PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL ANNUAL REPORT of the MOTOR-VEHICLE BRANCH ->., FOR THE YEAR 1963 Printed by A. Sutton, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1965 To Major-General the Honourable George Randolph Pearkes, V.C., P.C., C.B., D.S.O., M.C., Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia. May it please Your Honour: The undersigned has the honour to present the Annual Report of the Motor- vehicle Branch for the year 1963. R. W. BONNER, A ttomey-General. Attorney-General's Department, Victoria, B.C., December, 1964. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1963 The Honourable R. W. Bonner, Q.C., B.A., LL.B., Attorney-General, Victoria, B.C. Sir,—I have the honour to submit the Annual Report of the Motor-vehicle Branch for 1963. The Report concerns the activities of the Branch in all its facets, and includes the issuance of licences for the 1963 licence-year which ended on February 29, 1964. The Motor-vehicle Branch, under your direction, is charged with the administration of the Motor-vehicle Act, and is responsible for the maintenance of record systems containing information for all Ucensed motor-vehicles and drivers in the Province. The records of the Branch are continually being sought by enforcement agencies and provide a valuable source of the records of Ucensed drivers to which the Courts continually look. The Department of Commercial Transport Act regulates the licensing of aU commercial vehicles and names the Superintendent of Motor-vehicles as the Ucensing authority. The Superintendent is the Ucensing authority for commercial vehicles operating in British Columbia under the Uniform Vehicle Registration and Reciprocity Agreement in international traffic which originates in one of the member States of the United States. The Agreement provides for a sharing of Ucence fees between the jurisdictions in which a vehicle travels on the basis of percentage of mileage traveUed in each jurisdiction compared to total miles traveUed in aU member jurisdictions. The year 1963 was one of marked industrial expansion in British Columbia, and this reflected on the demands placed on the Motor-vehicle Branch. In communities where development is taking place, it naturaUy foUows that there is a healthy increase in motor-vehicle registrations and the number of vehicle-drivers. Additional vehicle licensing and driver examination services are essential to meet the pubUc demands. In some areas during 1963 it was very difficult to provide for adequate service to original driver s Ucence appUcants without considerable delay. We look forward to additional staff in the future to be able to cope more adequately with this aspect of the problem so as to provide a suitable level of pubUc service. I feel it is my duty to again mention the fact that the faculties of this Branch in Victoria are far from adequate. It has been apparent for several years that we were not in a position to obtain maximum efficiency from our staff because of the poor physical arrangements of the building which houses our headquarters office. I appreciate that a considerable sum of money would be required to build an appropriate headquarters unit, but I am absolutely convinced that in the long run this would be money well spent. It is unfortunate that the customer area in the building is small and often cluttered with large quantities of suppUes which cannot be housed elsewhere. It takes on the appearance of a warehouse rather than a Government establishment, through the doors of which thousands of people pass each year to obtain Ucences and transact other items of Government business. I do urge that a replacement for the Motor-vehicle Branch building receive early consideration in the development of new Government buildings in the Victoria area. I also feel that it is my duty to again mention that an unfortunate situation stiU exists in the storage of valuable records in a non-fireproof type of accommodation. Much work is being done to place records on microfilm, but this can never encompass aU the records of the Branch. We have been fortunate in that we have not had 5 G 6 BRITISH COLUMBIA a fire. Should such a misfortune faU upon the Branch, I assure you it would be extremely difficult to re-estabUsh records, and this would be a matter of considerable embarrassment to the Government and the Branch. This Report deals with the operation of the Branch under the foUowing headings:— 1. Licences. 2. Accidents and Convictions. 3. Driving Safety. (a) Safety ResponsibiUty. (b) Examination of Drivers. (c) Drivers' Improvement Programme. 4. Encumbrance Registry Division. 5. School Buses. 6. Staff. 1. LICENCES Motor-vehicle Ucences in British Columbia in 1963 reached the total of 657,174, an increase of 41,137 or 6.9 per cent over the 1962 total of 616,037. It is of interest to point out that the rate of increase in British Columbia of 6.9 per cent considerably exceeds the national average, which itself is in excess of 4 per cent. An increase of 7.2 per cent was recorded in private passenger-type motor-vehicles, with the 1963 registration reaching 531,116, an increase of 35,808 over the 1962 total of 495,308. The increase in commercial vehicles was 4.4 per cent over the 1962 total of 120,729, with the 1963 registration total of 126,058, an increase of 5,329 registrations. The number of trailers Ucensed in 1963 totalled 62,116, a 10-per-cent increase over the 1962 total of 56,434. The majority of the increase is the result of an upward surge in the use of utiUty trailers, such as boat and house traUers. These items are prominent in the expanding recreational activities of our citizens. The comparative statement of Ucences, permits, etc., for motor-vehicles, trailers, and chauffeurs covers the volumes in these categories during Ucence-years 1956 to 1963, inclusive:— REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1963 G 7 Comparative Statement of Licences, Permits, etc., Issued during the Licence-years 1956 to 1963_ Inclusive Licences Issued 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 Motor-vehicles— Passenger (new) '—1 Passenger (renewal).... Total passenger ,—__ 1 1 52,950 50,990 43,576 288,700|320,737|349,761 49,268 370,154 1 1 45,364| 48,348 56,822 400.686J 419,022|438,486 67,659 463,457 341,650[371,727]393,337|419,422 446,050| 467,370|495,3081531,116 Commercial (new) Commercial (renewal) 17,8271 15,685] 11,6761 12,985 91,016|l00,432|106,190,108,956 9,6031 10,5761 11,8861 13,830 104,618| 106,095|108,843|112,228 Total commercial 108,843|116,117|117,866|121,941 114,221| 116,671|120,729|126,058 450,493|487,844|511,203|541,363 560,271| 584,0411616,037[657,174 Non-resident touring motor-vehicle permits Non-resident special motor-vehicle permits. Non-resident commercial motor-vehicle per- 1,673 219 1,384 245 1,100 149 965 109 1,3021 1,343 198| 187 1,551 157 1,613 110 6,519 8,493 10,056 13,197 1 16,5251 15,831 344 2,471 12,069 1,772 Qttartffrly permits , 2,241 Total 6,519] 8,493| 10,056] 13,197 16,8691 18,3021 13,8411 14,719 7.787 2,0481 1,822 11.575 13,333 18,100 1 ^"mmffrcipl . • 16,2731 19,988| 20,490| 25,429 Total 7,7871 11,5751 13,333 18,100 24,0781 27,707] 29,222| 35,505 Transporter— 536 3.188 1 I S A__f_iMi.T_.__ Motor-cycles— N..W 1 1 63 • 602 577 678 3.112 3.464 3.450 6031 652 3.477 3.587 706 3.683 1,342 3-937 Totnl 3,724| 3,714| 4,0411 4.128 4,0801 4,2391 4,3891 5,279 48,658 748 989 40 16 1,008 224.037 Motor-dealers— Original licences 722 724| 730 995 9791 925 755 970 31 19 1,024 229.655 782 817 28 10 954 228.311 885 866 44 13 1,044 256.580 968 884 f^Binnl m^t-T-Trlf i*ffllrr If'"■TnT .■ Additional motor-cycle dealer licences Transfers— 12| 11 15 7| 61 7 947| 908| 919 1 210.4631215.8961218.513 51 16 1,182 284.641 45.671! 46.5361 48.061 40,612| 41,800 2,750| 2,726 1,3181 1,510 43,610' 44,899 Motor-, y_.1i. Trail _r« 2,9041 3,1731 3,1901 3,080 672] 830| 1,04.| 1,513 2,9761 3,349 2,8181 4,069 __58,967|265,570|269,285|282,309 268,717| 274,347|305,984|336,958 Chauffeurs— 1 4,978 5,251 5,207 4,243 4,269| 4,112 5,295 4,485 64,359 328,115 13,018 5,368 4.756 65,209 887,170 12,297 5,518 4,925 639,269 12.785 l{4»3,9i7 796,6871641,992 Safety responsibility insurance certificate filing | 12,523 13,741 14,281 1 1 1 Drivers' Licences Original drivers' licences issued during the 1963 licence-year totalled 52,653, an increase of 12.5 per cent over the 1962 total of 46,806. The increase in the issuance of original licences of persons under 21 years of age totalled 22,907, and original licences issued to adult drivers numbered 29,746. It is inevitable that the annual issuance of original drivers' licences is going to continue increasing at the rate noted for 1963. This must not be lost sight of in providing examination service in the years to come. Licensed drivers in British Columbia at the end of 1963 totalled 738,007, an increase of 30,667 over the 1962 total of 707,340. The rate of increase amounted to 4.3 per cent. Male drivers totalled 497,523 or 67.4 per cent of the total licensed drivers. Female drivers totalled 240,484. Again it is G 8 BRITISH COLUMBIA noted that the percentage of total drivers in the male category is gradually decreasing. This trend has been evident for quite some years, and there is every possibility that it will continue. The foll6wing'is a table setting out statistical information on the number of drivers in the various age-groups. It is always interesting to note the number of drivers in the top age category. In 1962 drivers of 85 years of age totalled 177; the number in 1963 is 255. In all age-groups the percentage of drivers fall into a regular pattern noted in the previous years. Drivers' Licences—Statistical Information by Age-groups Age Year of Birth Number Per Cent of Total 1_L__.y_._r_ 1943-1947 1939-1942 1933-1938 1928-1932 1923-1927 1918-1922 1913-1917 1908-1912 1903-1907 1898-1902 1894-1897 1888-1893 1883-1887 1878-1882 1877 and prior 57,271 64,464 105,247 94,381 90,481 83,566 72,997 59,039 42,225 28,577 15,116 15,983 6,562 1,843 255 7.76 31-35 12.26 9.89 51 55 8.00 5.72 61-65 3.87 2.05 70-75 2.17 -n___-_9i..'