On-Road Motor Vehicle Injuries

Motor vehicle collisions (MVC's) refer to any crashes involving motorized vehicles. This includes traffic collisions, those that occur on public streets and highways, and non-traffic collisions, which occur elsewhere, such as off-road. Collisions can include one or more motor vehicles that result in injury or death to the driver, passengers, pedestrians or those riding bicycles.

This HealthSTATS page provides data on the injuries to occupants of on-road motor vehicles including cars, vans, trucks and buses. This category excludes motorcycles.  For information on booster seat use in Simcoe Muskoka, please visit the HealthSTATS page on booster seat use.

From 2003-07, there were 13,245 Emergency Room (ER) visits for on-road motor vehicle injuries in Simcoe Muskoka residents; 26% (3,451) occurred in residents 15 to 24 years old and 10% (1,280) occurred in 40 to 44 year olds. The ER visit rate in Simcoe Muskoka was significantly higher than the Ontario rate. The ER data come from the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS).

Between 2003-07, there were 1,101 hospitalizations for on-road motor vehicle injuries in Simcoe Muskoka residents; 20% occurred in 15 to 24 year olds. The Simcoe Muskoka hospitalization rate was significantly higher than the Ontario rate. The hospitalization data come from the Discharge Abstract Database (DAD).

Between 2000-04, 64 Simcoe Muskoka residents died due to on-road motor vehicle injuries. Three-quarters (75%) were male and 41% were between the age of 15 to 29 years. The death data come from the Vital Statistics database for Ontario.