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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES 1970
Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia
British Columbia. Legislative Assembly
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PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL ANNUAL REPORT of the MOTOR-VEHICLE BRANCH FOR THE YEAR 1970 Printed by K. M. MacDonald, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1972 1 To Colonel the Honourable John R. Nicholson, P.C., O.B.E., Q.C., LL.D., 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 1970. LESLIE RAYMOND PETERSON, A ttorney-General. Attorney-General's Department, Victoria, British Columbia, November 1971. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1970 The Honourable L. R. Peterson, Q.C., LL.D., Ed.D., F.R.S.A., Attorney-General, Victoria, British Columbia. Sir: I have the honour to submit the Annual Report of the Motor-vehicle Branch for 1970. The Report deals with the activities in which the Branch was involved during 1970 and provides an accounting for the various aspects of licence issuance for the 1970 licence-year which ended on February 28, 1971. Increases in a number of vehicle registrations were evident in 1970. Motor- vehicle registrations, which include motor-cycles, reached a total of 1,041,585, an increase of 3.2 per cent over the previous licence-year. Trailer registrations of all types reached a total of 129,864, which is an increase of 13.5 per cent over the 1969 registrations. The number of licensed drivers increased to 1,233,949, up 6.8 per cent over the 1969 total. This Report includes a section dealing with motor-vehicle accidents and sets up a number of tables in statistical form dealing with the information gathered from accident reports. A total of 559 traffic fatalities was recorded in 1970, which is a 3.1 per cent increase from the 1969 total of 542. Deaths per 100 million miles travelled on British Columbia highways amounted to 6.70 in 1970, compared to 6.39 in 1969. The number of accidents reported during 1970 was 60,778, a considerable decrease from the total of 70,624 reported in 1969, due in part to the change in the property-damage accident-reporting level on July 1, 1970, from the previous minimum of $100 to $200, and adopted by all Canadian provinces in 1970. Included also are tables of offences against the Criminal Code of Canada and the Motor-vehicle Act dealing with the operation of motor-vehicles, plus information as to the activities of the Driver Improvement Programme of the Branch, designed to deal with persons who have committed offences against the various traffic laws. The Drivers Examination Division conducted a total of 147,585 examinations during 1970, compared with the 1969 total of 136,116. During 1970, the scope of the Motor-vehicle Inspection Programme of the Provincial Government was expanded to include the Vancouver Motor-vehicle Inspection Station, previously operated by the City of Vancouver. This station is added to the ones in operation in Victoria and in Richmond. This also made possible the expansion of the area of examining vehicles in Vancouver to include the North Shore municipalities and the University Endowment Lands. A station is under construction in Burnaby and, when brought into operation late in 1971, will provide testing facilities to serve the eastern part of the Greater Vancouver region. A summary is included of the activities of the Central Registry, responsible for the filing of bills of sales, conditional sales, and other documents involving motor- vehicles or other personal chattels. It is interesting to note that while documents filed under the Conditional Sales Act decreased in 1969, apparently related to the decrease in new cars sold during that year, the total number of documents filed by the Registry showed a considerable increase over those filed in 1969. The volume of searches made also increased in 1970. H 6 BRITISH COLUMBIA The various activities of the Branch are dealt with under the following headings: 1. Licences. 2. Accidents and Convictions. 3. Driving. (a) Safety Responsibility. {b) Examination of Drivers. (c) Driver Improvement Programme. (d) Motor-vehicle Inspection. 4. Central Registry. 5. School Buses. 6. Permits for Flashing Red and Amber Lights, Sirens, and Theft Alarms. 7. Staff. 1. LICENCES Motor-vehicles licensed in British Columbia in 1970 reached the total of 1,019,085, as compared to 988,248 in 1969, an increase of 30,837 (3.12 per cent). Motor-vehicles and motor-cycles licensed in British Columbia in 1970 reached the total of 1,041,585, as compared to 1,009,153 in 1969, an increase of 32,432 (3.21 per cent). Passenger-type motor-vehicles licensed in 1970 numbered 811,590, an increase of 21,097 over the 1969 total of 790,493. Commercial-vehicle registrations increased by 9,740. For 1970 the total of commercial vehicles licensed was 207,495. In comparison, the 1969 total for commercial vehicles was 197,755. The increase in motor-cycle registrations of 1,595 from the 1969 total of 20,905 to the 1970 total of 22,500 (7.63 per cent) indicates the general motoring public are still continuing to be interested in using the motor-cycle as a means of transportation. Trailer registrations are still continuing to increase. The 1970 total of 129,864 is an increase of 15,444 over the 114,420 total of 1969. The camping and boat-type trailers account for the majority of this increase and would indicate that the residents of British Columbia are still continuing to enjoy and spend more of their leisure hours out-of-doors. The comparative statement of licences, permits, etc., for motor-cycles, trailers, and chauffeurs covers the volumes in these categories during the licence-years 1963 to 1970. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1970 H 7 Comparative Statement of Licences, Permits, Etc., Issued During the Licence-years 1963 to 1970, Inclusive Licences Issued 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Motor-vehicles— Passenger (new) Passenger (renewal).. Total passenger... Commercial (new) Commercial (renewal).. Total commercial- Total motor-vehicles- Nonresident touring motor-vehicle permits Nonresident special motor-vehicle permits Nonresident commercial motor-vehicle permits— Single trip- Quarterly permits- Totals Extra-Provincial prorated trucks- Temporary operation permits— Passenger Commercial Totals Transporter—■ Origin al._ Additional- Motor-cycles— New Renewal. 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 Total transfers- Chauffeurs— Original Class A Original Class B Original Class C Searches Safety responsibility insurance certificates filed 67,659 463,457 76,388 495,419 94,190 89,427 529,552[ 575,364 531,116| 571,807| 623,742| 664,791 90,262 721,328 702,003| 740,979|790,493| 811,590 89,817 612,186 94,333 107,504 646,646|682,989| 13,830 16,604 112,228 116,969 20,367 123,560 20,009 133,311 20,329 142,885 25,171 30,564 152,462 167,191 26,727 180,768 126,058| 133,573| 143,927| 153,320 163,214| 177,633[197,7551 207,495 657,174] 705,380j 767.669J 818,111 865,217| 918,612]988,248|1,019,085 1,613 110 12,478 2,241 1,446 111 13,221 2,746 14,719| 15,967 1,822 2,203 10,076 11,237 12,961 25,429 30,368 36,360 1,212 86 14,250 2,228 16,478 2,072 35,505| 41,605| 49,321 1,342 3,937 9 67 4,209 4,803 5,630 8,016 1,222 45 15,260 1,968 17,228 1,067 34 13,209 1,912 15,121 2,693 14,076 35,995 2,775 15,717 37,057 929 32 15,690 2,408 18,098 2,713 17,599 42,128 590 19 20,696 3,029 540 10 21,596 3,156 23,7251 24,752 3,231 20,260 49,665 50,071 52,774| 59,727| 69,925 20 4,263 11,124 5,279| 9,012| 13,376| 15,387 4,063 3,780 13,166 14,684 17,229] 1M64| ~20,905j 5,181 15,724 3,093 20,805 52,831 73,636 38 95 6,083 16,417 62,116 3,647 968 884 51 16 1,182 284,641 44,899 3,349 4,069 66,725 4,042 73,152 4,275 1,057 966 1,105 1,097 91 124 24 31 1,296 1,404 304,487 47,618 5,312 4,489 337,369 52,423 8,171 5,810 81,703 5,246 1,097 1,238 124 84 1,347 337,860 54,598 9,614 7,225 91,627 6,743 1,086 1,306 118 92 1,196 341,859 57,193 10,872 8,654 102,068 114,420 7,859 8,009 1,140 1,173 1,332 1,538 120 124 85 95 1,191 1,163 351,092 383,477 62,370 71,858 11,391 13,447 9,637 12,003 336,958| 361,906| 403,773| 409,297 418,5781 434,4901480,7851 22,500 "129^864 6,640 1,204 1,490 141 84 1,246 347,879 70,522 15,334 14,337 ~448;072 5,891 5,320 67,781 641,992 14,281 5,910 5,432 72,484 1,619,395 15,563 6,310 5,785 80,977 1,145,251 17,707 7,059 6,435 83,853 1,659,586 13,080 7,065 6,876 83,091 1,692,128 13,459 7,972 7,078 83,323 1,701,655 15,884 8,324 7,768 90,476 12,908 8,714 8,459 91,723 Drivers' Licences Original drivers' licences issued during the 1970 licence-year totalled 78,103, a slight decrease from the 1969 total of 83,613. Licensed drivers in British Columbia at the end of 1970 totalled 1,233,949, an increase of 78,874 (6.8 per cent) over the 1969 total of 1,155,075. Male drivers comprised 62.3 per cent of the total in the amount of 768,961, leaving the remaining 464,988 to be the number of licensed female drivers. H 8 BRITISH COLUMBIA 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: Drivers' Licences—Statistical Information by Age-groups Age 16-20 years 21-24 years 25-30 years 31-35 years 36-40 years 41-45 years 46-50 years 51-55 years 56-60 years 61-65 years 66-69 years 70-75 years 76-80 years 81-85 years 86-90 years Over 90 years — Toals. Male Female Year of Birth 1951-1955 1947-1950 1941-1946 1936-1940 1931-1935 1926-1930 1921-1925 1916-1920 1911-1915 1906-1910 1902-1905 1896-1901 1891-1895 1886-1890 1881-1885 1880 and prior Male Female 64,756 40,161 79,404 53,271 118,665 80,960 82,715 54,864 76,745 47,700 73,818 45,628 66,674 43,633 55,641 35,517 51,062 28,098 39,381 17,596 23,805 8,187 20,740 6,518 9,227 2,068 4,722 645 1,351 122 255 20 768,961 768,961 Total 104,917 132,675 199,625 137,579 124,445 119,446 110,307 91,158 79,160 56,977 31,992 27,258 11,295 5,367 1,473 275 Per Cent of Total 8.502 10.751 16.174 11.149 10.079 9.671 8.933 7.396 6.422 4.619 2.595 2.208 0.924 0.435 0.119 0.023 464,988 I 1,233,949 I 100.000 464,988 62.319 37.681 Chauffeurs' Licences The comparative statement of licences and permits on the previous page shows the number of licensed chauffeurs in 1970 to be 108,896, an increase of 2,328 over the 1969 total of 106,568. The number of Class A category chauffeurs licensed to drive buses increased to 8,714 from 8,324 in 1969. The Class B category chauffeurs licensed to drive taxis increased to 8,459 from 7,768 in 1969. The Class C category chauffeurs licensed to drive trucks showed an increase in 1970 to 91,723 from the total of 90,476 in 1969. Motor-dealers' Licences Motor-dealers' licences issued by the Branch are required by individuals or firms whose business involves the buying and selling of motor-vehicles, motor-cycles, or trailers. During the 1970 licence-year, 1,204 motor-dealers' licences permitting the sale of motor-vehicles and trailers and 93 motor-cycle dealers' licences permitting the sale of motor-cycles and trailers were issued. A prerequisite for the issuance of a motor-dealers' licence or the retention of such a licence is that an insurance bond be supplied to the Superintendent of Insurance in the amount of $5,000 or security be filed with the Minister of Finance in a similar amount. The insurance bonds are filed with the Branch on behalf of the Superintendent of Insurance and, in 1970, 373 dealers' bonds were filed, of which 201 were original bonds for new motor-dealers and 173 were replacement bonds. There were 366 bonds cancelled during 1970. Security was filed with the Minister of Finance by five motor dealers. A process of investigation is carried out for each new motor-dealer. Information in connection with the proposed operation, previous businesses, corporate formation, business intentions, premises, and compliance with municipal zoning regulations are considered before a licence is authorized. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1970 H 9 Distribution of Motor-vehicles The distribution of motor-vehicles in the various centres of the Province is always of interest. The following table gives information concerning the numbers of licences issued through the principal licence offices. Since vehicle-owners move frequently from one area to another, and vehicles are often sold to new owners residing in different locations from the previous owners, the table cannot be regarded as an accurate population count of vehicles in the various parts of the Province. However, the table does provide a guide as to the distribution of vehicles throughout the Province, and it is of use to groups concerned with community planning projects and development. 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 the 1970 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 Ashcroft Atlin 349 181 78 7 76 597 8 934 664 652 192 309 236 556 185 353 25 255 51 198 157 1,070 23 1,092 178 22 80 56 451 332 2,117 1,146 90 540 53 125 933 225 42 161 150 739 33 320 114 125 229 975 639 26 15 135 1,039 8 1,590 965 747 255 527 696 291 58 451 1 207 141 775 72 1,731 1,122 247 26 108 140 1,380 651 5,908 4,369 75 935 6 312 2,046 389 10 301 160 1,438 38 295 296 425 717 10,945 9,157 1,367 54 1,233 14,237 422 28,859 13,998 7,334 2,576 4,665 10.667 2,216 758 4,378 1,199 1,806 2,362 9,939 1,192 16,314 374 16,332 3,584 710 2,036 3,921 18,390 9,988 73,199 35,089 2,990 10,704 390 5,681 17,107 4,991 996 3,849 2,339 23,033 1,158 4,360 2,950 4,043 6,867 12,269 9,977 1,471 76 1,444 15,873 438 31,383 15,627 8,733 3,023 5,501 11,599 3,063 1,001 5,182 1,225 2,268 2,554 10,912 1,421 19,115 406 18,546 4,009 758 2,224 4,117 20,221 10,971 81,224 40,604 3,155 12,179 449 6,118 20,086 5,605 1,048 4,311 2,649 25,210 1,229 4,975 3,360 4,593 7,813 68 22 11 13 43 80 3 167 83 218 85 161 53 240 168 274 3 110 31 30 56 330 14 216 24 5 10 24 99 65 243 101 22 168 345 35 240 49 7 79 40 73 15 169 62 29 33 364 304 26 19 71 433 3 653 354 376 105 431 261 228 109 441 6 105 61 263 68 916 5 387 105 12 102 69 439 218 1,404 629 68 381 30 110 1,118 126 21 219 97 310 10 171 207 284 165 3,332 2,458 718 113 945 4,359 318 7,669 4,309 3,037 1,451 2,985 3,321 1,313 732 3,475 420 989 1,181 2,365 785 6,549 229 4,968 821 442 1,058 1,305 4,726 3,808 11,646 3,585 1,347 3,123 427 1,476 7,412 1,634 544 2,374 1,049 3,282 316 2,114 1,804 2,238 1,579 3,764 2,784 755 145 1,059 4,872 324 8,489 4,746 3,631 1,641 3,577 3,635 1,781 1,009 4,190 429 1,204 1,273 2,658 909 7,795 248 5,571 950 459 1,170 1,398 5,264 4,091 13,293 4,315 1,437 3,672 802 1,621 8,770 1,809 572 2,672 1,186 3,665 341 2,454 2,073 2,551 1,777 16,033 12,761 2,226 221 Burns Lake ChUliwack Clinton. , 2,503 20,745 762 39,872 20,373 12,364 4,664 Courtenay Cranbrook 9,078 15,234 4,844 2,010 Fort St. John 9,372 1,654 3,472 3,827 Haney- 13,570 2,330 26,910 Kaslo — 654 24,117 Kitimat- Lillooet Merritt 4,959 1,217 3,394 5,515 25,485 15,062 New Westminster 1 North Vancouver Oliver Penticton Pouce Coupe. 94,517 44,919 4,592 15,851 1,251 7,739 28,856 7,414 1,620 6,983 Revelstoke _ 3,835 28,875 1,570 7,429 5,433 7,144 Trail 9,590 1 New Westminster (includes mail-order issuance to the New Westminster area from Victoria and issuance of 10,700 passenger and 3,190 commercial plates at Port Coquitlam, which accounts through New Westminster; temporary office at Guilford during the rush period is also included): Passenger, 82,656; commercial, 13,644. H 10 BRITISH COLUMBIA 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 the 1970 Licence-year—Continued Passenger Motor-vehicles Commercial Motor-vehicles Grand Total Issuing Office Used Registrations New Registrations Renewals Total Used Registrations New Registrations Renewals Total Vancouver 2 Vancouver Easts Vancouver-Pt. Grey2.. 3,883 1,860 1,202 157 458 2,635 191 11,139 8,630 3,836 50 1,039 5,331 595 108,591 61,545 43,456 2,125 11,261 88,506 5,085 123,613 72,035 48,494 2,332 12,758 96,472 5,871 334 289 89 67 132 447 77 1,904 3,349 456 41 505 1,922 415 19,332 11,068 2,906 1,585 4,854 21,115 3,777 21,570 14.706 3,451 1,693 5,491 23,484 4,269 145,183 86,741 51,945 4,025 Vernon Victoria S 18,249 119,956 10,140 Totals 26,895 63,367 721,328 811,590 5,851 20,876 180,768 207,495 1,019,085 2 Vancouver (includes issuance from Motor Licence offices at 1730 West Georgia Street, 2410 Nanaimo Street, 6237 West Boulevard, 574 Minoru Boulevard, Richmond, mail-order issuance to the Vancouver area from Victoria, and includes temporary office at Burnaby during the rush period; does not include issuance at North Vancouver; issuance of 5,371 passenger and 1,996 commercial plates issued at Gibsons, Pemberton, Sechelt, and Squamish, who account through Vancouver, has been deducted); Passenger, 269,403; commercial, 41,979. 3 Victoria (does not include mail-order issuance to other areas; does not include 1,500 passenger and 4,750 commercial plates for Provincial Government vehicles that operate throughout British Columbia; issuance of 373 commercial plates to prorated vehicles has been deducted; issuance of 2,160 passenger plates and 1,060 commercial plates at Alert Bay, Bella Coola, Port Alice, Port Hardy, and Port McNeill, who account through Victoria, has been deducted; issuance at Sidney, which also accounts through the Victoria office, is included): Passenger, 82,402; commercial, 13,748. Revenue Revenue collected by the Motor-vehicle Branch from licences, permits, motor- vehicle inspection, and other services, and in the payment of social services tax, increased by 4.62 per cent to $38,159,051.45 in the 1970 licence-year. The increase was $1,685,162.80 over the 1969 total of $36,473,888.65. Social services tax collections amounted to $3,404,601.19, as compared to $3,741,987.57 in 1969. These collections cover motor-vehicle 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 and Motor-vehicle Inspection (Richmond and Victoria and Vancouver) collected 66.93 per cent of the total collections, in the amount of $25,451,309.89. Offices of the Department of Finance, which carry out our licence- issuing service in areas not served by the Motor-vehicle Branch, collected the balance of 33.07 per cent. These percentages show no appreciable change on the 1969 licence-year figures. The location of Motor-vehicle Branch offices are listed on the following page, and the 1970 revenue collection at each office is shown: Motor Licence Offices, With Corresponding Revenue (Alphabetically) $ $ Abbotsford Alberni Ashcroft „_. Atlin Burns Lake Chilliwack .. Clinton 581,797.82 410,342.34 86,797.32 53,944.89 100,591.80 820,789.41 36,733.79 Cloverdale 1,375,867.28 Courtenay Cranbrook Creston Dawson Creek Duncan Fernie 676,157.41 526,418.72 192,005.44 585,660.06 561,101.93 335,799.25 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1970 H 11 Motor Licence Offices, With Corresponding Revenue—Continued Fort Nelson Fort St. John Ganges - Golden Grand Forks Haney Invermere Kamloops _ Kaslo Kelowna - Kitimat _. Lillooet Merritt - Mission Nanaimo Nelson New Westminster North Vancouver Oliver Penticton Pouce Coupe $ 148,328.74 599,169.39 50,474.29 419,480.61 159,305.59 421,299.39 100,140.89 1,125,520.62 24,580.92 903,559.63 177,278.94 49,510.99 148,011.37 200,222.54 791,373.18 571,535.06 3,010,758.09 1,202,107.33 153,591.66 506,889.30 246,656.96 (Alphabetically) Powell River _. Prince George Prince Rupert Princeton Quesnel Revelstoke Richmond Rossland Salmon Arm Smithers - Terrace Trail . Vancouver Vancouver East Vancouver-Point Grey Vanderhoof Vernon Victoria Williams Lake $ 234,916.82 1,325,381.53 270,116.95 74,152.53 349,344.44 165,231.95 959,723.43 49,136.75 297,330.01 246,680.34 354,930.84 315,759.65 5,851,280.41 3,242,315.11 1,394,068.75 204,177.03 679,191.37 4,364,140.00 481,370.59 Total 38,159,051.45 Motor Licence Offices, With Corresponding Revenue—Continued $ (By Amount) Vancouver 5,851,280.41 Victoria 4,364,140.00 Vancouver East 3,242,315.11 New Westminster ______ 3,010,758.09 Vancouver-Point Grey 1,394,068.75 Cloverdale 1,375,867.28 Prince George 1,325,381.53 North Vancouver 1,202,107.33 Kamloops 1,125,520.62 Richmond 959,723.43 Kelowna 903,559.63 Chilliwack 820,789.41 Nanaimo 791,373.18 Vernon 679,191.37 Courtenay 676,157.41 Fort St. John 599,169.39 Dawson Creek 585,660.06 Abbotsford 581,797.82 Duncan 561,101.93 Cranbrook 526,418.72 Nelson 517,535.06 Penticton 506,889.30 Williams Lake 481,370.59 Haney 421,299.39 Golden 419,480.61 Alberni 410,342.34 Terrace 354,930.84 Quesnel 349,344.44 Fernie 335,799.25 Trail 315,759.65 Salmon Arm 297,330.01 Prince Rupert 270,116.95 Smithers 246,680.34 Pouce Coupe 246,656.96 Powell River 234,916.82 Vanderhoof 204,177.03 Mission 200,222.54 Creston 192,005.44 Kitimat 177,278.94 Revelstoke 165,231.94 Grand Forks 159,305.59 Oliver 153,591.66 Fort Nelson ____. 148,328.74 Merritt 148,011.37 Burns Lake 100,591.80 Invermere 100,140.89 H 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA Motor Licence Offices, With Corresponding Revenue—Continued (By Amount) $ $ Ashcroft 86,797.32 Rossland 49,136.75 Princeton 74,152.53 Clinton 36,733.79 Atlin 53,944.89 Kaslo 24,580.92 Ganges 50,474.29 Lillooet 49,510.99 Total 38,159,051.45 Recapitulation of Major Motor Licence Offices (66.93 per cent of total revenue) $ Vancouver 5,851,280.41 Victoria 4,364,140.00 Vancouver East 3,242,315.11 New Westminster 3,010,758.09 Vancouver-Point Grey 1,394,068.75 Cloverdale 1,375,867.28 North Vancouver 1,202,107.33 Kamloops 1,125,520.62 Richmond 959,723.43 Chilliwack 820,789.41 Dawson Creek 585,660.06 Abbotsford 581,797.82 Haney 421,299.39 Trail 315,759.65 Mission 200,222.54 Total 25,451,309.89 Refunds Legislation provides for refunding of licence fees in several instances where licences are surrendered to this 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, January). 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. The fee for the unexpired full years of the five-year drivers' licences is 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's examination. (b) The licensee has taken up residence outside the Province. (c) The licensee has died. (d) The licensee has voluntarily surrendered his driver's licence. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1970 H 13 The following table sets out the number of refunds and amount of money refunded for the 1970 licence-year: Type of refund Number Amount General Refunds— Motor-vehicle Act— $ $ Passenger 818 11,465.48 Drivers 205 1,018.00 Chauffeurs 3 5.00 Department of Commercial Transport Act—Commercial 373 18,125.00 1,399 30,613.48 Relinquishment Refunds— Motor-vehicle Act— Passenger 8,751 55,138.14 Drivers 1,365 3,612.50 Dealers1 32 229.09 Department of Commercial Transport Act— Commercial 1,358 47,231.75 Farm 58 849.83 11,564 107,061.31 Seasonal Refunds— Motor-vehicle Act—Passenger 296 1,780.60 Department of Commercial Transport Act— Commercial 392 15,221.86 Farm 96 1,908.75 784 18,911.21 Refunds on Transfer— Department of Commercial Transport Act— Commercial Farm 348 88,152.53 36 2,090.00 3C/J on *>A"> 53 Totals 14.131 246.828.53 i Dealers' licence refunds have been included as relinquishment as they are not a general refund as indicated in previous years. H 14 BRITISH COLUMBIA 2. ACCIDENTS AND CONVICTIONS Motor-vehicle Accidents The following table gives a summary of the accident frequency during the period 1961 to 1970: Accidents Deaths Deaths per 100 Million Miles Fatal Motor- Number per 1,000 10,000 Vehicles Registered Average Fatal Accidents Year vehicles of Acci Vehicles Injuries Deaths Property Acci per 100 Registered dents Registered Damage dents Million Miles 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 1967 864,348 49,750 57.56 19,500 559 6.5 565.58 7.67 461 6.33 1968 917,872 58,300 63.51 20,945 574 6.2 570.87 7.36 460 5.90 1969 989,196 70,624 71.39 22,535 542 5.4 586.29 6.39 467 5.50 1970 1,024,738 60,778 59.35 22,568 559 5.5 731.63 6.70 471 5.64 The number of motor-vehicle accidents shows a considerable decrease this year over 1969. But we believe this can be contributed to the change in the reporting of accidents. As of July 1, 1970, accidents did not have to be reported unless there was property damage in excess of $200, compared to $100 prior to this date or, of course, there was personal injury. The number of persons killed increased only slightly to 559 from 542 (3.1 per cent increase). The 1970 accident picture reveals a total of 60,778 accidents, which is a natural decrease over the 1969 total of 70,624. The number of fatal accidents increased from 467 to 471 (a mere 0.85 per cent). The number of persons injured in 1970 was 22,568, an increase of 33 over the 1969 total of 22,535 (this figure was incorrectly shown as 23,077 in our 1969 Report). The total property damage resulting from these accidents amounted to $44,467,- 327.60, compared to $41,406,403.89, an increase of $3,060,923.71 over 1969 (7.3 percent). Due to the change of the requirement in reporting accidents, there are many areas that cannot be properly compared with 1969 statistics. However, many areas remain and there is a significant decrease in the number of accidents per 1,000 vehicles registered. The deaths per 10,000 vehicles registered remain somewhat constant. H 16 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in Killed Fatal Accidents Injured Place of Occurence 1969 1970 Increase or(-) Decrease 1969 1970 Increase or (-) Decrease 1969 1970 Increase or(-) Decrease 2 2 Per Cent — 100.0 100.0 ioo.6 200.0 66.0 2 2 Per Cent — 100.0 —50.0 100.6 52 73 47 66 3 9 19 1 19 71 1 41 14 29 61 1,043 24 70 70 8 63 46 59 63 23 135 74 28 44 160 183 46 86 41 118 58 55 143 114 63 60 68 10 14 46 22 94 10 112 3 195 219 103 35 25 58 41 83 68 196 23 162 45 14 42 189 192 16 108 Per Cent —9.0 4 1 —9.0 100.0 15 13 7 37 49 —40.0 1 1 46.0 —85.0 1 3 3 5 1 3 1 4 —48.0 33.0 100.0 100.0 50.0 -33.0 -50.0 —50.0 100.0 100.0 44.0 100.0 1 2 1 3 3 9 1 1 1 1 1 100.0 100.0 50.0 —25.0 -25.0 —66.0 1 2 1 3 2 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 4 1 3 7 2 3 17 70 57 1,083 66 58 66 7 77 28 52 37 59 172 78 3 25 151 181 33 57 15 96 56 91 105 129 68 16 63 19 13 40 13 92 15 130 3 231 191 129 32 18 44 23 75 51 230 32 235 65 8 18 167 227 16 133 141.0 100.0 2 4 12 3 1 2 3 12 2 1 —58.0 7.0 —3.0 Burns Lake Detachment —63.0 200 100.0 100.0 6.0 14.0 Castlegar Detachment 1 5 1 2 6 5 1 4 1 2 6 5 18.0 -100.0 — 100.0 64.0 1 3 2 4 1 3 8 2 3 13.0 50.0 -66.0 -20.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 —33.0 —57.0 — 100.0 50.0 -66.0 —20.0 100.0 100.0 133.0 -33.0 —57.0 — 100.0 33.0 70.0 —61.0 —21.0 —5.0 833.0 4 3 7 1 4 2 4 3 3 7 1 3 2 2 76.0 5.0 1.0 39.0 4 2 5 4 2 4 50 0 173.0 25.0 —50.0 500.0 50.0 100.0 100.0 —50.0 300.0 50.0 100.0 22 0 3.0 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 6 3 2 1 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 4 3 2 1 —39.0 36 0 11.0 Duncan Detachment— —7.0 275.0 — 100.0 -66.0 100.0 —66.0 100.0 —44.0 100.0 —62.0 —80.0 — 16.0 750.0 100.0 -100.0 100.0 -100.0 — 100.0 —50.0 100.0 —66.0 100.0 —37.0 100.0 —62.0 —80.0 400.6 7.0 Faitrianri 1 1 1 1 5 2 3 1 1 1 1 5 2 3 —47.0 7.0 Fernie Detachment — Field 3 3 8 1 8 15.0 69.0 Fort Nelson 9 1 8 2.0 33 0 Fort St. John — 13.0 5 6 2 1 3 1 5 17 2 3 3 3 9 4 7 5 5 2 1 3 1 5 10 1 15.0 14 0 20 0 9.0 — 100.0 100.0 -100.0 38.0 3 31.0 Gold River 3 3 3 6 2 6 6 2 2 2 6 1 6 5 1 1 10 78.0 2 3 8 4 6 10.0 50.0 33.0 300.0 -100.0 100.0 200.0 400.0 33 0 50.0 100.0 16.0 -100.0 100.0 300.0 700.0 27.0 14.0 28 0 —31.0 —30.0 1 4 8 14 1 3 5 10 75.0 Invermere Detachment 1 1 11 133.0 13.0 — 15.0 4 1 -75.0 4 1 -75.0 18 0 i The minimum property-damage limit for reporting accidents changed from $100 to $200, July 1, 1970. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1970 H 17 the Province for the Calendar Years 1969 and 1970 Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported* Property Damage1 Increase Increase Increase Increase 1969 1970 or(-) Decrease 1969 1970 or(-) Decrease 1969 1970 or(-) Decrease 1969 1970 or(-) Decrease Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent $ $ Per Cent 30 33 10.0 286 206 —27.0 176 130 —26.0 133,600.21 81,960.06 —38.0 39 41 5.0 182 164 -9.0 120 116 —3.0 76,861.64 94,929.32 23.0 3 100.0 7 33 371.0 4 17 325.0 2,486.00 22,933.24 8,859.03 13,679.59 256.0 10 8 —20.0 54 24 -55.0 35 19 —45.0 -40.0 7 12 71.0 49 38 —22.0 35 29 -17.0 30,575.00 22,175.00 -27.0 7 1 —85.0 47 23 —51.0 28 17 -39.0 12,258.73 11,592.00 -5.0 18 14 —22.0 80 84 5.0 57 56 — 1.0 53,803.62 64,123.64 19.0 28 37 32.0 213 188 — 11.0 152 128 — 15.0 154,070.48 219,464.85 42.0 1 100.0 8 6 —25.0 7 4 —42.0 1,595.38 2,475.00 55.0 13 21 69.0 93 75 — 19.0 47 58 23.0 40,132.39 214,429.29 434.0 7 100.0 28 35 25.0 20 27 35.0 11,660.00 36,885.00 216.0 40 16 -60.0 194 81 —58.0 143 61 —57.0 142,294.41 78,999.38 -44.0 28 36 28.0 169 140 — 17.0 108 97 — 10.0 104,957.68 129,387.25 23.0 737 694 —5.0 6,860 6,057 -11.0 3,610 3,190 — 16.0 1,955,707.41 2,073,101.52 6.0 37 17 —54.0 181 127 —29.0 123 95 —22.0 91,784.40 74,961.62 — 18.0 37 46 24.0 246 233 —5.0 169 168 —0.5 116,504.83 141,525.38 21.0 41 48 17.0 371 292 —21.0 212 167 —21.0 109,747.46 94,616.71 — 13.0 6 5 —16.0 30 43 43.0 19 29 52.0 19,630.00 46,120.00 134.0 49 36 —26.0 330 174 —47.0 207 120 —42.0 136,184.75 85,941.60 -36.0 14 26 85.0 90 116 28.0 59 68 15.0 53,019.99 51,677.78 -2.0 32 34 6.0 160 118 —26.0 114 90 —21.0 86,452.99 100,344.40 16.0 25 29 16.0 150 147 -2.0 96 99 3.0 64,562.01 108,024.63 67.0 30 16 —46.0 118 62 —47.0 91 52 —42.0 84,664.42 70,045.00 —17.0 114 83 —27.0 673 514 —23.0 384 320 — 16.0 209,893.93 228,954.43 9.0 50 41 — 18.0 331 300 —9.0 199 178 — 10.0 103,035.88 114,839.11 11.0 3 19 533.0 17 80 370.0 10 63 530.0 4,380.75 99,530.00 220.0 13 28 115.0 99 133 34.0 71 104 46.0 57,460.04 111,222.32 93.0 109 96 — 11.0 665 660 -0.7 400 384 -4.0 278,135.80 238,216.99 — 14.0 115 110 -4.0 786 569 —27.0 490 380 —22.0 307,831.95 275,218.73 — 10.0 20 36 80.0 285 303 6.0 154 167 8.0 76,456.25 98,622.35 28.0 35 39 11.0 210 199 —5.0 149 148 —0.6 120,393.82 137,376.92 14.0 12 22 83.0 86 75 — 12.0 53 60 13.0 45,453.29 56,119.00 23.0 56 67 19.0 260 263 1.0 178 185 3.0 112,580.38 169,908.36 50.0 39 38 —2.0 415 323 —22.0 226 183 — 19.0 130,729.15 107,266.00 — 17.0 46 40 — 13.0 224 147 -34.0 150 108 —28.0 157,322.85 268,000.23 70.0 75 84 12.0 601 654 8.0 353 391 10.0 203,146.04 298,363.11 46.0 77 66 —14.0 449 433 —3.0 272 257 -5.0 157,586.54 151,947.91 -3.0 42 39 -7.0 200 158 —21.0 123 105 — 14.0 97,582.58 84,736.79 —13.0 13 32 146.0 108 134 24.0 72 97 34.0 40,410.62 76,434.15 89.0 46 55 19.0 385 343 — 10.0 201 197 —1.0 106,496.18 92,892.87 — 12.0 10 7 -30.0 63 53 — 15.0 51 43 — 15.0 64,240.48 87,315.41 35.0 7 7 91 98 7.0 52 53 1.0 25,792.94 32,156.23 24.0 29 23 —20.0 159 162 1.0 118 112 —5.0 130,881.17 148,499.55 13.0 6 8 33.0 54 39 -27.0 39 25 -35.0 36,470.00 35,244.00 —3.0 53 58 9.0 363 338 —6.0 253 250 — 1.0 419,193.35 377,128.98 — 10.0 12 7 -41.0 61 66 8.0 41 45 9.0 31,079.48 22,237.00 -28.0 80 62 -22.0 609 447 —26.0 381 288 -24.0 383,644.08 380,349.03 -0.8 2 2 11 4 —63.0 6 3 —50.0 3,365.00 320,757.27 1,800.00 —46.0 126 110 — 12.0 692 624 —9.0 364 319 — 12.0 286,552.97 — 10.0 110 111 0.9 545 564 3.0 360 342 -5.0 337,708.44 368,526.61 9.0 62 49 -20.0 234 170 —27.0 162 123 —24.0 165,575.94 139,386.48 -15.0 22 18 — 18.0 112 76 —32.0 74 48 —35.0 44,454.58 40,480.60 —8.0 10 14 40.0 66 79 19.0 49 55 12.0 26,332.95 32,932.37 25.0 29 40 37.0 137 125 -8.0 90 86 -4.0 56,209.24 57,009.71 1.0 19 20 5.0 92 130 41.0 68 103 51.0 42,551.00 78,312.00 84.0 39 53 35.0 298 262 — 12.0 184 183 —0.5 156,405.37 212,375.76 35.0 30 41 36.0 175 181 3.0 122 135 10.0 75,577.14 115,671.95 53.0 143 119 — 16.0 827 637 -22.0 469 377 — 19.0 316,327.10 293,896.25 -7.0 20 15 —25.0 93 94 1.0 73 72 —1.0 83,411.66 54,154.44 -35.0 104 90 -13.0 573 541 -5.0 348 334 -4.0 365,354.32 341,222.75 -6.0 33 31 —6.0 142 137 -3.0 105 102 —2.0 112,150.00 97,975.28 -12.0 3 7 133.0 15 18 20.0 12 16 33.0 4,654.23 18,962.34 307.0 14 19 35.0 125 131 4.0 82 95 15.0 61,782.52 105,221.73 70.0 108 129 19.0 1,146 1,315 14.0 605 697 15.0 374,717.92 529,500.06 41.0 125 117 -6.0 647 610 -5.0 420 411 —2.0 343,426.32 417,224.49 21.0 11 12 9.0 63 46 -26.0 43 38 -11.0 27,072.57 36,220.00 33.0 83 70 -15.0 766 648 -15.0 410 348 -15.0 257,800.39 217,902.02 -15.0 ► H 18 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Killed Fatal Accidents Injured Place of Occurrence 1969 1970 Increase or (-) Decrease 1969 1970 Increase or(-) Decrease 1969 1970 Increase or(-) Decrease Kelowna Detachment 7 2 2 5 Per Cent —28.0 — 100.0 —50.0 100.0 400.0 100.0 4 2 2 1 5 Per Cent 25.0 — 100.0 —50.0 100.0 300.0 100.0 50.0 100.0 —33.0 33.0 127 107 38 26 27 36 61 7 44 23 67 35 45 29 52 36 42 270 17 85 56 7 34 39 38 19 122 175 29 66 11 414 224 205 53 7 36 118 23 79 26 124 33 95 90 8 127 49 34 54 41 40 204 253 63 5 158 55 150 5 31 17 64 366 13 370 155 7 42 18 40 27 50 5 55 22 187 24 27 16 53 21 39 323 5 111 57 16 33 49 72 11 118 153 27 42 19 466 220 236 48 4 39 74 40 70 33 117 44 121 71 7 106 28 39 55 32 57 216 284 72 8 82 24 116 16 34 9 55 394 15 349 Per Cent 22.0 —93.0 Keremeos— 1 1 5 1 1 1 4 1 10.0 —30.0 1 48.0 —25.0 — 18.0 —28.0 2 7 2 2 4 250.0 100.0 —33.0 33.0 — 100.0 —28.0 —83.0 2 3 1 2 4 25.0 —4.0 Langley 3 3 3 3 179.0 —31.0 —40.0 1 7 6 1 2 1 — 100.0 25.0 -80.0 —44.0 5 1 1 2 4 5 1 2 5 1 1 2 1.0 —41.0 —7.0 19.0 —70.0 2 4 3 2 2 1 3 2 4 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 3 30.0 -50.0 —66.0 100.0 —50.0 —66.0 100.0 1.0 128.0 —2.0 1 25.0 1 2 1 1 3 100.0 100.0 100.0 —25.