as a result of these accidents amounted to $26,196,227, which is an increase of $3,570,530.55 or 15.8 per cent. The preceding table shows an increase in the accidents per 1,000 vehicles registered, but shows decreases in deaths per 10,000 vehicles registered, in deaths per 100 million miles, and in fatal accidents per 100 million miles driven. The average property damage increased considerably over the previous year. The following tables set out accident statistics of the various cities, municipalities, villages, and districts in British Columbia for 1965 and 1966:— the Province for the Calendar Years 1965 and 1966 Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported Property Damage Increase Increase Increase Increase 1965 1966 or(-) Decrease 1965 1966 or(-) Decrease 1965 1966 or(-) Decrease 1965 1966 or(-) Decrease Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent 47 31 —34.0 214 200 -6.0 123 119 -3.0 $65,470.43 $61,988.70 —5.0 6 2 -66.0 42 20 —52.0 25 13 —48.0 19,104.12 6,200.00 —67.0 73 80 9.0 386 416 7.0 235 237 0.85 110,551.05 119,608.06 8.0 15 27 80.0 208 260 25.0 117 141 20.0 56,258.20 59,770.91 6.0 26 24 —7.0 172 188 9.0 96 103 7.0 40,906.71 44,864.98 9.0 28 29 3.0 244 361 47.0 134 191 42.0 63,486.97 76,555.64 20.0 45 37 —17.0 281 302 7.0 166 176 6.0 89,387.93 83,901.23 —6.0 9 5 —44.0 24 17 —29.0 17 11 -35.0 11,425.00 4,846.45 —57.0 2 4 100.0 51 46 —9.0 27 23 -14.0 11,590.72 8,227.50 -29.0 5 5 _____ 42 39 -7.0 26 21 -19.0 15,017.85 14,085.00 -6.0 1 11 1,000.0 12 41 241.0 8 27 237.0 4,375.00 20,233.94 362.0 82 84 2.0 762 720 -5.0 401 385 —3.0 189,801.30 201,016.76 5.0 1 3 200.0 15 18 20.0 10 10 7,870.00 4,931.75 -37.0 84 92 9.0 477 599 25.0 266 325 22.0 116,269.68 138,202.60 18.0 9 15 66.0 109 143 31.0 60 76 26.0 21,364.87 30,596.54 43.0 87 82 -5.0 680 745 9.0 363 392 7.0 175,888.35 229,136.88 30.0 16 18 12.0 170 216 27.0 94 117 24.0 41,704.73 63,111.58 51.0 313 333 6.0 2,363 2,633 11.0 1,211 1,337 10.0 584,737.35 705,015.44 20.0 161 165 2.0 1,022 1,195 16.0 529 607 14.0 257,143.19 338,181.06 31.0 60 75 25.0 419 434 3.0 228 244 7.0 110,263.63 111,932.71 1.0 47 60 27.0 467 571 22.0 252 302 19.0 126,365.47 151,543.03 19.0 48 72 50.0 306 344 12.0 167 198 18.0 92,580.70 110,086.37 18.0 26 25 -3.0 126 159 26.0 75 87 16.0 36,653.18 46,247.15 26.0 144 137 -4.0 1,428 1,747 22.0 754 897 18.0 404,518.34 515,096.09 27.0 46 69 50.0 484 566 16.0 266 312 17.0 132,426.67 169,411.94 27.0 23 16 —30.0 179 179 98 96 —2.0 38,924.71 48,300.19 24.0 10 8 —20.0 63 71 12.0 43 38 -11.0 22,350.92 32,954.49 47.0 18 4 -77.0 117 51 -56.0 65 32 —50.0 44,968.00 14,703.79 -67.0 3 100.0 2 100.0 1,650.00 100.0 29 28 —3.0 310 277 —10.0 166 152 —8.0 72,548.71 80,219.50 10.0 3,439 3,583 4.0 20,654 23,006 11.0 11,248 12,280 9.0 5,001,896.48 5,855,279.63 17.0 45 62 37.0 348 402 15.0 195 224 14.0 95,444.18 117,378.13 22.0 453 460 1.0 3,208 3,113 —2.0 1,661 1,579 —4.0 680,696.46 721,837.18 6.0 20 27 35.0 160 190 18.0 88 100 13.0 41,505.93 52,973.59 27.0 5,418 5,673 4.0 35,543 39,272 10.0 19,214 20,854 8.0 $8,783,496.83 $10,240,088.81 16.0 J 14 MUNICIPALITIES BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Place of Occurrence Killed 1965 1966 Increase or(-) Decrease Fatal Accidents 1965 1966 Increase or(-) Decrease Injured 1965 1966 Increase or(-) Decrease Burnaby Central Saanich- Chilliwhack Coldstream Coquitlam- Delta Esquimau... Fraser Mills— Glenmore Kent-AgassiZ- Langley Maple Ridge— Matsqui Mission North Cowichan North Vancouver- Oak Bay Peachland Pitt Meadows Richmond . Saanich Salmon Arm- Sumas Summerland- Surrey Tadanac West Vancouver- Kitimat Powell River- Totals- 2 ~24 9 1 "TIT 10 5 1 5 1 21 1 5 2 2 123 Percent 142.0 100.0 —33.0 —100.0 11.0 —16.0 100.0 150.0 100.0 —12.0 100.0 —44.0 100.0 100.0 10.0 101 2 3 1 1 2 9 9 6 4 1 2 4 1 21 20 1 8 5 2 114 50.0 —100.0 12.0 1,038 27 110 308 190 43 81 164 208 127 33 252 76 1 5 382 288 21 83 6 759 4 284 33 37 4,560 1,222 22 116 2 287 121 51 1 1 89 192 255 115 54 276 50 2 3 563 335 18 75 25 865 8 310 48 59 5,165 13.0 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1966 J 15 Province for the Calendar Years 1965 and 1966—Continued Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported Property Damage Increase Increase Increase Increase 1965 1966 or(-) Decrease 1965 1966 or(-) Decrease 1965 1966 or(-) Decrease 1965 1966 or(-) Decrease Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent 697 810 16.0 4,545 5,392 18.0 2,425 2,804 15.0 $1,203,873.60 $1,580,595.61 31.0 15 10 -33.0 57 59 3.0 35 40 14.0 24,726.89 26,817.49 8.0 62 60 -3.0 327 255 —22.0 211 170 —19.0 188,746.92 107,550.32 —43.0 1 201 100.0 1 957 100.0 —9.0 1 540 100.0 —3.0 300.00 363,341.63 100.0 201 1,057 558 345,746.85 5.0 104 76 —26.0 472 455 —3.0 292 284 —2.0 195,583.18 206,673.53 5.0 31 36 16.0 294 274 -6.0 160 149 —6.0 55,225.17 58,175.33 5.0 1 1 47 100.0 100.0 9.0 4 5 2 162 25.0 100.0 11.0 2 3 2 105 50.0 100.0 6.0 809.54 950.00 966.00 65,639.40 17.0 100.0 43 145 99 69,034.36 4.0 87 114 31.0 362 473 30.0 230 298 29.0 145,154.52 200,188.46 37.0 128 146 14.0 605 609 0.66 360 361 0.27 174,936.61 222,205.01 27.0 78 66 —15.0 315 344 9.0 198 214 8.0 133,749.79 111,916.79 -16.0 25 25 10.0 107 91 -14.0 6.0 70 62 -11.0 8.0 35,170.91 42,464.66 20.0 169 186 1,133 1,207 603 655 317,088.01 388,327.93 22.0 53 39 —26.0 294 261 —11.0 164 143 —12.0 64,529.77 61,832.36 -4.0 1 100.0 3 19 533.0 2 12 500.0 2,400.00 6,355.00 164.0 2 2 11 12 9.0 8 8 _____ 6,340.00 3,345.00 —47.0 264 369 39.0 1,492 1,785 19.0 828 995 20.0 403,387.49 521,172.02 29.0 214 232 8.0 1,240 1,266 2.0 710 713 0.42 385,464.29 348,381.24 -9.0 12 9 -25.0 77 85 10.0 46 53 15.0 25,915.93 29,684.25 14.0 46 42 -8.0 177 168 -5.0 120 118 —1.0 82,526.94 80,630.89 —2.0 5 16 220.0 54 70 29.0 36 48 33.0 19,123.98 25,387.18 32.0 423 533 26.0 2,307 2,650 14.0 1,301 1,475 13.0 758,668.02 881,807.64 16.0 4 6 50.0 15 44 193.0 9 26 188.0 5,055.00 13,467.70 166.0 173 190 9.0 1,122 1,264 12.0 605 664 9.0 302,070.22 368,851.76 22.0 24 32 33.0 216 288 33.0 121 158 30.0 57,627.88 105,120.08 82.0 32 43 34.0 258 345 33.0 146 199 36.0 64,318.73 92,981.81 44.0 2,892 3,294 13.0 16,689 18,543 11.0 9,339 10,300 10.0 $5,067,274.60 $5,915,129.09 16.0 J 16 VILLAGES BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Killed Fatal Accidents Injured Place of Occurrence 1965 1966 Increase or(-) Decrease 1965 1966 Increase or(-) Decrease 1965 1966 Increase or(-) Decrease 1 Per Cent —100.0 1 Per Cent —100.0 —50.0 —100.0 —100.0 100.0 100.0 -100.0 —100.0 —100.0 —100.0 100.0 100.0 —100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 26 8 52 6 1 6 66 17 Per Cent 100.0 —25.0 100.0 —50.0 —100.0 -Tooio 100.0 100.0 —100.0 —100.0 —100.0 — 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 — 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 2 1 3 54 14 100.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 22.0 21.0 2 2 1 5 1 23 3 8 17 6 8 16 1 3 2 12 15 4 40 9 3 8 100.0 8 6 15 7 6 6 8 8 17 1 5 1 2 10 1 44 6 9 —37.0 —83.0 Fort St. John 1 1 53.0 —57.0 33.0 1 1 1 1 183.0 —25.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 —5.0 1 1 —40.0 100.0 500.0 50.0 1 1 1 1 300.0 1 1 1 1 2 2 —9.0 50.0 —66.0 100.0 1 1 1 1 4 12 18 4 9 9 37 1 33 11 8 —100.0 2 3 1 3 6 37 12 6 20 1 52 5 12 —50.0 105.0 Salmo —100.0 33.0 1 1 —33.0 —45.0 57.0 Tofino —54.0 1 1 50.