CONTENTdm
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1972
Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia
British Columbia. Legislative Assembly
application/pdf
PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS ANNUAL REPORT of the MOTOR-VEHICLE BRANCH FOR THE YEAR 1972 Printed by K. M. MacDonald, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1973 To the Honourable Walter Stewart Owen, 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 1972. ROBERT MARTIN STRACHAN Minister Department of Transport and Communications, Victoria, B.C., December 1973. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1972 The Honourable Robert M. Strachan, Minister of Transport and Communications, Victoria, B.C. Sir: It is my honour to submit the Annual Report of the Motor-vehicle Branch for 1972. This Report deals with the activities of the Branch during the year 1972 and provides an accounting for the various aspects of licence issuance for the 1972 licence-year which ended on February 28, 1973. The volume of business transacted by the Motor-vehicle Branch in 1972 is indicated by the following issuance totals: Motor-vehicle and motor-cycle registrations reached a total of 1,191,953, an increase of 7.43 per cent over the 1971 total of 1,019,523. It is interesting to note that the increase in motor-cycle registrations in 1972 amounted to 15.92 per cent for a total registration of 29,372. Trailer registrations reached a new high in 1972 of 156,143, an increase of 10 per cent over the 1971 total. Driver licence issuance showed 85,382 original licences were issued in 1972 compared to 82,867 in 1971. The total number of licensed drivers in British Columbia on December 31, 1972, was 1,326,038, an increase of 36,598 over the 1971 total. Male drivers numbered 812,309, amounting to 61 per cent of licensed drivers. Female drivers number 503,729, accounting for 39 per cent of the total. Revenue collected by the Motor-vehicle Branch from licences, permits, motor-vehicle inspections, and other services, such as in the payment of social services tax, amounted to $46,203,672.22 in the 1972 licence-year, an increase of 10.25 per cent over the 1971 total. Motor-vehicle accidents are dealt with extensively in this Report and statistical tables set out information gathered by the Branch from accident reports submitted by vehicle drivers. There was a 12-per-cent increase in traffic fatalities in 1972. A total of 716 died from traffic accidents compared to 636 in 1971. Deaths per 100 million miles travelled on British Columbia highways amounted to 6.90 in 1972, compared to 6.51 in 1971. Accidents reported in 1972 amounted to 59,996, an increase of one-half of 1 per cent over the 1971 total. A point to notice is that while the number of accidents was only slightly higher in 1972 than in 1971, the level of severity of accidents was very considerably more, resulting in the 12-per-cent increase in fatalities. The increase in the numbers of persons injured in 1972 increased by 4 per cent from the previous year's total of 23,316. This Report notes there was an 8-per-cent increase in property damage loss in 1972. Included in the Report are tables of offences and violations against the Criminal Code, Canada, the Motor-vehicle Act, and the Motor-vehicle Act Regulations as a result of the operation of motor-vehicles. The activities of the Driver Improvement Programme of the Branch are set out. This programme is designed to deal with persons who have committed offences under the various traffic laws. The activities of the Drivers' Examination Section are reported and there are interesting details noted about the programme of licensing commercial driver-training schools, training- school operators, and instructors. Information about the Motor-vehicle Inspection Programme is included in the Report. During 1972 a total of 651,705 vehicles was inspected, which is an increase of 40 per cent over the 1971 total. The tables set out the causes for rejections of 5 K 6 BRITISH COLUMBIA vehicles when presented for inspection, and the rate of rejection is 35 per cent. The Report also mentions the number of authorized fleet-inspection stations which exist. These authorized fleet-inspection stations are limited to certain types of vehicles and the operations are closely supervised by the Motor-vehicle Inspection Division. The Central Registry, which is carried out as a function of the Motor-vehicle Branch, is the sole repository in the Province for documents filed under the Bills of Sale Act, the Conditional Sales Act, the Mechanics' Lien Act, and the Assignment of Book Accounts Act, which concern all types of personal chattels. Indicative of the increased work load of the Central Registry is the fact that there was a 20.72- per-cent increase in the number of documents registered in 1972, compared to 1971. There was an 11.11-per-cent increase in the number of searches conducted, and similar rates of increase are indicated for the various services provided by the Central Registry. The various activities of the Branch are dealt with under the following headings: Licences. Accidents and Convictions. Driving. Driver Improvement Programme. Examination of Drivers. Motor-vehicle Inspection. Central Registry. School Buses. Permits for Hashing Red and Amber Lights, Sirens, and Theft Alarms. Staff. LICENCES Motor-vehicles licensed in British Columbia in 1972 reached the total of 1,162,- 581, as compared to 1,084,184 in 1971, an increase of 78,397 (7.23 per cent). Motor-vehicles and motor-cycles licensed in British Columbia in 1972 reached the total of 1,191,953, as compared to 1,109,523 in 1971, an increase of 82,430 (7.43 per cent). Passenger-type motor-vehicles licensed in 1972 numbered 906,268, an increase of 50,182 over the 1971 total of 856,086. Commercial vehicle registration increased by 28,215. For 1972, the total for commercial vehicles was 256,313. In comparison, the 1971 total for commercial vehicles was 228,098. The increase in motor-cycle registrations of 4,033 from the 1971 total of 25,339 to the 1972 total of 29,372 (15.92 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 1972 total of 156,143 is an increase of 14,165 over the 141,978 total of 1971. 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 and trailers covers the volumes in these categories during the licence-years 1965 to 1972. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1972 K 7 Comparative Statement of Licences, Permits, Etc., Issued During the Licence-years 1965 to 1972, Inclusive Licences Issued 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 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 A.T.V _-. Total transfers.. Chauffeurs— Original Class A Original Class B_ Original Class C Searches Safety responsibility insurance certificates filed All-terrain vehicles— Registrations. . 94,190 529,552 89,427 575,364 89,817 94,333 612,186 646,646 623,742| 664,791| 702,003| 740,979 20,3671 123,560 20,009 133,311 20,329| 25,171 142,8851 152,462 143,927| 153,320| 163,214| 177,633 767,669| 818,111| 865,217| 918,612 1,212 14,250 2,228 1,222 45 15,260 1,968 1,067 34 13,209 1,912 929 32 15,690 2,408 16,478] 17,2281 15,121] 18,098 2,072 2,693 2,775 12,961 14,076 15,717 17,599 36,360 35,995 37,057 42,128 2,713 49,3211 50,0711 52,774| 59,727 17 82 5,630 8,016| 20 4,263 11,124 26 81 4,063 13,166 27 68 3,780 14,684 13,376| 15,387] 17,229| 18,464 73,152 4,275 1,105 1,097 124 31 1,404 337,369 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 7,859 1,140 1,332 120 85 1,191 351,092 62,370 11,391 9,637 403,773| 409,297| 418,578| 434,490 6,310 5,785 80,977 1,145,251 17,707 Substitutions- 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 15,884 107,504 682,989 90,262 721,328 108,584 747,502 119,031 787,237 790,493| 811,590| 856,086] 906,268 30,564 167,191 26,727 180,768 32,9731 195,125 41,095 215,218 197,755| 207,495| 228,098| 256,313 988,248jl,019,085[l,084,184|l,162,581 590 19 20,696 3,029 540 550 10 1 21,596 3,156 33,880 4,488 496 2 33,443 4,001 23,725| 24,752| 38,368| 37,444 3,231 20,260 49,665 3,093 20,805 52,831 3,699 23,814 69,648 4,048 26,600 80,603 69,925| 73,636| 93,462| 107,203 44 141 5,181 6,083 7,749 9,543 15,724 16,417 17,590 19,829 53 177 20,905| 22,500] 25,339| 29,372 114,420 8,009 1,173 1,538 124 95 1,163 383,477] 71,858 13,447 12,003 129,864 6,640 1,204 1,490 141 84 1,246 347,879] 70,522| 15,334] 14,337 141,978 7,335 1,205 1,538 148 134 1,130 405,928 86,003 17,278 19,167 156,143 8,090 1,274 1,674 150 158 1,051 439,242 101,424 20,044 22,022 900 480,785| 448,072| 528,376| 583,640 8,324 7,768 90,476 12,908 8,714 8,459 91,723 8,433 7,658 82,506 17,456 84 Drivers' Licences Original drivers' licences issued during the 1972 licence-year totalled 85,382, an increase from the 1971 total of 82,867. Licensed drivers in British Columbia at the end of 1972 totalled 1,326,038, an increase of 36,598 over the 1971 total of 1,289,440. Male drivers comprised the major portion, numbering 812,309, while there were 503,729 females licensed. The K 8 BRITISH COLUMBIA analysis of the drivers' licences on record as of December 31, 1972, indicating sex and classification, are shown hereunder. Analysis of Drivers on Record as of December 31,1972 MALE CLASSIFICATIONS Age ' 1,6 2 2,6 3 13,6(3,4 1 1 3,4,6 4 4,5 5 5,6 6 Total 16-17 years 18-19 „ .... 19 157 1,617 6,745 6,238 3,253 907 44 1 1 1 35 218 479 290 105 19 32 489 1,736 1,608 1,510 950 65 2 1 8 62 91 69 39 10 139 570 2,723 6,103 5,660 4,469 2,251 132 3 2 1 24 100 317 293 159 77 22 1 16 186 578 438 289 96 6 9 40 66 27 11 3 3 235 2,097 3,791 2,238 1,609 994 133 54 20 8 2 ^8 365 310 100 40 12 27,188 29,068 83,342 170,122 136,139 115,802 89,702 30,973 18,239 10.205 2,952 5,265 11,712 5,044 1,619 898 324 51 29 30 20 2 601 464 751 243 67 70 59 40 24 21 7 6 3 30,928 36,027 20-24 „ 103,919 25-34 „ 195,601 35-hM- „ 154,652 45-54 „ 128,172 55-64 „ . 95,349 65-69 „ 31,444 70-74 „ . 18,357 75-79 „ 10,279 80-84 „ 1 5,346 | 1,784 1 400 5,383 85-89 „ 1,794 1 404 Totals _. ... 18,982 1,147 6,393 279 22,059 992 1,610 156 11,184 8951718.310 27,946 2,356 812,309 FEMALE CLASSIFICATION 16-17 years 18-19 „ - 1 11 22 18 11 1 1 4 1 18 54 85 61 15 1 1 1 3 10 31 54 16 9 1 1 1 2 3 i 18 121 300 231 157 44 5 11 ___ 1 2 6 2 1 18,199 23,125 70,514 134,492 97,912 83,924 51,315 11,466 5,766 2,615 861 176 29 106 214 587 486 125 52 17 4 5 6 4 1 38 32 107 75 14 13 5 3 1 1 18,344 23,395 20-24 „ 71,474 25-34 „ 35-44 „ 135,475 98,442 45-54 „ 84,236 55-64 „ 51,406 65-69 „ 11,479 70-74 „ 5,783 75-79 „ . . 