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 89.0 —42.0 —3.0 4 3 — 12.0 —6.0 3 1 3 5 4 1 33.0 3 1 3 5 3 1 —36.0 72.0 — 100.0 —60.0 100.0 100.0 —60.0 50.0 —66.0 —66.0 — 100.0 100.0 33.0 100.0 — 100.0 100.0 —50.0 — 100.0 —60.0 100.0 100.0 12.0 2 3 1 2 3 1 — 1.0 15.0 —9.0 —42.0 5 6 3 9 1 2 9 1 3 4 4 2 5 1 2 6 1 3 —50.0 50.0 —50.0 -40.0 — 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 — 100.0 100.0 8.0 10(1 Miln TTnnsK —37.0 73.0 — 11.0 26.0 2 4 2 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 6 15 2 1 4 —5.0 3 1 9 2 1 5 33.0 Port Alberni City 27.0 —21.0 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 6 18 4 1 5 — 12.0 2 1 1 1 — 16.0 —42.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 14.0 Port Moody City.. 1.0 2 1 2 14 1 2 1 2 9 1 —21.0 42.0 200.0 28.0 300.0 100.0 —28.0 — 100.0 —44.0 200.0 66.0 100.0 100.0 —20.0 — 100.0 —42.0 5.0 12.0 14.0 60.0 7 1 9 5 1 7 —48.0 —56.0 5 4 —22.0 220.0 1 2 100.0 1 2 100.0 9.0 —47.0 7 3 8 6 14.0 100.0 6 3 5 6 — 16.0 100.0 — 14.0 7.0 15.0 Saanich Municipality 4 10 150.0 4 6 50.0 —5.0 1 The minimum property-damage limit for reporting accidents changed from $100 to $200, July 1, 1970. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1970 H 19 Province for the Calendar Years 1969 and 1970—Continued Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported1 Property Damage 1 Increase Increase Increase Increase 1969 1970 or(-) Decrease 1969 1970 or(-) Decrease 1969 1970 or(-) Decrease 1969 1970 or(-) Decrease Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent $ $ Per Cent 79 100 26.0 535 608 13.0 332 369 11.0 241,614.48 315,950.43 30.0 68 4 —94.0 446 23 —94.0 266 16 —93.0 173,547.88 11,589.00 —93.0 21 17 — 19.0 113 90 —20.0 81 63 —22.0 69,875.94 69,043.00 — 1.0 20 12 —40.0 178 119 —33.0 103 70 —32.0 49,410.29 37,039.71 —25.0 18 24 33.0 95 113 18.0 70 79 12.0 71,924.10 106,198.25 47.0 26 15 —42.0 81 78 —3.0 58 57 — 1.0 50,149.26 49,617.25 — 1.0 48 40 —20.0 353 258 —26.0 196 146 —25.0 117,126.59 100,601.12 — 14.0 6 3 —50.0 61 40 —34.0 39 22 —43.0 15,672.25 13,030.44 — 16.0 24 32 33.0 216 162 —25.0 127 106 — 16.0 78,196.71 98,570.31 26.0 18 15 — 16.0 139 90 —35.0 92 60 —34.0 70,858.59 44,722.00 —36.0 32 129 303.0 225 664 195.0 137 401 192.0 107,129.46 264,432.85 146.0 16 14 -12.0 90 109 21.0 63 79 25.0 40,649.00 53,195.48 30.0 30 17 —43.0 187 140 —25.0 82 62 —24.0 58,478.31 41,172.64 —33.0 16 11 —31.0 96 70 —27.0 72 52 —27.0 46,575.88 43,561.71 —6.0 18 30 66.0 119 100 -15.0 83 73 — 12.0 121,758.00 117,606.00 —3.0 23 13 —43.0 122 112 —8.0 84 78 —7.0 123,495.30 88,083.10 —28.0 26 23 -11.0 85 91 7.0 60 74 23.0 54,105.68 77,676.00 43.0 189 221 16.0 1,619 1,337 — 17.0 875 735 — 16.0 430,828.05 410,945.99 —8.0 10 3 —70.0 50 20 —60.0 36 13 —63.0 19,992.50 13,305.00 —33.0 54 62 14.0 427 469 9.0 244 283 15.0 176,049.72 262,684.47 49.0 30 34 13.0 220 217 1.0 150 154 2.0 121,211.49 150,229.20 23.0 5 10 100.0 64 45 —29.0 46 36 —21.0 56,340.00 31,005.00 —44.0 23 26 13.0 93 89 —4.0 71 72 1.0 48,385.00 66,927.67 38.0 28 24 — 14.0 174 165 —5.0 108 105 —2.0 59,502.51 59,802.94 0.5 25 42 68.0 185 170 —8.0 116 114 — 1.0 76,111.07 76,953.93 1.0 13 8 —38.0 93 57 —38.0 63 46 —26.0 36,132.39 64,144.05 77.0 76 78 2.0 787 740 —5.0 425 399 —6.0 214,796.65 218,280.94 1.0 105 93 -11.0 600 522 — 13.0 361 320 — 11.0 249,736.95 239,618.15 -4.0 16 15 —6.0 182 200 9.0 103 116 12.0 57,362.59 72,351.65 26.0 38 24 —36.0 174 91 —47.0 120 63 -47.0 88,872.31 61,362.75 —30.0 6 11 83.0 37 44 18.0 30 36 20.0 28,880.73 29,075.00 0.6 294 302 2.0 3,055 2,508 —17.0 1,578 1,295 — 17.0 797,195.37 777,084.37 -2.0 158 157 —0.6 1,711 1,366 —20.0 886 720 — 18.0 453,754.26 455,653.11 0.4 153 160 4.0 1,609 1,574 -2.0 880 856 —2.0 454,464.81 484,659.71 6.0 40 39 -2.0 355 277 —21.0 207 152 —26.0 93,822.27 135,518.75 44.0 4 4 18 18 12 14 16.0 8,790.00 7,535.00 — 14.0 19 26 36.0 126 107 -15.0 81 72 — 11.0 53,587.99 141,697.41 164.0 67 37 -44.0 290 197 —32.0 209 150 —28.0 172,424.66 139,798.30 — 18.0 17 25 47.0 132 104 —21.0 95 79 — 16.0 63,183.09 80,520.11 27.0 35 38 8.0 193 221 14.0 119 136 14.0 84,966.98 116,987.03 37.0 12 27 125.0 61 70 14.0 46 59 28.0 24,762.84 66,195.89 167.0 84 77 —8.0 652 506 -22.0 346 280 — 19.0 198,238.31 189,270.99 -4.0 16 22 37.0 127 119 —6.0 85 87 2.0 63,933.03 71,003.70 11.0 81 83 2.0 866 640 —26.0 459 356 —22.0 218,547.82 220,264.98 0.7 54 51 —5.0 316 252 —20.0 207 181 — 12.0 137,654.39 186,389.43 35.0 4 7 75.0 32 50 56.0 21 30 42.0 20,710.89 17,754.50 — 14.0 89 74 — 16.0 587 498 — 15.0 325 280 — 13.0 160,884.32 155,816.13 —3.0 28 18 —35.0 120 103 — 14.0 77 74 —3.0 76,649.00 145,763.00 90.0 16 23 43.0 107 130 21.0 74 94 27.0 63,193.44 89,269.28 41.0 36 40 11.0 352 278 —21.0 185 154 — 16.0 92,353.36 106,711.17 15.0 22 24 9.0 128 144 12.0 91 97 6.0 61,631.62 86,166.15 39.0 33 32 —3.0 276 267 —3.0 160 156 -2.0 77,616.00 104,090.21 34.0 132 133 0.7 1,538 1,464 -4.0 790 770 —2.0 533,363.57 494,888.19| —7.0 153 157 2.0 759 762 0.3 503 503 480,116.11 535,315.72 11.0 52 40 —23.0 648 520 — 19.0 346 282 — 18.0 189,593.31 223,538.05 17.0 4 3 —25.0 12 11 -8.0 10 9 -10.0 11,317.00 13,047.00 15.0 84 50 -40.0 333 276 — 17.0 234 198 — 15.0 231,215.83 188,962.74 — 18.0 36 15 —58.0 186 68 —63.0 122 45 —63.0 100,528.06 32,950.43 —67.0 82 75 -8.0 507 521 2.0 319 338 5.0 287,450.91 370,025.75 28.0 5 11 120.0 29 42 44.0 19 30 57.0 13,080.00 22,535.00 72.0 13 18 38.0 91 74 — 18.0 68 59 — 13.0 49,610.43 58,925.58 18.0 13 8 -38.0 178 122 —31.0 94 69 —26.0 53,727.16 73,477.25 36.0 39 30 —23.0 200 178 — 11.0 143 134 -6.0 283,780.97 162,090.55 —42.0 262 271 3.0 2,118 1,737 — 17.0 1,165 971 — 16.0 570,701.51 518,311.13 —9.0 9 11 22.0 103 61 —40.0 57 37 —35.0 26,773.12 14,333.31 —46.0 258 243 -5.0 1,957 1,655 -15.0 1,090 924 — 15.0 541,392.42 581,223.27 7.0 H 20 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Killed Fatal Accidents Injured Place of Occurrence 1969 1970 Increase or(-) Decrease 1969 1970 Increase or(-) Decrease 1969 1970 Increase or(-) Decrease 2 1 1 1 3 3 1 3 Per Cent 50.0 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 Per Cent 11 51 31 30 58 32 54 61 32 16 35 143 7 65 996 1 2 23 52 68 36 72 46 65 83 55 42 49 124 5 65 1,028 Per Cent 109.0 100.0 —100.0 100.0 100.0 -33.0 100.0 100.0 250.0 — 12.0 -50.0 100.0 1.0 200.0 -100.0 33.0 100.0 100.0 —33.0 100.0 100.0 350.0 -33.0 —50.0 4.0 119.0 20.0 Shawnigan Lake Detachment 4 2 1 2 2 3 9 8 3 2 1 2 2 3 7 7 1 20 24.0 43.0 3 20.0 3 36.0 71.0 2 8 2 20 162.0 Spences Bridge Detachment 2 12 40.0 — 13.0 —28.0 2 22 1 23 3.0 — 100.0 Tahsis . . 1 100.0 —60.0 —100.0 -100.0 — 100.0 -50.0 — 100.0 26.0 200.0 — 100.0 100.0 -85.0 25.0 -100.0 125.0 1 10 1 89 41 10 50 26 31 31 34 3,744 49 63 108 618 4 238 49 91 400.0 100.0 10 4 3 3 77 32 12 27 26 21 76 16 3,779 58 52 85 651 4 241 53 122 15.0 — 100.0 -100.0 — 100.0 —50.0 —lob.o 13.0 200.0 -100.0 66.0 —83.0 66.0 -100.0 50.0 28.0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 —16.0 Trail City 85.0 1 47.0 —59.0 2 23 1 1 3 7 2 23 1 1 3 6 3 1 4 26 3 5 1 5 6 112.0 29 3 —0.9 — 15.0 21.0 6 1 27.0 —5.0 4 1 4 5 9 — 1.0 White Root City —7.0 25.0 Totalis 438 466 6.0 375 390 4.0 17,873)17,956 0.4 Totals, January to December 10fiq_70 542 559 3.0 467 47! 0.8 1 22,535j22,568 0.1 1 The minimum property-damage limit for reporting accidents changed from $100 to $200. July 1, 1970. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1970 H 21 Province for the Calendar Years 1969 and 1970—Continued Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported1 Property Damage L Increase Increase Increase Increase 1969 1970 or (-) Decrease 1969 1970 or(-) Decrease 1969 1970 or(-) Decrease 1969 1970 or(-) Decrease Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent $ $ Per Cent 7 20 185.0 105 103 -1.0 76 76 52,969.01 80,503.42 51.0 30 29 —3.0 190 160 —15.0 115 100 — 13.0 81,664.61 169,586.00 107.0 24 35 45.0 221 136 —38.0 133 86 —35.0 78,296.84 98,747.53 26.0 19 25 31.0 124 114 -8.0 89 83 -6.0 53,662.88 52,943.06 —1.0 27 40 48.0 148 158 6.0 99 113 14.0 99,633.52 105,571.96 5.0 18 20 11.0 90 98 8.0 66 72 9.0 69,074.26 86,195.00 24.0 30 36 20.0 201 184 -8.0 124 114 -8.0 83,467.78 180,303.46 116.0 39 45 15.0 234 163 -30.0 156 115 —26.0 97,677.51 103,832.53 6.0 20 34 70.0 140 128 -8.0 91 101 10.0 58,159.20 80,719.29 38.0 11 24 118.0 96 96 62 65 4.0 42,505.34 96,996.00 128.0 18 22 22.0 64 87 35.6 46 60 30.0 49,022.87 110,388.44 125.0 82 77 -6.0 476 411 — 13.0 315 305 -3.0 239,715.00 235,319.22 -1.0 3 4 33.0 21 17 — 19.0 14 11 -21.0 11,160.00 8,675.00 —22.0 31 38 22.0 202 159 —21.0 135 103 -23.0 96,807.97 90,528.60 —6.0 611 621 1.0 4,026 3,711 —7.0 2,214 2,031 — 8.0 1,252,563.95 1,455,563.08 16.0 1 — 100.0 1 — 100.0 1 — 100.0 50.00 — 100.0 1 — 100.0 3 3 2 2 5,000.00 900.00 —82.0 1 100.0 2 4 loo.o 2 3 50.0 1,500.00 3,350.00 123.0 43 41 -4.0 248 245 -1.0 164 177 7.0 175,810.23 151,701.55 — 13.0 21 32 52.0 332 283 — 14.0 179 163 -8.0 150,262.41 98,363.24 —29.0 7 5 —28.0 25 27 8.0 20 21 5.0 14,751.21 15,059.00 2.0 19 33 73.0 286 243 -15.0 160 139 — 13.0 61,099.53 92,272.79 51.0 17 19 11.0 102 72 —29.0 62 55 — 11.0 39,205.66 36,699.43 -6.0 11 16 45.0 86 74 — 13.0 60 57 —5.0 36,390.25 59,904.50 64.0 57 24 —57.0 467 332 —28.0 261 182 -30.0 114,141.16 79,174.28 -30.0 6 21 250.0 54 66 22.0 41 54 31.0 55,866.90 102,652.05 83.0 2,783 2,699 -3.0 27,366 24,479 — 10.0 14,910 13,454 -9.0 6,739,979.78 7,347,392.74 9.0 35 30 — 14.0 201 214 6.0 140 149 6.0 133,504.83 181,834.17 36.0 38 43 13.0 475 403 -15.0 246 217 —11.0 110,370.89 117,393.65 6.0 52 60 15.0 299 283 -5.0 196 193 — 1.0 126,779.58 178,958.42 41.0 456 425 -6.0 3,649 2,771 —24.0 1,947 1,500 —22.0 943,115.96 860,825.88 —8.0 4 2 -50.0 17 16 -5.0 14 12 -14.0 15,576.73 12,265.00 —21.0 169 147 —13.0 1,846 1,659 — 10.0 988 900 -8.0 511,257.75 591,332.88 15.0 32 34 6.0 301 219 —27.0 166 124 —25.0 86,032.22 89,023.09 3.0 73 50 —31.0 434 421 -2.0 276 277 0.3 229,876.38 287,332.39 24.0 11,689 11,548 -1.0 94,049 82,841| —11.0 53,464 47,971 — 10.0 31,804,055.29 34,582,082.20 8.0 14,866 14,653 -1.0 122,652 104,272 -14.0 70,624 60,778 —13.0 41,406,403.89 44,467,327.60 7.0 H 22 BRITISH COLUMBIA <2> t\ Os •H •5 2 Oh K J_> __ i o £ a a o_ <3 53 •_8 ,,8 r- Tf SO so m SO m v. •o Total Injure for Sac Perioi LastYe lr.OO\HMMmrt^ en •a £ oc>M\ootNO'tn <s w ^ «-t in *tf rH so -n os r) o o rn r. 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M^t SOM ! ! 00 1 ! <S SO rH f- SO in o m -^ en rH i ! j | m SDrH oC z o Csl rt Os | r- vn r- o rn ! >n ! i in rHOmOfO«-lOSO\rH w *n mNNH ! ! ! o d oorj-oomr-socNcnn so pi t-i s on i^in oo m so q Hi VO cf ,-( rn ^ 1 o\ so m r* >n !hh r* : i —•o *n 3§ ho m t— oo in oo o so Os O WlSOSOrH^OrHO-^C. oo so ^noroiriTtHr* en rn cN »-* "1 I t n j m ; ; j : rn en J for Same Period Last Year i tNO\00fSNO\'<tM- H/V.r~tHlHCOr-lHT]- k\ rl m tj- oo IHw i „ C H r-mv.ifTtO\r-HH (SSO l> rH so o fe6 C- CS rn (N ; j | rf m r- o t-t-inor* i^ysr* oo . . _ u Total Acci- dents sport mo\m,^t'rHrHr-,ONOs 00 1 O O 00 I> 1 rH ensosDCNSooor^ooo r- ■>t fs| »n rH Tf Tf 00 l> rH r^ rnso C-^rH o at ■* so ~-o 03 U on ts as oo t> imr-n Os m On os ! rn ON in e2S j rH rH m s w e < ^ a V •g 'o 3 _ 5 4 c u •a 'o 1 i | 1 § 1 1 £ .2 t C a c 0 i_ 3 o u !S u o < Si O t c a ,9 2 w sion with- Another' Non-colli .2 1 a P- > 6 ffl "5 ._ c < 8 £ So i 0) 0 1 c _- o w PL, sion with- Another Non-colli Fixed obj Pedestria Bicycle— Motor-cy Railroad Miscellar Total „• T-lrHrNm^-mSOt^COOs *3rHcfcnTj-«nsor^odoN 0 O REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1970 H 23 Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1970—Continued 2. HOUR OF OCCURRENCE Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 2,229 1,952 1,250 684 434 393 664 2,032 2,386 1,861 2,287 2,720 2,820 3,053 3,835 4,777 5,761 4,605 2,987 3,353 2,772 2,882 2,518 2,515 8 43 29 17 6 3 8 8 16 12 7 7 16 16 21 16 25 22 39 33 40 22 22 19 24 601 550 385 192 108 117 167 429 512 364 440 578 676 662 855 1,232 1,302 1,179 807 888 709 660 608 630 1,585 1,373 2 to 3 a.m. . 