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 29 8 2 2 1 3 15 3 6 1 2 2 —48.0 Sechelt —62.0 200.0 —50.0 100.0 1 1 —33.0 16 9 —43.0 Warfield 1 2 1 2 5 6 20.0 Totals 17 18 5.0 17 17 479 530 10.0 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1966 I 17 Province for the Calendar Years 1965 and 1966—Continued Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported Property Damage Increase Increase Increase Increase 1965 1966 or(-) Decrease 1965 1966 or(-) Decrease 1965 1966 or(-) Decrease 1965 1966 or(-) Decrease Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent 14 35 150.0 146 222 52.0 83 133 60.0 $37,522.09 $80,230.17 113.0 6 4 —33.0 20 9 -55.0 14 7 —50.0 3,898.00 1,215.00 —68.0 1 100.0 24 8 —66.0 13 5 —61.0 4,163.00 6,142.07 3,205.00 —23.0 3 4 33.0 21 45 114.0 13 27 107.0 14,033.45 128.0 39 49 25.0 290 389 34.0 162 216 33.0 96,823.17 103,945.06 7.0 8 13 62.0 97 no 13.0 53 56 5.0 18,650.52 26,724.60 43.0 ■ 2 17 100.0 70.0 2 12 100.0 50.0 800.00 5,594.30 100.0 2 2 10 8 3,510.00 59.0 1 4 100.0 —33.0 12 61 100.0 24.0 7 34 100.0 13.0 4,575.50 9,534.62 100.0 6 49 30 12,683.51 —24.0 5 1 -80.0 28 26 -7.0 20 15 -25.0 28,110.00 7,383.97 -73.0 13 18 38.0 153 197 28.0 85 105 23.0 37,464.20 50,505.99 34.0 4 3 —25.0 24 23 -4.0 17 15 —11.0 9,039.30 3,755.00 —58.0 5 3 -40.0 29 24 —17.0 19 16 —15.0 6,856.35 10,335.00 50.0 5 8 60.0 63 82 30.0 34 44 29.0 25,256.70 23,477.28 —7.0 4 2 —50.0 33 11 -66.0 21 7 -66.0 9,255.00 2,792.30 —69.0 3 7 133.0 39 62 58.0 23 33 43.0 14,729.00 11,534.17 -21.0 10 8 -20.0 39 43 10.0 25 28 12.0 14,393.19 17,788.69 23.0 1 1 13 20 53.0 9 10 11.0 1,720.00 3,604.00 109.0 4 2 —50.0 12 11 -8.0 10 8 -20.0 23,485.00 4,775.00 -79.0 1 1 7 12 71.0 4 6 50.0 1,650.50 1,899.00 15.0 3 2 —33.0 1 1 307.00 160.00 —47.0 2 9 350.0 32 50 56.0 18 30 66.0 7,584.00 17,875.73 135.0 9 11 22.0 62 87 40.0 35 48 37.0 12,091.67 20,641.51 70.0 1 2 100.0 12 4 -66.0 7 3 -57.0 2,902.00 2,200.00 —24.0 31 26 —16.0 183 161 — 12.0 95 89 -6.0 49,260.56 45,189.33 -8.0 6 5 —16.0 22 40 81.0 15 23 53.0 6,861.21 13,050.00 90.0 6 2 —66.0 30 23 -23.0 20 13 -35.0 11,225.44 5,985.90 —46.0 4 100.0 2 24 1,100.0 1 13 1,200.0 36,130.00 456.00 100.0 2 2 1 1 335.00 8,408.39 36.0 5 __ . —100.0 27 15 ^440 18 10 -44.0 3,938.72 —53.0 8 4 -50.0 36 34 —5.0 22 23 4.0 10,190.00 10,409.67 2.0 13 18 38.0 176 178 1.0 96 94 —2.0 46,289.82 47,660.99 2.0 3 —100.0 17 11 —35.0 9 6 —33.0 5,044.00 2,004.75 19,870.82 60.0 5 8 60.0 34 46 35.0 21 27 28.0 11^295.00 75.0 8 5 -37.0 51 82 60.0 27 46 70.0 12,416.33 19,763.94 59.0 20 11 —45.0 105 69 —34.0 64 43 —32.0 50,260.00 21,625.00 —56.0 1 1 3 2 -33.0 2 1 —50.0 770.00 1,100.00 42.0 28 40 42.0 270 347 28.0 154 204 32.0 92,384.99 107,768.19 16.0 6 3 -50.0 17 29 70.0 15 19 26.0 9,500.00 11,415.00 20.0 7 4 —42.0 36 51 41.0 21 27 28.0 9,246.68 15,906.88 72.0 4 100.0 2 100.0 800.00 100.0 16 13 —18.0 138 113 —18.0 75 62 —17.0 50,756.64 31,843.45 —37.0 5 3 —40.0 17 18 5.0 11 12 9.0 6,430.20 3,220.20 —49.0 2 4 100.0 11 22 100.0 6 13 116.0 4,410.00 4,349.44 —1.0 2 1 —50.0 15 20 33.0 10 13 30.0 5,031.00 6,340.00 26.0 1 2 100.0 15 8 —46.0 9 5 —44.0 3,570.00 1,072.00 —69.0 3 2 —33.0 9 12 33.0 8 7 —12.0 3,273.00 4,200.00 28.0 5 100.0 3 100.0 1,828.20 13,055.00 100.0 11 5 —54.0 —40.0 29 38 31.0 58.0 23 30 30.0 58.0 14,479.13 -9.0 5 3 41 65 24 38 19,696.52 16,126.27 — 18.0 337 353 4.0 2,492 2,948 18.0 1,451 1,692 16.0 $809,370.18 $873,695.09 7.0 J 18 UNORGANIZED BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Killed Fatal Accidents Injured R.C.M.P. Detachment 1965 1966 Increase or(-) Decrease 1965 1966 Increase or(-) Decrease 1965 1966 Increase or(-) Decrease 1 Per Cent 100.0 —100.0 100.0 33.0 —100.0 —100.0 20.0 —40.0 100.0 -83.0 33.0 100.0 —60.0 500.0 — 85.0 20.0 —75.0 -100.0 1 Per Cent 100.0 —100.0 iob.o 42.0 — 100.0 —100.0 -60.0 50.0 100.0 —75.0 50.0 63 5 9 14 61 1 62 4 18 24 65 3 Per Cent —1.0 1 1 —20.0 100.0 1 12 1 10 71.0 9 7 6.0 200.0 1 5 5 1 1 5 2 5 22 39 1 1 69 85 65 39 31 37 40 1 156 14 57 70 31 75 68 92 28 21 21 17 121 16 78 24 19 31 53 34 28 4 34 139 64 64 192 18 109 26 49 19 49 24 40 40 26 44 7 10 33 15 31 187 9 5 48 58 1 2 1 59 114 76 48 73 34 55 193 99 87 38 75 63 70 28 39 36 21 100 6 99 30 29 31 78 47 12 118.0 6 48.0 100.0 100.0 5 2 6 3 2 1 10 3 4 1 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 1 7 3 4 1 3 2 2 3 —14.0 34.0 16.0 23.0 135.0 100.0 —57.0 500.0 -80.0 —20.0 -66.0 —100.0 100.0 -100.0 —33.0 —100.0 33.0 — 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 —50.0 50.0 —50.0 —33.0 50.0 —50.0 —25.0 —100.0 100.0 100.0 —50.0 150.0 —100.0 -50.0 100.0 -25.0 — 8.0 37.0 — 100.0 1 6 1 5 5 6 1 4 23.0 —100.0 7 5 1 6 73.0 24.0 22.0 3 4 3 1 1 3 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 1 —7.0 —23.0 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 4 100.0 — 100.0 —33.0 —100.0 66.0 —100.0 100.0 100.0 — 16.0 100.0 100.0 —50.0 150.0 -60.0 —81.0 125.0 —33.0 -25.0 —100.0 100.0 100.0 -66.0 133.0 —100.0 —25.0 Tooo 22.0 85.0 71.0 Field 5 3 2 3 3 1 3 1 3 2 23.0 2 5 1 1 5 4 4 —17.0 —62.0 26.0 25.0 1 1 3 4 1 52.0 6 2 3 2 47.0 38.0 —57.0 —100.0 4 4 5 11 8 3 4 1 1 2 1 2 10 2 2 18 2 3 1 1 4 4 4 3 8 2 4 1 1 1 1 2 6 2 2 12 1 3 1 1 18 207 72 44 239 33 132 33 41 20 49 29 36 43 9 55 4 2 60 14 41 151 15 —47.0 48.0 1 nn H/fjlc Wnnsf. 12.0 —31.0 24.0 83.0 21.0 26.0 — 16.0 5.0 2 1 2 1 20.0 —10.0 3 1 2 1 7.0 —65.0 3 1 7 2 1 5 25.0 —42.0 —80.0 4 1 3 1 1 11 1 4 1 2 1 1 6 1 81.0 —6.0 32.0 9 1 8 1 —19.0 Nats"' 66.0 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1966 I 19 Province for the Calendar Years 1965 and 1966—Continued Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported Property Damage Increase Increase Increase Increase 1965 1966 or(-) Decrease 1965 1966 or(-) Decrease 1965 1966 or(-) Decrease 1965 1966 or(-) Decrease Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent 38 36 —5.0 169 225 33.0 125 160 28.0 $84,018.00 $105,176.76 25.0 3 2 —33.0 13 15 15.0 8 11 37.0 6,800.00 6,016.00 —11.0 7 7 38 51 34.0 29 35 20.0 14,139.16 21,871.00 54.0 6 11 83.0 50 64 28.0 34 40 17.0 24,148.50 32,555.10 34.0 31 34 9.0 152 164 7.0 107 118 10.0 99,223.99 145,213.59 46.0 1 2 100.0 5 10 100.0 3 6 100.0 2,050.00 14,900.00 626.0 —20.0 1 35 38 —100.0 8.0 1 23 24 —100.0 4.0 300.00 -100.0 5 4 11,977.00 10,721.10 —10.0 19 33 73.0 113 152 34.0 82 112 36.0 41,540.15 78,258.20 88.0 26 28 7.0 146 155 6.0 99 99 134,673.28 115,581.57 —14.0 1 1 4 2 —50.0 2 1 —50.0 630.00 300.00 —52.0 1 1 1 3 200.0 1 2 100.0 800.00 1,150.00 43.0 1 34 100.0 —22.0 6 154 100.0 -13.0 3 106 100.0 —15.0 2,490.00 99,705.74 100.0 44 178 126 91,216.05 9.0 49 66 34.0 224 344 53.0 151 230 52.0 218,348.23 180,948.25 -17.0 37 47 27.0 198 221 11.0 130 152 16.0 97,810.66 118,756.70 21.0 27 21 —22.0 93 104 11.0 68 74 8.0 100,872.37 71,593.79 —29.0 24 43 79.0 148 168 13.0 96 109 13.0 49,448.97 70,377.46 42.0 23 21 -8.0 82 97 18.0 57 58 1.0 34,504.52 48,548.70 40.0 17 28 64.0 132 175 32.0 99 123 24.0 88,510.94 110,829.63 25.0 1 — 100.0 3.0 5 512 1 508 — 80.0 —0.78 3 316 1 320 —66.0 1.0 1,410.00 189,884.97 474.00 230,270.62 —66.0 106 110 21.0 10 — 100.0 31 7 —77.0 19 4 —78.0 11,913.25 2,030.00 —82.0 37 66 78.0 284 317 11.0 184 210 14.0 115,456.98 141,247.89 22.0 39 39 150 170 13.0 114 134 17.0 76,684.08 92,872.87 21.0 16 27 68.0 81 130 60.0 54 88 62.0 30,626.82 59,426.20 94.0 45 44 -2.0 216 189 —12.0 161 147 -8.0 86,590.62 82,165.39 —5.0 34 32 -5.0 154 166 7.0 107 111 3.0 164,716.62 82,998.89 —49.0 52 44 -15.0 261 270 3.0 161 169 4.0 96,517.92 105,578.02 9.0 17 13 -23.0 70 63 — 10.0 46 45 —2.0 24,728.80 34,002.07 37.0 13 19 46.0 69 92 33.0 50 67 34.0 33,498.00 48,110.00 43.0 13 21 61.0 62 67 8.0 48 52 8.0 18,103.50 37,541.57 107.0 8 14 75.0 58 35 —39.0 38 24 —36.0 38,326.00 23,955.00 —37.0 58 61 5.0 276 281 1.0 198 214 8.0 322,846.21 291,338.50 —9.0 4 5 25.0 34 25 —26.0 24 19 —20.0 19,013.00 10,990.00 —42.0 53 63 18.0 358 362 1.0 225 227 0.88 273,179.85 236,926.70 —13.0 16 18 12.0 88 76 —13.0 56 50 —10.0 35,283.62 30,897.61 — 12.0 14 16 14.0 49 61 24.0 39 47 20.0 13,649.00 23,590.08 72.0 19 19 94 124 31.0 65 79 21.0 27,707.21 33,636.45 21.0 35 49 40.0 232 221 —4.0 166 156 —6.0 154,454.24 120,412.41 —22.0 24 31 29.0 115 130 13.0 88 104 18.0 83,090.00 84,470.55 1.0 20 10 —50.0 90 50 —44.0 71 40 —43.0 47,345.55 23,407.00 —50.0 1 —100.0 6 — 100.0 3 —100.0 3,785.00 —100.0 19 13 -31.0 105 109 3.0 73 78 6.0 46,217.82 64,906.45 40.0 73 95 30.0 364 447 22.0 236 278 17.0 245,950.86 233,817.69 —4.0 40 46 15.0 237 264 11.0 166 205 23.0 127,970.92 207,631.16 62.0 32 20 —37.0 157 134 —14.0 113 98 —13.0 87,724.00 53,227.00 —39.0 112 139 24.0 615 573 —6.0 400 382 —4.0 278,685.28 330,567.76 18.0 13 20 53.0 72 64 -11.0 52 52 47,848.00 36,689.19 —23.0 65 82 26.0 350 377 7.0 226 244 7.0 125,644.40 153,422.09 22.0 15 17 13.0 72 90 25.0 52 66 26.0 46,953.29 42,995.51 —8.0 27 21 —22.0 115 104 —9.0 85 74 —12.0 83,232.72 41,051.62 —50.0 11 13 18.0 97 61 —37.0 58 45 —22.0 30,725.08 27,366.00 — 10.0 28 25 —10.0 108 156 44.0 72 95 31.0 50,435.12 61,156.89 21.0 15 20 33.0 87 104 19.0 61 77 26.0 36,686.73 49,016.85 33.0 16 28 75.0 101 121 19.0 66 86 30.0 31,879.64 41,587.14 30.0 22 22 97 87 —10.0 69 64 —7.0 39,690.89 38,257.00 —3.0 17 6 -64.0 58 33 -43.0 44 25 -43.0 29,090.00 16,956.80 —41.0 25 31 24.0 101 117 15.0 79 88 11.0 65,486.82 87,455.46 33.0 2 3 50.0 22 29 31.0 15 21 40.0 15,865.00 13,350.50 -15.0 4 1 -75.0 17 14 — 17.0 12 11 —8.0 5,115.86 5,170.00 1.0 23 35 52.0 150 160 6.0 105 115 9.0 59,327.93 86,830.67 46.0 7 11 57.0 67 76 13.0 46 54 17.0 24,248.66 31,469.60 29.0 23 28 21.0 119 128 7.0 80 88 10.0 34,146.63 54,117.98 58.0 113 81 -28.0 447 356 —20.0 264 215 -18.0 179,875.70 170,141.24 —5.0 5 10 100.0 41 49 19.0 28 34 21.0 22,637.00 18,044.50 —20.0 J 20 UNORGANIZED BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Killed Fatal Accidents Injured R.C.M.P. Detachment 1965 1966 Increase or(-) Decrease 1965 1966 Increase or(-) Decrease 1965 1966 Increase or(-) Decrease 5 2 1 Per Cent — 80.0 -100.0 —50.