1 — 2,623 80-84 „ _ 866 RS-aq „ 177 90 and over _. 29 Totals 65 5 234 2 125 2 6 888 12 500,394 1,707 289 503,729 Photo Driver Licence The Photo Driver Licence Programme commenced on July 4, 1972, with the photographing of applicants for a renewal, duplicate, or original British Columbia driver's licence. The new licence is printed on a poly-carbonate material for strength and durability and includes a colour photograph of the licensee against a blue background. The licence replaces the cardboard licence previously issued by the computer. Installation of cameras and screens in 99 issuing offices was undertaken in May and June, together with the instruction of staff concerned. Cameras were not installed in four issuing offices situated in remote areas since the volume of driver licence issuance did not warrant the expenditure. Residents of these and other remote areas are issued the same type of licence marked "Valid Without Photo" which can be exchanged without charge at any camera-equipped Motor Licence Office. The camera is designed to photograph the applicant and the application form simultaneously. Cassettes loaded with 35-mm. film are supplied to each office and this stock is replenished weekly. The used cassette is forwarded to Victoria by the office at the close of their issuing period, either daily or weekly, together with the applications for licence. r REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1972 K 9 The film is developed and the licences are printed by Identicard Ltd. at their Victoria office. The licences are mailed after the details of the application have been entered on the driver's record. The following totals show the amount of licences issued: July 15,734 August 32,254 September 27,681 October 23,828 November 24,960 December 19,203 Total 143,660 Motor-dealers' Licences Motor-dealers' licences issued by the Branch are required by individuals or firms whose businesses involve the buying and selling of motor-vehicles, motorcycles, or trailers. During the 1972 licence-year, 1,274 motor-dealers' licences permitting the sale of motor-vehicles and trailers and 150 motor-cycle dealers' licences permitting the sale of motor-cycles and trailers were issued. A prerequisite for the issuance of a motor-dealer's licence or the retention of such a licence is that an insurance bond be supplied to the Superintendent 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 1972, 457 dealers' bonds were filed, of which 263 were original bonds for new motor-dealers and 194 were replacement bonds. There were 417 bonds cancelled during 1972. Security was filed with the Minister of Finance by 17 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. 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. K 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 1972 Licence-year. Passenger Motor-vehicles Commercial Motor-vehicles Grand Total Issuing Office Used Registrations New Registrations Renewals Total Used Registrations New Registrations Renewals Total 407 153 85 5 1,149 69 548 6 1,070 548 605 193 480 266 651 139 358 36 273 58 266 212 1,437 31 1,434 162 16 62 104 511 342 1,820 1,222 89 610 49 94 1,106 239 70 258 161 884 16 370 142 134 203 3,402 2,230 1,242 127 535 2,838 273 1,386 807 42 28 6,972 126 1,595 14 2,313 1,401 1,053 325 702 912 406 102 568 9 241 254 1,286 122 2,719 10 1,819 306 24 199 229 1,735 752 7,669 6,262 131 1,432 25 375 2,897 503 38 674 198 2,797 23 385 497 591 922 13,004 6.991 5,283 41 1,467 7,591 988 12,606 9,915 1,688 66 42,557 1,314 15,600 462 29,359 15,363 8,448 2,780 5,557 11,638 3,039 1,076 4,569 1,302 1,933 2,646 10,731 1,333 20,231 424 19,578 3,888 739 2,276 4,361 19,981 10,685 77,784 42,445 3,210 11,644 320 6,004 18,974 5,133 1,232 4,932 2,449 31,084 1,083 4,982 3,360 4,242 7,019 70,468 62,059 47,022 2,486 12,711 94,344 6.105 14,399 10,875 1,815 99 50,678 1,509 17,743 482 32,742 17,312 10,106 3,298 6,739 12,816 4,096 1,317 5,495 1,347 2,447 2,958 12,283 1,667 24,387 465 22,831 4,356 779 2,537 4,694 22,227 11,779 87,273 49,929 3,430 13,686 394 6,473 22,977 5,875 1,340 5,864 2,808 34,765 1,122 5,737 3,999 4,967 8,144 86,874 71,280 53,547 2,654 14,713 104,773 7,366 123 38 26 21 236 42 77 6 231 101 232 71 277 77 252 154 228 13 139 25 70 62 478 11 307 23 8 15 27 160 136 286 119 30 240 221 20 339 50 12 93 31 97 9 236 58 40 25 263 400 100 90 158 387 101 632 392 85 13 1,801 100 694 19 1,078 695 622 202 571 471 328 122 662 7 163 68 430 109 1,578 14 822 170 16 169 107 788 336 2,088 1,206 81 639 61 151 1,757 151 41 492 173 544 8 294 356 345 270 2,272 3,792 1,033 73 944 3,192 808 4,098 3,065 894 121 10,576 1,051 5,227 343 9,206 5,127 3,792 1,611 3,632 3,993 1,720 1,013 3,935 479 1,274 1,359 2,857 928 9,417 270 6,000 931 525 1,347 1,581 5,849 4,236 13,186 4,689 1,449 3,773 453 1,753 8,732 1,813 759 3,023 1,200 4,754 354 2,540 2,027 2,465 1,710 12,760 10,904 3,822 1,815 5,759 24,315 4,695 4,853 3,495 1,005 155 12,613 1,193 5,998 368 10,515 5,923 4,646 1,884 4,480 4,541 2,300 1,289 4,825 499 1,576 1,452 3,357 1,099 11,473 295 7,129 1,124 549 1,531 1,715 6,797 4,708 15,560 6,014 1,560 4,652 735 1,924 10,828 2,014 812 3,608 1,404 5,395 371 3,070 2,441 2,850 2,005 15,295 15,096 4,955 1,978 6,861 27,894 5,604 19,252 14,370 2,820 254 Ashcroft - Atlin Burnaby1 63,291 2,702 23,741 850 Cloverdale 43,257 23,235 14,752 5,182 11,219 17,357 Cranbrook 6,396 2,606 10,320 1,846 4,023 4,410 15,640 2,766 35,860 760 Fort St. John Ganges Golden Grand Forks.— . Invermere _ 29,960 5,480 1,328 4,068 6,409 29,024 16,487 102,833 55,943 4,990 18,338 1,129 8,397 33,805 7,889 2,152 9,472 4,212 40,160 1,498 8,807 6,440 7,817 10,149 102,169 86,376 58,502 4,632 21,574 132,667 12,970 Merritt Mission _ _ Nanaimo Nelson New Westminster2 North Vancouver Penticton... . Pouce Coupe Prince George Princeton - „ Quesnel ' Revelstoke . Salmon Arm Trail Vancouver East* Vancouver-Pt. Grey1.. Vanderhoof— Victoria3— _„ 1 Vancouver—Includes issuance from Motor Licence Offices at 1730 West Georgia Street, 2410 Nanaimo Street, 6237 West Boulevard, Vancouver; 574 Minora Boulevard, Richmond; 4705 Wayburne Drive, Burnaby; and mail order issuance to the Vancouver area from Victoria. Does not include issuance at North Vancouver. Issuance of 5,963 passenger plates and 2,734 commercial plates issued at Gibsons, Pemberton, Sechelt, and Squamish has been deducted. 2 New Westminster—Includes mail order issuance to the New Westminster area from Victoria and issuance of 12,093 passenger and 2,645 commercial plates at Port Coquitlam, which accounts through New Westminster. 3 Victoria—Does not include mail order issuance to other areas or 1,980 passenger and 5,904 commercial plates for Provincial Government vehicles that operate throughout British Columbia. Issuance of 2,812 passenger and 1,466 commercial plates issued 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 Victoria, is included. report of the superintendent of motor-vehicles, 1972 k 11 Revenue Revenue collected by the Motor-vehicle Branch from licences, permits, motor- vehicle inspection, and other services, and in payment of social services tax, increased (10.25 per cent) to $46,203,672.22 in the 1972 licence-year. The increase was $4,294,701.77 over the 1971 total of $41,908,970.45. Social services tax collections amounted to $5,327,023.28, as compared to $4,237,531.48 in 1971. 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 (Victoria, Vancouver, Burnaby, and Richmond) collected 66.26 per cent of the total collections, in the amount of $30,615,852.60. 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 33.74 per cent. These percentages show no appreciable change on the 1971 licence-year figures. The location of Motor-vehicle Branch offices are listed and the 1972 revenue collection at each office is shown: Motor Licence Offices, With Corresponding Revenue Revenue, by Issuing Offices $ Abbotsford 741,198.98 Alberni 477,655.20 Ashcroft 123,374.87 Atlin 48,777.74 Burnaby 3,197,518.62 Burns Lake 124,131.43 Chilliwack 945,082.13 Clinton 46,856.50 Cloverdale 1,743,527.26 Courtenay 789,390.02 Cranbrook 683,230.35 Creston 251,777.20 Dawson Creek 671,487.33 Duncan 670,555.03 Fernie 443,613.74 Fort Nelson 228,430.14 Fort St. John 713,066.96 Ganges 61,687.91 Golden 521,531.26 Grand Forks 192,892.93 Haney 515,880.39 Invermere 134,762.68 Kamloops 1,598,023.57 Kaslo 37,636.12 Kelowna 1,124,579.74 Kitimat 189,673.49 Lillooet 60,014.57 Merritt 183,245.55 $ Mission 231,835.02 Nanaimo 957,485.45 Nelson 593,781.01 New Westminster 3,352,683.43 North Vancouver 1,614,192.53 Oliver 168,636.70 Penticton 635,587.50 Pouce Coupe 214,727.73 Powell River 256,276.75 Prince George 1,654,443.00 Prince Rupert 295,389.16 Princeton 104,212.69 Quesnel 482,025.46 Revelstoke 197,291.91 Richmond 1,372,364.94 Rossland 48,830.51 Salmon Arm 344,646.72 Smithers 300,307.81 Terrace 415,918.58 Trail 345,409.90 Vancouver 4,464,901.34 Vancouver East 3,301,678.51 Vancouver-Point Grey. 1,672,400.33 Vanderhoof 268,531.48 Vernon 887,544.59 Victoria 4,847,668.32 Williams Lake 655,299.14 Total 46,203,672.22 K 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA Victoria Vancouver New Westminster. Vancouver East _. Burnaby Cloverdale Vancouver-Point Grey- Prince George North Vancouver Kamloops Richmond Kelowna Nanaimo Chilliwack Vernon Courtenay Abbotsford Fort St. John Cranbrook Dawson Creek Duncan Williams Lake Penticton Nelson Golden Haney Quesnel Alberni Issuing $ 4,847,668. 4,464,901, 3,352,683 3,301,678, 3,197,518 1,743,527. 1,672,400 1,654,443. 