848 486 323 268 489 7 to 8 a.m 1,587 8 to 9 a.m 1,862 9 to 10 a.m 1,490 10 to 11 a.m. _ 1,840 11 to 12 m _ —_ 12 to 1 p.m. 2,126 2,128 1 to 2 p.m 2,370 2 to 3 p.m 2,964 3,520 4,437 3,387 6 to 7 p.m _ 7 to 8 p.m _ 2,147 2,425 8 to 9 p.m 2,041 9 to 10 p.m _ _ . 2,200 10 to 11 p.m 1,891 11 to 12 p.m..... _ 1,861 Not stated _ 1 2 6 Totals 60,778 471 | 14,653 45,654 Number of Accidents 3. DAY OF OCCURRENCE Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Sunday 2. Monday 3. Tuesday _ ~- 4. "Wednesday - 7,539 7,178 7,856 7,408 8,634 10,685 11,474 4 85 65 41 45 59 84 92 2,065 1,615 1,819 1,688 2,094 2,451 2,920 1 5,389 5,498 5,996 5,675 6,481 8,150 7. Saturday - 8,462 R. Not stated _ 3 Totals -- 60,778 471 | 14,653 45,654 Number of Vehicles Involved 4. TYPE OF VEHICLES INVOLVED Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 92,786 9,424 440 405 92 1,026 37 2 60 510 124 3 2 2 21 11 21,203 2,271 135 98 15 805 10 1 16 71,073 7,029 302 4. Taxi 305 75 200 27 1 9. Not stated 33 104,272 673 1 24,554 79,045 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. Driver disregarded signal 5. Signal not given _ _-. 6. Not stated - Totals- 66 14 7 3 5 _____ loir 22 3 2 29 39 10 5 3 4 12 73 H 24 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1970—Continued 6. MANNER OF COLLISION Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 23,944 8,323 14,884 3,423 3,847 6,357 145 185 14 4 4 119 5,650 2,485 3,772 117 366 2,263 18,149 5,653 11,098 3,302 3,477 6. Not st^tpH 3,975 Totals 60,778 471 14,653 45,654 7. DRIVERS INVOLVED, Number of Drivers DESCRIPTION OF Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Male - 2. Female ' 3. Not stated - - 75,559 18,779 9,934 569 88 16 19,034 4,861 659 55,956 13,830 9,259 Totals 104,272 673 24,554 79,045 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.. 17,535 14,270 14,681 16,973 14,555 9,906 3,107 1,417 1,956 126 108 100 93 114 65 25 10 20 4,811 3,752 3,692 4,250 3,462 2,356 767 338 487 12,598 10,410 10,889 12,630 10,979 7,485 2,315 1,069 1,449 Driving Experience Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 2,497 1,532 2,392 18,805 69,102 9,944 31 9 3 140 467 23 650 422 693 4,999 17,131 659 1,816 1,101 3. 6 to 12 months 1,696 13,666 51,504 6. Not stated 9,262 Condition of Driver Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 91,351 514 132 289 2,170 1,796 8,020 559 8 1 83 6 16 22,820 177 51 69 766 55 616 67,972 329 80 220 1,321 1,735 7. Not stated 7,388 Licence of Driver Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 88,405 1,529 4,391 9,947 567 37 57 12 22,173 489 1,241 651 65,665 1,003 3,093 9,284 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1970 H 25 Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1970—Continued 8. ACTION OF DRIVER CONTRIBUTING Number of Drivers TO ACCIDENT Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 36,621 5,433 11,911 7,469 7,887 3,627 232 1,443 275 2,722 14,737 1,141 722 95 166 2,066 58 262 7,294 14 13 258 97 26 9 1 70 1 11 1 35 130 1 1 1 11 5 5 9,463 1,536 2,759 2,177 2,064 730 50 456 45 708 3,619 112 33 22 29 108 20 41 548 6 6 26,900 3,800 9,126 5,283 5,822 6. On wrong side of road - 2,827 7. Failing to signal 181 976 229 1,979 10,988 12. Cutting in 1,029 13. Car ran away 688 72 136 1,947 33 18. Cutting left corner 221 19. Parked legally - 6,741 8 7 Totals 104,188 663 24,532 78,993 9. TRAFFIC CONTROL Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. No control present 43,785 98 8,260 6,262 2,373 389 12 30 40 10,210 26 2,211 1,508 698 33,186 72 3. Automatic traffic signal 6,037 4. Stop signs 4,724 1,635 Totals 60,778 471 ! 14.653 45,654 10. PEDESTRIANS INVOLVED ACTIONS OF Number of Pedestrians 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 or 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 97 1,475 Number of Pedestrians Total Fatal Personal Injury 1,437 2 11 28 73 2 5 3 1,364 6 25 64 14 1 29 50 1 7. Not stated.... _~ - 29 Totals .__ 1,572 | 97 | 1,475 H 26 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1970—Continued 11. CLASSIFICATION OF VICTIMS Number of Victims Total Fatal Personal Injury 1. Passengers 10,232 9,901 1,572 470 737 21 193 1 188 245 97 8 18 2 1 10,044 9,656 1,475 462 2. Drivers 3. Pedestrians 5. Motor-cycle drivers.. _ 719 19 192 8. Not stated 1 23,127 559 22,568 12. NATURE OF INJURIES Number of Victims Total Fatal Personal Injury 1. Slight shock and shake-up 8,690 316 112 2,148 5,379 494 253 5,523 160 16 20 10 6 190 48 37 4 247 1 1 15 6 10 8,690 126 3. Fractured spine _ 64 2,111 5. Other injuries (sprains, dislocations, etc.) 5,375 247 252 5,522 160 1 11. Burned .... 14 13. Not stated _ _ 6 Totals 23,127 559 22,568 13. LIGHT CONDITIONS Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Daylight 36,884 15,815 3,812 3,034 1,167 66 214 206 16 24 10 1 8,525 4,084 981 727 319 17 28,145 11,525 2,815 2,283 5. Artificial light—poor - 6. Not stated ~ 838 48 Totals 60,778 471 14,653 45,654 14. PROPERTY DAMAGE—Amount of property damage for period covered by this report, $44,467,327.60; amount for same period last year, $41,406,403.89. 15. CONDITION OF VEHICLES INVOLVED Number of Vehicles Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 99,645 1,348 1,134 404 130 598 78 76 22 75 708 54 631 11 2 4 4 1 10 10 23,369 255 306 132 52 186 21 16 6 24 170 17 75,645 1,093 817 270 74 6. Puncture or blow-out 7. Head-lights out (both) 8. Tail-lights out or obscured. — 408 57 60 16 10. Head-light out (one light) 11. Other defects . . 50 528 12. Not stated ._ _ 27 Totals 104,272 673 24,554 79,045 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1970 H 27 Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1970—Continued 16. DIRECTION OF TRAVEL Number of Vehicles Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Going straight 2. Turning left 53,135 12,133 5,784 6,840 3,090 5,894 1,220 163 609 4,923 302 968 1,804 7,407 464 57 30 8 7 52 1 1 5 3 2 20 8 15 14,067 2,869 1,038 1,904 139 1,447 89 41 164 1,491 50 232 456 567 38,604 9,207 4,716 4,928 2,944 4,395 1,130 121 440 3,429 250 716 1,340 14. Not stated . 6,825 Totals 104,272 673 24,554 79,045 17. ROAD SURFACE Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 36,155 15,216 4,392 1,714 3,140 155 6 321 90 31 12 16 1 8,966 3,803 888 430 538 25 3 26,868 11,323 3,473 1,272 2,586 129 7. Not stated 3 Totals 60,778 471 14,653 45,654 18. ROAD CONDITION Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 59,562 311 288 398 124 87 8 456 8 2 5 14,362 88 63 88 31 18 3 44,744 215 3. Obstruction in road 223 305 93 6. Other 69 7. Not stated _ _ . _ 5 Totals 60,778 471 14,653 45,654 19. TYPE OF ROAD Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 56,349 3,528 359 395 36 105 6 425 39 2 4 1 13,868 618 80 50 7 27 3 42,056 2. Gravel-.. 2,871 277 4. Earth 341 29 6. Other _ 77 7. Not stated 3 Totals 60,778 471 14,653 45,654 H 28 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1970—Continued 20. WEATHER CONDITIONS Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Clear 38,075 11,333 6,772 1.080 3,314 185 19 319 65 55 10 21 1 9,242 2,718 1,697 326 618 47 5 28,514 2. Rain _ 8,550 3. Cloudy 5,020 744 2,675 137 7. Not stated 14 Totals 60,778 471 14,653 45,654 Forty persons other than pedestrians were injured and one person other than a pedestrian was killed in pedestrian accidents; six persons other than bicyclists were injured and one bicyclist was killed in other than bicycle accidents; 205 motor-cyclists were injured and four motor-cyclists were killed in other than motor-cycle accidents. Motor-vehicle and motor-cycle licences issued for the year 1969.___ 989,202 Motor-vehicle and motor-cycle licences issued for the year 1970.... 1,024,738 The minimum property-damage limit for reporting accidents changed from $100 to $200, July 1, 1970. Convictions The driving records of the Motor-vehicle Branch include an individual record on computer tape of every driver licensed to operate a motor-vehicle in the Province. Access to these records is available by means of the driver's licence number or by means of the name of the driver. 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 for driving infractions under the Criminal Code of Canada, the Motor-vehicle Act, and the Motor-vehicle Act Regulations. In our efforts to reduce the accident picture on the highways of this Province, we operate a Driver Improvement Programme based on the information in these driving records. I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation for the high degree of co-operation by 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 1967 to 1970, inclusive. The convictions for the offence of speeding continue to increase, indicating thorough and complete traffic surveillance by the enforcement agencies throughout the Province. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1970 H 29 Convictions Under Motor-vehicle Act and Criminal Code of Canada, 1967—70 Offences 1967 1968 1969 1970 Under Criminal Code of Canada— Causing death by criminal negligence, sec. 192 _ 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 while ability impaired (as amended 1969), sec. 222. Driving motor-vehicle while ability impaired by alcohol or drugs, sec. 223 _ Breath sample not provided (as amended 1969), sec. 223 (2)— — Driving with more than 80 mgs. of alcohol in blood (as amended 1969), sec. 224_ _ _ _ Driving motor-vehicle while driver's licence under suspension, sec. 225 (3). Unlawfully taking a motor-vehicle without consent of owner, sec. 281 Under Motor-vehicle Act— Failing to obtain or display motor-vehicle licence or permits 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 register as a tourist, sec. 17- Driving without obtaining driver's licence, sec. 18 (1), (2) _ Driving without subsisting motor-vehicle liability policy, sec. 18 (2a) Driving motor-vehicle otherwise than as restricted on driver's licence, sec. 18 (6-8) Driving without having driver's licence in possession at time, sec. 19 Driving without having driver's licence and liability card in possession at time, sec. 19 (as amended 1970) _ 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 36-39. "D" plates without salesman's licence or permit, sees. 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. 67.. Permitting person not properly licensed to drive motor-vehicle, etc., sec. 69 Failing to surrender licence on suspension, sec. 99 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. 