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 10.0 100.0 75.0 -100.0 —42.0 100.0 1,200.0 100.0 —100.0 100.0 75.6 100.0 100.0 —100.0 100.0 61.0 33.0 300.0 100.0 16.0 -50.0 125.0 200.0 100.0 4 2 1 Per Cent —75.0 —100.0 —50.0 100.0 100.0 -33.0 100.0 -10.0 100.0 250.0 —100.0 -20.0 100.0 1,000.0 100.0 -100.0 -25.0 T00.0 100.0 —100.0 100.0 —42Tb 33.0 100.0 100.0 —33.0 125.0 ioo!b lobib 49 18 6 34 31 54 8 9 35 38 9 49 10 14 38 39 425 13 127 96 148 3 16 120 1 54 31 46 36 44 25 102 51 46 126 2 33 1 63 47 13 Per Cent 10.0 —55.0 50.0 2.0 2 1 3 2 2 ~~1 1 3 2 22.0 100.0 1 37 11 4 48 26 324 11 57 79 164 8 18 83 5 36 17 13 84 50 36 81 42 27 89 3 19 2 84 45 19 1 63 50 63 137 32.0 —9.0 250.0 3 3 3 21 2 7 4 3 19 2 3 5 2 3 17 2 7 —20.0 50.0 19 31.0 18.0 4 6 7 122.0 Qualicum .' 21.0 4 —9.0 —62.0 1 13 3 2 1 11 3 —11.0 1 1 44.0 —80.0 2 1 2 1 50.0 1 82.0 253.0 4 1 7 1 4 1 3 1 —57.0 —12.0 —30.0 6 1 2 5 1 2 25.0 1 1 3 1 1 3 21.0 70.0 41.0 3 —33.0 4 73.0 —50 0 18 3 1 7 4 4 7 3 1 4 4 2 —25.0 Trnil 4.0 —31.0 —100.0 3 7 4 9 5 6 4 2 5 4 9 66 70 103 122 4.0 6 8 4 40.0 63.0 —10.0 Vc\rt WnrHy 18 7 24 7 2 22 98 62 33.0 ■W>1Tq 1 1 1 1 100.0 1 3 1 2 32 42 46 —31.0 133.0 Pflttnlln RrtHpw Pntrnl 1 1 34.0 Tntal* 270 283 4.0 207 224 8.0 4,994 5,826 16.0 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1966 I 21 Province for the Calendar Years 1965 and 1966—Continued Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported Property Damage Increase Increase Increase Increase 1965 1966 or(-) Decrease 1965 1966 or(-) Decrease 1965 1966 or(-) Decrease 1965 1966 or(-) Decrease Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent 29 33 13.0 118 147 24.0 90 109 21.0 $65,475.00 $84,445.80 28.0 12 8 —33.0 45 33 —26.0 35 26 —25.0 17,825.00 16,785.00 -5.0 4 9 125.0 16 24 50.0 12 18 50.0 4,085.00 7,860.00 92.0 25 25 81 103 27.0 61 69 13.0 42,740.93 53,007.23 24.0 16 21 31.0 96 106 10.0 68 72 5.0 43,897.60 53,257.43 21.0 4 100.0 2 19 850.0 1 14 1,300.0 425.00 10,680.00 2,412.0 21 33 57.0 95 135 42.0 65 92 41.0 46,434.00 66,037.49 42.0 5 5 32 35 9.0 19 22 15.0 12,118.70 11,025.00 —9.0 4 12 200.0 42 59 40.0 29 42 44.0 15,195.00 23,705.00 56.0 33 21 -36.0 194 168 -13.0 133 121 -9.0 81,129.09 105,729.43 30.0 19 26 36.0 107 122 14.0 73 90 23.0 29,845.78 53,144.00 78.0 176 252 43.0 1,216 1,513 24.0 748 943 26.0 605,227.00 752,669.53 24.0 7 9 28.0 59 47 —20.0 35 37 6.0 29,705.00 24,564.00 —17.0 34 64 88.0 198 261 31.0 146 194 32.0 117,668.68 265,791.86 125.0 44 65 47.0 194 267 37.0 134 183 36.0 81,253.30 175,726.08 116.0 95 87 —8.0 447 431 —3.0 295 278 —5.0 308,827.91 262,565.95 —14.0 7 2 -71.0 30 24 —20.0 21 15 -28.0 6,855.00 8,298.14 21.0 8 10 25.0 35 42 20.0 26 30 15.0 17,253.00 17,190.00 —0.36 56 64 14.0 281 354 25.0 193 242 25.0 192,921.51 401,807.97 108.0 3 1 —66.0 15 30 100.0 10 19 90.0 6,550.00 10,338.35 57.0 17 31 82.0 92 93 1.0 69 72 4.0 47,012.60 56,294.86 19.0 10 18 80.0 83 125 50.0 53 81 52.0 37,998.26 50,772.11 33.0 11 26 136.0 83 107 28.0 56 77 37.0 36,545.83 49,648.92 35.0 35 23 -34.0 126 100 —20.0 89 70 —21.0 88,402.88 47,435.61 —46.0 26 24 -7.0 98 73 —25.0 70 53 —24.0 67,639.00 94,677.00 39.0 23 18 —21.0 110 93 -15.0 66 57 — 13.0 32,903.65 31,239.00 -5.0 45 48 6.0 179 224 25.0 125 160 28.0 119,214.41 135,936.58 14.0 23 27 17.0 109 115 5.0 78 84 7.0 37,730.85 45,033.59 19.0 18 23 27.0 67 70 4.0 53 47 -11.0 58,583.00 80,816.00 37.0 48 77 60.0 220 337 53.0 151 229 51.0 90,195.00 159,513.03 76.0 3 2 -33.0 7 4 —42.0 7 4 —42.0 11,100.00 900.00 —91.0 15 15 51 71 39.0 38 49 28.0 25,239.66 47,976.00 90.0 2 1 —50.0 5 2 —60.0 5 2 -60.0 1,880.00 1,555.00 —18.0 31 38 22.0 190 195 2.0 135 143 5.0 121,932.42 144,813.16 18.0 23 19 —17.0 143 137 —4.0 89 87 -2.0 48,115.91 71,066.69 47.0 9 7 -22.0 62 62 44 44 22,158.06 27,408.07 23.0 1 49 -100.0 16.0 1 282 — 100.0 26.0 1 151 —100.0 23.0 42 357 187 75,737.86 95,622.30 26.0 32 41 28.0 165 173 4.0 120 119 —0.83 95,866.32 96,168.39 0.31 37 51 37.0 240 273 13.0 161 182 13.0 103,210.24 131,429.69 27.0 76 68 —10.0 SS.0 416 379 —8.0 6.0 281 257 —8.0 21.0 215,062.70 205,333.92 —4.0 9 14 86 92 55 67 37,257.73 49,748.57 33.0 3 3 37 26 —29.0 25 18 —28.0 18,837.00 12,243.42 —35.0 2 100.0 4 8 100.0 2 6 200.0 840.00 2,212.00 163.0 19 16 -15.0 71 116 63.0 55 83 50.0 47,380.60 63,884.21 34.0 22 60 172.0 231 377 63.0 106 165 55.0 63,549.05 102,572.66 61.0 31 30 —3.0 212 247 16.0 100 116 16.0 50,467.90 61,820.46 22.0 2,910 3,370 15.0 15,349 16,922 10.0 10,258 11,341 10.0 $7,965,554.84 $9,167,314.01 15.0 J 22 BRITISH COLUMBIA VO vo On I _fi -TH S r- oo tj- HN OOt-NTf t- r- cs ON •o 6 NO NO W O O . t- r- ^ rH 8 in Tota Injur forSa Peric LastY ON^ONOOi-tooooes en OtNHH CO m o "C S ft. S w 3>h § \o CS l> on « i " *o as! <Z2 vOi-ien m ! : i ! (S c s 3 t-ooTf-THcsoor*-fNrj-t-r-(S ovujtohwoom m ON 00 ill! 1 1 S S3 OtSHH m [A ■a =^ •a . JL M ommo\HHO\H^it s- cs mO en oo •n o\ T-H i in ON o Ha i— HOOHiniSO NOTt-O^w^Tj- Nom^-H CO*" Tj-"" Tf" rH CS vo tN o" O oc NO i eS t. 2 O en no in rH m CO (S Nooooooooor^in^1 i 00 rH NO «-l r-l - 1 «n ^ cs" S3 *o On i-i no '-< O CS CO CS CS t-H i 1 If •SQ fi 3 enrHCOCNOmOTf | no^J-OnOndOCS'* 1 r-i r^ on m m r-i m VO CS rH 1 i i ci JS O I CS" CS" rH rH ' On" Q *-* s z a 3 O 1 BO s JL t» <T3 31,553 4,822 1 4,573 1,496 365 662 578 114 i 1 CS rH cs O0 TJ-" ON en ■i CO t> h oo ^ Tf n rf ti i i i Tf'ttf.O 1-1 rH rH O. en cS rH 1 ! ON NO tN I cs i-(Ot>ONOWNOW cs no m m cS --h w rH OO VO rH i-l en j,« Total Killed arSame Period astYear NONOrHOOrHF-r-rH NO CS l> O rH rH " 1 o O m o v. W •a ►_! CO ON incScnmNomrHen vor-Tt-voencst^i-H m : en ON T3 inO Mn^HH ; j j i 1 j P. ■ oor*inn en p» ' ^H 1-1 en ^o NO ON OO (S 1 1 rH rH ; (S ■* mf-am^NHH ! °° ! 00 en rH rN ! ! 1 O0 in o no r- oo t-n i-i »n t> T-H Tf CS t— 1 . On ' T ON W1 ON NO ! rH | CS rH III 1 1 1 O O ^**v p^w. _*_1 ri_ /-.. /~.. I ^.i I r i i >* 2 m no m m i-h I en rH CO & ON cn m ■* cs ■* i cs i : : : | t- Q s o O CS rH rH | III i i m a 2 H M u 60 en *3 ■3-rj-ocSrSvoeScs ■* 1 NO On CS On NO t- t- 1 rH Tf rH m 0> CNmO-tfvomeni-. CO CO NO *0 NO O^ «? cn en rH i i i i o p. m . , . 00 ON r- NO t- CO rH I ON r-l On "" I CS CS rH | i i 00 ONt^COONOOONOOr^ CN CS ■* CO m § enooo\>nONVoooen en oo en oo cS ^t 00 en M T^ S W >OHri P. ■* VO rH rH en m ! 1 1 1 r~ CS __,-o r-l (M CO m 33 f i i—i w in w vi t_' ^T NDTfONONOOCMTf i <n On" 2 r- cs 1 t> | ; | ; j i i NO "c. for Same Period Last Year i-i'-HOO'-iintso cs (N NO •* rH 0\ ffj IN j no en ^-i On c H no Tt^ q_ »n Tt no in i-i CO •* i* *H o" i i i i cs t- o\ m oo IV.H; M Total Accidents ;ported « N m vo fi tN M tJ-H CS i-i t^ CS 00 m C- 1 rH r~- mtsr>o\NONO(--T-t CN 00 en inooin-^-enNOini-i •"J, r* -<t -fr t* Tf Bi CO ^I _T_I NOoooooooocsmTj- i CO rH NO rH rH j - | O tN I rH rH rH | m H i i Z w j | Q c a 1 I I j H 0 ^ 0 *c i i 1 Z •a *o o "S i i X 1 s a i d V 1- ; n. *o s < o w e 7 1 A 1) * c a at O c V-o a <u ! i fi ! .3 1 Mm o 3£.§ a > u c c i 8 1 i c E K Z i ■d la < c with— other vehicle n-collision ac 1 s p 0 I > c 0 1- i £ > 1 V SS.S tr C aj c « •o 2 2 o < 2 ct, Ph pq < SZ w o « o .3 5 .a e O < Z Ph rM Ph < w «_2 IL sz __; «T-<c4fnTfinNor;odoNb'-HrJ rl Srnci CO •* vi VO h OO ON c th ci o *"H ,H rH o T" T-l *-l U u 3 a 3 .g-g Is Ph O H S REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1966 J 23 Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1966—Continued HOUR OF OCCURRENCE Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 12 to 1 a.m._ 1 to 2 a.m. . 2 to 3 a.m.„ 3 to 4 a.m. 4 to 5 a.m.- 6 a.m... 7 a.m... 8 a.m... 9 a.m.. 5 to 6 to 7 to 8 to 9 to 10 a.m.- 10 to 11 a.m.- 11 to 12 m... 12 to 1p.