1,614,192, 1,598,023 1,372,364 1,124,579 957,485 945,082 887,544 789,390 741,198 713,066 683,230 671,487 670,555 655,299 635,587 593,781 521,531 515,880 482,025 477,655 Offices, by Revenue 32 34 43 51 62 26 33 00 53 57 94 74 45 13 59 02 98 96 35 33 03 14 50 01 26 39 46 20 Fernie Terrace Trail Salmon Arm __ Smithers Prince Rupert Vanderhoof — Powell River - Creston Mission Fort Nelson _ Pouce Coupe - Revelstoke Grand Forks - Kitimat Merritt Oliver Invermere Burns Lake Ashcroft Princeton Ganges Lillooet Rossland Atlin Clinton Kaslo $ 443,613.74 415,918.58 345,409.90 344,646.72 300,307.81 295,389.16 268,531.48 256,276.75 251,777.20 231,835.02 228,430.14 214,727.73 197,291.91 192,892.93 189,673.49 183,245.55 168,636.70 134,762.68 124,131.43 123,374.87 104,212.69 61,687.91 60,014.57 48,830.51 48,777.74 46,856.50 37,636.12 Total 46,203,672.22 Revenue Equals 66.26 Per Cent of Total Revenue Motor-vehicle Inspection Station Revenue Included $ Victoria 4,847,668.32 Vancouver 4,464,901.34 New Westminster 3,352,683.43 Vancouver East 3,301,678.51 Burnaby 3,197,518.62 Cloverdale 1,743,527.26 Vancouver-Point Grey- 1,672,400.33 North Vancouver 1,614,192.53 Kamloops 1,598,023.57 Richmond Chilliwack Abbotsford Dawson Creek Haney Trail Mission 1,372,364.94 945,082.13 741,198.98 671,487.33 515,880.39 345,409.90 231,835.02 Total 30,615,852.60 Burnaby Richmond . Vancouver Victoria ___. Motor-vehicle Inspection Station Revenue Not Included $ 270,329.00 120,789.75 312,959.25 187,591.00 Prorate (Victoria) $ 380,549.55 891,669.00 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1972 K 13 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. The following table sets out the number of refunds and amount of money refunded for the 1972 licence-year: Refunds, 1972/73 Fiscal Year Type of Refund Number General refunds— Motor-vehicle Act— Passenger 1,534 Drivers 66 Chauffeurs Department of Commercial Transport Act—Commercial 622 2 218 Relinquishment refunds— ' Motor-vehicle Act— Passenger 7,987 Drivers 1,774 Dealers 10 Department of Commercial Transport Act—Commercial 1,757 Seasonal refunds— ' Motor-vehicle Act—Passenger 164 Department of Commercial Transport Act—Commercial 461 Refund on transfer— Department of Commercial Transport Act—Commercial 412 All-terrain vehicle refunds— All-terrain Vehicles Act 10 Total refunds 14,793 Amount $ 19,272.74 327.00 $ 31,009.14 50,608.88 49,498.92 5,427.71 102.26 71,462.06 126,490.95 1,085.24 17,050.67 18,135.91 104,765.89 49.00 300,050.63 K 14 BRITISH COLUMBIA ACCIDENTS AND CONVICTIONS Motor-vehicle Accidents The following table gives a summary of the accident frequency during the period 1963 to 1972: Year Motor- vehicles Registered Number of Accidents Accidents per 1,000 Vehicles Registered Injuries Deaths Deaths per 10,000 Vehicles Registered Average Deaths per 100 Million Miles Fatal Property Acci Damage dents $ 503.65 7.00 309 523.39 6.90 345 561.96 8.00 421 592.91 7.60 445 565.58 7.67 461 570.87 7.36 460 586.29 6.39 467 731.63 6.70 471 775.60 6.51 538 863.44 6.90 602 Fatal Accidents per 100 Million Miles 1963 648,303 30,924 1964 .. . 700,048 38,368 1965 764,353 40,262 1966 817,348 44,177 1967 — 864,348 49,750 1968 917,872 58,300 1969 989,196 70,624 1970 1,024,738 60,778 1971 . 1,087,992 59,745 1972 1,164,749 59,996 47.82 54.81 52.68 54.05 57.56 63.51 71.39 59.35 54.91 51.51 14,585 16,911 17,574 19,449 19,500 20,945 22,535 22,568 22,340 23,316 360 393 500 520 559 574 542 559 636 716 5.6 5.6 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.2 5.4 5.5 5.8 6.1 6.01 6.06 6.73 6.51 6.33 5.90 5.50 5.64 5.54 5.80 The trend of increasing motor-vehicle accidents continues and this is evident now that we again have true comparison with the previous years' statistics. Due to a change in accident reporting during 1971, a false impression may have been given in our 1971 Annual Report. Injuries and deaths both increased considerably from a combined total of 22,976 in 1971 to a combined total of 24,032 in 1972. Again, we must report a substantial increase in fatal accidents from 538 in 1971 to 602 in 1972. Similarly, the ratio of fatal accidents to number of miles driven is also increased. Quite naturally, the aggregate property damage increased from $47,438,491 in 1971 to $51,703,378 in 1972, which is a similar increase to that from 1970 to 1971. With increasing costs, it is difficult to make just comparisons, but it is quite evident we can expect all our costs to increase for the privilege of operating a motor- vehicle today. K 16 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in Killed Fatal Accidents Injured Place of Occurrence 1971 1972 Increase or(-) Decrease 1971 1972 Increase or(-) Decrease 1971 1972 Increase or(-) Decrease 1 4 Per Cent 100.0 100.0 — 100.0 — 100.0 —20.0 — 100.0 "25.0 —21.0 — 100.0 100.0 100.0 250.0 — 100.0 400.0 100.0 — 100.0 200.0 33.0 100.0 25.0 200.0 100.0 -83.0 200.0 20.0 ~ 4 1 3 Per Cent 100.0 —25.0 100.0 — 100.0 -100.0 -40.0 — 100.0 — 16.0 -100.0 Too.6 100.0 100.0 — 100.0 300.0 100.0 — 100.0 200.0 40.0 100.0 166.0 — 16.0 — 16.0 100.0 — 83.0 200.0 20.0 100.0 — 85.0 —60.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 — 16.0 25.0 28.0 200.0 100.0 50.0 —22.0 -40.0 50.0 61 65 1 4 19 11 23 79 1 48 9 31 80 1,082 42 68 78 20 78 35 52 53 25 50 125 37 74 226 470 159 63 64 30 94 47 65 213 143 52 40 49 23 25 50 28 83 17 100 59 69 9 3 9 9 17 110 1 22 13 10 76 1,278 33 81 91 4 64 32 65 51 66 112 111 69 69 239 412 186 53 50 33 93 40 57 250 96 71 50 72 63 12 48 16 108 22 112 1 241 320 134 38 54 43 18 121 51 278 43 241 89 44 8 30 312 Per Cent —3.0 4 6.0 800.0 Alert Bay Detachment 1 1 —25.0 2 2 —52.0 Armstrong City — 18.0 2 5 4 1 5 3 —26.0 39.0 2 2 —54.0 44.0 1 8 14 2 2 1 10 11 2 3 2 7 5 6 3 8 6 5 9 6 6 2 1 3 6 6 2 2 4 1 2 3 1 2 1 7 12 1 2 1 7 10 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 7 4 4 8 5 5 2 1 3 6 —67.0 —5.0 18.0 —21.0 Campbell River Detachment Campbell River Village— 19.0 16.0 Cassiar —80.0 Castlegar Detachment 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 5 2 4 3 6 6 -17.0 —8.0 Chase Detachment 25.0 —3.0 2 1 6 3 4 3 6 6 164.0 124.0 —11.0 86.0 Clinton, _ _ —6.0 5.0 — 12.0 16.0 — 15.0 6 1 5 6 1 5 —21.0 10.0 —1.0 — 14.0 2 8 5 2 1 200.0 —75.0 —60.0 100.0 100.0 50.0 -33.0 100.0 75.0 -31.0 30.0 200.0 100.0 100.0 —40.0 -57.0 60.0 50.0 -4.0 75.0 100.0 -25.0 66.0 2 7 5 2 1 4 1 2 4 1 2 2 1 2 — 12.0 17.0 —32.0 36.0 25.0 46.0 2 1 2 1 1 2 173.0 —52.0 —4.0 Field - —42.0 6 4 1 6 4 6 4 1 5 30.0 29.0 6 12.0 100.0 4 19 10 1 7 13 13 3 4 4 1 9 3 8 3 22 7 4 1 3 5 4 12 7 1 2 1 9 5 5 2 16 4 3 3 3 5 12 9 3 3 3 1 7 3 5 3 16 6 3 1 3 4 196 344 133 43 39 37 26 107 55 261 45 244 100 44 6 47 291 22.0 —6.0 0.7 — 11.0 38.0 2 1 15 7 5 2 23 4 4 16.0 —30.0 13.0 —7.0 6.0 —4.0 — 1.0 lOOMl'lB TTnnsR 50.0 100.0 33.0 — 11.0 33.0 Invermere Detachment 4 3 -36.0 7.0 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1972 K 17 the Province for the Calendar Years 1971 and 1972 Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported Property Damage Increase Increase Increase Increase 1971 1972 or(-) Decrease 1971 1972 or(-) Decrease 1971 1972 or(-) Decrease 1971 1972 or(-) Decrease Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent $ $ Per Cent 32 47 46.0 219 277 26.0 132 164 24.0 177,201.51 180,697.35 1.0 29 34 17.0 148 163 10.0 105 111 5.0 85,827.46 126,664.92 47.0 1 7 600.0 49 32 —34.0 26 19 -26.0 18,473.00 14,146.95 —23.0 3 2 —33.0 21 31 47.0 13 22 69.0 10,525.00 11,980.00 13.0 4 5 25.0 26 47 80.0 23 34 47.0 21,142.00 33,468.29 58.0 6 8 33.0 34 40 17.0 21 25 19.0 15,042.25 19,526.30 29.0 14 12 —14.0 80 79 — 1.0 57 53 -7.0 49,117.62 49,349.69 0.4 48 60 25.0 308 285 -7.0 211 196 -7.0 316,305.52 275,231.82 — 12.0 1 1 3 5 66.0 2 3 50.0 4,750.00 86,155.00 1,860.00 75,061.79 —60.0 22 17 —22.0 109 115 5.0 80 75 —6.0 —12^0 6 9 50.0 34 29 — 14.0 22 24 9.0 18,578.90 17,385.00 -6.0 16 8 —50.0 57 53 -7.0 45 44 -2.0 39,547.00 47,523.00 20.0 44 37 -15.0 219 213 -2.0 139 145 4.0 166,976.56 240,605.68 44.0 749 898 19.0 6,635 6,873 3.0 3,423 3,582 4.0 2,488,683.39 2,650,986.27 6.0 20 23 15.0 140 135 —3.0 96 96 117,975.89 88,715.29 144,003.15 —24.0 42 47 11.0 219 220 0.4 150 149 -0.6 130,582.30 10.0 54 55 1.0 306 355 16.0 184 199 8.0 137,043.84 191,958.97 40.0 8 3 -62.0 43 32 —25.0 30 24 —20.0 39,798.11 30,610.00 —23.0 49 50 2.0 278 281 1.0 181 189 4.0 143,375.57 186,746.25 31.0 21 15 —28.0 102 74 —27.0 69 49 —28.0 61,843.89 50,740.40 -17.0 33 34 3.0 155 179 15.0 111 119 7.0 203,777.64 185,494.80 -8.0 34 28 — 17.0 167 187 11.0 108 123 13.0 80,464.90 102,086.56 26.0 16 36 125.0 95 125 31.0 74 98 32.0 122,271.50 222,697.20 82.0 38 76 100.0 229 459 100.0 137 272 98.0 85,824.29 200,436.04 133.0 86 77 — 10.0 594 545 -8.0 374 320 -14.0 247,557.44 239,159.56 -3.0 22 35 59.0 115 174 51.0 90 135 50.0 111,688.39 290,534.48 160.0 38 35 —7.0 175 149 -14.0 128 114 — 10.0 169,601.84 175,800.30 3.0 161 147 -8.0 800 731 —8.0 455 427 -6.0 354,969.52 439,676.30 23.0 326 304 —6.0 1,929 1,944 0.7 1,059 1,052 -0.6 748,751.10 738,866.77 -1.0 104 117 12.0 569 683 20.0 370 442 19.0 314,773.35 355,718.66 13.0 47 42 — 10.0 377 369 -2.0 200 199 -0.5 147,397.69 136,774.84 —7.0 42 33 -21.0 206 213 3.0 156 149 —4.0 149,014.57 141,314.07 —5.0 18 21 16.0 110 121 10.0 76 84 10.0 57,801.87 90,889.00 57.0 50 57 14.0 282 267 —5.0 195 193 -1.0 196,415.33 226,764.13 15.0 31 30 —3.0 257 332 29.0 139 181 30.0 85,649.50 121,532.51 41.0 41 32 —21.0 167 203 21.0 122 129 5.0 204,663.64 175,475.61 —14.0 143 158 10.0 883 960 8.0 520 561 7.0 358,600.78 454,623.43 26.0 80 68 —15.0 456 450 —1.0 266 265 -0.3 297,791.31 197,088.85 —33.0 34 36 5.0 153 196 28.0 98 125 27.0 77,378.89 114,093.32 47.0 26 29 11.0 132 149 12.0 90 103 14.0 88,461.72 79,849.82 —9.0 40 54 35.0 341 379 11.0 187 211 12.0 118,867.74 147,475.98 24.0 12 26 116.0 69 104 50.0 51 76 49.0 122,824.27 85,319.63 —30.0 18 8 -55.0 139 98 —29.0 74 54 —27.0 53,742.49 45,063.37 — 16.0 29 29 147 148 0.6 106 101 —4.0 110,094.09 43,289.01 134,095.03 44,964.93 21.0 15 10 —33.0 55 41 —25.0 41 31 —24.0 3.0 52 52 357 326 —8.0 252 226 — 10.0 457,108.75 462,312.37 78,832.18 1.0 13 12 -7.0 92 81 —11.0 62 55 -11.0 49,043.96 60.0 62 73 17.0 508 562 10.0 322 345 7.0 362,153.59 481,287.13 32.0 1 100.0 4 1 —75.0 3 1 —66.0 2,365.00 4,000.00 69.0 126 132 4.0 755 805 6.0 389 393 1.0 391,429.59 409,202.02 4.0 197 215 9.0 1,117 1,297 1.0 636 718 12.0 625,857.68 947,632.45 51.0 72 76 5.0 219 247 12.0 151 183 21.0 222,702.79 254,938.34 14.0 20 20 105 87 — 17.0 65 57 — 12.0 59,591.75 53,185.90 —10.0 29 31 6.0 108 100 -7.0 80 77 -3.0 48,697.50 62,523.00 28.0 28 29 3.0 157 150 -4.0 100 98 -2.0 71,928.55 74,997.16 4.0 19 16 — 15.0 114 111 —2.0 84 84 70,000.04 303,672.97 86,957.76 316,562.88 24.0 57 69 21.0 351 381 8.0 245 254 3.0 4.0 30 31 3.0 174 186 6.0 124 131 5.0 113,510.58 131,623.49 15.0 171 184 7.0 902 982 8.0 517 571 10.0 402,859.55 497,902.97 23.0 24 25 4.0 109 117 7.0 86 90 4.0 78,261.62 108,744.28 38.0 128 110 — 14.0 677 721 6.0 417 441 5.0 539,079.11 532,868.03 -1.0 53 48 -9.0 326 316 -3.0 235 228 -2.0 260,593.38 285,898.31 9.0 33 31 -6.0 167 186 11.0 125 134 7.0 145,688.20 154,999.31 6.0 6 6 19 125 18 106 -5.0 —15.0 18 83 14 70 -22.0 -15.0 17,125.00 86,321.47 46,741.03 53,234.20 172.0 22 18 -18.0 -38.0 213 218 2.0 1.500 1,850 23.0 785 957 21.0 574,304.02 758,914.64 32.0 K 18 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Killed Fatal Accidents Injured Place of Occurrence 1971 1972 Increase or(-) Decrease 1971 1972 Increase or(-) Decrease 1971 1972 Increase or(-) Decrease 14 16 1 2 16 Per Cent 14.0 100.0 —66.0 128.0 -25.0 -33.0 —33.0 —50.0 —33.0 11 14 1 2 13 Per Cent 27.0 100.0 -66.0 116.0 -25.0 33.0 100.0 100.0 —33.0 100.0 —62.0 — 100.0 200.0 —100.0 -50.0 50.0 100.0 —75.0 —50.0 — 10O.O 33.0 —25.0 —40.0 —100.0 — 100.0 50.0 133.0 300.0 -100.0 —75.0 —66.0 100.0 — 100.0 100.0 —100.0 -100.0 100.0 50.0 13.0 100.0 100.0 80.0 -100.0 -41.0 100.0 —80.0 229 5 137 163 3 41 28 41 17 35 3 81 38 151 30 37 12 63 30 39 2 137 80 24 26 54 69 24 143 198 26 35 14 535 198 230 54 46 53 129 23 99 59 147 92 8 19 42 78 49 71 263 302 59 7 107 18 4 213 26 19 82 267 7 146 265 10 26 19 37 23 55 1 55 26 328 40 40 31 49 28 32 10 147 86 17 47 50 63 12 139 259 31 40 13 524 242 233 55 Per Cent 16.0 Kaslo Detachment 40.0 6 7 6 6 6.0 62.0 Kelsey Bay 233.0 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 8 2 1 1 5 2 3 3 1 3 3 1 1 11 4 3 —36.0 Kimhprley City —32.0 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 -9.0 35.0 57.0 Ladner - „ —66.0 2 1 8 2 1 1 6 2 1 1 8 1 1 4 2 3 3 1 3 3 1 1 8 3 —32.0 —31.0 117.0 100.0 100.0 —44.0 100.0 —75.0 — lOO.O 200.0 — 100.0 —50.0 ibo.o —83.0 —50.0 — 100.0 83.0 -25.0 -^■20.0 — 100.0 — 100.0 133.0 300.0 —100.0 —60.0 —66.0 —25.0 100.0 — 100.0 100.0 -100.0 — 100.0 100.0 50.0 16.0 100.0 100.0 116.0 —100.0 —41.0 100.0 33.0 Lions Gate Bridge Patrol 8.0 Luino .etach.nent 158.0 9 1 12 1 1 3 2 3 6 1 8 1 1 2 2 2 —22.0 —6.0 — 17.0 400.0 7.0 7.0 Mica Creek -29.0 80.0 Mission Detachment -7.0 6 2 1 6 4 2 1 6 4 5 3 1 —8.0 Nakusp Detachment —50.0 —2.0 30.0 19.0 4 3 14.0 —7.0 5 3 1 4 1 3 1 -2.0 22.0 1.0 Oak Bay Municipality 1.0 1 5 1 3 1 1 5 3 4 1 2 1 3 1 1 4 3 3 5 1 7 4 2 1 3 1 1 3 1 7 4 i i 3 1 1 59 69 133 33 176 33 126 94 9 28.0 Osoyoos _ 30.0 Parksville Detachment 3.0 43.0 Penticton City — - 77.0 —44.0 Port Alhprni City —14.0 2.0 12.0 3 2 — 100.0 36 66 45 41 251 324 62 23 137 9 10 170 21 20 88 — 14.0 Port Moody City 1 2 1 2 —15.0 2 3 21 2 3 13 1 7 2 2 3 17 2 1 9 —8.0 —42.0 2 18 1 2 15 1 5 2 1 12 1 5 —4.0 7.0 5.0 228.0 6 6 1 12 1 28.0 -50.0 1 7 2 1 150.0 Quesnel Detachment —20.0 — 19.0 5.0 Revelstoke Detachment 5 1 -80.0 7.0 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1972 K 19 Province for the Calendar Years 1971 and 1972—Continued Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported Property Damage Increase Increase Increase Increase 1971 1972 or(-) Decrease 1971 1972 or(-) Decrease 1971 1972 or(-) Decrease 1971 1972 or(-) Decrease Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent $ $ Per Cent 135 159 17.0 739 923 24.0 504 597 18.0 554,950.81 673,508.27 21.0 3 5 66.0 18 30 66.0 15 22 46.0 10,180.00 16,473.14 61.0 100 102 2.0 698 851 38.0 374 452 20.0 338,739.13 324,201.74 -4.0 106 167 57.0 646 997 54.0 408 586 43.0 337,461.00 534,699.26 58.0 2 6 200.0 2 25 1,150.0 2 20 900.0 1,600.00 20,187.52 1,161.0 24 14 —41.0 111 102 — 8.0 83 74 — 10.0 87,391.97 82,050.57 —6.0 21 14 -33.0 136 105 —22.0 82 62 —24.0 62,422.19 42,290.93 -32.0 23 26 13.0 100 111 11.0 76 82 7.0 90,152.00 107,077.84 18.0 10 18 80.0 122 157 28.0 72 91 26.0 61,320.67 83,630.99 36.0 20 35 75.0 191 283 48.0 109 152 39.0 133,968.06 150,054.27 12.0 3 1 -66.0 17 5 -70.0 11 3 -72.0 6,441.00 1,251.00 -80.0 45 40 -11.0 215 168 —21.0 124 111 — 10.0 165,117.23 120,740.78 —26.0 28 18 -35.0 146 133 — 8.0 104 90 — 13.0 75,780.23 69,193.95 -8.0 95 206 116.0 507 965 90.0 307 549 78.0 242,196.27 455,664.43 88.0 14 23 64.0 94 136 44.0 70 97 38.0 60,989.35 97,634.31 60.0 22 23 4.0 204 208 1.0 90 93 3.0 73,004.40 84,096.98 15.0 9 16 77.0 81 95 17.0 57 64 12.0 57,167.62 71,413.58 24.0 23 26 13.0 126 110 -12.0 81 77 —4.0 160,587.59 155,170.00 —3.0 20 19 -5.0 80 78 -2.0 70 67 —4.0 88,935.06 106,508.10 19.0 24 23 —4.0 176 200 13.0 114 135 18.0 139,126.50 173,576.13 24.0 2 6 200.0 29 24 — 17.0 21 17 — 19.0 16,150.00 21,581.16 33.0 96 98 2.0 527 640 21.0 322 384 19.0 221,349.67 341,670.98 54.0 52 53 1.0 264 331 25.0 180 223 23.0 188,407.91 199,760.02 6.0 12 10 — 16.0 69 57 -17.0 51 44 — 13.0 72,347.76 60,053.18 —16.0 17 27 58.0 111 113 1.0 89 80 —10.0 83,259.86 105,784.00 27.0 28 28 134 169 26.0 87 102 17.0 77,594.13 93,485.47 20.0 46 41 -15.0 212 227 7.0 135 148 9.0 83,534.99 114,148.66 36.0 17 10 —41.0 73 91 24.0 57 64 12.0 59,997.09 57,116.53 -4.0 108 99 -8.0 805 777 —3.0 424 417 — 1.0 286,151.45 281,391.48 -1.0 117 171 46.0 684 852 24.0 410 503 22.0 390,609.94 423,775.46 8.0 17 19 11.0 195 223 14.0 112 122 8.0 88,828.36 105,948.83 19.0 19 25 31.0 96 145 51.0 72 100 38.0 82,585.81 133,763.11 61.0 12 11 -8.0 42 48 14.0 34 36 5.0 23,577.00 37,251.87 58.0 393 376 -4.0 2,857 2,567 —10.0 1,451 1,317 -9.0 1,045,811.31 1,032,406.52 -1.0 156 165 5.0 1,295 1,320 1.0 662 665 0.4 445,746.50 470,263.20 5.0 170 166 -2.0 1,451 1,469 1.0 791 786 -0.6 561,844.82 521,079.25 -7.0 46 45 —2.0 261 253 —3.0 149 141 —5.0 94,043.22 91,059.16 —3.0 18 145 3 116 -83.0 —20.0 12 98 2 80 —83.0 — 18.0 8,275.00 80,992.18 800.00 141,892.20 —90.0 34 37 8.6 75.0 34 40 17.0 136 153 12.0 96 102 6.0 78,543.11 100,230.00 27.0 82 81 — 1.0 300 373 24.0 191 252 31.0 228,529.53 297,824.25 30.0 13 20 53.0 61 72 18.0 45 58 28.0 28,888.07 51,995.92 79.0 63 115 82.0 478 603 26.0 259 319 23.0 176,957.07 281,866.55 59.0 28 24 — 14.0 125 120 —4.0 80 81 1.0 139,564.00 87,091.05 -37.0 99 86 —13.0 733 639 — 12.0 395 352 — 10.0 269,635.36 257,206.82 —4.0 60 60 235 249 5.0 165 175 6.0 143,876.11 166,068.18 15.0 4 7 "~75.0 43 54 25.0 28 38 35.0 26,597.06 32,035.00 20.0 9 — 100.0 -8.0 76 180 8 194 — 89.0 7.0 59 128 5 134 —91.0 4.0 74,120.00 119,316.29 5,850.00 127,653.09 —92.0 25 23 6.0 50 48 —4.0 349 391 12.0 176 200 13.0 137,328.96 148,240.40 7.0 30 28 -6.0 156 153 — 1.0 102 98 —3.0 80,873.78 74,498.02 —7.0 40 31 —22.0 201 219 8.0 122 135 10.0 89,241.63 84,288.61 —5.0 178 183 2.0 1,521 1,912 25.0 816 1,024 25.0 711,410.47 808,598.69 13.0 169 178 5.0 839 985 17.0 551 634 15.0 627,126.19 876,775.16 39.0 44 43 -2.0 360 438 21.0 200 245 22.0 183,139.85 166,689.42 —8.0 5 15 200.0 9 81 800.0 7 55 685.0 4,500.00 55,179.49 1,126.0 64 79 23.0 345 433 25.0 243 285 17.0 258,011.10 354,454.67 37.0 9 6 -33.0 36 27 —25.0 27 17 —37.0 37,475.00 13,859.00 -63.0 4 5 25.0 23 22 -4.0 17 18 5.0 12,459.00 16,255.00 30.0 124 111 -10.0 715 704 -1.0 448 442 —1.0 452,120.53 481,371.84 6.0 14 14 88 91 3.0 67 68 1.0 55,664.65 65,917.60 18.0 12 17 41.0 129 138 6.0 76 79 3.0 44,186.37 63,508.69 43.0 43 46 6.0 226 220 —2.0 174 153 —12.0 213,970.17 239,652.82 12.0 K 20 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Killed Fatal Accidents Injured Place of Occurrence 1971 1972 Increase or(-) Decrease 1971 1972 Increase or(-) Decrease 1971 1972 Increase or(-) Decrease 11 1 6 2 8 3 4 4 2 4 1 4 5 2 1 1 4 2 4 3 3 1 1 8 15 Per Cent -63.0 -100.0 —16.0 --87.0 —66.0 -^■50.0 100.0 —25.0 200.0 100.0 —80.0 300.0 114.0 — 100.0 —50.0 100.0 —100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 -100.0 85.0 1,000.0 400.0 —30.0 —33.0 100.0 25.0 11 1 6 2 8 3 4 4 1 3 1 4 ~5 2 1 1 4 2 4 3 3 1 1 5 11 2 20 Per Cent —63.0 -100.0 -16.0 -87.0 -66.0 -50.0 300.0 200.0 100.0 —80.0 150.0 175.0 17.0 — 100.0 —25.0 100.0 —100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 -100.0 58.0 900.0 200.0 — 12.0 —20.6 100.0 10.0 396 201 392 38 73 49 53 102 40 71 53 62 55 43 104 7 74 1,121 6 4 50 42 13 28 46 53 51 29 3,879 66 106 112 672 3 268 44 175 399 8 404 36 85 42 54 88 50 63 39 48 64 50 187 17 72 1,236 7 5 49 57 13 Per Cent 0.7 —60.0 3.0 -5.0 16.0 -14.0 1.0 — 13.0 25.0 —11.0 Smithers Detachment —26.0 -22.0 5 2 7 5 2 4 16.0 16.0 79.0 142.0 2 21 2 2 21 2 17 2 —2.0 Surrey Municipality Tahsis 10.0 16.0 25.0 6 3 1 4 ~ 7 I 3 1 1 2 1 2 54 10 3 7 7 4 2 11 -2.0 35.0 1 Trail City . 2 2 1 3 63 11 5 9 7 31 39 30 39 23 3,891 78 121 146 659 6 303 75 187 1.0 1 —15.0 —43.0 University Detachment 2 34 1 1 13 7 "" 2 34 1 1 8 7 5 —23.0 —20.0 0.3 18.0 14.0 30.0 —1.0 100.0 6 4 2 15 13.0 70.0 12 10 6.0 Totals January to November 30, 1971/72 591 639 8.0 499 540 8.0 19,757 20,871 5.0 Totals January to December 31, 1971/72- 636 716 12.0 538 602 11.0 1 22,340123,316 4.0 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1972 K 21 Province for the Calendar Years 1971 and 1972—Continued Injury Accidents Vehicles Involved Accidents Reported Property Damage Increase Increase Increase Increase 1971 1972 or(-) Decrease 1971 1972 or(-) Decrease 1971 1972 or(-) Decrease 1971 1972 or(-) Decrease Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent $ $ Per Cent 287 292 1.0 1,828 1,981 8.0 1,011 1,082 7.0 742,690.20 739,284.62 —0.4 13 4 -69.0 103 64 —37.0 57 38 —33.0 34,752.98 27,964.95 — 19.0 271 295 8.0 1,539 1,646 6.0 873 923 5.0 636,004.62 669,333.77 5.0 21 24 14.0 110 114 3.0 77 81 5.0 67,414.25 126,832.77 88.0 39 63 61.0 264 318 20.0 162 199 22.0 137,490.99 180,511.55 31.0 24 26 8.0 97 94 -3.0 68 64 —5.0 109,142.33 80,437.00 —26.0 32 28 — 12.0 166 151 -9.0 116 109 -6.0 150,217.27 80,476.96 —46.0 43 44 2.0 149 197 32.0 115 131 13.0 113,648.27 129,553.50 13.0 17 32 88.0 104 152 46.0 69 101 46.0 80,311.85 153,678.96 91.0 39 41 5.0 155 166 7.0 105 106 0.9 81,713.99 85,689.58 4.0 38 26 —31.0 203 196 —3.0 134 125 -6.0 116,079.79 111,095.61 —4.0 39 35 —10.0 160 132 — 17.0 114 101 -11.0 78,433.41 78,605.54 0.2 30 38 26.0 183 206 12.0 127 130 2.0 128,890.99 113,137.58 — 12.0 24 24 91 107 17.0 65 77 18.0 98,766.14 253,859.57 157.0 72 104 44.0 384 512 33.0 275 341 24.0 270,042.94 308,993.19 14.0 5 10 100.0 32 54 68.0 22 36 63.0 15,450.00 42,870.18 177.0 37 47 27.0 197 213 8.0 131 139 6.0 128,782.48 125,000.61 -2.0 707 797 12.0 4,008 4,672 16.0 2,163 2,501 15.0 1,747,353.45 2,110,575.49 20.0 4 4 14 33 135.0 10 22 120.0 10,950.00 11,550.00 5.0 3 2 —33.0 8 9 12.0 7 6 — 14.0 16,400.00 5,300.00 —67.0 35 34 —2.0 222 267 20.0 141 169 19.0 161,151.02 177,990.56 10.0 32 43 34.0 262 311 18.0 144 173 20.0 122,718.66 143,046.38 16.0 9 10 11.0 26 42 61.0 22 35 59.0 15,224.00 25,582.00 68.0 21 23 9.0 