- 81-85 0.25 Over 85 y_«_r_ 1 '"*. 0.03 738,007 100.00 Number 407,52.1 • Per Cent ' ■jof Total *>.. 67.41 Totals 738,007 100.00 Chauffeurs' Licences The comparative statement of licences and permits shows that the number of licensed chauffeurs in 1963 was 78,992, which is an increase of 4,633 over the 1962 total of 74,359. The increase reverses the trend which was apparent in the past few years, which continued to show less licensed chauffeurs although there were increasing numbers of Ucensed commercial vehicles. In the last Report, mention was made of an apparent lack of enforcement of the Motor-vehicle Act provisions requiring that commercial truck-drivers hold Class C chauffeurs' licences. The increase in 1963 in the category amounts to 4,104 licences. We are convinced that there is still a large number of unlicensed chauffeurs, and it is hoped that these efforts will continue. Distribution of Motor-vehicles The table entitled " Distribution of Motor-vehicles " shows the number of licences issued in the various sections of the Province. The legend at the bottom of the table needs to be read in conjunction with the st&__stics given in several of the centres to reflect more accurately information on vehicle population. However, this table does provide a reasonable index of the distribution of vehicles throughout the Province, and experience has been that the information is valuable to groups concerned with community planning projects and development. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1963 Distribution of Motor-vehicles G 9 The following table shows a summary of motor-vehicle licences issued during the 1963 licence-year:— Passenger Motor-vehicles ' .' Commercial Motor-vehicles Issuing Office Total Used New Renewals Total Used New Renewals Total Abbotsford 175 608 5,861 6,644 29 213 2,210 2,452 9,096 AlhRrni" . 138 613 6,520 7,271 12 168 1,423 1,603 8,874 Ashcroft 38 20 902 960 8 20 482 510 1,470 Burns TaV* 47 90 802 939 25 66 635 726 1,665 10,263 11,518 3,324 3,591 15,109 nr.v_*r_.!_|_* 383 835 15,720 16,938 64 274 4,513 4,851 21,789 f_____-t_»n._y 421 591 8,145 9,157 18 162 2,096 2,276 11,433 5,106 1,815 6,049 2,105 1,993 1,242 2,214 1,372 8,263 3,477 Crfrstnn 154 136 47 83 4,110 7,023 2,335 1,947 2,943 2,144 8,179 9,787 Dunr-in 149 471 7,643 22 175 Fernie 200 121 1,293 1,614 118 50 722 890 2,504 Pnj+ St .Tnhn 631 467 3,745 4,843 276 387 2,768 3,431 8,274 Ciartrrra 11 677 688 10 2 282 294 982 2,113 1,758 1,347 1,036 1,658 1,103 4,489 3,073 fir_.ni. Fnrtr. 41 171 1,970 10 57 Kamlnnjw 330 1,070 8,095 9,495 79 409 3,556 4,044 13,539 T-jXjn 10 1 252 263 5 3 176 184 447 8,225 9,572 2,639 2,902 101 T tUnnct 33 17 780 830 4 9 477 490 1,320 106 Miaetnn 63 353 3,080 3,496 4 72 991 1,067 4,563 Nanaimo 235 855 10,937 12,027 21 198 2,690 2,909 14,936 Nelson __ 219 635 7,082 7,936 37 176 2,810 3,023 10,959 New Westminster* i 1,464 4,806 56,411 62,681 114 592 8,204 8,910 71,591 North Vancouver^ 555 2,748 18,557 21,860 19 189 _„>_. 2,798 24,658 65 2,056 36 991 1,039 3,231 Pf.ntir.tnii 406 901 7,042 8,349 65 206 2,105 2,376 10,725 PmiRp Pniip^S 56 55 365 476 163 61 639 863 1,339 66 3,695 23 819 853 4,548 Prince Or^rEP 654 1,163 8,363 10,180 127 605 3,782 4,514 14,694 Prince Rupert 101 427 3,182 3,710 12 78 911 1,001 4,711 17 111 38 168 742 2,592 797 2,871 3 38 21 124 424 1,511 448 1,673 1,245 Quesnel 4,544 Revelstoke 112 114 1,322 1,548 25 61 552 638 2,186 Rossland 17 5 891 913 5 13 195 213 1,126 Salmnn irm 156 194 2,577 2,927 32 59 1,387 1,478 4,405 52 215 1,630 1,897 15 118 1,150 1,283 3,180 76 165 295 682 1,864 5,684 2,235 6,531 13 15 166 79 1,011 1,217 1,190 1,311 3,425 Trail 7,842 Vannnnvpr* , , 2,406 11,298 71,363 85,067 91 1,251 11,481 12,823 97,890 Vancouver East4 1,559 5,362 43,937 50,858 99 1,685 6,514 8,298 59,156 Vancouver-Pt_ Grey4_ 1,031 5,245 27,275 33,551 32 218 1,749 1,999 35,550 VanriVrhnnf 67 51 941 1,059 29 57 831 917 1,976 V-rnnp 318 803 7,296 8,417 77 255 3,387 3,719 12,136 VirtorlflS 1,967 4,610 74,526 81,103 104 1,409 15,380 16,893 97,996 Williams T-nir_> 151 325 2,751 3,227 50 210 1,987 2,247 5,474 Totals 17,492 50,167 463,457 531,116 2,638 11,192 112,228 126,058 657,174 i New Westminster (includes issuance at Haney, a temporary office at Burnaby during rush period, and mail-order issuance to New Westminster area from Victoria): Passenger, 63,857; commercial, 9,096. 2 North Vancouver (does not include 964 commercial plates issued for National Defence vehicles that operate throughout British Columbia): Passenger, 21,860; commercial, 1,834. s Pouce Coupe (does not include 221 commercial plates issued for National Defence vehicles that operate throughout British Columbia): Passenger, 476; commercial, 642. * Vancouver, Vancouver East, and Vancouver-Point Grey (includes issuance from Motor Licence Offices at 1730 West Georgia Street, 2410 Nanaimo Street, and 6237 West Boulevard, and mail-order issuance to Vancouver area from Victoria; does not Include issuance at North Vancouver; issuance at Sechelt and Squamish, which account through Vancouver, has been deducted): Passenger, 181,093; commercial, 23,597. 0 Victoria (does not include mail-order Issuance to other areas; in addition to these totals, 1,263 passenger and 4,012 commercial plates were issued for Provincial Government vehicles, 417 commercial plates were issued for National Defence vehicles which operate throughout British Columbia, and 307 commercial plates were issued to prorated vehicles): Passenger, 57,453; commercial, 8,611. G 10 BRITISH COLUMBIA Mail-order Issuance The volume of mail-order licence requests through the Victoria Motor Licence Office continued to grow in 1963. Mail-order issuance in 1963 was 37,599 in all categories, compared to 35,364 in 1962. Whilst jt is the desire of the Branch that as much issuance as possible be carried on at the 90 issuing offices that service the various communities of the Province, it is apparently inevitable that mail-order issuance volume will continue to increase. Mail-order issuance of licences is more expensive than the method of handling requests in the over-the-counter method by personal application at a motor licence office. The following table shows a synopsis of the mail-order issuance during the 1963 licence-year:— 1963 Mail-order Synopsis (March 1, 1963, to February 29, 1964) Vancouver New Westminster Vancouver Island and Islands Balance *_fpf |_ Province Out of Province 4,504 130 668 195 37 35 1 25 560 15 64 •& plates Provincial Government passenger— Commercial plates Provincial Government commercial. Farm vehicle "A" plates Farm tractor " F " plates Quarterly " T " plates Motor-cycle plates — National Defence " N " plates Section 7 " X " plates " Ham " plates * Totals 4,992 1,229 355 3,992 12 2 35 417 202 36 14,273 7 11 4 39 638 73 2,139 527 3 5 1 21 142 17 134 28 11,272 I 15,871 1,364 27,197 1,229 2,615 3,992 59 53 6 122 417 1,691 218 340 | 37,599 report of the superintendent of motor-vehicles, 1963 g 11 Revenue The total amount of revenue collected by the Motor-vehicle Branch during 1963 from licences, permits, and other services shows a 6.1-per-cent increase over the 1962 collections. The total 1963 collection was $22,617,696.12, an increase of $1,298,022.08 over the 1962 total of $21,319,674.04. The amount includes $1,611,767.34 collected under the Social Services Tax Act on transactions involving buying and selling of motor-vehicles. Tax payments are required to be submitted to the Branch on vehicle transactions which do not involve licensed motor- vehicle dealers. Sales tax for transactions in the latter category are paid directly to the Consumer Taxation Branch, Department of Finance. Sales collection in 1962 was $1,448,925.74. Motor-vehicle Branch offices collected 67.1 per cent of the total collections, amounting to $15,165,519.63. This compares closely with the percentage of collection by these offices in 1962, which amounted to 66.9 per cent of the total revenue. The remainder of 32.9 per cent was collected through the Government Agencies of the Department of Finance, which carry out licence- issuance service for the Branch. These are in areas not served by Motor-vehicle Branch offices. The following are the locations of the Motor-vehicle Branch offices with the 1963 revenue collections noted for each office:— Vancouver $3,408,794.34 Victoria ! 3,095,404.16 New Westminster __. 2,157,045.16 Vancouver East >Tl° 2,031,797.62 Vancouver-Point Grey 944,998.32 Cloverdale __1* 691,236.53 North Vancouver 627,311.42 Chilliwack ___. __ 549,909.85 Kamloops ... 518,211.61 Dawson Creek _____ ! 