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 11 p.m... 11 to 12 p.m.. Not stated 1,733 1,416 942 663 379 348 414 1,417 1,879 1,185 1,502 1,691 1,839 2,119 2,329 3,028 3,878 3,959 2,286 2,585 2,340 2,008 1,947 2,299 1 25 22 13 14 6 5 5 6 12 11 15 13 7 12 18 19 22 32 24 26 28 31 30 49 518 415 276 207 112 101 109 339 491 295 387 421 510 553 635 902 1,146 1,243 687 805 682 613 570 672 1 1,190 979 653 442 261 242 300 1,072 1,376 879 1,100 1,257 1,322 1,554 1,676 2,107 2,710 2,684 1,575 1,754 1,630 1,364 1,347 1,578 Totals.. 44,187 445 12,690 | 31,052 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 6,004 5,237 5,190 5,131 5,500 7,805 9,320 73 43 39 38 61 73 118 1,892 1,446 1,466 1,417 1,527 2,162 2,780 4,039 3,748 3,685 3,676 3,912 5,570 6,422 Totals . 44,187 445 12,690 31,052 TYPE OF VEHICLES INVOLVED Number of Vehicles Involved Total Personal Property Injury Damage Only 479 18,579 48,010 115 1,996 6,080 1 I 113 252 2 176 461 5 153 421 22 622 116 7 41 5 11 6 12 1. Private passenger- 2. Truck 3. Bus _ 4. Taxi 5. " Drive Yourself ". 6. Motor-cycle 7. School bus 8. Ambulance 9. Not stated Totals 67,068 8,191 366 639 579 760 48 16 18 77,685 624 21,657 55,404 RAILROAD CROSSINGS Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Unguarded crossing 2. Automatic signal 3. Guarded crossing—man on duty~ 4. Gates not down 5. Driver disregarded signal- 6. Signal not given 7. Not stated Totals.. 62 17 3 1 6 6 19 17 3 2 1 2 6 13 43 13 1 1 5 4 13 J 24 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1966—Continued 6. MANNER OF COLLISION Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 19,007 6,265 10,626 1,465 1,997 4,827 153 159 16 2 8 107 5,203 2,127 3,278 64 225 1,793 ' 13,651 2. Head-on collision or head-on side-swipe 3,979 7,332 1,399 1,764 2,927 44,187 445 12,690 31,052 7. DRIVERS INVOLVED, DESCRIPTION OF Number of Drivers Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Male- 60,373 11,370 5,942 540 66 18 17,401 3,654 602 42,432 7,650 3, N"t stated 5,322 77,685 624 21,657 55,404 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.. 10. Not stated 13,028 10,738 9,517 14,226 11,609 8,072 1,872 1,321 1,383 5,919 109 118 61 116 88 74 13 14 13 18 4,181 3,150 2,772 4,004 3,350 2,306 539 359 400 596 8,738 7,470 6,684 10,106 8,171 5,692 1,320 948 970 5,305 Driving Experience Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Less than 3 months. 2. 3 to 6 months 3. 6 to 12 months 4. 1 to 4 years 5. 5 years and over 6. Not stated 1,698 1,194 1,068 15,161 52,634 5,930 19 5 1 123 458 18 573 381 339 4,652 15,114 598 1,106 808 728 10,386 37,062 5,314 Condition of Driver Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Normal 2. Extreme fatigue 3. Physical defect 4. Confused by traffic 5. Ability impaired 6. Not known 7. Not stated 73,608 830 209 358 1,326 724 630 496 20 4 62 39 3 20,583 315 94 103 407 52 103 52,529 495 111 255 857 633 524 Licence of Driver Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Licensed in B.C.. 2. Unlicensed 3. Non-resident 4. Not stated 67,233 988 3,545 5,919 533 23 50 18 19,648 334 1,079 596 47,052 631 2,416 5,305 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1966 I 25 Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1966—Continued ACTION OF DRIVER CONTRIBUTING TO ACCIDENT Number of Drivers Total Personal Property Injury Damage Only 245 1 10,049 22,859 104 1,817 4,601 23 2,537 i 7,915 4 418 948 4 1,948 3,985 75 582 1,631 1 55 198 9 419 819 4 92 ' 264 26 105 197 88 2,331 3,555 2 277 1,791 42 412 2 31 53 1 14 102 11 142 1,449 3 24 46 1 44 275 14 538 4,254 7 i 6 6 150 12 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 33,153 6,522 10,475 1,370 5,937 2,288 254 1,247 360 328 5,974 2,070 454 86 116 1,602 73 320 4,806 13 168 77,685 624 21,657 55,404 TRAFFIC CONTROL Number of Accidents Total _ Personal Property Injury Damage Only 375 8,841 21,969 49 103 15 1,866 4,059 18 1,303 3,658 36 583 1,193 1. No control present 2. Police officer 3. Automatic traffic signal 4. Stop signs 5. Warning signs, slow signs, etc. TotalS- 31,185 152 5,940 4,979 1,812 44,187 445 i| 12,690 31,052 10. PEDESTRIANS INVOLVED, ACTIONS OF Number of Pedestrians Total n Personal Injury 15 117 19 209 16 176 9 244 1 83 10 119 21 88 4 71 2 35 4 36 1 6 13 1 26 2 16 13 212 2 1. Not known.. 2. Crossing at intersection—no signal.. 3. In street, not at intersection 4. Coming from behind parked or moving vehicle.. 5. Crossing at intersection with signal. 6. Crossing street diagonally, not at intersection.. 7. Walking on or along highway 8. Playing in street 9. Crossing at intersection against signal- 10. Not on roadway 11. Getting on or off another vehicle.. 12. Riding or hitching on vehicle 13. Working on car or roadway 14. Crossing intersection diagonally __ 15. In pedestrian crosswalk 16. Standing on safety isle Totals 132 228 192 253 84 129 109 75 37 40 7 13 27 18 225 2 1,571 118 1,453 Condition of Pedestrian Number of Pedestrians Total Personal Injury 83 1,155 1 15 4 24 6 44 9 24 15 191 1. Apparently normal... 2. Extreme fatigue 3. Had physical defect- 4. Confused by traffic.— 5. Ability impaired 6. Not known Totals- 1,238 16 28 50 33 206 1,571 118 | 1,453 J 26 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1966—Continued 11. CLASSIFICATION OF VICTIMS Number of Victims Total Fatal Personal Injury 1. Passengers... 2. Drivers 3. Pedestrians.. 4. 5. 6. 7. Bicyclists.. Motor-cycle drivers- Others (persons in horse-drawn vehicles, etc.)_ Motor-cycle passengers Totals 9,177 8,150 1,5711 3742 5763 18 1043 19,970 173 200 118 9 18 1 1 520 9,004 7,950 1,453 365 558 17 103 19,450 r Forty-eight persons other than pedestrians injured in pedestrian accidents. 2 Five persons other than bicyclists injured in bicycle accidents. 3 One hundred and forty-one motor-cyclists injured in other than motor-cycle accidents. 12. NATURE OF INJURIES Number of Victims Total Fatal Personal Injury 2,417 2,417 352 183 169 139 43 96 2,045 30 2,015 11,865 11,865 728 220 508 1,077 5 1,072 1,140 11 1,129 170 1 169 19 19 14 4 10 4 4 1. Slight shock and shake-up.. 2. Fractured skull 3. Fractured spine 4. Other fractures 5. Other injuries (sprains, dislocations, etc.).. 6. Internal injuries 7. Concussion of brain 8. Severe general shock with bruises and cuts.. 9. Cuts by glass (only) 10. Drowned 11. Burned 12. Asphyxiated.. Totals-- 520 19,450 13. LIGHT CONDITIONS Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Property Injury Damage Only 7,133 17,872 3,491 8,327 1,062 2,610 725 1,722 252 472 27 49 1. Daylight- 2. Darkness— 3. Artificial light—good... 4. Dusk or semi-darkness.. 5. Artificial light—poor 6. Not stated 25,176 12,016 3,714 2,468 737 76 171 198 42 21 13 Totals _ 44,187 445 12,690 | 31,052 14. PROPERTY DAMAGE.—Amount of property damage for period covered by this report, $26,196,227; amount for same period last year, $22,625,696.45. 15. CONDITION OF VEHICLES INVOLVED Number of Vehicles Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only Apparently good No chains (slippery road).. Brakes defective Steering mechanism defective.. Head-lights dim- Puncture or blow-out Head-lights out (both) Tail-light out or obscured.. Glaring head-lights- Head-light out (one light). Other defects Not stated Totals.. 73,651 1,318 1,016 341 119 501 73 99 8 55 450 54 77,685 594 2 13 1 624 20,558 269 310 120 34 167 20 31 4 15 113 16 21,657 52,499 1,049 697 218 85 332 53 68 4 38 324 37 55,404 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1966 J 27 Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1966—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.. 44,122 9,407 4,213 4,474 1,474 3,871 834 145 421 5,729 206 984 1,316 489 449 64 36 4 5 32 1 12 3 3 11 4 12,572 2,430 920 1,489 109 1,008 78 37 144 2,081 35 286 386 82 31,101 6,913 3,257 2,981 1,360 2,831 755 108 265 3,645 168 687 926 407 77,685 624 21,657 55,404 17. ROAD SURFACE Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Dry surface 2. Wet surface 3. Icy surface 4. Loose sand or gravel_ 5. Snowy surface 6. Muddy surface 7. Not stated Totals.. 22,440 15,232 3,260 1,077 1,917 173 281 119 15 8 19 2 1 6,944 4,347 643 317 367 34 38 15,215 10,766 2,602 752 1,531 139 49 44,187 445 12,690 31,052 18. ROAD CONDITION Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Normal 42,306 428 436 399 117 414 87 430 2 3 5 1 12,197 131 94 107 26 104 31 29,679 291 3. Obstruction in road ._ — .. 