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 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.._ - 6 50 1,009 543 161 5,230 1,193 3 12 6 49 29 1,038 1,142 599 661 156 153 329 5,919 6,840 42 324 1,570 1,688 7 46 858 604 5,832 319 4,920 1,141 8,195 | 9,343 | 11,214 | 13,727 2,485 134 1 143 31 4,526 552 79 341 65 17 5 322 10 6 28 16,625 12 119 6,293 70,450 4,542 183 458 5,327 3 2,929 3,168 4,103 1,787 215 6,979 2,411 1,128 5,654 1,061 256 334 32 2,120 240 1 171 55 3,791 3,876 1,095 208 364 35 29 6 426 90 266 54 24 14 278 5 4 20 19,288 12 102 5,353 81,150 3,772 170 535 4,359 3 3,328 3,736 3,733 1,670 233 7,643 2,944 1,178 2,920 326 1 217 48 4,183 4,330 1,787 176 421 32 27 8 505 85 340 77 321 1 24 26,388 349 4,218 100,288 3,124 123 673 4,573 5 3,256 4,102 3,308 2,395 258 6,109 3,137 1,131 2,653 302 4 152 49 3,392 3,141 901 4,399 33 305 22 30 7 341 70 281 62 15 2 183 4 12 7,046 163 1,247 26,920 791 25 162 1,174 868 1,017 858 616 48 1,512 2,120 457 H 30 BRITISH COLUMBIA Convictions Under Motor-vehicle Act and Criminal Code of Canada, Continued 1967- 70— Offences 1967 1968 1969 1970 Under Motor-vehicle Act—Continued 1 1,016 78 54 37 65 225 7 248 6 901 6 417 13 1,047 28 53 29 83 33 251 10 246 1,071 2 537 13 2 1,265 28 62 42 119 46 297 228 1,576 2 440 27 238 6 9 6 46 11 235 308 1,365 484 29 64,126 Fire-vehicle safety, sees. 189, 190 _ 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 equipped with safety belts, sec. 206 Riding motor-cycle without safety helmet, sec. 207 Under Motor-vehicle Act Regulations— 145,899 155,797 183,407 25 383 1,214 1,189 142 35 1,098 192 3,485 198 347 85 211 7 9 36 315 513 127 43 96 48 498 1,227 983 141 38 1,116 291 1,374 2,531 348 368 129 240 3 5 143 297 781 109 70 73 106 40 497 1,445 1,114 129 46 1,084 225 2,541 2,128 402 759 225 269 98 23 10 11 121 346 1,077 78 29 77 69 983 2 18 372 510 387 58 13 877 67 519 605 133 127 85 123 26 81 6 111 181 1,540 34 14 76 4 2,489 5 22 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 vehicle with defective horn or miscellaneous equipment, sees. 7.01, 7.02 Causing loud or unnecessary noise, sec. 7a.01 Driving vehicle without muffler, sec. 7.03 Driving vehicle without rear-view mirror or unobstructed rear view, Failing to have proper connection between motor-vehicle and trailer, sec. 7.07 Operating motor-cycle against regulations as to handlebars, sec. 7.14. Operating slow-moving vehicle without slow-moving warning device, sec. 7B.02 Failing to obtain temporary permit for moving motor-vehicle or trailer Parking prohibited at yellow curb, sec. 18.01 .... ... Oversize loads, sees. 19.01, 19.02 (19.03 repealed) Inadequate tires, insecure loads, excessive speed with unloaded trailer, sec. 19.04 Failure to report for weight inspection, sec. 19.06- Failure of a dealer to maintain security while carrying on a business, sees. 20.01, 20.04 Operating a snow vehicle on highway without a permit, sees. 24.01, 24.02 Operating a motor-vehicle without a current inspection certificate, sec. 25.02 Totals __. 9,750 10,919 13,828 8,483 Summary— 8,195 145,899 9,750 2,469 3,831 9,343 155,797 10,919 806 2,420 10,123 11,214 183,407 13,828 147 21,436 14,958 13,727 64,126 8,483 161,663 14,994 170,144 4,672 189,408 6,495 244,990 5,123 262,993 5,791 174,816 195,903 250,113 268,784 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1970 H 31 Traffic Violation Reports, 1968-70 1968 1969 1970 Under Motor-vehicle Act— Driving motor-vehicle otherwise than as restricted on driver's licence, sec. li (6-8). Failing to obey emergency instructions of a peace officer, sec. 124 Failing to obey traffic-control signal legend, sees. 127, 128, 152 Failing to obey special 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 to stop at railroad crossing, sees. 174-176 _ Failure to stop at intersections, sec. 177 - _ Leaving vehicle improperly parked, sec. 182 Backing vehicle illegally, sec. 184... Operating motor-cycle with more than one person, sec. 185 . Requirements of safe driving on highway, sees. 186, 187 Fire-vehicle safety, sees. 189, 190 Driving on sidewalk, sec. 191 Opening door requirements, sec. 194 Riding motor-cycle without safety helmet, sec. 207 Motor-vehicle Act miscellaneous infractions— Under Motor-vehicle Act Regulations- Number plates, sees. 3.01-3.03 _ 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. 4.14-4.23 _ _ 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 mudguards, etc., sec. 7.06. Failing to have proper connections between motor-vehicle and trailer, sec. 7.07- Operating defective vehicle after ordered off road, sec. 7.09 _ Operating motor-cycle against regulations as to handlebars, sec. 7.14 Causing loud or unnecessary noise, sec. 7a.01„ Operating slow-moving vehicle without slow-moving warning device, sec. 7b.02- Operating snowmobile against regulations, sec. 24.01-24.02 Miscellaneous infractions — 2 5 568 295 864 15 3 6 101 1 83 90 128 19 111 7 37 2 1 23 44 3 2,765 35 1,921 10,566 429 40 112 828 13 775 463 762 122 7 1,143 57 235 6 5 11 4 5 9 23 19 22,099 563 5,766 93.205 5,711 162 801 3,748 3,186 3,501 3,387 1,395 223 7,328 499 1,038 14 97 29 57 24 2,341 | 20,402 1152,854 55 18 3 23 182 32 16 8 12 6 2 598 1 79 I 1,053 366 1,117 959 117 39 280 1,496 555 213 104 260 120 93 3,061 6 23 8,809 H 32 BRITISH COLUMBIA Notice of Juvenile Offence, 1968-70 Under Motor-vehicle Act— Driving without obtaining driver's licence, sec. 18 (1), (2) Driving motor-vehicle otherwise than as restricted on driver's licence, sec. 18 (6-8). Driving without having driver's licence and liability card in possession at time, sec. 19 — Failing to obey traffic-control signal legend, sees. 127, 128, 152 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- 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 to stop at railroad crossing, sees. 174—176 Failure to stop at intersections, sec. 177 - _ _ Backing vehicle illegally, sec. 184._ — Motor-vehicle Act miscellaneous 1968 933 1,373 307 9 812 3,002 166 6 46 153 220 97 246 51 10 403 53 2,236 10,123 1969 1,612 2,106 518 5 1,115 4,165 159 8 59 266 335 187 290 63 8 522 83 3,457 14,958 1970 1,516 197 241 998 17 1,119 5,570 369 13 84 278 356 213 325 76 12 671 94 2,845 14,994 Driver Licence Suspension Under Roadside Suspension Law (Driving After Consuming Alcohol), 1970 Delta Esquimalt Matsqui New Westminster Oak Bay Port Moody RCMP detachments - Saanich Municipality Vancouver Victoria West Vancouver Suspensions, Section 203 ._ 162 63 70 _ 275 38 __ 106 _ 5,888 40 _. 2,466 . 366 .. 123 Total 9,597 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1970 H 33 Suspension of Drivers' Licences by Court Orders and Recommendations, 1970 Months Years Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 1 m 2 3 Death by criminal negligence—Accident Injury by criminal negligence—Accident Criminal negligence— 1 2 6 101 12 62 192 1,686 38 216 151 1,379 5 26 51 27 25 6 49 1 54 9 29 66 394 10 48 61 422 6 22 1 16 10 6 10 3 1 80 17 70 137 782 10 87 89 607 13 33 21 6 9 23 1 18 6 17 57 208 12 19 25 114 3 2 3 2 2 4 1 1 4 19 1 5 2 1 2 3 61 13 39 82 435 16 56 45 259 13 26 17 9 10 13 1 4 1 12 ~2 12 2 8 4 3 9 41 1 4 2 19 3 3 1 1 2 3 3 31 17 61 39 212 4 22 18 104 10 30 7 9 20 7 i i 6 8 8 10 35 5 4 4 13 3 3 5 3 2 3 5 21 4 15 13 65 1 4 3 15 1 . 12 1 1 3 6 1 6 1 1 6 7 8 33 3 1 3 4 1 1 2 10 1 22 Failing to remain at scene 386 Dangerous driving— 97 312 617 No accident- Driving while ability impaired— 3,922 101 Breath sample not provided— 463 Driving with more than 80 mgs. of alcohol in blood- Accident 406 2,950 55 Driving while under suspension— 159 Conviction and judgment outside the Province- 52 Driving without due care and attention—Accident... Exceeding speed limit—Ac- 98 63 Notices of juvenile offence .... Miscellaneous 63 111 Totals 4,035 1,165 1,988 493 34 1,099 34 101 597 109 169 84 9,908 3. DRIVING (a) Driver Improvement Programme On January 1, 1970, the new British Columbia Compulsory Automobile Insurance Plan became effective and the sections of the Motor-vehicle Act which provided for the previous Financial Responsibility Programmes were repealed. As a result, the remaining responsibilities of the former Safety Responsibility Division were absorbed into the Driver Improvement Programme, which continued to enforce the suspension of the driver's licences of those persons who failed to satisfy a final judgment or for payments of money by the Traffic Victims Indemnity Fund under an agreement or judgment against the driver as a result of actions arising out of the ownership, maintenance, operation, or use of a motor-vehicle. As a result of this type of action, 527 drivers had their licences suspended during 1970. The Driver Improvement Division also assumed the responsibilities for the issuance of financial responsibility cards to persons who give proof of their financial responsibility by way of a bond of a guarantee insurance or surety company or who deposit, with the Minister of Finance, an amount of money or security for money in the amount or value prescribed under the Insurance Act; this method being the alternative to obtaining a motor-vehicle liability insurance policy and is comparable with the mandatory provision requiring that a driver be able to produce on the demand of a peace officer a valid and subsisting motor-vehicle liability insurance H 34 BRITISH COLUMBIA card or financial responsibility card. A total of 238 financial responsibility cards was issued during 1970. Division activities designed to improve the driving habits of those persons coming to the attention of the Branch as a result of having committed driving infractions continue to expand. Considerable emphasis is placed on education, and courses in defensive driving play an important part in the programmes. Progress has been made in endeavouring to control drivers who by the use of alcohol or drugs create hazards for others, and the services of the various offices and organizations such as Alcoholics Anonymous and the Alcoholism Foundation of British Columbia have been utilized in an ever-expanding programme. Staff members of the Driver Improvement Division have continued to introduce safety education practices by personal contact through schools and various organizations. The staff of the Driver Examination Division continue to assist in this programme in the outlying areas of the Province. The Data Processing Centre of the Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce has played a significant roll in collecting data and compiling valuable information relating to the driving records of our licensed drivers. This information, valuable to all persons, is continually requested by all enforcement agencies, transportation companies, the insurance industry, and the general public. The records of all drivers, containing pertinent information indicating the driving habits, skills, and accident involvements, is the basis in formulating all programmes for the control of drivers on the highways. Increased public, enforcement, and company dependency on the information contained on driving records is reflected by a 48.20-per-cent increase in the total number of searches made in 1970 over 1969. 