441,832.50 Abbotsford 309,651.06 Trail 235,267.83 Mission 154,059.23 Total _ $15,165,519.63 Refunds Legislation provides for refunding of licence fees in several instances where licences are surrendered and the licences are returned to the Branch. Refunds are made on unexpired years of drivers' licences, and these refunds arise either because the licensee leaves the Province or discontinues driving. The policy is to provide a refund for the unexpired year or years remaining in the licence. This need for refunds exists because the term of the driver's licence in British Columbia being of a five-year duration. Other refunds all involve motor-vehicle licences, and principally involve vehicles which are removed from British Columbia or are damaged beyond repair. The Motor-vehicle Act provides for a refund of one-half of the unused portion of the licence fee. Refunds continue to be made under a provision of the Motor- vehicle Act on vehicles situated east of the Cascades where the operator desires not to use the vehicle during the winter season. This refund condition has been in existence for about 30 years. It is interesting to note the number of refunds in G 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA this category is gradually decreasing. The 1963 total was 741, a decrease of 48 in the 1962 total of 789. Improved highway conditions and the use of vehicles with more capability in dealing with winter weather problems has certainly reduced the justification for these refunds. Little hardship would occur if this refund provision were eliminated. The following table sets out the number of refunds and amounts of money refunded for the 1963 licence-year:— * Type of Refund Number Amount Drivers' licences 1,744 $5,018.00 Motor-vehicle licences, general refunds— Motor-vehicle Act—passenger 815 $7,940.22 Dealers' Ucences ._ 44 275.31 Department of Commercial Transport Act—commercial 5 385 19,987.68 1,244 28,203.21 Relinquishment refunds— Motor-vehicle _4c_—passenger 6,232 $36,752.68 Department of Commercial Transport Act— Regular commercial 883 27,119.25 Farm commercial 54 723.05 7,169 64,594.98 Seasonal refunds— Motor-vehicle Act—passenger 311 $1,710.14 Department of Commercial Transport Act— Regular commercial 384 16,549.86 Farm commercial 46 659.62 741 18,919.62 Refunds on transfers— Department of Commercial Transport Act-— Regular commercial 300 $49,837.93 Farm commercial 56 1,241.25 356 51,079.18 Totals _._ . 11,254 $ 167,814.99 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1963 G 13 2. ACCIDENTS AND CONVICTIONS Motor-vehicle Accidents The following table gives a summary of the accident frequency during the period 1954 to 1963:— ' Motor- Number Accidents per 1,000 per 10,000 Vehicles Registered Average Deaths per 100 Million Miles' Fatal Fatal Accidents Year vehicles of vethicles, Injuries Deaths per 100 Million Miles Registered Accidents Regis- : tered Damage dents 1954. 367,967 22,425 61.05 7,582 ' 211 5.7 $325.67 7.38 181 6.33 1955 405,578 22,030 55.10 8,263 225 5.6 392.79 7.51 194 6.47 1956 450,493 24,905 55.34 9,700 316 7.0 437.05 9.03 272 7.77 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 The upward trend of motor-vehicle accidents continued in 1963. Accidents resulted in a larger number of personal injuries, but the number of persons killed dropped from 385 to 360, a decrease of 6 per cent. Reportable accidents in 1963 totalled 30,924, an increase of 1,847 over the total in 1962 of 29,077 or 6 per cent. Fatal motor-vehicle accidents decreased from 322 in 1962 to 309 in 1963 or 4 per cent. The number of motor-vehicle accidents involving personal injury rose sharply from 8,756 in 1962 to 9,470 in 1963, an increase of 8 per cent. The number of persons injured in these injury accidents rose by 9 per cent, from 13,382 to 14,585. The reportable property damage in motor-vehicle accidents in 1963 rose by 11 per cent to $15,742,907.87, an increase of $1,524,824.49 over the 1962 total of $14,218,083.38. Except in the fatality category, the Increase in motor-vehTcle accidents equals or exceeds the 6-per-cent increase of motor-vehicles licensed in 1963 over the 1962 total. It is true that many more miles are being driven by our Ucensed drivers. However, recklessness continues to be a very apparent factor of highway vehicle operation. It is a very difficult problem to control. Far too often a person behind the wheel of a motor-vehicle seems to.be entirely different from the same person in another set of circumstances. Thig is a problemwhich wiU need continued study and research. The driver-improvement portion of this Report wUl deal with the activities of the Branch with this type of driver. The following table sets out accident statistics of the various cities, municipalities, villages, and districts of British Columbia for 1962 and 1963:— G 14 crnES BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in Killed Fatal Accidents Injured Place of Occurrence 1962 1963 Increase or(-) Decrease 1962 1963 Increase or(-) Decrease 1962 1963 Increase or(-) Decrease 1 Per Cent 100.0 100.0 —100.0 100.0 —100.0 —33.3 —100.0 100.0 100.0 —100.0 -100.0 400.0 100.0 —66.6 —100.0 50.0 27.5 100.0 1 PerCent 100.0 TS..0""" —IOO.O 100.0 —100.0 —33.3 -100.0 100.0 100.0 —100.0 —100.0 300.0 100.0 —66.6 —100.0 29 31 17 31 43 28 3 i u 8 57 8 64 8 95 26 375 141 43 66 87 31 73 60 13 1 1 28 3,938 40 508 28 33 2 36 20 24 34 40 2 5 11 8 81 92 11 134 16 459 148 66 44 61 52 94 44 16 7 5 24 4312 60 543 32 Percent 13.7 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 200.0 1 66.6 3 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 42.1 —100.0 43.7 37.5 1 1 2 1 7. 1 5 1 1 41.0 —38.4 1 4 1 1 22.4 4.9 53.4 3 2 3 2 —33.3 —29.8 67.7 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 28.7 —26.6 35.7 11.1 100.0 23.0 700.0 400.0 — 100.0 —14.2 29 1 9 37 1 9 1 28 1 9 38 1 8 1 9.4 50.0 6.8 14.0 60 69 15.0 58 67 15.5 5,893 6,516 10.5 MUNICIPALITIES 12 1 4 11 1 6 Percent —8.3 SO.O —2-U> —40.0 -100.0 100.0 —IOO.O 133.3 —14.2 -66.6 —100.0 —66.6 —100.0 —7.5 100.0 -85.7 —66.6 7.1 50.0 11 1 4 4 4 2 11 1 3 PerCent ■^25.0 —25.0 —25.0 -100.0 100.0 —100.0 33.3 -14.2 —66.6 —100.0 —80.0 —100.0 —22.2 66.6 —80.0 —33.3 9.0 885 21 136 119 81 43 2 42 21 154 153 83 21 991 17 152 JOJJS 109 63 12 39 43 114 174 65 31 1 194 40 4 9 45 324 269 43 64 20 751 4 233 Percent 11.9 —19.0 11.7 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 21.8 34.5 46.5 500.0 3 2 3 7 3 6 3 2 3 7 3 1 5 6 —7.1 104.7 7 6 1 ;4 6 1 1 —25.9 13.7 —21.6 47.6 1 6 2 100.0 167 49 1 9 42 280 216 29 91 13 705 148 16.1 —18.3 300.0 i 10 3 7 12 7 6 1 4 15 1 9 3 5 6 11 7 5 1 4 7.1 15.7 24.5 48.2 —29.6 53.8 14 12 6.5 400.0 West Vanr-"«Y_r 2 3 2 2 57.4 Tntol. 103 82 —20.3 87 70 —19.5 3,511 3,956 12.6 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1963 G 15 the Province for the Calendar Years 1962 and 1963 Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported Property Damag 3 Increase Increase Increase Increase 1962 1963 or(-) Decrease 1962 1963 or(-) Decrease 1962 1963 or(_) Decrease 1962 1963 or(-) Decrease PerCent PerCent Percent PerCent 22 21 4.5 105 134 28.6 63 76 20.6 $35,758.48 $44,308.00 23.9 2 200.0 17 11 —35.2 11 8 —27.2 3,470.00 1,326.00 —61.7 25 25 177 181 2.2 99 104 5.0 32,758.91 36,717.75 12.0 13 16 23.0 94 137 45.7 54 76 40.7 24,179.52 31,672.22 30.9 23 16 —30.4 147 147 81 76 —6.1 31,304.50 35,201.15 12.4 32 22 —31.2 272 229 —15.8 1461 122 —16.4 62,147.77 53,570.00 — 13.8 19 31 63.1 140 195 39.2 79 116 46.8 34,381.70 44,171.85 28.4 2 200.0 15 19 26.6 8 11 37.5 1,630.59 13,885.00 751.8 2 5 150.0 26 41 57.6 16 21 31.2 5,085.00 7,407.00 45.6 8 8 40 42 5.0 22 25 13.6 13,218.00 3,970.00 10,034.00 —24.0 3 5 66.6 8 12 50.0 6 8 33.3 13,250.00 233.7 41 51 24.3 413 455 10.1 220 239 8.6 99,376.37 111,186.01 11.8 3 -100.0 13 4 —69.2 7 2 —71.4 5,300.00 700.00 —86.7 45 69 53.3 261 392 50.1 145 219 51.0 53,864.56 82,417.22 53.0 6 5 —16.6 56 56 30 33 10.0 8,462.46 15,253.74 80.2 65 92 41.5 414 594 43.4 219 322 47.0 95,465.05 131,387.97 37.6 12 11 — 8.3 112 116 3.5 61 64 4.9 39,782.82 30,655.69 —22.9 253 289 14.2 1,898 1,997 5.2 969 1,011 4.3 436,604.06 477,994.06 9.4 95 105 10.5 596 637 6.8 314 333 6.0 150,575.50 153,408.37 1.8 31 47 51.6 309 302 —2.2 170 175 2.9 73,465.34 71,337.74 —2.8 42 33 —21.4 319 334 4.7 176 183 3.9 72,579.47 80,307.90 10.6 41 44 7.3 230 219 —4.7 128 130 1.5 75,432.87 55,615.02 —26.2 25 27 8.0 118 146 23.7 70 82 17.1 29,198.24 38,968.66 33.4 45 65 44.4 494 594 20.2 258 316 22.4 121,183.13 144,005.78 18.8 46 38 — 17.3 317 305 —3.7 181 167 —7.7 64,817.13 79,459.50 22.5 10 12 20.0 100 102 2.0 52 58 11.5 21,024.40 20,248.70 —3.6 5 500.0 19 36 89.4 11 22 100.0 2,763.00 5,929.99 114.5 1 3 200.0 22 41 86.3 13 23 76.9 4,562.00 10,683.65 134.1 1 § —100.0 1 —100.0 1 -100.0 1,000.00 — 100.0 20 17 —15.0 165 154 —6.6 89 ~~~84 -5.6 36,229.14 35,805.76 — 1.1 2,847 3,088 8.4 16,382 16,905 3.1 8,932 9,044 1.2 3,637,905.75 3,801,212.38 4.4 29 41 41.3 233 279 19.7 130 145 11.5 51,568.83 68,679.12 33.1 373 380 1.8 2,452 2,732 11.4 1,298 1,411 8.7 503,801.49 569,220.50 12.9 18 21 16.6 96 120 25.0 53 68 28.3 22,123.19 28,427.64 28.4 4,196| 4,596 9.5 26,061127,668 6.1 14,112|14,774 4.6 $5,854,989.27|$6,304,448.37 7.6 PerCent PerCent Percent Per Cent 592 651 9.9 3,685 4,033 9.4 1,945 2,055 5.6 $887,550.34 $1,019,406.41 14.8 14 10 —28.5 69 64 —7.2 42 40 -4.7 22,141.85 22,870.15 3.2 81 88 8.6 414 451 8.9 259 291 12.3 139,645.06 138,020.12 —1.1 1 1 1 1 400.00 110.00 —72.5 81 98 20.9 506 561 10.8 277 313 12.9 118,019.48 160,338.21 35.8 54 56 3.7 241 288 19.5 157 181 15.2 90,985.81 89,574.42 —1.5 36 37 2.7 276 206 -25.3 153 114 —25.4 62,943.93 47,342.29 —24.7 1 6 500.0 14 28 100.0 5 14 180.0 3,420.00 5,726.00 67.4 21 22 4.7 89 117 31.4 66 80 21.2 38,644.65 46,809.37 21.1 16 31 93.7 132 194 46.9 81 114 40.7 46,027.76 61,109.56 32.7 101 66 —34.6 470 393 — 16.3 275 223 —18.9 125,232.50 127,042.35 1.4 97 111 14.4 507 485 —4.3 300 295 -1.6 148,226.31 157,681.06 6.3 50 47 —6.0 281 259 -7.8 163 161 —1.2 98,193.92 99,519.73 1.3 12 11 — 8.3 77 70 —9.0 47 49 4.2 23,647.45 31,923.90 34.9 1 100.0 1 3 200.0 1 2 100.0 85.00 1,276.00 139.4 122 135 10.6 637 776 21.8 361 430 19.1 174,480.89 205,839.73 17.9 36 33 —8.3 179 221 23.4 101 118 16.8 30,463.96 44,786.30 47.0 1 3 200.0 2 7 250.0 21 51 150.0 1,565.00 2,295.00 46.6 3 6 100.0 27 42 55.5 15 25 66.6 6,682.62 12,133.67 81.5 27 31 14.8 133 176 32.3 83 105 26.5 31,060.00 39,982.28 28.7 185 219 18.3 900 1,105 22.7 508 620 22.0 238,356.09 279,247.38 17.1 145 180 24.1 812 961 18.3 469 568 21.1 206,521.86 256,430.88 24.1 14 24 71.4 61 85 39.3 42 56 33.3 21,632.88 36,128.72 67.0 50 31 —38.0 191 142 —25.6 123 99 — 19.5 107,287.31 64,861.42 —39.5 8 12 50.0 58 86 48.2 37 52 40.5 18,385.00 24,041.55 30.7 441 456 3.4 2,262 2,163 —4.3 1,336 1,229 -8.0 662,486.97 583,020.06 —11.9 3 300.0 10 18 80.0 6 11 83.3 1,817.00 4,458.02 145.3 105 148 i 40.9 718 947 31.8 388 502 29.3 210,574.31 251,128.79 19.2 2,293| 2,516 9.7 12,753|13,882 8.8 7,2431 7,753 7.0 $3,516,477.95 $3,813,097.37 8.4 G 16 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Killed Fatal Accidents Injured Place of Occurrence 1962 1963 Increase or (_) Decrease 1962 1963 Increase or(-) Decrease 1962 1963 Increase or(_) Decrease 1 PerCent 100.0 —100.0 100.0 100.0 1 PerCent 100.0 —1-0.