OPP have published their yearly traffic data seeing how drivers on OPP patrolled roads, trials and waterways have fared in staying safe.
The data provides a two year snapshot of traffic fatalities, collisions and other factors.
Police say while traffic numbers were up in 2022 when compared to last year, the increase in fatalities noted the data should not be viewed or accepted as an inevitable outcome of more people on the roads who add a life lost in a preventable collision or other traffic incident is one too many.
(All data applies to OPP jurisdictions):
ROADS:
Motor vehicle fatalities:
2022: 359
2021: 315
Total number of collisions:
2022: 74,173
2021: 60,659
Lead contributing factor(s) (# of people killed):
Speed-related:
2022: 85
2021: 81
Inattentive-related:
2022: 61
2021: 60
Alcohol/drug-related:
2022: 64
2021: 32
Seatbelt-related:
2022: 61
2021: 47
Motorcycle fatalities:
2022: 44
2021: 35
Lead contributing factor(s) (# of people killed):
2022: Lost control (7)
2021: Speed – too fast for the conditions (6)
Fatalities involving commercial motor vehicles:
2022: 87
2021: 87
Lead contributing factor(s) (# of people killed):
2022: Lost control (16)
2021: Speed – too fast for conditions (10)
Pedestrian fatalities:
2022: 29
2021: 40
WATERWAYS:
Boating fatalities:
2022: 29
2021: 27
Primary cause(s) (# of people killed):
2022: Capsized vessel (13), falling overboard (9)
2021: Capsized vessel (13), falling overboard (10)
Number of deceased vessel occupants not wearing a Personal Floatation Device:
2022: 26
2021: 24
TRAILS:
Off-road vehicle fatalities:
2022: 27
2021: 22
Lead contributing factor(s) (# of people killed):
2022: Lost control (7)
2021: Lost control (9)
Snowmobile fatalities:
2021-2022 season: 14
2020-2021 season: 15
Lead contributing factor(s) (# of people killed):
2021-2022 season: Speed – too fast for the conditions (6)
2020-2021 season: Speed – too fast for the conditions (7)