4. Road under repair — 339 287 91 6. Other - 309 56 Totals . ... — . — 44,187 445 12,690 31,052 19. TYPE OF ROAD Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 40,074 2,872 626 290 23 248 54 408 26 5 4 2 11,712 648 201 47 4 58 20 27,954 2,198 3. Concrete — 4. Earth- ~~ 5. Brick or cobble ~ 6. Other 7. Not stated 420 239 19 188 34 Totals, compiled from monthly summary 44,187 445 12,690 31,052 J 28 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1966—Continued 20. WEATHER CONDITIONS Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Clear 23.504 11,359 6,208 687 2,020 107 302 257 71 94 7 9 7 7,000 3,259 1,738 189 386 26 92 16,247 2. Rain 8,029 3. Cloudy 4,376 491 1,625 81 7. Not stated 203 44,187 445 12,690 31,052 Motor-vehicle and motor-cycle licences issued for year 1965—764,353; motor- vehicle and motor-cycle licences issued for year 1966—817,348. CONVICTIONS When a driver's licence is issued in the Province of British Columbia, a record is kept on computer tape under the licence number that was issued to the driver. A cross-reference is kept in our alphabetical file in the name of the driver concerned. The record on computer tape includes all pertinent information regarding the issuance of a driver's licence and any further action which is relevant to a driving history. Forming an important part of this driving record is the record of convictions of driving infractions under the Criminal Code of Canada, the Motor-vehicle Act, and the Motor-vehicle Act Regulations. It is common knowledge that motor-vehicle accidents are generally caused by improper driving practices, and, therefore, we base our Driver Improvement Programme action on the information in these driving records. I appreciate the high level of co-operation which exists with the Courts in the providing of conviction reports and related information necessary to deal with the driving records of persons subsequent to Court action. The following table summarizes the conviction reports under various Statutes dealing with highway traffic from 1963 to 1966, inclusive:— REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1966 J 29 Convictions under Motor-vehicle Act and Criminal Code of Canada, 1963—66 Offences 1963 1964 1965 14 12 38 33 786 876 388 450 112 131 4,373 4,635 920 918 7 6 1966 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) Motor-vehicle equipped with apparatus for making smoke screen, sec. 226. 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 without obtaining driver's licence, sec. 18 (1), (2) Driving motor-vehicle otherwise than as restricted on driver's licence, sec. 18 (6), (7), (8) 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, 25, 27, 28 Operating as dealer without licence, misuse of dealer's plates, etc., 29, 33, 34_ Operating with 36-39 ' D " plates without salesman's licence or permit, sees, Operating vehicle not properly equipped, sec. 40 Failing to obtain replacement of licence or chauffeur's badge if mutilated, sees. 41, 42 — _. 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 Responsibility of owner when not driver, sec. 68. 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— Improper operation of emergency vehicle, sec. 123- 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. 134, 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 Leaving highway other than at intersections, sec. 147 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 - Leaving vehicle improperly parked, sec. 182 Illegal parking on private property, sec. 183 Backing vehicle illegally, sec. 184 58 633 278 87 3,837 968 27 2,044 81 60 28 3,729 3,291 878 163 466 35 56 228 92 162 46 12 329 26 16,335 346 3,686 33,097 2,166 75 247 3,058 13 1,575 2,909 2,472 1,697 ~~ 200 6,410 1,443 871 5 536 27 1,011 479 178 5,119 999 5,892 1 6,638 I 7,061 I 7,818 2,443 2,962 24 78 4 133 124 16 24 3,777 4,439 3,629 4,914 934 1,142 167 175 384 463 59 48 51 50 105 342 1 291 443 98 93 141 256 50 63 8 10 15 8 357 393 7 6 6 49 14 16,298 19,973 15 127 137 4,138 5,536 36,069 44,678 2,648 2,549 120 106 307 458 4,387 2,754 12 7 1,866 2,472 3,162 4,386 3,019 3,448 2,018 2,526 270 141 6,947 7,301 1,799 2,264 893 1,144 4 580 889 2,805 101 2 165 34 4,666 6,688 1,033 244 361 31 34 300 551 79 252 68 18 338 21 16,705 96 6,344 53,568 3,043 111 408 4,447 7 3,188 3,934 3,952 887 289 6,605 2,016 1,422 3 935 J 30 BRITISH COLUMBIA Convictions under Motor-vehicle Act and Criminal Code of Canada, 1963-66— Continued Offences 1963 1964 1965 1966 Under Motor-vehicle Act—Continued 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- Opening door requirements, sec. 194 Illegal depositing of articles on highway, sec. 195_ Transporting explosives, sec. 196_ Failing to carry adequate safety equipment, sees. 197,198_ Illegal use or defacement of signs, sec. 201 Motor-vehicle not properly equipped, sec. 205- Motor-vehicle not equipped with safety belts, sec. 206 Riding motor-cycle without wearing safety helmet, sec. 207- 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 tail-lamps, reflectors, other required lamps, sees. 4.07-4.10 Driving without clearance lamps, lamps on projections, etc., sees. 4.11-4.13 Driving without proper parking-lamps, spot-lamps, turn-signal devices, etc., sees. 4.14-4.22 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 without mud-guards, etc., sec. 7.06- Failing to have proper connection between motor-vehicle and trailer, sec. 7.07 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 Parking prohibited at yellow curb, sec. 18.01.. 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, sees. 20.01, 20.14 Miscellaneous infractions Summary— Criminal Code of Canada.. Motor-vehicle Act Motor-vehicle Act regulations- Vancouver City by-laws Juvenile Delinquents Act Total of all convictions in British Columbia- Convictions from out of Province Grand totals . 14 41 37 36 25 141 297 71 23 40 250 246 126 54 30 76 34 221 260 2 316 69 50 87 52 262 2 241 5 211 7 251 89,471 [ 98,044 |117,643 |127,322 14 130 898 749 110 13 917 128 1,746 179 328 155 183 4 218 590 102 278 267 16 20 172 321 1,080 1,518 803 1,127 129 151 19 48 947 1,266 159 193 2,154 3,128 93 177 393 543 163 205 204 295 8 9 64 68 650 779 141 202 326 481 39 66 292 296 4 15 367 1,345 1,069 145 42 1,358 187 3,379 275 484 119 308 13 3 97 577 371 413 78 291 13 7,010 | 7,856 | 10,908 [ 10,934 5,892 89,471 7,010 1,090 2,061 105,524 3,047 108,571 6,638 98,044 7,856 972 2,622 116,132 2,984 119,116 7,061 117,643 10,908 1,609 3,543 140,764 3,284 144,048 155,049 7,818 127,322 10,934 1,709 3,812 151,595 3,454 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1966 J 31 3. DRIVING SAFETY (a) Safety Responsibility Present legislation requires proof of financial responsibility to be submitted by owners and drivers of motor-vehicles if, as a result of the operation of a motor- vehicle, a judgment is rendered and remains unsatisfied or upon conviction for an infraction of the Criminal Code of Canada or because of an unsatisfactory driving record. In all cases where proof of financial responsibility was required to be submitted by private individuals, a certificate of an authorized automobile insurance company was obtained. The Safety Responsibility Division received 14,415 certificates from the insurance companies and 4,120 interim certificates from the British Columbia Assigned Risk Plan. A total of 13,703 certificates was accepted as proof of the policyholder's financial responsibility. Filings decreased 15.60 per cent over 1965 due to changes in legislation. A table with full information concerning the filing and cancellation of certificates is shown hereunder:— Comparisons of Financial Responsibility Certificates Received, Filed, and Cancelled in 1965 and 1966 1965 1966 Increase Decrease Per Cent 17,046 16,236 810 13,526 1,743 1,056 16,236 $32,472 14,415 13,703 712 11,163 1,435 1,085 16,547 $27,406 2,631 2,533 98 2,363 308 15.43 15.60 18.09 Owners' policy certificates and sales agency certificates filed 17.47 ... 