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 —100.0 -100.0 100.0 —100.0 —100.0 —100.0 -100.0 100.0 100.0 24 7 1 20 2 PerCent —16.6 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 31 5 10 25 6 loo.o —100.0 —100.0 300.0 —100.0 —100.0 —100.0 —100.0 100.0 1 8 6 3 15 2 5 5 1 14 1 2 3 1 19 24 27 5 1 2 6 24 9 1 5 2 39 arrptnn 1 2| —66.6 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 9 28 51 3 2 12 5 2 28 10 3 6 1 1 J —100.0 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 16.6 88.8 —40.0 -TT- 1 100.0 500.0 500.0 -66.6 1 1 16.6 3 3 11.1 200.0 20.0 1 —IOO.O 1 22 1 —43.5 100.0 100.0 2 4 11 —50.0 19 2 375.0 200.0 1 —100.0 4 1 1 1 5 1 3 -75.0 1 9 8 100.0 -44.4 WarfiflH 100.0 Srggr. 1 1 —62.5 12 12 — 12 10 —16.6 322 342 6.2 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1963 G 17 Province for the Calendar Years 1962 and 1963—Continued Injury At cidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported Property Damag B' Increase Increase Increase Increase 1962 1963 or(-) Decrease 1962 1963 or(-) Decrease 1962 1963 or (-) Decrease 1962 1963 or(-) Decrease PerCent PerCent Percent Per Cent 16 13 —18.7 89 95 6.7 49 56 14.2 $20,347.10 $14,990.42 —26.3 6 2 —66.6 13 7 —46.1 8 5 -37.5 1,424.00 1,903.00 33.6 1 .ft -100.0 2 13 550.0 1 7 600.0 600.00 3,225.00 437.5 3 300.0 11 19 72.7 6 12 100.0 993.50 2,554.87 157.2 16 24 50.0 97 182 87.6 58 97 67.2 23,687.88 47,910.27 102.2 3 4 33.3 40 40 22 21 -4.5 6,707.38 12,692.59 89.2 2 43 2 26 1 1 450.00 175.00 6 4 2 —50.0 35 18 —48.5 20 12 -40.0 7,506.35 3,608.00 —51.9 3 1 —66.6 19 14 —26.3 11 9 — 18.1 2,900.85 4,453.00 53.5 14 12 — 14.2 136 143 5.1 73 76 4.1 32,277.50 31,215.73 —3.2 2 1 —50.0 8 3 —62.5 4 2 -50.0 960.00 700.00 —27.0 4 2 —50.0 15 4 —73.3 8 3 -62.5 1,891.50 845.00 —55.3 4 6 50.0 30 34 13.3 21 22 4.7 7,765.00 18,540.00 138.7 1 *~ —100.0 5 11 120.0 3 6 100.0 2,600.00 5,415.00 108.2 10 4 —60.0 41 43 4.8 24 23 -4.1 10,334.76 10,234.00 -0.9 1 3 200.0 8 25 212.5 5 15 200.0 1,290.00 7,432.00 476.1 1 2 100.0 4 9 125.0 3 6 100.0 1,900.00 2,432.43 28.0 1 3 13 -100.0 2 — 100.0 — 100.0 4 12 6 —50.0 78 82 5.1 44 46 4.5 17,020.00 18,753.25 10.1 17 15 — 11.7 101 105 3.9 62 57 -8.0 23,592.45 32,233.06 36.6 16 25 56.2 120 125 4.1 63 72 14.2 28,294.67 60,432.95 113.5 4 3 —25.0 21 23 9.5 12 13 8.3 4,455.00 4,896.10 9.8 1 2 100.0 11 20 81.8 7 14 100.0 1,123.97 3,897.19 247.0 2 4 100.0 15 21 40.0 8 11 37.5 2,297.50 8,465.00 268.5 4 400.0 27 40 48.1 16 23 43.7 6,242.00 11,687.00 87.2 4 1 —75.0 19 11 —42.1 11 7 -36.3 8,207.50 1,915.00 —76.6 16 16 138 110 —20.2 75 —2.2 14.2 8 31 —100.0 19.3 5 20 — 100.0 10.0 2,110.00 13,382.03 9,741.02 —100.0 7 8 37 22 —27.2 1 3 200.0 35 58 65.7 20 29 45.0 4,621.10 14,016.88 203.3 3 5 66.6 30 38 26.6 19 22 15.7 6,985.00 7,143.12 2.2 2 -100.0 — 10.0 6 153 -100.0 -9.1 4 84 -100.0 -5.9 — 100.0 20 18 139 79 32,648.61 42,492.96 30.1 1 100.0 3 300.0 2 200.0 600.00 600.0 2 1 -50.0 24 9 —62.5 12 6 -50.0 3,596.68 2,353.30 —34.5 4 8 100.0 63 97 53.9 34 57 67.6 18,119.00 22,742.90 25.5 2 200.0 -100.0 3 5 300.0 2 4 200.0 33.3 1,900.00 1,020.00 1,900.0 1 5 3 715.00 42.6 2 1 —50.0 6 3 -50.0 4 2 -50.0 1,750.00 550.00 —68.5 1 8 4 10 6 25.0 50.0 4 3 5 5 25.0 66.6 2,930.00 745.57 1,463.00 1,700.00 —50.0 1 128.1 1 3 100.0 —25.0 1 14 100.0 $5.5 1 10 100.0 11.1 4 9 9 1,925.00 2,760.00 43.3 1 100.0 2 4 100.0 2 3 50.0 450.00 2,650.00 488.8 6 2 —66.6 30 45 50.0 16 25 56.2 10,647.00 10,792.93 1.3 218 217 —0.4 1,558 1,701 9.1 890 968 8.7 $363,528.34 $469,400.83 29.1 G 18 UNORGANIZED BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the S..C.M.P. Detachment Killed Fatal Accidents Injured 1962 1963 Increase or(-) Decrease 1962 1963 Increase -.uOrjO-a). Decrease 1962 1963 Increase or(-) Decrease 3 2 3 1 2 PerCent —66.6 -100.0 400.0 —85.7 200.0 150.0 -100.0 500.0 -50.0 300.0 -100.0 —75.0 -70.0 400.0 100.0 200.0 66.6 50.0 -100.0 —100.0 200.0 —66.6 —50.0 3 2 2 1 1 4 1 Percent -66.6 —50.0 — 100.0 400.0 —75.0 64 4 9 14 36 68 22 15 23 44 Percent 6.2 450.0 66.6 64.2 22.2 —40.0 —12.5 3.7 -12.5 300.0 —100.0 5.5 4 1 7 4 10 24 27 16 6 21 28 14 3 2 5 2 1 2 4 200.0 100.0 —100.0 400.0 —75.0 300.0 —100.0 2 1 2 2 4 1 4 1 36 52 45 24 26 7 40 126 2 66 61 38 57 78 75 28 6 19 10 62 4 82 25 17 16 47 30 14 38 108 66 46 103 9 132 22 13 17 2 2 5 2 4 38 51 —1.9 4 1 2 4 1 2 25 22 32 25 48 112 ~62 54 13 45 65 96 21 14 30 16 79 5 105 _ 28 12 10 57 34 39 43 115 40 42 112 10 [ tio 35 5 -. 16 —44.4 —8.3 23.0 257.1 20.0 — 11.1 -100.0 —6.0 —11.4 -65.7 —21.0 —16.6 28.0 -25.0 133.3 57.8 60.0 27.4 25.0 28.0 12.0 —29.4 —37.5 21.2 13.3 178.5 13.1 6.4 —39.3 —8.6 8.7 11.1 — 16.6 59.0 —61.5 . . 33.1.... 4 10 1 3 4 7 1 1 3 —75.0 —57.1 100.0 200.0 100.0 100,0 300.0 2 2 4 1 6 5 3 2 2 1 4 4 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 2 2 1 31 50.0 -100.0 -100.0 200.0 -66.6 Pi.-... 2 1 3 2 1 3 8 4 7 4 —42.8 -100.0 300.0 —100.0 -Oo.o 66.6 -25.0 -66.6 50.0 —100.0 100.0 —100.0 400.0 —100.0 500.0 200.0 —33.3 50.0 -100.0 —28.5 2 1 2 1 4 1 3 10 3 1 9 4 1 2 3 1 4 1 5 .1 5 21 6 2 9 7 6 3 6 1 7 1 6 4 3 6 1 2 1 7 innMi.ftWiMic« Kasln 5 1 6 —100.0 100.0 50.0 —75.0 — 100.0 100.0 —50.0 —75.0 —100.0 —88.8 —33.3 5 2 3 1 1 3 1 1 7 —100.0 100.0 —66.6 — 100.0 100.0 -33.3 —100.0 —85.7 —33.3 38 21 5 11 22 17 16 10 66 13 22 100 7 21 14 3 22 19 15 12 26 12 35 36 15 15 96 —42.1 -9.5 —100.0 36.3 —45.4 52.9 —25.0 250.0 —45.4 15.3 —31.8 —4.0 1 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 1 4 4 2 9 1 MnWridn 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 NnVi.sp Nanaimr. 1 Mnfnl 9 28.5 29 38.0 3 2 3 2 5 3 —64.2 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1963 G 19 Province for the Calendar Years 1962 and 1963—Continued Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported Property Damage Increase Increase Increase Increase 1962 1963 or(-) Decrease 1962 1963 or(-) Decrease 1962 1963 or(-) Decrease 1962 1963 or(-) Decrease PerCent PerCent Per Cent PerCent 31 41 24.3 149 170 14.0 113 132 16.8 $63,960.92 $79,565.52 24.3 1 9 800.0 6 26 333.3 4 18 350.0 1,600.00 11,582.00 623.8 4 « 50.0 37 49 32.4 22 34 54.5 18,725.00 27,250.00 45.5 6 11 83.3 27 53 96.2 20 39 95.0 10,842.00 25,897.35 138.8 16 23 43.7 113 75 —33.6 76 57 -25.0 53,987.60 47,371.30 —12.2 1 3 200.0 1 2 100.0 200.00 310.00 55.0 6 6 30 50 66.6 22 35 59.0 12,612.00 19,262.00 52.7 14 10 —28.5 95 124 30.5 63 81 28.5 41,067.85 47,451.31 15.5 18 18 79 93 17.7 57 66 15.7 51,837.00 48,646.78 -6.1 9 9 37 33 — 10.8 26 22 —15.3 15,185.23 11,967.00 —21.1 2 200.0 8 5 -37.5 5 3 —40.0 1,560.00 1,175.00 —24.6 1 -100.0 2 6 200.0 2 3 50.0 600.00 1,085.00 80.8 19 20 10.5 93 117 25.8 68 85 25.0 35,039.45 51,648.10 47.4 30 30 153 179 16.9 105 113 7.6 59,124.38 68,475.67 15.8 28 16 —42.8 134 87 —35.0 88 64 —27.2 64,125.58 39,860.88 —37.8 13 11 -15.38 43 48 11.6 31 36 16.1 18,570.50 28,885.00 55.5 16 18 12.5 88 91 3.4 61 61 30,605.72 39,071.53 27.6 4 12 200.0 20 29 45.0 16 21 31.2 7,793.00 12,220.00 56.8 19 27 42.1 110 140 27.2 73 96 31.5 49,504.11 64,000.93 29.2 77 53 —31.1 393 336 — 14.5 247 203 —17.8 143,739.82 111,101.51 —22.7 2 34 33 -100.0 —2.9 5 159 —100.0 14.4 3 111 -100.0 9.0 619.00 -100.0 49.0 182 121 61,107.93 91,087.14 34 32 —5.8 137 128 -6.5 103 94 —8.7 80,887.46 68,326.00 —15.5 17 10 —41.1 66 49 —25.7 47 32 —31.9 25,390.10 22,759.55 —10.3 26 29 11.5 140 130 —7.1 100 102 2.0 66,572.42 45,809.77 —31.1 53 33 —37.7 225 150 —33.3 153 99 -35.2 117,208.84 90,112.50 —23.1 42 52 23.8 204 258 26.4 133 162 21.8 72,744.72 90,468.62 24.3 18 15 — 16.6 69 59 —14.4 55 43 —21.8 21,296.00 20,755.41 —2.5 5 9 80.0 35 39 11.4 26 29 11.5 24,135.00 14,203.00 —41.1 17 16 —5.8 82 72 —12.1 68 53 —22.0 34,687.00 28,615.32 — 17.5 5 10 100.0 21 56 166.6 15 41 173.3 11,718.50 27,019.00 130.5 39 47 20.5 196 166 — 15.3 135 117 — 13.3 113,444.41 104,243.50 —8.1 4 2 —50.0 18 31 72.2 12 21 75.0 4,235.00 12,204.61 188.1 43 61 41.8 213 279 30.9 145 176 21.3 133,919.53 131,396.41 — 1.8 12 16 33.3 52 58 11.5 31 40 29.0 19,025.80 23,940.00 25.8 8 10 25.0 33 44 33.3 22 32 45.4 11,509.50 9,933.00 -13.6 10 8 —20.0 52 53 1.9 39 36 —7.6 19,775.83 16,703.08 — 15.5 27 34 25.9 145 194 33.7 97 137 41.2 98,278.86 125,709.41 27.9 15 22 46.6 77 104 35.0 56 82 46.4 34,070.59 45,295.54 32.9 7 14 100.0 73 62 — 15.0 52 48 —7.6 44,517.45 34,115.00 -23.3 17 24 41.1 90 90 69 65 —5.7 43,016.85 58,556.50 36.1 55 53 —3.6 247 247 170 166 —2.3 125,032.00 174,694.15 39.7 32 