1970 202,292 1969 137,133 Increase 65,159 Summary of Action Taken Under Driver Improvement Programme 1970 Age (Years) 16-17 18-20 21-24 25-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-64 65-69 70 and Over 217 1 234 231 3 42 41 4 28 28 2,525 28 1,964 1,926 38 722 672 125 269 263 6 3,216 47 2,190 2,155 35 1,069 1,285 236 331 324 7 1,931 33 1,266 1,239 27 630 667 129 215 211 4 1 1,262 32 904 874 30 437 434 81 154 146 8 592 18 443 423 20 214 159 32 97 95 2 I 264 8 186 180 6 93 53 12 36 34 2 42 4 52 52 20 13 4 14 14 J 36 1 30 28 2 12 6 3 7 7 11 1 45 38 7 1 2 2 30,432 13,378 10,096 173 Notices of intent to suspend— Interviews and hearings- Result of notices to suspend, interviews and submissions— Licences suspended 4,354 7,314 7,146 168 Previously suspended Previously warned Previously on proba- 3,240 3,330 626 Driver's licence placed on probation __ Male Female 1,153 1,124 29 Impaired, 11,129; total infractions received, 268,784; special restrictions, 559; juvenile offences, 15,275 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1970 H 35 (b) Examination of Drivers A total of 147,585 persons was examined by our Drivers' Examination Division during 1970, compared with the 1969 total of 136,116. Original licence examinations amounted to 112,317, compared with 104,530 in 1969. The Branch is conducting examinations in the major centres of the Province on a daily basis, and smaller communities are being serviced by travelling units, some on a weekly basis and some on a monthly basis, depending on the demand for examinations. We are servicing more small centres every year as the population expands in the smaller communities throughout the Province. The examiners in charge of our drivers' examination units also spend a considerable amount of their time conducting interviews with persons called in under our Driver Improvement Programme. Original Drivers' Examinations In 1970, a total of 112,317 applicants was examined for an original British Columbia driver's licence. The results of the examinations showed 45,244 (75 per cent) of male applicants passed, while 14,989 (25 per cent) failed. Female applicants had 16,567 (32 per cent) failures and 35,517 (68 per cent) passed. Of the successful male applicants, 32,450 (72 per cent) were given unrestricted licences, while 12,794 (28 per cent) have one or more restrictions. There were 23,642 (67 per cent) female examinees who had no restrictions, while 11,875 (33 per cent) had one or more restrictions. A certificate of competency for physical condition was issued to 603 male examinees, 220 of them being in the 70 years or over group. Certificates of competency for physical condition were also issued to 303 female examinees, 64 of them being 70 years of age or over. Failure in one or more of the examinations caused this Department to suspend the right to obtain a licence of 105 male and 62 female applicants. In the road-test portion of the examination, 17,688 male examinees, and 17,984 female examinees were given the passing grade of 70 to 79 per cent, 6,206 male and 5,129 female examinees had between 80 and 84 per cent, 4,053 male and 3,123 female examinees had between 85 and 89 per cent, and 2,563 male and 896 female examinees attained 90 per cent or over. For surrendering valid out-of-Province driver's licences, 14,734 male and 8,385 female examinees had the road-test portion waived. In 1970, 31,556 applicants failed one or more written examinations, 14,989 being male and 16,567 female applicants. H 36 BRITISH COLUMBIA fr « eg o © o o % ! I fi O ** -t w CO tJ- Os co -^- oo H o <nft Tf t «» r* c^ m t> r-^ OJ. 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Restricted - 24,669 31.0 Failed written test 574 Failed to complete 189 Failed vision 15,866 Physical condition _ 2 — Males Females Number Number Road test waived due to applicant being Road test waived due to applicant being holder of a driver's licence from another holder of a driver's licence from another province or state of the United States 14,734 province or state of the United States _ 8,385 Qualified with 70 to 79 per cent 17,688 Qualified with 70 to 79 per cent 17,984 Qualified with 80 to 84 per cent 6,206 Qualified with 80 to 84 per cent 5,129 Qualified with 85 to 89 per cent 4,053 Qualified with 85 to 89 per cent J 3,123 Qualified with 90 per cent and over 2,563 Qualified with 90 per cent and over 896 Qualified after second road test _ 3,735 Qualified after second road test 3,889 Qualified after third road test 655 Qualified after third road test 621 Qualified after fourth road test 110 Qualified after fourth road test 98 Qualified after five or more road tests 35 Qualified after five or more road tests 29 Qualified after second written test 367 Qualified after second written test 127 Qualified after third written test __ 14 Qualified after third written test 4 Qualified after fourth written test 1 SUMMARY OF RE-EXAMINATIONS, 1970 (GRAND TOTAL, 35,268) Applicants Passed Number Per Cent Total _ Unrestricted Restricted .... 33,203 17,933 15,270 94.0 54.0 46.0 Males Number Road test waived on surrender of a driver's licence from another province or state of the United States or certification by an authorized company 454 Qualified with 70 to 79 per cent 13,586 Qualified with 80 to 84 per cent 4,313 Qualified with 85 to 89 per cent 5,173 Qualified with 90 per cent and over 4,893 Qualified after second road test 843 Qualified after third road test _ 125 Qualified after fourth road test 29 Qualified after five or more road tests 7 Failed Examinations Reason Total Failed road test Failed to complete Failed vision Physical condition . Females Number .. 2,065 .. 1,921 53 77 14 Per Cent 6.0 Number Road test waived on surrender of a driver's licence from another province or state of the United States or certification by an authorized company Qualified with 70 to 79 per cent Qualified with 80 to 84 per cent Qualified with 85 to 89 per cent Qualified with 90 per cent and over Qualified after second road test Qualified after third road test Qualified after fourth road test Qualified after five or more road tests 122 2,973 748 608 333 185 38 7 3 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1970 H 45 Chauffeurs' Examinations In 1970, this Department conducted 1,499 Class A chauffeur examinations. Of these, 1,054 (70 per cent) were satisfactory, while 445 (30 per cent) resulted in failure in one or more portions of the examination. There were 4,091 Class B examinations conducted, of which 2,480 (61 per cent) were satisfactory and 1,611 (39 per cent) resulted in failure. There were 56 Class A and 114 Class B chauffeurs refused issuance for one or more reasons. In 1970 our certification programme resulted in 133 Class A chauffeur certifications. Examination of Chauffeurs, 1970 CLASS A CHAUFFEURS CLASS B CHAUFFEURS Passed (70 per cent) Failed (30 per cent) . Certification Failed— Hearing Vision 1,054 445 Colour blind . Road test Physical condition Written To complete To attend 113 9 138 8 220 17 45 4 4 Failed (39 per cent) Failed— 13 Vision - 375 28 788 14 Written ,, 364 . 28 Tn attend 1 Total 1,611 4,091 Total 1,499 Notices of Juvenile Offences (N.O.J.O. Programme), January to December 1970 Total number of offences committed to date (includes Court actions) 15,275 Total number of notices of juvenile offence (N.O.J.O.) 14,994 Total number of advisory letters forwarded to parents 13,378 Notices of intent to suspend 218 Suspensions under N.O.J.O. (sec. 86) 234 Appeals (resolved and placed on probation) 28 Statistics of driving-record searches for the past three years are as follows: 1968, 123,132; 1969, 137,133; 1970, 202,292. The 1970 statistics of the Driver Improvement Programme are as follows: Warning Letters, Etc., January to December 1970 Warning letters Notices of intent to suspend Interviews and hearings Results of notices to suspend, interviews, and submissions— Licences suspended Licences placed on probation 29,690 10,269 4,354 7,314 1,153 (c) Motor-vehicle Inspection During 1970 the compulsory programme of motor-vehicle inspection was continued in Victoria and in the Delta-Richmond area of the Lower Mainland. On July 1, 1970, the Inspection Station at Bidwell and Alberni Streets, Vancouver, operated for many years by the City of Vancouver, came under the inspection H 46 BRITISH COLUMBIA programme of the Branch. This station comprises four lanes, three for the inspection of passenger vehicles and one for trucks. The station is manned by 27 inspectors and four clerks, plus six inspectors and two cashiers who work on a part-time basis. The Vancouver Inspection Station will serve the City of Vancouver and North Vancouver, the Districts of North Vancouver and West Vancouver, and the University Endowment Lands. Notices requiring the owner to present his motor-vehicle for inspection were mailed to 135,793 owners during 1970, of whom 25,552 required a second notice. Notifications of suspension were given to 7,591 owners. The following is a summary of vehicles inspected: REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1970 H 47 C_N <o V. CU s o On >--i ■a •o 5.3 fOHhh oc t3 o O OO vo O * Tf cs CN t~^ OS rH ■c «'d co vo in vo __> "* -v CO s cs o\ 00 CO in oo rfr-To Tj 00 t~* KTi OO Tf CS CO*" ( vo" m cS rn a pS3 H 00 rH D o\ cs <e VO t- rH Ch c co no Tf r~- < r> CTv cs aj CS V. 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Ih "5 <u c ^5 _ ' 5 O u a 61 C a I- 1 1 t 1 _ 0 u ,1 h ll H} CJ C S i E E c I c 5 a 8 TJ U u 0 p- c s '3 lH 1- 0 0- 1 H |H a. 1 0- 2 < H 48 BRITISH COLUMBIA During the inspection of motor-vehicles it was found that 102,014 did not meet the standards of inspection and were rejected. The total number of defects found were 197,813 (1.9 for each rejected vehicle). The following are the causes for rejection: Causes of Refection, 1970 Code Age 1 Age 2 Age 3 Age 4 Total Motor-vehicle licence.. Number-plates Plate-lamp Tail-lamps . Windshield-wipers... Left window-raiser.. Doors, body, hood. Bumper, mud-laps.. Headlamps- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Stop-lamps 6. Turn-signals 7. Reflectors.—. 8. Horn. 9. 10 11, 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19, 20. 21. 22, 23, 24. 25, 26. 27. 28. 29, 30. 31, Identification lamps.. Spot-lamps Fog-lamps . Auxiliary lamps . Wheel alignment Steering mechanism- Tires, wheels Fuel system.. Exhaust, muffler Service brakes.. Pedal reserve Brake connections- Air or vacuum Tell-tale Parking-brake Visibility and mirror- Driver seat-belts Miscellaneous 984 1,060 3,456 1,414 2,809 1,820 896 634 643 33 119 608 25,631 568 12 61 156 1,453 2,442 4,952 48 3,446 3,815 566 453 115 17 912 1,150 81 766 676 1,372 4,296 2,111 3,151 3,406 546 1,174 1,428 208 411 345 21,219 344 29 57 103 2,445 6,249 7,060 148 5,341 4,322 1,794 1,146 102 33 2,044 1,688 394 357 464 627 2,401 1,570 2,089 2,229 324 628 1,178 240 829 448 9,813 222 5 9 49 1,028 4,307 3,956 106 3,444 2,672 1,435 862 91 10 1,616 1,155 166 384 244 268 825 572 1,089 908 173 296 506 119 407 201 3,238 125 6 10 23 503 1,823 1,595 61 1,455 1,166 543 556 39 16 696 523 139 212 2,368 3,327 10,978 5,667 9,138 8,363 1,939 2,732 3,755 600 1,766 1,602 59,901 1,259 52 137 331 5,429 14,821 17,563 363 13,686 11,975 4,338 3,017 347 76 5,268 4,516 780 1,719 Vehicle Age Code: Age 4, 1956 and prior; Age 3, 1957 to 1961; Age 2, 1962 to 1966; Age 1, 1967 and after. The programme of inspection through the use of a mobile inspection unit was continued during 1970. This marks the sixth 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 steering mechanism, wheel alignment, brake and headlamp 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 whose poor condition could prove dangerous. The mobile unit visited 14 communities in the Province in 1970. A total of 7,392 vehicles was inspected. Of that number, 57.7 per cent were rejected on 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 vehicle defects corrected after the inspection unit had left the community. Causes of rejection at the 14 different locations throughout the Province are one or more of the following: REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1970 H 49 Summary of Inspections, Mobile Inspection Unit, 1970 Model Year Age 1 Age 2 Age 3 Age 4 Total 4,547 2,193 470 182 7,392 2,175 778 121 44 3,118 2,372 1,415 349 131 4,267 52.1 64.5 74.2 71.9 57.7 1,193 541 112 31 1,877 1,193 541 112 31 1,877 5,740 2,734 582 213 9,269 Causes of Rejection 122 56 13 11 202 33 27 12 6 78 247 207 92 79 625 51 57 38 25 171 5. Stop-lamps _ 89 70 40 19 218 84 116 46 27 273 7. Reflectors _. . 