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Table S8: Commercial and Other Vehicles Involved in Fatal Collisions by Vehicle Type, 2018–2023
| 2018-2022 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Type | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022R | Average | 2023E |
| Commercial Vehicles | |||||||
| All buses | 33 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Straight trucks > 4,536 kg | 135 | 128 | 119 | 138 | 154 | 135 | 158 |
| Tractor-trailers | 220 | 239 | 179 | 207 | 204 | 210 | 212 |
| Total Commercial Vehicles | 388 | 381 | 319 | 360 | 378 | 366 | 392 |
| Non-commercial vehicles involved with NSC vehicles1 | 353 | 370 | 286 | 297 | 342 | 330 | 350 |
| Total vehicles in collisions involving commercial vehicles | 741 | 751 | 605 | 657 | 720 | 696 | 742 |
| Total all other vehicles involved | 2,163 | 1,941 | 1,973 | 1,978 | 2,192 | 2,049 | 2,189 |
| Total of all vehicles involved | 2,904 | 2,692 | 2,578 | 2,635 | 2,912 | 2,745 | 2,931 |
Notes and Sources
Notes: R= Revised data. E= Estimated data.
Data for Ontario and Alberta are preliminary for 2022 and 2023. Data for New Brunswick were estimated.
1 NSC = National Safety Code. Heavy vehicles are regulated by the National Safety Code and are often referred to as NSC vehicles. The NSC is a code of minimum performance standards for the safe operation of commercial vehicles, agreed to by all jurisdictions in Canada. For more information on the NSC see: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/safevehicles-motorcarriers-safetycode-index-290.htm
Sources: Collision statistics: Transport Canada, Road Safety Programs, National Collision Database
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Notes: R= Revised data. E= Estimated data.
Data for Ontario and Alberta are preliminary for 2022 and 2023. Data for New Brunswick were estimated.
1 NSC = National Safety Code. Heavy vehicles are regulated by the National Safety Code and are often referred to as NSC vehicles. The NSC is a code of minimum performance standards for the safe operation of commercial vehicles, agreed to by all jurisdictions in Canada. For more information on the NSC see: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/safevehicles-motorcarriers-safetycode-index-290.htm
Sources: Collision statistics: Transport Canada, Road Safety Programs, National Collision Database
Data for Ontario and Alberta are preliminary for 2022 and 2023. Data for New Brunswick were estimated.
1 NSC = National Safety Code. Heavy vehicles are regulated by the National Safety Code and are often referred to as NSC vehicles. The NSC is a code of minimum performance standards for the safe operation of commercial vehicles, agreed to by all jurisdictions in Canada. For more information on the NSC see: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/safevehicles-motorcarriers-safetycode-index-290.htm
Sources: Collision statistics: Transport Canada, Road Safety Programs, National Collision Database