20 —37.5 166 180 8.4 118 127 7.6 87,001.33| 73,263.78 -15.7 27 26 —3.7 196 173 — 11.7 131 119 —9.1 85,446.79 93,568.69 9.5 55 63 14.5 272 285 4.7 197 213 8.1 ___U17,-Ql---2 Ki_U__l____S2 20.1 5 7 40.0 26 36 38.4 20 25 25.0 9,535.00 13,689.00 43.5 76 60 —21.0 265 299 12.8 164 185 12.8 89,333.54 130,270.34 45.8 16 18 12.5 69 68 —1.4 51 54 5.8 28,635.75 132,493.67 362.6 11 4 —63.6 65 61 —6.1 51 47 -7.8 30,664.92 21,952.53 —28.4 10 8 —20.0 33 31 —6.0 26 26 19,255.00 18,724.00 —2.7 18 13 —27.7 87 91 4.5 55 59 7.2 47,605.54 30,496.46 —35.9 11 13 18.1 68 45 —33.8 44 38 —13.6 33,401.93 39,104.85 17.0 4 4 -100.0 125.0 21 35 53 -loo.o 51.4 11 27 — 100.0 33.3 6,103.07 15,304.30 -100.0 66.7 9 36 25,515.54 9 5 —44.4 55 48 —12.7 37 37 28,842.00 19,358.00 —32.8 13 18 38.4 65 52 —20.0 48 39 —18.7 26,928.92 35,200.00 30.7 5 7 40.0 29 23 —20.6 23 17 —26.0 17,304.48 8,892.92 —48.6 4 3 —25.0 22 18 — 18.1 18 15 —16.6 7,955.69 5,738.65 —27.8 29 24 -17.2 105 98 -6.6 81 80 —1.2 45,326.30 40,456.39 — 10.7 7 7 23 37 60.8 16 26 62.5 6,580.34 15,367.00 133.5 16 9 —43.7 91 72 —20.8 58 48 —17.2 34,125.00 24,325.66 —28.7 45 61 35.5 206 252 22.3 129 154 19.3 75,722.16 92,860.63 22.6 5 6 20.0 26 47 80.7 18 33 83.3 8,224.00 20,725.00 152.0 14 21 50.0 64 102 59.3 50 74 48.0 38,304.00 44,414.87 15.9 10 5 -50.0 38 35 —7.8 28 22 —21.4 14,490.00 8,960.00 -38.1 1 3 200.0 7 14 100.0 5 10 100.0 5,390.00 1,775.00 —67.0 G 20 UNORGANIZED—Continued BRITISH COLUMBIA ! Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the R.C.M.P. Detachment Killed Fatal Accidents Injured 1962 1963 Increase or(-) Decrease 1962 1963 Increase or(-) Decrease 1962 1963 Increase or(-) Decrease PerCent 400.0 —100.0 -100.0 —50.0 -100.0 100.0 —100.0 -61.5 —33.3 100.0 100.0 —40.0 50.0 ....... PerCent 25 21 33 3 38 35 178 4 53 106 129 7 36 38 20 74 4 43 24 229 4 79 71 78 Per Cent 52.0 —4.7 124.2 33.3 13.1 —31.4 28.6 49.0 —33.0 —39.5 1 5 1 4 300.0 —100.0 —100.0 —50.0 —100.0 100.0 -100.0 —33.3 3 1 8 1 1 1 13 1 1 1 8 1 1 1 6 1 4 2 5 1 4 2 4 1 Queen Charlotte —66.6 100.0 100.0 10 47 1,000.0 30.5 53.3 200.0 — 18.1 Revelstoke 3 2 3 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 3 3 1 2 1 1 3 I 1 15 6 22 11 26 42 40 31 10 56 2 5 23 18 18 1 2 5 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 50.0 50.0 200.0 100.0 -50.0 50.0 121 9.0 36 33 58 29 13 46 8 38.4 —21.4 45.0 —6.4 30.0 —17.8 — 100.0 60.0 35.5 —40.9 27.2 9.0 —21.0 26.6 85.7 100.0 60.0 —40.0 —100.0 —37.2 —22.5 — 12.5 200.0 100.0 —50.0 50.0 100.0 100.0 250.0 —50.0 100.0 100.0 —33.3 300.0 100.0 -100.0 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 100.0 200.0 —50.0 100.0 50.0 —33.3 250.0 100.0 — 100.0 2 2 7 1 1 6 1 1 45 44 11 33 38 45 49 5 15 1 43 80 80 61 26 14 36 30 57 91 1 8 9 27 62 70 2 6 2 4 4 8 2 6 2 3 4 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 210 197 —6.1 165 162 —1.8 3,656 3,771 3.1 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1963 G 21 Province for the Calendar Years 1962 and 1963—Continued Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported Property Damage Increase Increase Increase Increase 1962 1963 or(-) Decrease 1962 1963 or(-) Decrease 1962 1963 or(-) Decrease 1962 1963 or(-) Decrease PerCent Per Cent PerCent PerCent 16 23 43.7 73 85 16.4 48 61 27.0 $24,474.34 $31,042.28 26.8 12 11 —8.3 64 67 4.6 49 52 6.1 23,912.50 34,296.00 43.4 18 30 66.6 83 122 46.9 57 84 47.3 41,236.93 48,719.67 18.1 3 2 —33.3 15 14 —6.6 11 10 —9.0 6,350.00 4,620.00 —27.2 20 21 5.0 90 114 26.6 64 77 20.3 52,024.00 . 51,303.00 —1.3 19 18 —5.2 79 65 -17.7 58 49 — 15.5 23,956.41 21,203.71 —11.4 103 134 30.0 516 669 29.6 352 452 28.4 222,283.31 348,277.60 56.6 1 1 7 17 202 142.8 5 11 120.0 1,910.00 10,335.60 441.0 33 43 30.3 146 38.3 112 156 39.2 105,978.45 161,091.75 52.0 62 40 -35.4 224 188 —16.0 150 127 — 15.3 99,581.76 87,999.36 — 11.6 70 52 —25.7 264 266 0.7 188 191 1.5 122,604.65 106,154.58 —13.4 6 4 —33.3 18 28 55.5 14 20 42.8 14,875.00 9,980.00 —32.9 6 600.0 6 40 566.6 4 25 525.0 1,750.00 11,530.55 558.8 19 28 47.3 111 154 38.7 89 108 21.3 61,139.61 79,513.75 30.0 11 22.2 2 52 li -100.0 1.9 1 37 40 —100.0 8.1 325.00 — 100.0 9 21,190.00 31,038.00 46.4 5 12 140.0 43 67 55.8 27 47 74.0 19,488.00 29,292.00 50.3 10 12 20.0 66 61 —7.5 52 48 —7.6 27,633.13 28,780.95 4.1 9 6 —33.3 42 35 — 16.6 33 24 —27.2 17.830.93 21,608.25 21.1 15 17 13.3 56 85 51.7 43 58 34.8 29,988.19 68,156.48 127.2 21 20 —4.7 83 84 1.2 44 52 18.1 31,967.29 26,701.21 — 16.4 27 27 113 149 31.8 83 109 31.3 49,445.00 63,127.01 27.6 18 19 5.5 93 102 9.6 68 73 7.3 29,498.05 36,233.88 22.8 2 9 350.0 34 34 25 29 16.0 13,008.00 20,300.00 56.0 36 30 — 16.6 114 139 21.9 88 104 18.1 89,556.27 71,182.23 -20.5 1 — 100.0 4 3 _25.0 4 3 —25.0 2,375.00 1,600.00 —32.6 4 5 25.0 17 38 123.5 12 24 100.0 9,180.00 17,335.00 88.8 43 86.9 1 158 182 —100.0 15.1 1 113 — 100.0 22.1 400.00 — 100.0 23 138 58,000.43 103,084.62 77.7 15 14 -6.6 56 67 19.6 41 48 17.0 22,739.13 26,923.20 18.4 6 10 66.6 44 42 -4.5 33 35 6.0 17,814.00 —1_,567.88 —7.0 24 22 -8.3 150 157 4.6 87 90 3.4 39,333.00 4-W62.97 7.7 23 17 —26,0 85 94 10.5 62 69 11.2 37,536.86 67,726.12 80.4 29 33 13.7 156 182 16.6 115 133 15.6 53,445.53 71,362.40 33.5 31 45 45.1 215 283 31.6 152 199 30.9 107,379.07 180,198.13 67.8 1 4 100.0 —20.0 3 15 1 21 -66.6 40.0 2 11 J 16 -50.0 45.4 350.00 -100.0 5 2,800.00 8,889.00 217.4 8 6 —25.0 40 33 — 17.5 28 22 21.4 25,342.91 9,180.00 -63.7 1 — 100.0 4 1 —75.0 4 1 —75.0 1,561.00 500.00 —67.9 28 20 —28.5 101 84 — 16.8 67 57 — 14.9 54,320.52 35,738.93 —34.2 38 35 -7.8 235 220 —6.3 108 104 —3.7 59,623.87 57,827.81 -3.0 50 48 —4.0 312 305 —2.2 142 131 —7.7 115,695.35 78,635.39 —32.0 2,049 2,141 4.4 9,981 10,838 8.5 6,832 7,429 8.7 $4,483,087.82 _5.__5_9_1.3Q 15.0 G 22 BRITISH COLUMBIA _-. *> *a?l -S o r- ■_■ fc *N3 >o t- 00 "O •o C-) O f r- « >o | si 3 3 Wl T-^ 3 | 1 Hg|fcJ - 41 ■o on0 ._ "■ ! 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HOUR OF OCCURRENCE Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1,193 954 680 419 278 261 311 947 1,376 897 1,023 1,281 1,316 1,392 1,643 2,115 2,793 2,744 1,711 1,990 1,620 1,324 1,252 1,403 1 16 11 13 8 8 6 7 4 7 8 6 9 10 9 371 321 220 123 80 64 80 246 424 232 279 366 372 410 447 190 191 945 657 738 934 1,120 1,436 1,970 1,826 1,137 1,277 1,093 933 22 17 26 19 32 16 12 23 12 657 806 892 555 681 511 379 405 481 6 to 7 p.m. 9to.0p.rn 11 *t\At rim | 1 910 30,924 309 3. DAY OF OCCURRENCE Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1 Ctmrfay 4,378 3,953 3,876 3,568 3,881 5,019 6,248 1 51 32 45 29 39 1,448 1,146 1,136 1,091 1,125 1,555 1,969 2,879 2,448 69 1 30,924 309 9,470 | 21,145 4. TYPE OF VEHICLES INVOLVED Number of Vehicles Involved. , Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 46,835 307 80 4 3 4 2 1 14.124 1,605 135 142 32 187 5 1 32.404 6,117 364 400 113 229 24 7 4,432 ■x ___.<_ 225 255 *. ""Drive: VniirspTf * 77 40 18 R Amfinltinrw 6 Totaft 54,089 | 401 | 16,231, | 37,457 5. RAILROAD CROSSINGS Number of Accidents I Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 58 3 18 1 1 40 ; 2 .... __^_ _ 1 5 2 1 5 7, Not stated .. 2 To ... * 71 | 1 20 50 G 24 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1963—Continued MANNER OF COLLISION Number of Accidents Personal —Injury Property Damage Only. 1. Angle collision—| 2. Head-on collision or head-on side-swipe. 3. Rear-end collision-: 4. Backed into other vehicle.. 5. Side-swiped other vehicle going same direction— 6. Not stated- _-: 11,562 4,606 8,052 642 1,434 4,628 101 101 15 3,133 1,582 2,619 43 171 1,922 8,328 2,923 5,418 599 1,262 2,615 .30,924 21,145 DRIVERS INVOLVED, DESCRIPTION OF Number of Drivers Personal Injury Property Damage Only 2. Female ..___. 3. Not stated— 45,478 8,217 394 365 33 3 13,416 2,761 54 31,697 5,423 337 Age of Driver." Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. 16 to 20 years __ 2. 21 to 24 v-.a.y 3. 25 to 30 years ___ 4. 31 to 40 years 5. 41 to 50 yam .., -r 6. 51 to 60 years.-—: 7. 61 to 64 years 8. 65 to 69 years____ 9. 70 years and over_ 7,244 7,312 7,062 12,091 9,920 6,280 1,795 923 1,043 67 61 45 17 15 12 2,200 2,266 2,149 3,615 2,957 1,878 530 270 312 4,992 4,969 4,861 8,409 6,902 4,357 1,248 638 719 Driving Experience Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1 T . .<: than 3 mnnth. 1,105 786 637 . 10,441 40,703 417 18 10 1 69 300 3 335 231 200 3,225 12,182 58 752 545 436 7,147 28,221 356 Condition of Driver Total Fatal -Personal- - Injury - -Property- Damage Only 51,437 499 162 417 1,169 227 178 313 13 5 3 38 28 1 15,414 194 62 126 357 42 36 35,710 ?. F-vtreme fatign,.; 292 95 288 774 157 141 Licence of Driver | Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 51,429 672 1,609 379 346 22 30 3 15,493 191 495 52 35,590 ? ' T!. '.T .*"*.! ,. ... 459 1,084 4. Nnt stated ! **' 324 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1963 G 25 Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1963—Continued ACTION OF DRIVER CONTRIBUTING TO ACCIDENT Number of Drivers Personal - Injury Property Damage Only 1. No improper driving— 2. Driving off roadway , 3. Did not have right of way 4. Car standing in roadway (not parked)_ 5. Following too close 6. On wrong side of road 7. Falling to'signal , 8. Through street—did not stop 9. Passing at intersection •__ 10. Exceeding speed-limit 11. Careless driving 12. Cutting in : 13. Car ran away—. 14. Passing on curve or hill : 15. Passing on wrong side——:———:— 16. Hit and run 1 17. Railroad—did not stop __ 18. CutHngleft corner- .