8 15 5 5 33 8. Horn 21 34 17 16 88 21 40 26 8 95 3 3 9 7 20 1 12 11 44 11. Doors, body, hood 10 2 12 14 38 1,733 965 213 93 3,004 4 5 29 1 39 1 1 1 1 21 3 2 1 27 147 115 36 20 318 165 245 104 52 566 20. Tires, wheels 324 228 80 45 677 5 6 5 1 17 22. Exhaust, muffler. , 366 302 133 40 841 23. Service brakes 130 112 47 21 310 24. Pedal reserve 26 45 45 22 138 69 95 22 22 208 26. Air or vacuum 27. Tell-tale - 90 86 41 26 243 28. Parking-brake 29. Visibility and mirror.. 128 99 21 17 265 30. Driver seat-belts 2 4 5 2 13 7 5 3 5 20 Vehicle Age Code: Age 4, 1956 and prior; Age 3, 1957 to 1961; Age 2, 1962 to 1966; Age 1, 1967 and after. 4. CENTRAL REGISTRY The Encumbrance Registry was reorganized in 1961 and became known as the Central Registry. The new Registry provides for registering of liens and searches concerning all motor-vehicles and other chattels not owned by corporations. Pre viously, the documents and "other chattels" had to be registered and searched in the various County Court Registries throughout the Province. The Superintendent of Motor-vehicles is also the Registrar-General and responsible for the operation of the Central Registry. Documents are recorded and searched under the Bills of Sale Act, Conditional Sales Act, Assignment of Book Accounts Act, and Mechanics' Lien Act. Docu ments are also filed in connection with the Companies Act when the chattels refer to vehicles. During the 1970 calendar year, document registration increased by 2,027 documents over the 1969 calendar year. This increase was not as large as in previous years, as a result of the economic conditions which prevailed in 1970. The Central Registry accepted for registration a total of 255,939 documents during 1970 and, as a result of these regulations, the Data Processing Centre of the Indus trial Development, Trade, and Commerce Department key-punched 387,726 lien cards. There were 131,787 more lien cards produced than documents registered, H 50 BRITISH COLUMBIA which illustrates that a large percentage of documents presented for registration included more than one vehicle, or a vehicle plus other goods. Requests for search information continue to increase, and the Central Registry receives requests for information by counter, mail, telephone, telex, teletype, and TWX. In 1970 the value of search requests was $157,261.50, an increase in revenue of $10,328 over the 1969 calendar year. The Central Registry administers approximately 1,800 Search Fee Accounts which may be used to obtain information pertaining to motor-vehicles and drivers' records, in addition to the regular lien-searching. In 1970, the Central Registry accounted for 172,463 driver abstract searches for a total of $344,926, an increase of $110,348 over the 1969 calendar year. It is believed this increase, in the request for driver record information, was due chiefly to the compulsory insurance legislation introduced by Government in 1970. The total revenue accounted for by the Central Registry in 1970 was $1,211,- 040.25, an increase of $138,093.50 over the 1969 calendar year. A statistical comparison with the 1969 calendar year follows, providing detailed report of the various activities of the Central Registry: Statistical Comparisons With Year Ended December 31,1970, to Year 1969 January 1 to December 31 Documents filed under— 1969 1970 Conditional Sales Act 84,166 72,978 Bills of Sale Act 134,819 145,181 Mechanics' Lien Act 21,108 23,731 Assignment of Book Accounts Act 394 503 Companies Act 225 273 Late Order Filing1 documents under Conditional Sales Act 2,868 Late Order Filing1 documents under Bills of Sale Act 5,900 Documents discharged under— Conditional Sales Act 1,792 1,480 Bills of Sale Act 1,413 1,592 Mechanics' Lien Act 1,091 1,316 Assignment of Book Accounts Act 30 28 Companies Act 106 89 Total documents accepted 245,144 255,939 Total value of— $ $ Documents accepted 689,056.00 706,553.00 Searches 146,933.50 157,261.50 Photographic copies 2,199.25 2,299.75 Total revenue 838,188.75 866,114.25 1 Record not kept in 1969 re Late Order Filings. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1970 H 51 The total number of cards key-punched by Data Processing Division re document registrations, January 1 to December 31, 1970, was 387,726 (serial cards, 235,153; alphabetical cards, 152,573). 5. SCHOOL BUSES Control over the use and operation of school buses engaged in the transportation of students to and from 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, the Motor Carrier Branch of the Public Utilities Commission, and senior Motor- vehicle Inspectors of the Branch. Motor-vehicle Inspectors at the Victoria Inspection Station and the Richmond Inspection Stations were appointed mechanical inspectors for the inspection of school buses. School buses in the Victoria area and Greater Vancouver area are inspected at the Inspection Station in the area or by an inspector from a station. 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 1970 the number of permits issued for vehicles to be used as school buses was 1,032 renewal permits and 119 permits for new vehicles, for a total of 1,151 as compared to the 1969 figure of 1,026. Of these permits issued, 51 were cancelled as the result of the lapse of insurance coverage or of poor mechanical condition. In 1970, school buses were involved in 45 accidents, of which 33 resulted in property damage only; 25 students and 11 persons other than students were injured in 12 injury accidents. There were no fatal accidents involving a school bus in the year 1970. 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 allowing vehicles to be equipped with a flashing lamp. The permits are required for vehicles such as 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. The regulations specify that certain emergency vehicles and tow cars may be equipped without obtaining a permit. In 1970, 96 permits for flashing amber lamps and 23 permits for flashing red lamps were issued. In addition, 13 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. Two permits were issued for the installation of a theft alarm in a vehicle. Two permits were issued to allow police vehicles to install a device which would cause their headlamps to flash white light. On July 1, 1970, a change in the Motor-vehicle Act Regulations allowed the use of flashing amber lights on pilot cars without the necessity of first obtaining a permit from the Superintendent. This resulted in a reduced demand for permits for flashing amber lamps. H 52 BRITISH COLUMBIA 7. STAFF Two major changes in the administration of the Motor-vehicle Branch affected staff numbers to some degree. As of April 1970 there were 62 employees transferred to the Data Processing Centre of the Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce. The majority of these positions were key-punch operators. It was decided to centralize these operators, making them available for all phases of key-punch operations, under the direction of the Data Processing Centre. The second major change came about on July 1, 1970, when the Vancouver City Motor- vehicle Inspection Station was taken over by the Provincial Government and 38 new positions were added to the compliment of this Branch. This resulted in a net decrease in the staff of 24 positions, from 398 to 374. Of this total, 330 positions were permanent and 44 temporary. A 50-per-cent decrease in temporary positions in 1970 over 1969 was due to many temporary key-punch operators being transferred to the Data Processing Centre. The Branch was again fortunate during the motor-vehicle licence renewal period of January and February to have available 74 staff members of the Liquor Control Board to assist in issuance throughout the Province. We take this opportunity to sincerely thank the Chairman and administrative staff of the Liquor Control Board for their continued support during this demanding period. The Motor-vehicle Branch staff in every area of the Province are to be congratulated for their co-operation, excellent performance, and dedication to duty. Due to an ever-increasing work load, legislative changes, and, from time to time, staff shortages, additional demands are made of employees. The supervisory staff are fully appreciative of the manner in which the employees have met these challenges. It is this type of support that makes it possible for the Branch to maintain a high level of efficiency in serving the public. CONCLUSION This Report sets out in detail the scope and work requirements of the Motor- vehicle Branch. The Branch is faced with a continuing trend of expansion of work requirements in order to fulfill its obligation to the people of this Province. As a result, a great deal of effort has been devoted to staff training, and the deeper we become involved in this sort of programme the more we appreciate its usefulness. This has resulted in a more efficient operation and certainly a higher level of service to the citizens of the Province. A very difficult work area is the one dealing with problem drivers. Great emphasis is being placed on the education aspects of the problem and through requiring large numbers of persons to take Defensive Driving Courses. Very strenuous efforts are being made to place many of these problem drivers in rehabilitative programmes, realizing that, in the long run, this type of training must succeed in order to reduce the serious types of highway accidents which are so prevalent today. This Branch continues to enjoy the co-operation of many persons and organizations throughout the Province and without this help it would be most difficult to carry out our work. The members of your Department are extremely helpful and willing to assist us in the many problems that we jointly face. In concluding this Report, I want to pass on my appreciation to the Courts and enforcement agencies throughout the Province with whom we work every day and without whose valuable assistance it would be extremely difficult to meet our many obligations. Respectfully submitted, RAYMOND A. HADFIELD Superintendent of Motor-vehicles Printed by K. M. MacDonald, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1972 530-1171-9051
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ANNUAL REPORT of the MOTOR VEHICLE BRANCH FOR THE YEAR 1970
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