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Table 1 Distribution of fatal and non-fatal injuries by risk factor for 52,131 vehicles involved in collisions between 2001 and 2006 on Ontario’s 400-series highways

From: Risk of death in crashes on Ontario’s highways

  

Outcome – N (%)

Total

Fatal

Injury

Total

 

783 (1.5)

51,348 (98.5)

52,131

Highway

 

400

102 (1.9)

5,347 (98.1)

5,449

401

456 (1.4)

31,094 (98.6)

31,550

402

20 (3.4)

573(96.6)

593

403

40 (1.3)

3,124 (98.7)

3,164

404

13 (0.4)

3,088 (99.6)

3,101

405

9 (15.8)

48 (84.2)

57

406

18 (2,7)

640 (97.3)

658

409

1 (0.3)

352 (99.7)

353

410

10 (1.1)

907 (98.9)

917

416

5 (1.2)

416 (98.8)

421

417

82 (2.6)

3,013(97.4)

3,095

420

3 (1.7)

170 (98.3)

173

427

24 (0.9)

2,576 (99.1)

2,600

Season

 

Winter

218 (1.6)

13,762 (98.4)

13,980

Spring

165 (1.4)

11,280 (98.6)

11,445

Summer

238 (1.8)

12,890 (98.2)

13,128

Fall

162 (1.5)

13,416 (98.5)

13,578

Day of the Week

 

Sunday

109 (1.7)

6,300 (98.3)

6,409

Monday

114 (1.5)

7,292 (98.5)

7,406

Tuesday

81 (1.1)

7,452 (98.9)

7,533

Wednesday

98 (1.3)

7,290 (98.7)

7,388

Thursday

103 (1.3)

7,624 (98.7)

7,727

Friday

166 (1.9)

8,599 (98.1)

8,765

Saturday

112 (1.6)

6,791 (98.4)

6,903

Time Period*

 

Evening (8 pm-12 am)

114 (2.0)

5,722 (98.0)

5,836

Night (12 am-4 am)

146 (3.4)

4,137 (96.6)

4,283

Early Morning (4 am-8 am)

99 (1.3)

7,619 (98.7)

7,718

Morning (8 am-12 pm)

107 (1.1)

9,525 (98.1)

9,632

Afternoon (12 pm-4 pm)

144 (1.4)

9,901 (98.6)

10,045

Early Evening (4 pm-8 pm)

173 (1.2)

14,256 (98.8)

14,429

Sex

 

Female

176 (1.1)

15,464 (98.9)

15,640

Male

607 (1.7)

35,884 (98.3)

36,491

Age Group

 

Adolescence

26 (1.1)

2,267 (98.9)

2,293

Early Adulthood

363 (1.4)

25,742 (98.6)

26,105

Middle Adulthood

326 (1.6)

19,483 (98.4)

19,809

Late Adulthood

49 (2.3)

2,055 (97.7)

2,104

Environment

 

Clear

549 (1.4)

39,598 (98.6)

40,147

Rain

45 (1.0)

4,567 (99.0)

4,612

Snow

82 (1.5)

5,354 (98.5)

5,436

Frozen Rain

23 (2.7)

842 (97.3)

865

Drifting Snow

55 (12.8)

375 (87.2)

430

Wind

10 (7.9)

117 (92.1)

127

Fog

16 (4.1)

372 (95.9)

388

Other

3 (2.4)

123 (97.6)

126

Road Characteristic

 

Undivided 1-Way

10 (1.3)

732 (98.7)

742

Undivided 2-Way

42 (3.9)

1,026 (96.1)

1,068

Dividing Barrier

318 (1.5)

21,463 (98.5)

21,781

Divided

301 (5.0)

5,706 (95.0)

6,008

Ramp Road

37 (0.6)

6,096 (99.4)

6,133

Collector

30 (0.3)

8,799 (99.7)

8,828

Expressway

43 (0.6)

7,067 (99.4)

7,110

Transfer

2 (0.5)

416 (99.5)

418

  1. *Missing data for: time period = 188, sex = 7, road characteristic = 43.