204 233 14.0 109 125 14.0 73,847.54 75,206.43 1.0 24 18 —25.0 99 100 1.0 71 69 —2.0 70,352.05 66,317.07 —5.0 37 19 —48.0 79 62 —21.0 64 50 -21.0 59,219.89 58,634.00 —0.9 37 27 —27.0 316 261 — 17.0 174 153 —12.0 113,292.42 109,051.35 —3.0 17 14 — 17.0 70 51 —27.0 58 45 —22.0 81,467.65 99,200.00 21.0 2,839 2,849 0.3 24,128 21,778 —9.0 13,174 12,335 —6.0 8,359,828.53 8,470,295.94 1.0 36 41 13.0 200 222 11.0 137 157 14.0 133,988.83 211,721.41 58.0 72 83 15.0 494 679 37.0 273 356 30.0 185,522.35 269,234.65 45.0 57 97 70.0 281 438 55.0 195 293 50.0 227,712.08 348,929.79 53.0 500 514 2.0 2,563 2,767 7.0 1,396 1,519 8.0 825,761.79 985,525.71 19.0 3 4 33.0 14 28 100.0 11 21 90.0 16,820.00 17,433.29 3.0 199 206 3.0 1,744 1,696 —2.0 949 903 —4.0 691,667.43 715,962.23 3.0 32 47 46.0 246 289 17.0 133 154 15.0 95,295.80 125,074.44 31.0 97 112 15.0 625 820 31.0 420 528 25.0 527,141.04 569,034.46 7.0 13,072 13,922 6.0 87,927 91,622 4.0 50,569 52,915 4.0 40,940,632.19 45,749,170.04 11.0 14,806 15,579 5.0 103,525 103,469 —0.5 59,745 59,996 0.4 1 47,438,491.01|51,7O3,378.40 1 8.0 K 22 BRITISH COLUMBIA K •H 5 >s *> Ih o 2 a. c •S <H> I Sh. O *H| a 5 g a to CO ,.S hhS 0\ v£ rn © r- oo vo m a O ^3 CJ 'otal jure San .tYe HtN'tOO'^Mf' 1 ' ■§ CS *r VOrHfNmr-rHCVlrHrn vo « tN (S ■* t— rH r- O VO rH O rH CN rH cn ro «n es? ih ^ CS rH rH rH vO ^£ oo, cu tN i fe M* J Ph (U 1 p H S ■a m h; aj MO .2 <zs C/J -J u aworHor-covDmco o l c <r- 3 rHTftNTtOOTffNCS 00 ^ 'S. ^C*"* *"• ^ cn"cn cS rn Tf cn CS cs ig rHOvcncoOTtoofSr- 1% rH 037 Totals ,i to Tt«nrHOvovoovor- mcnoot—orSfSOTt O rH„"*i1'Tt t— OO 00 rH tn Tf go ** rn vo" vo" r-T Tf Ov" in fOTtnO>0»^0 fN •a N fi oo vo oo m x m h vo es vo cn in i-i O OV t* OV O rH ' rH MBNHrt Tf | CN rH rH t> in CM tH cu X [B xt On »lOOO rH rH es b « JU voOvTfrsomooTfoo vo 5 rH O Q mr—cotNrHtNmincs VO^CS Ci rH cn "-1 3 Tt cn cs^ Tf r- rn oo cn CS r^ o 'i? Tf"cn fS rn" cn" CI cs a o. Ov tndtnt^-inootn^T- o H o i w t--r-voooa\rHTtcovD vO O H eo u < ci Ov r- 00 rH (N rH Tf r-rsoocnavminrHTt Ov « 5 5 i-» z O m cS^cn c- CO cn CS \D C£.TfrK %C t~- OV rH cn SO SO~ rH Tf Ov Ov" •n as r-eSCOOOrHrHcnTtr- in otal illed Same riod :Year <*? OCS»nl>OOCnO\rH 00 VOrHfNcnr-rHfSrHCn O VO rn O rH CS rH vo o-i o CS CO rH r- rH rs r*^ m Z o Oj 2 W Oh Tt rH vo" M O0h etf CS rH rH rH vo *" i-l OV Ttovomvor^o»nve Os 1^ 7 ov o\ cn oo vo Tt o, m OS t~- rH th Tt o VO [-* OO 0O rH ! ! rH | Tt cs : i ! Ov in CS tn in<5 s m in co rn i cs : i i Tt rHrHrHVOVOrHcnt-C* Os 2 Tt cs CS i ill O 0\0\O^HHH r- oo "T QO rH rH TJ- Tt o_ fN i Ov 2 «n rH t^ VO rH rH rH 1 • CS rH 1 j cs t o <n rn o r- Tt vo Tt 1—1 CN CO VO Tf OV o a cn 6 cn 00 OO O0 ! CS ! rH | O Q 3 O cn rH n i ! j CO O mmoorHoscnmOvc- 00 a> as 2 l oomcnr^cnrH r- CO cs rn m oo cs i Tt cn ; cn HOt-«H rH °i. 3 < r- «n cn i |< r* £ I>th" Ov ^ fN z Ov 3,399 ERSO VO Tf CS Cn rH | rH ! ! r*- u HTtVDHHtNmmVi: m m in CS rH ! rH ! in "c3 mCOTfOVcnOVTfTtr- 2 cn cs m t> m t> t-"fNH rH ph Tt CS t^ rH tn cn j CS ! rH rH ^*a m «n o.S, N©CT\TfCJOV">OOTtOC mr-oocSrHfSinincs VO *H Tt cn cs Tt r- rn co cn 1 o H s Tt cn fN rH cn fN cn | rH f. j j j | | rH o H for Same Period Last Year rtmrHOvovoovor- -ncncor-ocNesoTt >n Tf 1 u TfO»nOVTtrHCSrHrH t- OHin^r~co coh m VO V©" r-T ov" Ov cn th cn O0 Tt in ■o JO Total Accidents Reporte- M^'OOOO'HrfOO^C t*-cNoomO\in<nrHTt vo rt s cocncnr-TfTtvoTf \ OV Tf O0 VO rH rH Ov cs m cs vo o_ Tt vo r- as th ov tn so so th ov* m •3"° ca aj o3 rNcnoovooomooinrH OS t- OS O rH rH fN rH rH vo H Z « a ^j H jj i c Z w a u u < •a u -a a Q jy (J | *t « c a O 1 cd ca o is u O il 0 u c t. "5 : o a 1 « u < 1 V a 4 O " w •C n 3 J3 .5 H T3 *"""! j ft, o « Oh J3 u 2 iJ .2 1 r^x) a « Oh sion wit Anothe Noncol Fixed o CU I > u a "5 i s < T M O 2 So-. a o H sion wit Anothe Noncol Fixed o Bicycle. Animal Motor-( Railroa Miscell; Tot H *QHH(N|m.+'l/-)l*jCH-0OCJ> *o — cs* cn Tt in* vd r-- oo ov u U REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1972 K 23 Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1972—Continued 2. HOUR OF OCCURRENCE Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 12 to 1 am, 1,984 2,097 1,369 847 472 453 672 2,098 2,364 2,274 2,299 2,410 2,768 3,223 3,597 4,725 5,623 4,587 3,078 3,236 2,698 2,553 2,259 2,301 9 35 41 18 16 13 14 14 16 12 16 17 13 14 18 29 38 35 41 40 40 32 28 30 32 510 575 345 245 121 119 190 462 549 518 500 571 713 810 883 1,249 1,425 1,242 935 926 785 691 606 608 1 1,439 1 to 2 a.m _ 1,481 2 to 3 a.m... ... ■ 1,006 586 338 320 468 7 to Ram 1,620 8 to 9 a.m 1,803 9 to 10 a.m , _ . 1,740 10 to 11 a.m 1,782 11 to 12 m 12 to 1 pm. 1,826 2,041 1 to ? pm 2,395 2 to 3 p.m..— - _ ... 2,685 3,438 4 to 5 p.m. . , 4,163 3,304 6 to 7 p.m.- 7 to 8 p.m 2,103 2,270 8 to Q p m 1,881 9 to 10pm 1,834 10 to 11 p.m . 1,623 11 to 12 p.m 1,661 8 Totals - 59,996 602 1 15.579 43,815 DAY OF OCCURRENCE Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Sunday 2. Monday 3. Tuesday 4. Wednesday- 5. Thursday 6. Friday 7. Saturday 8. Not stated-. 7,316 7,629 7,802 7,712 7,980 10,755 10,797 5 90 61 75 64 73 108 131 2,109 1,912 1,962 1,939 2,034 2,746 2,875 2 5,117 5,656 5,765 5,709 5,873 7,901 7,791 3 59,996 602 15,579 43,815 TYPE OF VEHICLES INVOLVED Number of Vehicles Involved Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Private passenger.. 2. Truck 3. Bus 4. Taxi 5. "Drive Yourself".. 6. Motor-cycle 7. School bus 8. Ambulance 9. Not stated Totals 89,316 11,883 307 555 106 1,218 37 20 27 103,469 682 180 5 27 1 895 22,104 2,903 90 138 15 937 7 2 7_ 26,203 66,530 8,800 212 417 91 254 29 18 20 76,371 K 24 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1972—Continued RAILROAD CROSSINGS Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Property Injury Damage Only 1 22 49 2 9 12 3 1 1 4 3 8 1 2 1. Unguarded crossing 2. Automatic signal _ 3. Guarded crossing—man on duty- 4. Driver disregarded signal 5. Signal not given 6. Not stated 72 23 3 6 11 3 Totals.. 118 36 78 MANNER OF COLLISION Number of Accidents Personal Property Injury Damage Only 24,347 168 6,075 18,104 8,671 240 2,737 5,694 14,586 31 4,063 10,492 2,608 I 2 | 188 2,418 3,402 13 376 3,013 6,382 148 2,140 4,094 1. Angle collision 2. Head-on collision or head-on side-swipe.. 3. Rear-end collision 4. Backed into other vehicle 5. Side-swiped other vehicle going same direction.- 6. Not stated Totals 59,996 602 | 15,579 | 43,815 7. DRIVERS INVOLVED, Number of Drivers DESCRIPTION OF Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Male .. 75,463 20,001 8,005 770 102 23 1 19,886 | 54,807 5,597 1 14,302 T. Not ntntfld 720 1 7,262 Totals . 103.469 I 895 I 26.203 I 76.371 Age of Driver Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 17,384 14,466 16,484 16,621 14,209 11,187 3,978 1,836 1,941 181 142 123 144 111 88 36 27 32 4,873 4,040 4,461 4,220 3,553 2,572 978 494 12,330 7 ?1 to 74 " 10,284 «. 25 tn in " 11,900 4. 31 to 40 " 12,257 s 41 tn "in " 10,545 6 si tnfin " 8,527 7. 61 to 64 " 2,964 8. 65 to 69 " - 1.315 540 1 1.369 Driving Experience Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Less than 3 months.. 2. 3 to 6 months 3. 6 to 12 months 4. 1 to 4 years 5. 5 years and over 6. Not stated 2,475 1,324 3,054 19,151 69,454 8,011 44 8 4 211 605 23 739 385 875 5,361 18,119 724 1,692 931 2,175 13,579 50,730 7,264 Condition of Driver Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Normal 2. Extreme fatigue 3. Physical defect 4. Confused by traffic- 5. Ability impaired 6. Not known 7. Not stated 92,560 584 127 186 2,121 1,308 6,583 752 17 5 1 95 8 17 24,451 227 58 57 705 62 643 67,357 340 64 128 1,321 1,238 5,923 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1972 K 25 Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1972—Continued Licence of Driver Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 89,332 1,626 4,507 8,004 750 35 86 24 23,674 556 1,258 715 64,908 1,035 3,163 4 "Not stated 7,265 8. ACTION OF DRIVER CONTRIBUTING Number of Drivers TO ACCIDENT Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 36,038 4,946 14,839 9,331 8,811 3,629 327 879 311 1,245 12,499 1,585 513 146 176 1,608 80 321 6,118 19 5 321 156 44 24 8 110 1 16 49 113 3 3 9 2 13 3 1 15 1 2 9,616 1,358 3,738 2,921 2,435 830 71 239 83 363 3,410 203 38 43 32 125 30 41 606 8 26,101 2. Driving off roadway . 3. Did not have right-of-way 3,432 11,057 6,386 6,368 2,689 255 624 228 833 8,976 1,379 472 94 142 1,470 47 279 5,497 10 3 Totals 103,426 894 26,190 76,342 9. TRAFFIC CONTROL Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 42,233 86 8,306 7,035 2,336 [ 487 21 37 57 10,715 30 2,364 1,777 693 31,031 56 3. Automatic traffic signal 5,921 5,221 5. Warning signs, slow signs, etc . . — 1,586 Totals 59,996 am i i s S79 43,815 10. PEDESTRIANS INVOLVED, ACTIONS OF Number of Pedestrians Total Fatal Personal Injury 1. Not known 2. Crossing at intersection—no signal 3. In street, not at intersection 4. Coming from behind parked or moving vehicle.. 5. Crossing at intersection with signal 6. Crossing street diagonally, not at intersection 7. Walking on or along highway 8. Playing in street.. 9. Crossing at intersection against signaL. 10. Not on roadway 11. Getting on or off another vehicle 12. Riding or hitching on vehicle 13. Working on car or roadway 14. Crossing intersection diagonally 15. In pedestrian crosswalk 16. Standing on safety-isle Totals .... 278 264 207 93 130 134 83 58 23 29 15 46 11 125 4 1 12 25 13 1 10 22 2 2 3 6 1 9 7 266 239 194 92 120 112 81 58 21 26 15 40 10 116 4 1,508 107 1,401 K 26 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1972—Continued Condition of Pedestrian Number of Pedestrians Total Fatal Personal Injury 1,412 1 5 28 48 2 12 90 2 3 9 1 2 1,322 1 3 25 39 1 7, Nnt stated m Totals . 1,508 107 1,401 11. CLASSIFICATION OF VICTIMS Number of Victims Total Fatal Personal Injury 10,235 233 10,002 10,460 330 10,130 1,508 107 1,401 705 18 687 901 20 881 16 1 15 207 7 200 1. Passengers.. 2. Drivers Pedestrians- Bicyclists.. Motor-cycle drivers . Others (persons in horse-drawn vehicles, etc.)_ Motor-cycle passengers — Totals 24,032 716 | 23,316 12. NATURE OF INJURIES Number of Victims Total Fatal Personal Injury 1. Slight shock and shake-up.. 2. Fractured skull 3. Fractured spine 4. Other fractures 5. Other injuries (sprains, dislocations, etc.). 6. Internal injuries.. 