17.67 29 311 2.74 $5,066 1.91 15.60 An alternative method of submitting proof of financial responsibility, by way of a bond of a guarantee or surety company, by a deposit of security with the Minister of Finance, or by satisfying the Superintendent of Insurance that they could be classified as self-insurers, was taken advantage of by some of the larger corporations in this Province. Upon receipt of appropriate certificates and bonds, 134 financial responsibility cards were issued by this Division. During 1966, 3,721 owners involved in accidents were unable to prove that the operation of their motor-vehicle was insured or were in a position to respond in damages. As a result, the uninsured drivers or owners had their licences placed under suspension until they submitted proof of satisfaction of claims or deposited security sufficient in the opinion of the Superintendent to satisfy any judgment that could be made as a result of the accident. This is an increase of 29.65 per cent, when 2,870 owners were affected. A total of 3,226 licences were reinstated upon compliance with the requirements as shown below:— Revocation of Suspensions Proof of satisfaction of claims Expiration of one year from date of accident. Security deposit Produced a valid policy Miscellaneous (legally parked, damage under $250) 1,616 1,110 164 159 177 Total 3,226 J J 32 BRITISH COLUMBIA Suspension of Drivers' Licences by Court Orders and Recommendations, 1966 Months Years Other Total Under 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 1 2 Death by criminal negligence—Acci- 4 3 5 33 1 1 22 24 89 10 4 44 1 15 1 2 30 143 3 8 53 188 267 36 38 1 25 5 10 2 3 20 126 2 5 15 93 95 30 17 449 1 5 60 11 34 ~~9 92 433 9 14 34 155 93 74 23 17047 1 16 4 7 3 40 205 3 4 6 14 12 8 3 2 1 9 15 1 5 3 1 3 2 3 83 9 46 4 19 104 432 4 14 15 17 106 60 35 14 12 2 5 3 1 23 52 ~~3 ~2 8 7 7 1 1 6 66 14 45 6 16 79 256 4 23 3 16 42 10 27 7 3 2 9 7 16 4 6 20 67 1 3 1 4 8 3 2 1 4 16 10 21 2 13 17 124 3 7 "~7 18 22 36 11 Criminal negligence— 10 No accident Failing to remain at scene of acci- 20 337 Dangerous driving— Accident 63 203 Driving while intoxicated— 22 72 Driving while ability impaired— 439 1,886 Driving while under suspension— 12 69 Conviction and judgment outside the Province 51 181 Driving without due care and atten- 659 Exceeding speed limit—Accident Adjudged juvenile delinquent 659 268 118 Totals 196 829 326 40 967 126 621 156 312 5,069 Suspension by Superintendent under Financial Responsibility Requirements Offence Careless driving—accident Dangerous driving— Accident No accident Criminal negligence— Accident No accident ... Drunken driving— Accident No accident ... Impaired driving— Accident No accident ... Failing to remain at scene of accident Driving under suspension— Accident No accident Suspension due to accident Speeding accident Unsatisfied judgment—Accident Conviction and judgment outside Province Unsatisfactory driving record Drivers Suspended Licences Reinstated 376 2,927 85 67 310 216 9 25 11 82 20 61 92 167 706 655 3,372 4,788 111 806 19 30 157 280 173 3,390 30 52 173 67 186 132 51 71 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1966 J 33 Suspension by Superintendent under Financial Responsibility Requirements—Continued Offence Suspension by Superintendent Death by criminal negligence Bodily harm by criminal negligence Further or additional proof of financial responsibility Adjudged juvenile delinquent Totals Driver Licences Suspended Reinstated 347 300 9 11 3,596 124 10,623 4,946 19,073 Release due to strike-off, 7,762. Release due to section 92, Motor-vehicle Act, 12,963. (&) EXAMINATION OF DRIVERS The total number of persons given drivers' examinations in 1966 was 100,290. This compares with the 1965 total of 105,979. Examinations given to applicants for original drivers' licences totalled 75,055, compared to 72,212 in 1965. Total examinations in 1966 are again down from the total of the previous year. The reason for this is our emphasis on the re-examination of drivers of 70 years of age and over, together with the increased emphasis on our Driver Improvement Programme, which requires our examiners to not only re-examine these poor-record drivers, but also to conduct interviews with these drivers in order to make them aware of their responsibilities as a driver. The Branch continues to conduct examinations on a daily basis in the major cities of the Province. The smaller communities are provided service by travelling units on a weekly or monthly basis, depending entirely upon the demand for examinations. The Driver Examination Programme is closely co-ordinated with the Driver Improvement Programme. As a result, our re-examinations programme is geared to re-examine, firstly, those drivers who have been involved in traffic convictions or accidents evidencing an unsatisfactory driving record. The Branch is continuing its programme of re-examining drivers 70 years of age and over on a two-year basis, and 7,347 drivers in this age-group were re-examined in 1966. The drivers 70 years of age and over were required to submit evidence of medical fitness in conjunction with their re-examination. The following tables provide a summary of examinations to applicants for original drivers' licences. These tables indicate that only 0.40 per cent of the applicants qualified for an unrestricted licence as compared to 59.79 per cent in 1965. 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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1966 J 39 __ _. o£? ■ag •■O-H So 3 S3 CJ'hS r?6 oorHinTj-ooOenvp rH rH CS en CS rH O CS rH en g< °s 2 o. ?. a C int^NDTj-NOcs iinh es o __ So O I -fr CO ¥ > _. <" en ; ; j i j | ; | en 1 ilk § t-ta Tj-enCSrHVO-rJ-CSrHO en J o HHCJIfltN CSrH o i'i W en C "B p. £ « son >. 1 ! tH 1 1 1 1 1 IT) NO til nwO 1 i If 1 1 13 .a m 23 j | ! | j j | j o o o^ ■si 8 rH rH | rH en en 1 j en cs 1 y rt'-H "XJ?; i atJ u auQ •a <s o o i s 9 rH IrtHH 1 1 rH VO rH p. 1 1 1 en -» ft W ill S3 "T h *-iinr-en'«stONtst-co rH rHCS rH rH NO o CS °5S a > „ • rH «1 tss. __ c B « o-J Tj-r-tnenino.esccen vo rHenOOrHONOvCSNOr- O CS rH rH i-H l- r- U a 3 O i 6 CO < rH CD r> C/ o « E 10 c omooooTtoN S ■* *? ? T ■? t T \* * NOrHvArHrHrHrHInO •H <N tN e*- -tf IT NO NC r- e •S g 0 =5 §8 pSSrT' B in S 2 s a a ■o j. g o Q h? jlr4 ^j „ •- -a _ _ " Ph rt ,22 ,2> ^ « w o a '« 'ca d j_i H P. d. h [t, in .§s E5 H D Z i 0 u oo © 00 .o o m in g oo cl m h Ph «> cj <s oo •* r-. •§38 SN" .5 s I £ "a if 3|8 o c- cs eg ra J3 H (H Ph Ph Ph S g Ol Ov o crj in oo .— OS O 00 g OS ro so a T ._ u Sri an m § a s J 40 BRITISH COLUMBIA Examination of Chauffeurs In 1966 this department conducted 1,939 Class A chauffeur examinations. Of these, 1,629 or 84 per cent were satisfactory, while 310 or 16 per cent resulted in failure in one or more portions of the examination. There were 3,118 Class B examinations conducted, of which 1,960 or 63 per cent were satisfactory and 1,158 or 37 per cent resulted in failure. There were 66 Class A and 98 Class B chauffeurs suspended for one or more reasons. Passed Failed Failed— Hearing Vision _ CLASS A CHAUFFEUR Colour blind . Road test Physical condition Written examination . To complete To attend Total ..(84.00 per cent) 1,629 .(16.00 per cent) 310 2 14 13 180 31 52 15 3 1,939 CLASS B CHAUFFEUR Passed Failed Failed— Hearing Vision _ _(63.0O per cent) 1,960 _(37.00 per cent) 1,158 Colour blind . Road test Physical condition Written examination . To complete To attend 1 . 