—_ 19. Parked legally 20. Driving through school-zone 21. Driving through safety-zone—l Totals 26,216 2,475 4,447 4,398 2,627 1,322 626 914 262 740 4,917 445 422 104 79 657 117 271 2,841 22 12 182 61 6 3 48 32 8,140 743 1,271 1,607 866 371 144 304 58 228 1,697 68 52 22 13 103 41 49 378 12 17,894 1,671 3,170 2,788 1,760 910 482 607 204 464 3,188 377 370 80 65 545 76 221 2,453 10 53,914 37,339 TRAFFIC CONTROL Number of Accidents Injury Damage Only 1. No control present 2. Police officer . 3. Automatic traffic signal mA. Stop signs 5. Warning signs, slow signs, etc.. Totals 22.242 272 4,046 3,019 1,121 270 3 1,439 926 381 15,405 181 2,596 2,085 725 30,700 307 9,401 20,992 PEDESTRIANS INVOLVED, ACTIONS OF Number of Pedestrians Personal a Injury 5 79 10 220 10 132 7 176 7 107 8 99 23 100 6 106 1 27 36 9 1 9 3 10 3 8 7 106 1 2 1. Not known 1. Crossing at intersection—no signal.. 3. In street, not at intersection Coming from behind parked or moving vehicle— . Crossing at intersection with signal-. Crossing street diagonally, not at intersection... Walking on or along highway Playing in street _ ' 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__L_ 14. Crossing intersection diagonally 15. In pedestrian crosswalk— 16. Standing on safety-Isle Totals Condition of Pedestrian 1. Apparently normal 2. Extreme fatigue _ 3. Had physical defect... 4. Confused by traffic 5. Ability impaired 6. Not known 7. Not stated Totals Number of Pedestrians 1,048 I 16 61 63 19 110 1,318 Personal" Dnjury . h 991 1 15 45 52 17 105 G 26 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1963—Continued 11. CLASSIFICATION OF VICTIMS Number of Victims Total Fatal Personal— Injury 1 Pace_nj,_—o 7,128 5,915 1,318 356 166 15 47 116 143 92 8 1 7,012 5,772 1,226 165 14,945 360 | 14,585 12. NATURE OF INJURIES Number of Victims Total Fatal Personal Injury 4,622 323 73 1,491 7,707 443 193 23 35 20 13 2 108 28 109 3 87 2 1 19 1 4,622 215 45 356 193 21 34 1 12 2 Totals 14,945 360 | 14,585 ■ 13. LIGHT CONDITIONS Number o Accidents Total Fatal Personal" Injury Property Damage Only 17,796 9,055 1,747 1,873 373 80 134 143 9 13 10 5,357 2,794 640 532 124 23 12,305 6,118 1,098 1,328 . Artificial light—poor 239 57 30,924 | 309 9.470 1 21.145 PROPERTY DAMAGE.—Amount of property damage for period covered by this report, $15,742,907.87; amount for same period last year, $14,218,083.38. 15. CONDITION OF VEHICLES Number of Vehicles INVOLVED Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 50,851 882 782 249 106 380 128 205 40 53 333 80 367 1 4 7 1 2 1 2 3 10 3 15,341 177 237 92 34 118 51 58 - - 7 10 78 28 35,143 704 541 150 71 260 77 146 31 40 It. Other defeats 245 1? Not stater! j 49 Tntal« 54,089 401 16,231 37,457 elatoT REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1963 G 27 Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1963—Continued 16. DIRECTION OF TRAVEL Number of Vehicles Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 32,965 6,710 2,944 2,428 705 2,911 517 106 333 2,904 138 596 712 120 288 30 29 4 4 21 2 3 5 1 2 11 1 10,364 1,813 696 860 80 783 50 16 90 1,065 23 162 206 23 22,313 4,867 2,219 1,564 . Turning right 2,107 1,834 54,089 401 16,231 37,457 17. ROAD SURFACE Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Property Injury Damage Only 15,532 11,010 2,293 906 920 115 148 184 91 17 8 9 5,002 3,455 476 251 197 34 55 81 30,924 309 9,470 21,145 18. ROAD CONDITION Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal ' Injury Property Damage Only 27,723 390 274 417 136 1,862 122 281 5 8 2 10 3 8,610 116 71 121 35 477 40 18,832 269 203 288 99 1,375 7. N_t stated .. . 79 30,924 309 9,470 21,145 19. TYPE OF ROAD Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 15,126 2,339 13,031 274 14 110 30 136 24 146 1 1 1 4,448 572 4,350 67 5 18 10 10,542 1,743 8,535 206 8 91 7. Not stated 20 30,924 * 309 * 9,470 21,145 G 28 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1963—Continued 20. WEATHER CONDITIONS Number o : Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 16,279 8,203 4,202 959 883 113 285 189 53 47 9 8 1 2 5,028 2,553 1,268 303 179 32 107 80 Total* 30,924 309 9,470 21,145 Motor-vehicle and motor-cycle licences issued to December 31,1962—609,215; motor-vehicle and motor-cycle licences issued to December 31, 1963—648,303. Convictions Motor-vehicle Branch records include an individual file setting out the driving record for each person licensed to drive in this Province; and for those whose licences have expired or whose driving privilege is under suspension. The files include Magistrates' reports of convictions of driving offences which are received from aU the Courts in the Province. These reports form a valuable basis for our Drivers' Improvement Programme. I am pleased to again comment on the very high level of co-operatioii 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 remarks passed on to this Branch by the Magistrates provide a constructive lead to the course of action to take in our attempts to cope with problem drivers. Reports of convictions for traffic offences in British Columbia during 1963 totalled 105,524, an increase of nearly 20,000 over the 1962 total of 86,642. This increase is very significant in that it shows evidence of an increased level of highway traffic enforcement. It is also a significant sign of the driving problems which result in our high accident level. In our 1962 Report it was noted that there was not a like increase in 1962 over the 1961 total of convictions although total accidents had increased sharply. It is encouraging to note the enforcement agencies are placing greater emphasis on the problems of highway traffic. The following table summarizes the convictions under the various Statutes dealing with highway traffic. A marked increase in convictions is registered for speeding offences and for impaired driving. These two types of offences are a major cause of highway accidents. The table includes mention of convictions from out of Province. These are convictions entered against British Columbia drivers whilst travelling in other jurisdictions, and the conviction reports find their way to the drivers' records of these persons. We deem this to be invaluable because it is felt to be essential that a British Columbia driver must drive in other jurisdictions as he is expected to drive in British Columbia. A similar arrangement exists whereby the reports of the out-of-Province drivers convicted in British Columbia are sent to the State or Province in which they reside. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1963 G 29 Convictions under Motor-vehicle Act and Criminal Code of Canada, 1960-63 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— I Falling to obtain or display motor-vehicle licence or permit as required, sees. 3-10, 57. [Falling 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,-s_c 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, sees. 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, sees. 29, 33,34 Operating with " D " plates without salesman's licence or permit, sees. 36-39 Operating vehicle not properly equipped, sec. 40 . ■— Failing to obtain replacement of licence or chauffeur's badge if mutilated, sees. 41,42 , 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, sec. 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. 132-135, 137 —1Z _—__ 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 intersection, 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 — 71 513 98 2,936 920 20 1,604 272 2 26 1 3,044 1,305 46 398 19 20 195 79 177 26 9 250 2 26 21,130 31 3,661 23,686 2,503 32 113 3,154 1,300 2,369 1,461 1,142 234 6,158 7 2 72 610 32 79 634 242 94 3,587 956 7 58 633 278 87 3,837 968 27 4,558 | 4,518 | 5,588 | 5,892 1,475 108 2 29 1 8 4,807 2,991 1,259 93 359 54 24 158 55 132 29 9 22 15,192 55 3,287 23,522 1,710 72 145 3,023 1,157 2,359 1,556 1,320 5 198 4,821 1 36 12 3,568 2,846 843 123 428 24 28 3 184 79 137 35 12 284 6 8 2 1 82 17,915 1 277 3,261 19,161 1,557 46 152 3,587 16 1,335 3,062 1,467 1,237 ." 172 5,541 2,044 81 28 3,729 3,291 878 163 466 35 56 228 92 162 46 12 26 16,335 346 3,686 33,097 2,166 75 247 3,058. 13 1,575 2,909 2,472 1,697 ~_5o 6,410 G 30 BRITISH COLUMBIA Convictions under Motor-vehicle Act and Criminal Code of Canada, 1960-63- Continued Under Motor-vehicle Act—Continued Illegal stopping or parking, sees. 178-181- Leaving vehicle improperly parked, sec. 182... Illegal parking on private property, sec 183— Backing vehicle illegally, sec. 18 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 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—2 ——_ Driving without adequate brakes, sees. 5, 6 Driving vehicle with defective horn or miscellaneous equipment, sees. 7.01, 7.02 ! Driving vehicle without muffler, sec. 7.03 Driving vehicle .without rear-view mirror or unobstructed rear view, sec. 7.04 ! Inadequate windshield-wiper, etc, sec. 7.05 Driving vehicle without mud-guards, sec 7.06 Failing to have proper connection between motor-vehicle and trailer, sec. 7.07 . Falling 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, sec. 