7. Concussion of brain - 8. Severe general shock with bruises and cuts„ 9. Cuts by glass (only) 10. Drowned 11. Burned 12. Asphyxiated 13. Not stated Totals.. 8,766 358 124 2,290 3,799 691 227 7,665 49 20 26 13 4 216 52 23 3 378 5 1 20 5 13 8,766 142 72 2,267 3,796 313 222 7,664 49 21 24,032 716 | 23,316 13. LIGHT CONDITIONS Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Daylight- 2. Darkness.. 3. Artificial light—good— 4. Dusk or semidarkness_ 5. Artificial light—poor 6. Not stated 36,415 15,390 3,567 3,409 1,168 47 278 267 17 25 12 3 9,293 4,092 909 906 365 14 26,844 11,031 2,641 2,478 791 30 Totals.. 59,996 602 15,579 | 43,815 14. PROPERTY DAMAGE—Amount of property damage for period covered by this report, $51,703,378.40; amount for same period last year, $47,438,491.01. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1972 K 27 Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1972—Continued 15. CONDITION OF VEHICLES INVOLVED Number of Vehicles Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Apparently good _ 2. No chains (slippery road).. 3. Brakes defective 4. Steering mechanism defective .. 5. Head-lights dim 6. Puncture or blow-out 7. Head-lights out (both) 8. Tail-light out or obscured 9. Glaring head-lights 10. Head-light out (one light)...—~ 11. Other defects 12. Not stated 99,923 1,173 776 254 78 454 58 50 10 67 609 17 845 3 10 7 6 4 1 1 5 13 I 25,248 225 211 91 28 153 26 15 3 18 177 8 73,830 945 555 156 44 297 31 34 7 44 419 9 Totals. 103,469 | 895 26,203 | 76,371 Number of Vehicles 16. DIRECTION OF TRAVEL Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Going straight- 2. Turning left . 3. Turning right 4. Slowing down or stopping 5. Backing (not to or from curb).. 6. Skidding. 7. Leaving curb (including backing) 8. Making U-turn 9. Overtaking.„_ 10. Stopping (not at curb or off paved strip) . 11. Overtaking on right side 12. Overtaking on left side.. 13. Avoiding object or pedestrian.. 14. Not stated _ 50,960 12,750 5,436 6,471 2,188 7,370 953 182 735 6,494 306 1,126 2,335 6,163 602 56 33 21 4 98 2 3 16 27 9 16 13,979 3,186 1,082 1,929 169 1,738 88 44 233 2,112 56 320 651 616 36,379 9,508 4,321 4,521 2,015 5,534 863 135 4S6 4,374 250 779 1,675 5,531 Totals.. 103,469 895 [ 26,203 | 76,371 17. ROAD SURFACE Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 31,813 16,473 5,796 1,651 4,063 193 1 374 147 48 14 18 1 8,968 4,324 1,056 475 710 44 2 22,471 12,002 3. Icy surface 4,692 1,162 3,335 6. Muddy surface- — - 7. Not stated 149 4 Totals 59,996 602 1 15.579 43,815 18. ROAD CONDITION Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 58,800 320 235 469 107 58 7 583 2 9 1 15,236 93 55 152 26 14 3 42,981 220 178 308 5. Obstruction not marked or lighted 6. Other .. 80 44 7. Not stated ... , .... 4 Tnfals 59,996 602 1 15.579 43,815 K 28 BRITISH COLUMBIA Statistical Summary of Motor-vehicle Accidents in the Province for the Year 1972—Continued 19. TYPE OF ROAD Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 56,923 2,409 295 219 26 119 562 32 3 4 1 14,950 471 81 42 5 27 3 41,411 2. GraveL ... .... 1,906 211 173 3. Concrete.. 4. Earth _.. 20 6. Other 92 7. Not stated 5 1 - 2 Totals 59 996 1 602 1 15.579 1 41.815 20. WEATHER CONDITIONS Number of Accidents Total Fatal Personal Injury Property Damage Only 1. Oear 34,583 12,442 7,600 1,008 4,216 139 8 375 101 85 13 25 3 9,315 3,250 1,955 289 731 36 3 24,893 2. Rain 3, Cloudy 9,091 5,560 706 3,460 100 7. Not stated 5 Totals _ . . 59,996 602 1 15.579 43,815 Motor-vehicle and motor-cycle licences issued to December 31, 1971 1,087,992 Motor-vehicle and motor-cycle licences issued to December 31, 1972 — 1,164,749 Convictions The receipt of notices of convictions for driving infractions under the Criminal Code (Canada), the Motor-vehicle Act, and the Motor-vehicle Act Regulations, and the reports of violations of any law known as a "Traffic Rule," continued to supply information for inclusion in the individual driving records of each licensed driver in this Province. Access to these records is available by means of the driver's licence number or by the name of the driver. The retaining of these records and the furnishing of information which is invaluable for driver control is the main duty of the Driver Licence Records Section. The control which is made possible by these records is the responsibility of the Driver Safety and Improvement Section. In an endeavour to improve the driving habits of these drivers with unsatisfactory driving records we operate a Driver Improvement Programme throughout the Province. In 1972 the number of convictions for infractions under the Motor-vehicle Act was reduced more than 66% per cent due to the fact that the whole Province finally came under the "Traffic Violation Law" which prohibited proceedings by Court action. These cases were dealt with by enforcement agencies forwarding Traffic Violation Reports to the Branch. It will also be noted from the following tables that there was a reduction in the number of convictions under the Criminal Code (Canada) and a slight increase in the number of offences coming under Traffic Violation Reports. It will also be noted that the Notices of Juvenile Offences were considerably reduced, which is a reflection of the change in the juvenile age. The total number of convictions for infractions under all statutes dealing with the operation of motor-vehicles in this Province was decreased 12.5 per cent in 1972 from 1971. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1972 K 29 The following tables summarize the conviction reports under the various statutes dealing with highway traffic from 1969 to 1972, inclusive: Convictions Under Motor-vehicle Act and Criminal Code (Canada), 1969-72 Offences 1969 1970 1971 1972 Under Criminal Code (Canada)— Causing death by criminal negligence, sec. 192 (as amended 1971) (new sec. 203) Causing injury by criminal negligence, sec. 204 Criminal negligence in operation of motor-vehicle, sec. 221 (1) (new sec. 233 (1)) Failing to stop after accident, sec. 221 (2) (new sec. 233 (2)) Dangerous driving, sec. 221 (4) (new sec. 233 (4)) Driving motor-vehicle while intoxicated, sec. 222 Driving while ability impaired (as amended 1969), sec. 222 (new sec. 234). Driving motor-vehicle while ability impaired by alcohol or drugs, sec. 223- Breath sample not provided (as amended 1969), sec. 223 (2) (new sec. 235) Driving with more than 80 mgs. of alcohol in blood (as amended 1969), sec. 224 (new sec. 236). Driving motor-vehicle while driver's licence under suspension, sec. 225 (3) (new sec. 238) 29 1,142 661 153 329 6,840 42 324 1,688 Under Motor-vehicle Act— 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 -. Using licence belonging to another, refusing to show licence, etc., sec. 56—. 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 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 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 Illegal depositing of articles on highway, sec. 195 Riding motor-cycle without safety helmet, sec. 207 Miscellaneous _ 4,183 4,330 1,787 176 340 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 1,131 1,265 28 62 42 119 46 297 440 27 173,466 46 858 604 ~5~832 319 4,920 1,141 28 867 519 6^311 894 6,878 1,230 11,214 | 13,727 16,734 Under Motor-vehicle Act Regulations.. 13,828 3,392 3,141 901 4,399 33 281 12 7,046 163 1,247 26,920 791 25 162 1,174 868 1,017 858 616 48 1,512 457 238 6 9 6 46 11 235 484 29 3,806 3,840 947 6,759 42 264 14 1,735 27 501 9,926 225 23 121 520 373 266 251 114 5 423 399 67 4 12 4 7 12 196 412 24 6 2 28 757 439 5^607 842 6,246 1,012 14,939 1,295 2,080 761 3,364 11 163 5 166 8 98 504 18 22 15 50 16 36 31 12 2 40 274 9 4 9 4 4 4 185 289 975 56,127 | 31,319 | 10,454 8,483 I 6,571 1,344 K 30 BRITISH COLUMBIA Traffic Violation Reports, 1969-72 1969 1970 1971 1972 Under Motor-vehicle Act— Driving motor-vehicle otherwise than as restricted on driver's licence, sec. 18 (6-8). Failing to obey emergency instructions of a peace officer, sec. 124 Failing to obey traffic-control signal legend, sees. 127, 128, 152 Faffing 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 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„ Miscellaneous Under Motor-vehicle Act Regulations . 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 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 21 27,787 450 5,848 106,110 5,103 146 1,156 4,594 4,387 4,135 1,661 254 8,085 1,589 1,164 10 100 36 64 41 32 30 27 25,366 554 6,787 111,443 5,725 230 1,286 4,965 5,135 3,485 4,577 1,258 309 8,294 451 1,306 6 73 27 55 38 26 20,374 152,854 177,579 181,453 1,053 | 8,809 | 10,791 10,963 Notices of Juvenile Offence, 1969-72 1969 1970 1971 1972 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 subsisting motor-vehicle liability policy, sec. 18 (2a) Driving without having driver's licence and liability card in possession at time, sec. 19 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 signal signs re highway construction, sees. 135, 137 134, 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_ Requirements of safe driving on highway, sees. 186, 187- Fire-vehicle safety, sees. 189,190 Driving on sidewalk, sec. 191- Illegal depositing of articles on highway, sec. 195— Riding motor-cycle without safety helmet, sec. 207.. Miscellaneous 1,612 2,106 518 5 1,115 4,165 159 8 59 266 335 187 290 63 8 522 83 3,457 1,516 197 241 998 17 1,119 5,570 369 13 84 278 356 213 325 76 12 671 94 2,845 683 72 221 1,020 19 885 5,489 309 12 89 275 387 174 311 65 14 596 94 1,980 14 14 50 62 1 455 4 416 2,548 148 5 55 93 148 74 151 23 4 269 42 2 2 3 5 8 27 14,958 14,994 12,695 | 4,623 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1972 K 31 SUMMARY 1969 1970 1971 1972 11,214 173,466 13,828 21,427 14,958 13,727 56,127 8,483 161,663 14,994 16,734 31,319 6,571 188,370 12,695 14,939 10,454 1,344 192,416 4,623 234,893 254,994 255,689 223,776 K 32 BRITISH COLUMBIA ON | C s I o o &-; -a s H^ o a o O s o 1) 'C 3 CO "3 o H 00 ts 00 oo o Tf Tf VO Tf vc m cn Tf 3,940 23 CO as ts «n VO Tf Tf C Tf vo es r- Tf Ht-fN oc OV Tf VO CN VO c 09 H O <s ! ; ! ! I : ! j i ! 1 ! 1 i ! 1 ! i 1 i 1 1 1 cs n 1 111 "~ r ]| 1 ! ! i i 1 tn Tt i i III II II II I-l ! i i 1 - m hh es-nco mvo vocs :h esoo ivo m ; h cn cs cnno oo»n voh |h mm csh H TH t> CS H I Tf M o vo 2 1 THesoo IO cnTf h eS th as th i I h in cs es VO Os - i\DH ho tn th Hin cs r- cn t^ cs I lenHTfenn th th oj 1 t CS H vo <n m O Tf m •s o a OV l lim hc> r-t- hn Tten : m m h HH (H| j vo o 00 il i ih 1 | i oo ; ; cs Tt ; h in h cs cs VO h icSvo encS r-o Tfoo r- cn m Tf Tf es Ov r- !TfHin»ncs th d th m cn Tf cn Tt Tf o^ m j III 1 h tn t- ics tscs its ! 