28 25 690 16 332 63 3 Total 3,118 (c) Driver Improvement Programme Since the Driver Improvement Programme began in 1953, many progressive changes have taken place. The records of the problem driver have been placed on computer tape, and the adjudications for suspension purposes are now being conducted from a printed copy of the record. This has eliminated handling bulky files, which in the past had caused administrative problems. The warning letters are now being sent directly from information compiled within the Data Processing Centre. The most important part of the programme is to try to reduce the accident rate which is occurring on our highways, and not to suspend the driver if it is possible to gain his co-operation to improve his driving habits. Our Examiners of Drivers stationed in the various centres of the Province are now trained to conduct driver improvement interviews; thus we are able to interview the drivers with unsatisfactory driving records in the areas where they reside. An accelerated programme of public contact through schools and various organizations was also conducted by the Driver Improvement reviewing staff, who were also assisted in the outside areas of the Province by members of the Driver Examination staff. Searches of driving records and the preparation of abstracts of driving records under section 116 (ft) of the Motor-vehicle Act have greatly increased within the past three years, which indicates that many firms employing personnel responsible for the operation of motor-vehicles are now becoming more interested in the driving records of their staff. This increase also reflects the attitude of the insurance industry, which requires knowledge of up-dated driving records before issuing motor-vehicle liability insurance policies to an ever-increasing number of applicants. Statistics of driving-record searches for the past three years are as follows:— 1964 46,469 1965 72,844 1966 89,739 The 1966 statistics of the Driver Improvement Programme are as follows:— REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1966 J 41 Warning Letters, Etc., January to December, 1966 Warning letters Notices of intent to suspend Interviews and hearings Results of notices to suspend, interviews, and submissions— Licences suspended Licences placed on probation . 11,630 4,235 1,824 2,823 1,453 Age Total 16-20 Years 21-24 Years 25-30 Years 31-40 Years 41-50 Years 51-60 Years 61-64 Years 65-69 Years 70 and Over 880 11 71 58 509 4 672 ~2 99 136 54 264 4 975 ~7 136 106 418 ~2 4 832 2 2 229 331 95 329 3 2 670 ~3 10 83 56 274 ~1 3 483 ~I 143 132 60 213 ~I 1 744 ~~4 17 53 49 272 ~"2 1 401 ~2 6 120 68 45 293 1 3 7 577 ~~2 14 33 33 196 ~2 3 241 1 2 2 67 37 24 194 ~~4 6 279 1 ~~4 12 19 123 ~2 3 139 ~1 2 32 20 18 120 1 ~63 ~~i 25 1 1 31 ~~6 3 7 20 ~~i 2 10 16 ~~4 1 1 16 ~16 ~2 6 8 ~2 4 11,630 Notices of intent to suspend- Class A chauffeurs 4,235 1 Class B chauffeurs.. 9 Female 63 389 Previously suspended Interviews and hearings Class A chauffeurs.. 328 1,823 1 Class B chauffeurs 8 Female 18 Result of notices to suspend, interviews, and submissions— Licences suspended 2,823 1 Class B chauffeurs... 8 Female 14 Previously suspended . .. 702 628 Previously on probation Driver's licence placed on probation 304 1,453 1 Class B chauffeurs- 13 21 Impaired, 4,686. Records adjudicated, 143,294. (d) Motor-vehicle Inspection The programme of Motor-vehicle Inspection, through the use of a Mobile Inspection Unit, was continued during 1966. This marks the second full year of operation of this programme which started in 1964. The Mobile Inspection Unit consists of a panel truck and trailer which is outfitted with equipment to check front-end assemblies, wheel alignment, and brake and head-lamp adjustments. In addition, checks are made by the inspection unit staff of other vehicle lamps, mufflers and exhaust systems, the condition of window glass, windshield-wipers, tires, and other items that poor condition could prove dangerous. The mobile unit visited 34 communities in the Province during 1966. A total of 15,342 vehicles was inspected. Of that number, 69 per cent were rejected on the first inspection. The following table shows the number of rejected vehicles on which defects were corrected and subsequently passed on reinspection. In addition, it was reported that many had their vehicles' defects corrected after the inspection unit had left the community. J 42 BRITISH COLUMBIA Causes of rejection at 34 different locations throughout the Province are one or more of the following:— Model Year 1950 and Prior 1951-55 1956-61 1962-66 Total Presented for inspection during this period- Passed on original inspection- Percentage rejected on original inspection- Passed on reinspection 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Causes of Rejection Number-plates and rear-plate light- Horn Visibility and glass condition- Rear-view mirror Tail-light Stop-light- Head-light- Turn signals- Other lights- Reflector Steering mechanism.. Wheel alignment- Muffler and exhaust system- Tires Service brakes- Parking brakes.. Miscellaneous- 211 27 87 65 37 4 25 13 38 99 23 7 44 61 55 22 77 38 37 970 181 80 267 140 28 92 "io 91 486 72 6 191 244 208 101 250 131 108 4,236 930 78 1,278 718 59 243 3 95 252 2,275 208 26 500 798 706 289 702 375 324 9,925 3,547 64 2,920 975 68 275 1 112 239 5,095 175 38 224 939 869 318 519 278 410 15,342 4,685 69 4,530 1,870 159 635 4 260 620 7,955 478 77 959 2,042 1,838 730 1,548 822 879 The vehicle inspection programme is operated on a voluntary basis. Its success depends on community support and sponsorship, so that the maximum number of interested motorists may be encouraged to subject their vehicles to the critical inspection routine. We enjoyed enthusiastic community support during 1966, with the result that it was often not possible to inspect all the vehicles which were brought to the testing locations. Prior to the visit of the inspection unit to a community, groups of citizens who are interested in traffic safety are approached to sponsor the visit. Sponsorship involves the development of a publicity campaign, usually as public service announcements in the local newspaper and by radio and television stations, arranging for a suitable testing-site, and recruiting and organizing voluntary help to assist the two qualified mechanics who are assigned to the programme by the Branch. We have also been assisted by the municipal governments of the communities to a great extent. The aims of the programme are (a) the examination of vehicles and (b) the development of public interest in the need to maintain vehicles in a safe mechanical condition. The percentage of vehicles rejected is still high, particularly when it is considered that these vehicles were voluntarily submitted. The percentage would be much higher if it were possible to examine the many vehicles in doubtful mechanical condition on the highways whose owners have no intention of submitting them to a voluntary inspection. Public interest in the programme is still high. We are usually requested to provide the inspection service more frequently. The need for additional facilities, equipment, and personnel to bring the programme to a stage where it can offer routine inspection to a larger percentage of motorists is evident. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1966 J 43 4. CENTRAL REGISTRY The Central Registry came into being in 1961 to record encumbrances on all personal chattels. It was an expansion of the former Encumbrance Registry, which encumbered motor-vehicles only. The position of the Superintendent of Motor- vehicles was broadened to include the position and title of Registrar-General. A central filing and searching registry obviated the need for an inquirer to look to many different government registries for similar information. As the volume of work increases and the work area remains constant, a partial solution to the problem has been in the storage of documents on microfilm. Six to eight hundred documents can now be filmed and stored on a single 100-foot spool of microfilm. Total documents accepted exceeded 200,000 in 1966, but only 250 spools of film were required for storage. A duplicate of each original spool is retained in the Provincial Government security vault as a precaution against the loss of these valuable records. Centralization of the recording of the liens on chattels in the Central Registry has increased the search work load. But this larger volume is efficiently handled by various means of communication, such as telephone, telegram, telex, TWX, written correspondence, and personal contact over the counter. Filmed documents are viewed through up-to-date microfilm readers, and photostatic copies may be produced upon request. Written confirmation is supplied to the searcher after each search has been conducted. Again the year 1966 saw increases in most phases of the operation of the registry. The statistical comparison with the preceding year will exemplify this statement. Statistical Comparisons with Year Ended December 31, 1966, to Year 1965 January 1 to December 31, 1965 Documents filed under Conditional Sales Act 77,550 Documents filed under Bills of Sale Act 105,300 Documents filed under Mechanics' Lien