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 _4cr_____ Total of all convictions in British Columbia- Convictions from out of Province Grand tota__ _____ 29 25 10 55 184 7 136 203 954 1,072 206 84 1,400 38 278 204 120 99 34 41 4,558 80,129 5,687 2,236 2,368 959 482 368 12 32 20 16 31 3 172 1,100 628 6 371 11 19 13 13 29 77 4 192 6 4 1,443 871 ■•' 5 536 14 41 1,129 [ 72,498 | 71,644 | 89,471 18 111 793 87 1,144 45 238 193 110 2 111 270 24 139 5,687 | 5,153 4,518 72,498 5,153 943 2,047 94,978 | 85,159 24 131 715 487 135 26 652 55 1,264 321 150 2 5 160 382 96 471 28 234 14 130 749 110 13 917 128 1,746 179 328 155 218 590 102 278 267 1 5,554 7,010 5,588 71,644 5,554 964 1,892 5,892 89,471 7,010 1,090 2,061 85,642 1105,524 2,978 | 3,047 88,620 [108,571 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1963 G 31 3. DRIVING SAFETY (a) Safety Responsibility Proof of financial responsibility must be submitted in accordance with the Motor-vehicle Act by owners and drivers of motor-vehicles as a result of failure to satisfy judgments resulting from motor-vehicle accidents, serious driving infractions, and unsatisfactory driving records. In all cases where proof of financial responsibility was required to be submitted by private individuals, it was given by the certificate of a duly authorized automobile insurance company. The Safety Responsibility Division received 15,948 British Columbia Financial Responsibility Insurance Cer- tijjjcates for filing in 1963 and accepted 13,991 certificates. This is an increase of 2.8 per cent over the 1962 total and is honpal in relation to the ever-increasing number of drivers on the British Columbia highways. A summary of filing- and cancellation of British Columbia Financial Responsibility Certificates is given in the following table. Comparisons of Financial Responsibility Certificates Received, Filed, and Cancelled in 1962 and 1963 Increase Decrease Per Cent Total number of certificates received _ Total number of certificates filed Total number of certificates returned r Owner's policy certificates and garage and sales agency _ j certificates filed i — Driver's policy certificates filed . Owner's policy certificates filed (public and limited) Certificate cancellations | ; Filing fees . 15,614 15,948 1 334 13,616 13,991 375 1,998 1,957 10,330 11,404 1,074 | 1,291 1,603 312 1,995 984 14,051 13,587 27,232 $27,982 $750 1 1,011 464 2.1 2.8 —2.1 10.4 24.2 -50.7 —3.3 2.8 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, 649 financial responsibility cards were issued. On June 1, 1963, an amendment to the Motor-vehicle Act came into effect and repealed the law requiring that motor-vehicles be impounded when an accident occurs and the owner or driver of a vehicle is unable to give proof of financial responsibility. Instead of impounding the motor-vehicle the police are required to immobilize the " uninsured " vehicle by demanding the surrender of the licence and corresponding number-plates at the time of the occurrence. Up to and including May 31, 1963, 875 motor-vehicles were impounded, and during the last seven months of 1963, 1,176 owners were affected by the new legislation. The total number of motor-vehicles involved in accidents in 1963 in this manner is 14 per cent less than the total number of these occurrences in 1962. Approximately 65,000 persons are required to maintain proof of their financial responsibility if they wish to enjoy driving privileges and retain or obtain licences. In order to maintain an effective control of these owners and drivers, a cardex wheel system is operated, and all new vehicle registrations, Ucence transfers, and new driver's licence appUcations are continually scanned. In 1963 this operation involved the making of 900,000 name checks. There were about 35,000 drivers whose Ucences were under suspension at the year-end, and the names of these persons are G 32 BRITISH COLUMBIA Usted monthly and the Usts widely distributed to licence-issuing officers, enforcement agencies, and administrators in aU other Canadian Provinces. The following tables indicate the various causes for suspension of Ucences of persons coming within the scope of the safety responsibility legislation in 1963. Also included is a table showing the various action categories where proof of financial requirements had been made. Suspension of Drivers' Licences by Court Orders and Recommendations, 1963 Months Years .fl 5 Under 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 1 2 3 1 Death by criminal negigence—Acci- 2 1 21 49 1 38 20 3 2 25 8 7 3 61 200 1 1 24 6 1 145 139 18 46 25 3 7 36 140 1 2 2 2 71 36 19 8 38 9 18 2 5 119 301 .' _ ■' 9 4 14 112 70 44 9 11 2 3 29 85 4 12 6 5 1 3 5 2 2 1 2 8 2 3 45 11 28 5 8 138 323 2 14 1 13 84 39 36 8 1 6 2 1 1 14 49 7 1 3 1 41 10 31 3 14 121 280 8 29 1 1 1 43 8 21 2 1 2 2 8 8 13 3 8 35 86 1 6 1 7 1 3 1 3 14 14 13 7 5 42 104 3 16 2 7 5 15 1 4 Criminal negligence— 5 8 Failing to remain at scene of acci- 218 Dangerous driving— Accident 67 127 Driving while intoxicated— A_._-i_t_.n_ No accident Driving while ability impaired 20 44 618 1,619 Driving while under suspension— 17 68 Conviction and judgment outside the 32 Suspension by Superintendent Unsatisfactory driving record Driving without due care and attention—Accident . Exceeding speed-limit—Accident Adjudged juvenile delinquent Misretlanpons 42 2 534 324 166 78 137 685 352 755 158 25 744 1 85 615 182 255 3,993 Offence Careless driving—Accident _ Dangerous driving— Accident No accident - "■'■'■- "■■' Criminal negligence— Accident _i* No accident Drunken driving— Accident No accident Impaired driving— Accident . .. Drivers' Licences Suspended Reinstated 1,980 1,878 85 170 17 13 20 _._____. 52 802 No accident 2,445 Failing to remain at scene of accident _-j 495 49 63 10 26 14 21 699 1,586 328 REPORT OF THE SUPEBUNTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1963 G 33 Offence Driving under suspension— Accident No accident Drivers' Licences Suspended Reinstated 15 22 93 61 1,972 2,017 14 18 159 21 135 88 53 107 275 153 1 3 1 •3,8611 t 3,397 135 4 Suspension due to accident 1,972 Speeding—Accident , Unsatisfied judgment—Accident .___ Conviction and judgment outside Province — - Unsatisfactory driving record Suspension by Superintendent -'-._-—Vr Proof of financial responsibiUty requested by Superintendent - - . - - - Death by criminal negligence Bodily harm by criminal negUgence ...-.;-.• ■' Further or additional proof of financial responsibiUty Adjudged jUVenUe delinqnenf . Totals, _-_-_- 12,793 10,565 (6) Examinations of Drivers The total number of persons given drivers' examinations in 1963 was 122,458, an increase of 10,118 over the 1962 total of 112,340. Examinations given to applicants for original drivers' Ucences totalled 63,010, compared to 56,652 totaUed in 1962. The upward trend in the number of original drivers' examinations conducted in 1963 is certainly what can be looked for in the years ahead. Again the industrial expansion of the Province brings in large numbers of persons who desire to drive, either in earning a Uving or for various other obvious reasons. Another point which cannot be lost sight of is the fact that increasing numbers of our population are reaching the driving age, and this is going to reflect very noticeably in an increased number of licences and examination^, AU of this makes it important to realize that the Motor-vehicle Branch will not be able to maintain its standard of drivers' examinations in the face of the continuing increase in the work load without additional staff of driver examiners to serve the pubUc. The Branch continues to conduct examinations on a daUy basis in the major centres of the Province. The smaller communities are provided service by travelling units on a monthly or weekly visit to these communities, depending entirely upon the demand for examinations. The Drivers' Examination Programme is closely co-ordinated with the Drivers' Improvement Programme, which places emphasis on the re-examination of drivers who have been involved in traffic convictions or accidents evidencing an unsatisfactory driving record. The Branch continues to re-examine Ucensees over 70 years of age on a regular basis and requires that evidence of medical fitness be produced in all re-examinations of persons in this category. The foUowing tables provide a summary of examinations to appUcarfts for original drivers' Ucences. They show that 11,263 failed some part of the examination, but the majority of these persons did subsequently qualify by taking additional examinations. G 34 BRITISH COLUMBIA 3 P<0 fa n. lit 23 lit I*2 _ _ P,y lit III C* 2 cidsc*^ I I l l I I 1 1 aa* 8? __it. ! I _§ SS1?!;. Illl O. _Fi NMhSn feg I I I I Illl o\ ct »© M *± 11111 01ft* ,* e* s_a_3s ' _- o "^ c* c asa" *■-$. II r. c.** ^" "i " c* • [OO MM 1 1 1 1 u 1 1 1 <oeb ■*. 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'8 Si si ____J -Si- a a E-U,U,-X,[_,(_,I_fi.t_, _. _.q^ *© u 5ft*.