1 1 ! 1 " 1 " i ! 1 1 i Tf Tt i : : r- Ttm voh cSTt Ttes i r> } h th cn m hh III cm h : t- cs Ov Tf Tf en I i : *-h es vo cnvo vo e- tn tn es Tt vo IiovthioovO cn h r- cn 00 H f- in r^ cn th OO q CN es I hhV) vOTf «nvo (ScS cnes th th vo cnTfoo cn vOTf es Tt m h en cs m cs m - cn I rHrHOO cnov Tfvo vOTf as Os cN Tt m h co o cs eNTfes ov ho es th es h —< rH tn CS Tf 1 h es en Tf vo Tf c a X 'I c < 1 e. C 4 & 1 X "t c 1 L 0 o D ( i X c 2 e a ■c t a C a c c 5 ■c X 2 4 ■i 3 .9 1! *x tjj £ .S< > 0 c ■h 1 c Z 1 '> o Ih & o s HHH. It o iH PQ E 5 'C E 0 c 2 .9 "o o CJ ■a <H O 00 6 o CO a i CJ is* m £ | < "C 0 c a. i I 2 I O q u & M 3 M CJ i St ill 00 t > 5 c Hi •c 'C c 2 c c c d r e t 1 c H 1 i c "t 'i c f 0 4 C .■5 c - -, H 1 4 IE : : 1 1 it u g aj .5? il r in 10 o " 1 g a a £ B HH H k«i O 33 ■ *• oT n 2 PhO Si -5 - 3 a. 1 -P r/ * H ,g] £ £ i: B Dh fci 5 u 'S u a *a.8 "-3 ° REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1972 K 33 DRIVING Driver Improvement Programme During 1972 there was a considerable decrease in the total number of conviction notices and Traffic Violation Reports received by the Branch, which was reflected in statistics indicating the number of actions taken in an endeavour to effectively improve the driving habits of those persons who by their actions on the highways were considered hazardous. It will be noted that during 1972 a total of 6,920 drivers was dealt with who had been previously suspended and previously warned, which was an increase of 12.4 per cent over 1971, when a total of 6,157 persons in this category were contacted. This would indicate that much of the unsafe driving is committed by persons who continually repeat their offences and must be dealt with by the Driver Safety and Improvement Section. There was an increase in 1972 over 1971 of the suspension of drivers' licences of persons who failed to satisfy final judgment or on whose behalf payments of money were made by the Traffic Victims' Indemnity Fund as a result of an agreement or judgment against the driver. As provided under Part II of the Motor-vehicle Act, 582 drivers' licences were suspended in 1972 as compared with 544 in 1971. Summary of Action Taken Under Driver Improvement Programme, 1972 Age (Years) 16-17 18-20 21-24 25-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-64 65-69 70 and Over Total Warning letters Advisory letters Notices of intent to suspend— Male Female Results of notices to suspend, interviews, and submissions™. Licences suspended— Male 5,381 248 265 Female. Previously suspended Previously warned Previously on probation Driver's licence placed on probation— Male— Female 1,825 20 1,993 17 556 958 46 21 I 182 2 1,816 33 2,171 41 812 1,230 96 196 3 1,298 34 1,652 32 666 849 111 134 10 914 20 1,171 29 463 526 55 89 4 625 12 624 22 267 215 32 265 4 245 4 96 76 11 27 57 1 50 2 17 13 34 37 1 5 6 20 58 6 3 4 21,092 5,381 7,102 124 8,266 154 2,944 3,976 358 719 21 Impaired, 11,853; total infractions received, 223,776; special restrictions, 1,719; juvenile offences, 4,623. Examination of Drivers During the year 1972, the Drivers' Examination Section of the Drivers' Licence Division conducted the examination of 105,604 drivers, and 79,616 of this total were for original licences. It will be noted in the chart shown below that 25.8 per cent of those drivers who were given examinations indicated on their applications that they had taken formal driver training, either under the High School Driver-training Programme or from the commercial schools. The increase in 1972 over any previous period in the number of new drivers being exposed to High School Driver-training Programmes and K 34 BRITISH COLUMBIA Commercial Training Programmes is encouraging and reflects the growing interest in proper driver training courses. During the licence-issue period of commercial driver-training schools, operators and instructors, 81 licences were issued, which is an increase over 1971, when licences were issued for 67 schools. Statistics dealing with the issuance of licences and the examinations of operators and instructors are shown hereunder: Issuances, Licence-issuing Period, March 1,1972, to February 28,1973 Schools Operator Instructor Licences issued 81 77 183 Terminations 4 11 58 Suspensions 1 1 Reinstatements 77 65 124 Examinations Conducted March 1 to December 31, 1972 (Change of examination policy effective January 1, 1973) Vision tests 96 Assessment road tests 93 Medicals received 80 March 1,1972 to February 28,1973 Written examinations (first, second, and third)— Passed 8 3 Failed 15 Total 98 Practical examinations— Passed 76 Failed 19 Total 95 Temporary Permits Original and renewal permits issued 120 Temporary instructors as of February 28, 1973 14 $500 Security Bonding, 1972 Bonded by surety 62 Security on deposit (parity bond) 16 Security on deposit (cash) 3 Revenue <. School licences ($25) 2,025 Operator's licences ($10) 770 Instructor's licences ($5) 915 Total 3,710 The advent of classified driver's licence system in 1971 resulted in many examinations being given to drivers who wished to upgrade their classifications and obtain permission to operate more complex equipment. report of the superintendent of motor-vehicles, 1972 k 35 Motor-vehicle Inspection During 1972 the compulsory programme of motor-vehicle inspection was continued in the Victoria area and the Lower Mainland area. These areas are served by four inspection stations with a total of 13 lanes. The stations are located in Victoria, Vancouver, Richmond, and Burnaby. The following is the number of inspections completed at each inspection station: Inspection Station Approved Rejected Percentage Rejected Inspections Conducted Victoria— 1971 1972 - 92,233 95,038 124,438 145,877 46,487 58,909 15,110 126,513 43,034 37,690 78,412 74,610 32,578 28,059 15,965 85,910 31.8 28.3 38.6 33.8 41.2 32.2 51.3 40.4 135,267 132,728 Vancouver— 1971 _ 202,850 220,487 79,067 1972 Richmond— 1971 1972 86,067 31,075 Burnaby i— 1971 1972 212,423 i Commenced operation October 1971. Notices requiring the owner to present his motor-vehicle for inspection were mailed to 396,381 owners during 1972, of whom 128,515 required a second notice. Notification of suspension were given to 43,954 owners. The following is a summary of vehicle inspection: K 36 BRITISH COLUMBIA K Os "—i *--? Hh S o a 3 K o *>■»» o 8- -is -3 H-V "I? 3 s —■a •o O en o oo cS eS O oo Tt en *a o t— C— cn Ov vo m ON S m « H o r- cn cn vo o | u -H ov^r^es^t- as Ov m en vo oo" 1 5 ov_vo oo^os oo Hi-Ten o «n u «n Tt T-. cs co oo en CS in < en Tf BJ2 p cs vo 3 OO O OV H 00 o Tf o es vo O Tt m Tf m o m "c3 tn cn en Tf •n cs vo •0 «^ o oo^cn en m o T.S ©_ H H on" H — s cs" en m Tt vo vo Tf vo CS * m m m cn oo r. o r- h es CS Tt es m 2^ ti CO tn Tf H in •S3 a <: •o < m es h ov m tj U mo i ov Tf o ON Ml o cs o cn oo cs ! in «a ON Ph < « a 60 < cs o o\ ^~ I V ft U Ea < cs cS CS h in o vo cs M th as O in m r- t> VO 00 H o VD H r- rH t-H r* CO r> Tt CN M cs r> °.R IN < CS tn < Tf" _ oo r- Tt o Ov ,H o\ o m in Ov ON oo H w rf Vp cn O H H rn Tf H CO u oo es co °X O es h vo ov^cS 00 CO < in vo M < 00 _ r- o h o 00 3 m vo o vo m oo en cS Tf cn on r- cn t- cs oo VO Tt w 10 H oo o cic^co °° t^ o VOTf CS H cs_ s Tf is C-? VO s oo"en cs o" Ov 0 •—1 6 1—1 Tt m oo oo Tf m Tf vo r— en Tf O 0v m > r- vo Tf vo in en Ov cs la S ! h CO < CO vo Tt H vo" M *«? u CO < oo en 0\ < 8 PS h oo cn oo o ■o t- Ov r^ en \o en VO u CO Tt r- es r- 00 cs cs cs § ti CO h in Tf h in^m 2 vo* in en *o <: oefcs cs U < en" Tf" »n cs w 1 Ml u eS o av oo Tt rt cs Tf vo oo »n cn m Tt a t~- es t— es o o? vo O vo m 8.S °i 1 ti CO es o^h es r- 1 CO VO cs^ VO < es"r-" vo Ov" VO es ti Pr < 00 H ON Os h m es Tt *4 vo Tf es Tf VO CS 00 vo m Tt o VO m vo Tt as ^Ov* V cs^ r-^ vo tn u cn 1 a? © o" 00 < tnrH t-T r> m h r> r- 3 COOWh r- Tt r- cn th in in es h en cn r- m *M co —i es cn S.3 o oo vo cn^in cn o vo^o^in h r^ H en r-*" Tt cn" h eS oC Tf £ OCOOIHM VO CS 8 Os Tf *o es CS CS Tf Tf Tf Tf VO vo o Tf Tt oo es oo cs r- CS V © cn tt es O © H Tt H ■o Ox h o cn m ^ VO o Ih u CO CvJ in" u ti u CO < cn vow VO CS" Ov cn Tf Ph < 'ti X >n cs cs Tf en m O in On on <n CS a es vo cn cn m •o o m Tt oo 5.S Tt CO Ov cs h a ca ti u CO cn h o\ 5 < cn h in < cs'cn" cs in cs o" Tf tS t) cs VO VO H OS (S w cs tn vo vo ih OO Tt o ti o es m t— vo Ph u M ""-.in Ph 1 V- u CO cs^cn Tf Tf T£ cn a ih o cn cn cn 1 (3 < cn vo" vo o" c- < .-HON t- O oo in cn co ov eS es O cn o cn VO CO 00 oo o o cn cn Tf OV Tf OV VO .-+ ov u vo o_co oo^ tn u 00 h o vo o CO < CO < cs" ov cn cs oo" ON cn rn Tf cn cn h m \0 H 00 Si c o u u a v y a IS 5 Ih a a. p 0 a c o t- i c g& 8 v ! H rM 't co <u o Sn HH ti §f Sj II c3J§ Cfl « D-i c 0 O a G8 M H 0 H 0 u c B Ai CD P- REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1972 K 37 During the inspection of motor-vehicles it was found that 226,356 did not meet the standards and were rejected. The total number of defects found were 464,792, or 2.05 defects for each rejected vehicle. The following are the causes of rejection: Causes of Rejection, 1972 Code Age 1 Age 2 Age 3 Age 4 Total 440 1,426 8,923 3,482 6,317 5,700 1,388 1,876 1,484 359 653 605 58,626 1,669 23 1,346 1,717 3,473 6,808 10,099 314 14,027 8,464 1,436 1,853 578 64 2,746 4,743 375 4,450 341 1,880 12,347 5,541 7,766 10,355 1,238 3,089 3,563 825 1,960 1,159 48,263 1,187 22 850 1,052 4,976 17,172 13,831 384 21,705 9,996 2,858 6,556 446 70 4,556 6,089 981 2,665 143 893 4,052 2,795 3,680 4,743 579 1,362 2,044 543 2,094 1,270 14,923 488 14 218 336 2,099 8,639 5,893 228 8,330 4,083 2,109 2,227 227 51 2,644 2,164 437 1,158 90 418 1,660 1,343 1,660 1,912 514 550 1,182 270 1,018 560 5,044 379 6 179 175 824 3,967 2,192 168 3,423 1,814 880 1,136 136 29 1,230 1,203 291 886 1,014 4,617 3. Plate-lamp 26,982 13,161 5. Stop-lamps 19,423 22,710 7. Reflectors _ 3,719 8. Horn 9. Windshield-wipers 6,877 8,273 1,997 5,725 3,594 13. Headlamps 126,856 3,723 65 2,593 3,280 11,372 19. Steering mechanism 20. Tires, wheels 36,586 32,015 1,094 22. Exhaust, muffler 47,485 24,357 24. Pedal reserve 7,283 11,772 1,387 27. Tell-tale.... 214 28. Parking-brake .. 