Act 9,631 Documents filed under Assignment of Book Accounts Act 441 Documents filed under Companies Act 182 Documents discharged under Conditional Sales Act 1,149 Documents discharged under Bills of Sale Act 1,958 Documents discharged under Mechanics' Lien Act 609 Documents discharged under Assignment of Book Accounts Act 26 Documents discharged under Companies Act 60 Total documents accepted 196,906 Total value of documents accepted $568,903.00 Total value of searches 112,777.00 Total value of certifications and photographic copies 1,326.50 Total revenue $683,006.50 j 44 british columbia Statistical Comparisons with Year Ended December 31, 1966, to Year 1965—Continued January 1 to December 31, 1966 Documents filed under Conditional Sales Act 82,228 Documents filed under Bills of Sale Act 107,159 Documents filed under Mechanics' Lien Act 12,713 Documents filed under Assignment of Book Accounts Act 311 Documents filed under Companies Act 200 Documents discharged under Conditional Sales Act 1,348 Documents discharged under Bills of Sale Act 1,911 Documents discharged under Mechanics' Lien Act 940 Documents discharged under Assignment of Book Accounts Act 25 Documents discharged under Companies Act 44 Total documents accepted 206,879 Total value of documents accepted $591,659.00 Total value of searches 114,374.85 Total value of certifications and photographic copies 1,506.20 Total revenue $707,540.05 5. SCHOOL BUSES Control over the use and operation of school buses engaged in the transportation of students to and from the public schools in the Province is the responsibility of the Superintendent of Motor-vehicles. The control extends to the setting of minimum standards for the construction and maintenance of school buses and provides for periodic inspection of school buses. This inspection is carried out on behalf of the Superintendent by mechanical inspectors of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and by the Motor Carrier Branch of the Public Utilities Commission. It is also necessary that evidence of satisfactory insurance coverage, in accordance with the carrying capacity of each school bus, be supplied to the Superintendent. In 1966 the number of permits issued for vehicles to be used as school buses totalled 873, compared to the 1965 figure of 819. Of those permits issued, 41 were cancelled as the result of the lapse of insurance coverage or because of the poor mechanical condition. School buses were involved in 46 accidents in 1966, in which 36 were property- damage accidents. Four accidents involved the injury of seven persons other than students. Six other accidents resulted in the death of one student and the injury of nine students. 6. PERMITS FOR FLASHING RED AND AMBER LIGHTS, SIRENS, AND THEFT ALARMS The Superintendent may, under the provisions of the Motor-vehicle Act Regulations, issue permits to allow a vehicle to be equipped with a flashing red or amber light. The regulations specify that certain emergency vehicles and tow-cars may be equipped without obtaining a permit. The permits are required for vehicles such as pilot cars escorting oversize vehicles or public utility vehicles which must stop on a highway to repair power or telephone lines. In each case the permit is issued where a hazard exists and only with the approval of the local enforcement agency. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1966 J 45 In 1966, 179 permits for flashing amber lights and 21 permits for flashing red lights were issued. In addition, 11 permits were issued to allow the installation of sirens on vehicles. These vehicles were usually ambulances or the personal vehicle of the chief of a volunteer fire department in a small community. No permits were issued for the installation of theft alarms in vehicles. 7. STAFF The staff of the Motor-vehicle Branch at December 31, 1966, totalled 345 persons, compared to 353 at the same time in 1965. Permanent staff employees totalled 274, which is six below the authorized complement of 280; however, replacement requisitions for these positions were in the hands of the Civil Service Commission. Temporary employees at the end of 1966 totalled 71, which is a reduction of 16 over the same date in 1965. This reduction is due in main to completion of the first phase of our electronic data-processing method of recordkeeping. We were once again very ably assisted during our licence-renewal peak period through the co-operation of the Chairman of the Liquor Control Board, who provided up to 55 clerks for periods ranging from a few days to two months. This assistance enabled us to provide adequate service during this rush period with the necessity of hiring only a minimum of temporary assistance. The work requirements of the Branch continue to increase. The conversion to electronic data-processing has helped us to cope with the increased work load, but a great deal of the credit for the handling of this increased work load without additional help must be given to the staff of the Branch, who have done a tremendous job in this regard. Sincere appreciation is expressed to all staff members for their high level of loyalty to their work. CONCLUSION The startling fact that traffic accidents resulted in 520 deaths in British Columbia in 1966 has produced a quickening interest within safety-conscious groups for an accelerated programme to deal with persons who have poor driving records. The Motor-vehicle Branch will direct a major share of its energies in this direction. Previous Reports have mentioned that this kind of programme is time-consuming, but past experiences have shown us that this is the only type of approach which is effective with many drivers. The general need is for a change in personal attitudes toward driving. It is apparent we will have to pursue this course subsequent to the issuance of a driver's licence until some effective way is found for the development of proper attitudes toward driving and traffic safety prior to licensing. It is our feeling that this is possible to a great extent within the present high-school programme. Time is provided for attitude development, and while many high schools give appropriate emphasis to this, it is no secret that many others give little attention to this aspect. The Department of Education reiterated the intention that the course will be given, and it is hoped an improvement will be evident in 1967. Obviously we are going to continue to have problems with incorrigible drivers who never seem to change, regardless of what action is taken. In many instances the Courts have levied heavy fines and gaol sentences against drivers in this group. Licence suspension is a most effective method of treatment, but, regretfully, even this course of action fails to have the desired effect in many instances. A social problem of our motorized age has been created wherein a driver's licence is of paramount importance in the employment field. At some level, however, the public J 46 BRITISH COLUMBIA good and welfare deserves priority over the individual's desire to continue driving subsequent to the development of a poor driving record. This area of the Drivers' Licence Control Programme will continue to receive much attention. I am pleased to say that the Motor-vehicle Branch continues to receive excellent co-operation from other members of your Department, and, collectively, I feel we have been able to make advances for the good of the Province. A result of our membership in your Department is the high level of liaison we enjoy with the Courts and enforcement agencies. Our work places us in close contact with the Government Agency programme of the Department of Finance, and we appreciate the co-operation which we receive from them. Our work would be difficult were it not for the pleasant association we have with the safety councils and community, business, and industrial organizations within the Province. To each who has in any manner assisted, we express our thanks and appreciation. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, R. A. HADFIELD, Superintendent of Motor-vehicles. Printed by A. Sutton, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1968 430-1267-9890
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