*- '"'ftp- p. 8_lrt ft __. fl» _» "SO rt & rt rt V. »fi . BSrtow'l'm'nT o ca ■_i c 11 CO CT> Tf O. ' ____>e»s „ ■1.81--I ||'|a>-8p.. B.'S G 42 BRITISH COEOMBIA (c) Drivers' Improvement Programme The Drivers' Improvement Programme was designed to deal on a constructive basis with the driver who shows evidence of being accident-prone, and who seems to have difficulty abiding with traffic laws. Whilst the strong weapon in this programme is to suspend a Ucence, it is regarded as the measure of last resort. The programme endeavours to point out the shortcomings of the driver, and then to encourage him to improve his driving habits, either by sending him a warning letter or by requiring him to appear for a personal interview with one of the staff members of the Branch. British Columbia's Drivers' Improvement Programme has a flexible factor, which is deemed to be important. It is different from other programmes which require that after certain convictions there is a fixed suspension assessed. The experience in this Province has shown there is a great deal of merit in being in a position to take corrective action in some instances before poor driving habits become too deep-rooted, as is the case of early action with young drivers. There have been instances with other drivers where suspensions have not been made so as to alleviate family suffering which otherwise might arise. When this type of action js taken, the responsibility is placed squarely on the driver to realize that clemency shown him must be reciprocated on his part by a distinct change in his driving habits. In many of these attempts, success has been achieved in that repetition of the driving problem has not occurred. The following table sets out statistically the number of drivers who were dealt with in the Drivers' Improvement Programme in 1963. It is unfortunate to note there is still a substantial number of repeaters, but it must be realized that this is the hard core of problem drivers that we are dealing with. Mention js also made of the fact that 105,073 records were adjudicated during 1963. In all, about 13,000 drivers required special attention of the programme, whichJs a relatively small percentage of the over-all driving population. Unfortunately our programme still faces the incorrigible driver, and this person is not only a problem to the Motor-vehicle Branch, but to the rest of society. He exhibits all the factors of bad citizenship. He goes to gaol for driving while under suspension, but this does not deter him. However, it is some consolation that this type of person forms a relatively small percentage of the driving population. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1963 G 43 Warning Letters, Interviews, and Suspensions, January to December, 1963 Age 16-20 21-24 25-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-64 65-69 70 and Total Years Years Years Years Years Years Years Years Over Warning letter* 1,702 1,272 1,102 1,030 639 314 70 55 45 6,229 20 Class B chauffeurs 15 24 21 18 8 1 87 Female 96 42 34 46 49 21 3 2 2 295 Notices of intent to suspend. 950 1,041 814 793 465 235 35 24 6 4,363 20 i*_« Tt rh_i_Tfinr_ 5 24 Previously warned 255 353 243 163 95 27 4 1 2 1,143 Previously suspended 91 125 113 80 43 18 3 1 474 Interviews and hearings 667 447 362 395 175 101 24 9 7 2,187 Class A chauffeurs 1 4 5 2 12 Class R chauffeurs 2 2 4 3 11 Female 7 7 7 9 2 1 33 Result of notices to suspend, interviews, and submis sions— T.ir*_tc._c_ suspended 665 865 556 562 308 143 15 14 5 3,133 Class A chauffeurs 1 1 [_1 1 4 9 16 9 2 36 Tfemal., 7 12 7 9 2 37 Previously suspended 141 269 166 177 84 37 9 3 1 887 Previously warned 180 286 168 104 48 20 5 2 813 Previously on probation 106 202 108 101 49 19 1 2 588 Driver's licence placed on probation 477 472 386 381 223 110 32 17 9 2,107 2 1 3 6 4 4 1 6 3 7 2 4 ~~ 9 28 • Impaired: First, 3,251; second, 1,000. Records adjudicated, 105,073. 4. CENTRAL REGISTRY The Superintendent of Motor-vehicles also carries the title of Registrar-General and is responsible for the operation of the Central Registry. The Central Registry is the location for the registering of documents under the Bills of Sale Act, the Conditional Sales Act, the Assignment of Book Accounts Act, and Mechanics' Lien Act, which concerns all types of personal chattels. The establishment of the Central Registry in 1961 made it possible to search in one location in the Province to learn of encumbrances which might be against personal chattels. Prior to that time, documents registered on chattels other than a motor-vehicle were filed in the various County Court Registries. A very important programme of the Central Registry is its microfilm storage of documents. Not only has this aided in reducing the need for costly filing space, but it has also provided for speedier availability of information and has eliminated the difficulty of misplaced documents, which exists in other filing-systems. Documents filed in the Central Registry in 1963 totalled 157,882, an increase of 24,336 over the 1962 total. Search fees collected in 1963 amounted to $80,974. The problem of searches is considerable when one realizes that the requests can be by telephone, telegram, letter, and by personal appearance at the counter. The need for instant information is important, and the Central Registry staff has worked hard to develop procedures to make information readily available. Revenue collected for services in the Registry amounted to $547,087, over the 1962 total of $498,926, an increase of 9.6 per cent. G 44 BRITISH COLUMBIA 5. SCHOOL BUSES The Motor-vehicle Act places the responsibility with the Superintendent for the control over equipment used in school bus transportation to and from public schools in the Province. Standards for construction of school buses set by the Superintendent are used as a guide-line, and school buses are regularly inspected by the mechanical inspectors of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or the Motor Carrier Branch of the Public Utilities Commission. The inspection programme ensures that vehicles are maintained at a safe level and serves as a guide to School Boards in detennining the need for replacement of the buses. The number of vehicles authorized for use as school buses to December 31, 1963, was 719, compared to the 1962 total of 698. It is important to note that the number of school-bus accidents, which occurred in nearly 8,000,000 miles travelled by the school buses in 1963, totalled only 24. Five students were injured in these accidents. One accident involved a fatality, but the fatality was not a passenger in a school bus, but a passenger in the other vehicle whose driver ignored an important traffic-signal device. 6. STAFF At December 31, 1963, the total number of employees of the Branch was 296, compared to 294 at the same date in 1962. Permanent-staff employees totalled 258. There were four unfilled permanent-staff positions at that date, but replacement requisitions were in the hands of the Civil Service Commission. The authorized complement of permanent employees at December 31, 1963, was 262. Temporary employees at the end of 1963 totalled 38, which is an increase of five over the same date in 1962. The increase is entirely attributable to early receipt of returns for the 1964 licence issuance. In previous years this extra staff was hired early in January. Throughout this Report, mention is made of increased work volumes. These extra work loads have been handled without commensurate staff increases. This again reflects on the ingenuity of our staff, wherein new methods continued to be devised to handle larger work volumes with the same work force. It is with a great deal of pride we draw to your attention the work achievement of our loyal and faithful employees. May I take this opportunity in expressing to all staff members my sincere appreciation for jobs well done. CONCLUSION The future will present to the Motor-vehicle Branch further challenges in coping with the ever-increasing nlulHphcities of highway traffic problems. It is apparent to all that greater emphasis will need to be placed on such facets as vehicle and driving safety. The former can be given a tremendous assist by mobile vehicle- inspection units which are planned for introduction in 1964. Whilst it will be physically impossible to examine every vehicle in the Province, the plan will at least provide incentive for people to keep their vehicles in good mechanical condition from a safety point of view. The problems of drivers will increase in their complexities, and the Branch will need to extend its efforts in driver education so as to reach the large numbers of drivers who seem to be incapable of driving within the confines of the law, and who exhibit all too frequently a lack of moral responsibility to others on the highway. We cannot overlook the need to provide some form of driver-training for the youth of our Province. They are the drivers of the future, and it seems very obvious REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1963 G 45 that if they can be properly trained, their training will reflect in lower accident frequencies and fewer traffic violations. It is sad to note that a large percentage of traffic fatalities are pedestrians, and unfortunately many of these pedestrians are senior citizens. Here again is another area where increased education is a necessity. Senior-citizen groups and other community groups are doing much along this line, but more will be needed to reverse the trend. May I express my sincere gratitude to all who have assisted this Branch in its varied efforts. The assistance given by your Departmental members has been a tower of strength. Their advice is often needed, and it is always freely and willingly given. Of great assistance has been our close liaison with the Judicial and Magisterial Benches of the Province, and the high level of co-operation we enjoy with the members of the law society. The enforcement agencies throughout the Province have been ever willing to assist us when called upon to do so, and I wish to express appreciation to the Officer Commanding and other officers and members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and to the chiefs, officers, and members of the various municipal police departments. Finally, I wish to express appreciation to the business and community groups of the Province that have worked towards the goals of highway safety so that our roads and streets may become safer avenues of life. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, GEORGE LINDSAY, Superintendent of Motor-vehicles. Printed by A. Sutton, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1965 410-964-9243
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