11,176 29. Visibility 14,199 30. Driver seat-belts 2,084 31. Miscellaneous. 9,159 Totals 155,464 193,723 80,466 35,139 464,792 I I I Vehicle Age Code: Age 1, 1969 and after; Age 2, 1964 to 1968; Age 3, 1959 to 1963; Age 4, 1958 and prior. A total of 19 Authorized Fleet Inspection Stations has been established. Two of these stations inspect all types of vehicles and 17 are authorized to inspect regular trailers only. The authorization of two stations have been rescinded, one because inspections were not conducted to the standards of inspection as found in the Motor- vehicle Act Regulations, the other when his authorized inspector left the employ of the station operator. A total of 3,216 vehicles was inspected and approved at these stations. CENTRAL REGISTRY The Superintendent of Motor-vehicles is also known as the Registrar-General and is responsible for the operation of the Central Registry. Documents are recorded and searched under the Bills of Sale Act, Conditional Sales Act, Mechanic's Lien Act, and the Assignment of Book Accounts Act which concerns all types of personal chattels. In the case of corporations, personal chattels other than motor- vehicles are recorded with the Registrar of Companies Office. 1. The Central Registry accepted for registration a total of 345,760 documents during the 1972 calendar year for an increase of 59,462 (20.76 per cent) when compared with the 1971 calendar year. The Data Processing Centre was required to key-punch 523,155 lien cards, an increase of 83,831 (19.08 per cent over the K 38 BRITISH COLUMBIA previous year). A large number of documents forwarded for registration now contain more than one vehicle or a vehicle(s) plus other goods and chattels. 2. The demand for search information continues to increase at a rapid pace. In 1972 the value of search fees amounted to $202,681.25, an increase of $20,- 273.50 (11.11 per cent) over the previous year. The fees for photo copies of documents on file with Central Registry amounted to $2,851.90, an increase of $177.65 (0.06 per cent). 3. The Central Registry administers approximately 2,100 Search Fee Accounts, which may be used to obtain information pertaining to motor-vehicles and drivers' records in addition to the regular lien searching. This Registry accounted for $406,640 concerning requests for drivers' abstracts, an increase of $40,388 (11.02 per cent) over the previous calendar year. On December 31, 1972, there was a credit balance of $92,478.25 in this Search Fee Account, an increase of $14,504.50 over the previous year. 4. The total revenue accounted for by the Central Registry in 1972 was $1,563,- 445.15, an increase of $226,986.15 (16.98 per cent) in the previous calendar year. There is a steady increase in the number of documents submitted for registration and requests for search information. During 1972 the Offices of the Central Registry were remodelled, and extra telephone lines were added in order to meet this demand. A statistical comparison with the 1971 calendar year follows, which gives a detailed report of the various activities of the Central Registry. statistical comparisons with year ended december 31, 1972, to Year 1971 January 1 to December 31,1972 Documents filed under— 1971 1972 Conditional Sales Act 69,560 83,728 Bills of Sale Act 172,338 210,645 Mechanic's Lien Act 29,630 35,043 Assignment of Book Accounts Act 701 726 Companies Act 348 497 Late order filings under Conditional Sales Act 2,306 2,473 Late order filings under Bills of Sale Act 6,269 7,675 Documents discharged under— Conditional Sales Act 1,572 1,671 Bills of Sale Act 1,869 1,789 Mechanic's Lien Act 1,554 1,327 Assignment of Book Accounts Act 37 35 Companies Act 114 151 Total documents accepted 286,298 345,760 Statistical Comparisons—Continued Total value of— $ $ Documents accepted 785,125.00 951,272.00 Search fees 182,407.75 202,681.25 Photographic copies 2,674.25 2,851.90 Total revenue 970,207.00 1,156,805.15 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1972 K 39 Lien cards key-punched by Data Processing Centre re document registrations— Serial cards 277,799 339,105 Alphabetical cards 161,525 184,050 Total number of lien cards 439,324 523,155 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 four inspection stations operated by the Branch are 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 1972 the number of permits issued for vehicles to be used as school buses was 1,044 renewal permits and 139 permits for new vehicles, for a total of 1,183 as compared to the 1971 figure of 1,130. Of these permits issued, 32 were cancelled as the result of the lapse of insurance coverage or of poor mechanical condition. In 1972, school buses were involved in 58 accidents, of which 41 resulted in property damage only. Eight students and 22 persons other than students were injured in 17 injury accidents. There were two fatal accidents involving school buses where three persons other than students were killed in the year 1972. PERMITS FOR FLASHING RED AND AMBER LAMPS, SIRENS, AND THEFT ALARMS The Superintendent may, under the provisions of the Motor-vehicle Act Regulations, issue permits to allow a vehicle to be equipped with a flashing lamp. The regulations specify that certain emergency vehicles, tow cars, and pilot cars may be equipped without obtaining a permit. 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. In 1972, 51 permits for flashing amber lamps and 13 permits for flashing red lamps were issued. In addition, two permits were issued to allow the installation of sirens and red flashing lamps on vehicles. These vehicles were usually ambulances or the personal vehicle of the chief of a volunteer fire department in a small community. Three permits were issued for the installation of a theft alarm in a vehicle. One permit was issued to allow police vehicles to install a device which would cause their headlamps to flash white fight. K 40 BRITISH COLUMBIA STAFF The staff of the Motor-vehicle Branch remained somewhat constant in 1972 with an increase of only four permanent positions. Our 1971 permanent complement totalled 382, and this was increased by two clerical positions and two driver examination positions to a total of 386. In addition to the permanent positions, this Branch also employed 67 temporary employees during the calendar year 1972. However, there was a total of 12 requisitions for employees outstanding as of December 31, 1972. Such a continual shortage of staff does have a detrimental effect upon the efficiency of any operation. A good deal of assistance was once more obtained from the Liquor Control Board during the months of January and February 1972, our licence-renewal period. And again we express our sincere gratitude to the Chairman and his staff for the temporary assistance of 90 employees used throughout the entire Province. This trained personnel assisted our issuers and audit staff and we are aware that the work could not have been completed so effectively without their very able assistance. Pressures continue to mount and work volumes continue to grow for all staff of the Motor-vehicle Branch. The present staff accept these added responsibilities and volumes in stride. It is a fact that Motor-vehicle Branch administrators, and I am sure the general public as well, sincerely appreciate every effort and challenge met by the staff of the Motor-vehicle Branch. CONCLUSION The scope and work requirements for the Motor-vehicle Branch for 1972 have been set out in considerable detail in this Report. A reader of the Report will have noticed the trend of increasing volumes of activity and it is reasonable to say that there will be a continuance of this trend in the years ahead. While there has been some increase in the number of the work force available to the Branch, these increases have not kept pace with the demands placed on the Branch by the public for service. It is going to be essential that in some particular areas of the Branch, including the Drivers' Examination Section, there will need to be a considerable growth in staff and, hopefully, 1973 will see some of these objectives attained. It has been essential in the light of altering work requirements to retrain staff in more efficient methods of handling the business of the Branch. A number of employees have been enrolled in training programmes conducted by the Civil Service Commission and, hopefully, this trend will continue in the years ahead. The Branch continues to provide basic instruction for Drivers' Examiners and Motor-vehicle Inspectors, and both of these efforts have contributed to a much greater understanding of the activities and purposes of the Branch, so that employees in these fields may be better prepared to deal with inquiries from the public. The Motor-vehicle Branch enjoys the continued co-operation of many persons and organizations throughout the Province and without whose help it would be most difficult to carry on our activities. The various departments of Government are extremely helpful and willing to assist us in the many problems that we jointly face. I am making particular mention of the long association enjoyed with the Attorney-General's Department and the members of that staff that we so frequently required to turn to for legal advice. The Branch enjoys a close liaison with your Associate Deputy Minister and the Weigh Stations Branch of your Department. I would be remiss in concluding the Report without mentioning the continued co- L REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTOR-VEHICLES, 1972 K 41 operation we received from the Provincial Courts throughout the Province and all the enforcement agencies with whom we work and without whose valuable assistance it would be very 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. 1973 630-1273-383
Legislative proceedings
J110.L5 S7
English
Vancouver: University of British Columbia Library
Victoria, BC : Government Printer
Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy or otherwise distribute these images please contact the Legislative Library of British Columbia
Original Format: Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Library. Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia
ANNUAL REPORT of the MOTOR-VEHICLE BRANCH FOR THE YEAR 1972
Text