Keith Vodden Dr. Douglas Smith - Transports Canada

Analysis and Estimation of the Social Cost of Motor Vehicle Collisions in Ontario
Exhibit VI-6
British Columbia
(cont-d) Social Costs for Canadian Jurisdictions based on
Willingness to Pay—Medium Scenario (2004 $ millions)
Collision Severity
Fatal Injury PDO TOTAL
Fatalities 5950.5 5950.5
Injuries:
Major 21.3 389.3 410.6
Minor 21.0 805.7 826.7
Minimal 0.5 22.8 23.3
Total disability 4.7 104.4 109.1
Partial disability 25.9 650.9 676.8
HUMAN SUB-TOTAL 6,023.9 1,973.2 7,997.1
Other costs:
Property damage 8.9 295.9 203.9 508.7
Hospital/Health care:
- ER facility 0.1 3.5 0.0 3.6
- Hospital stay facility 0.6 6.6 7.3
- Medical practitioners 2.2 48.8 51.0
Police 3.4 18.8 4.5 26.6
Courts 0.5 2.8 0.7 3.9
Fire 1.0 33.6 34.7
Ambulance 0.8 14.9 15.8
Tow trucks 0.3 11.7 8.9 20.8
Out of pocket 0.3 19.8 21.4 41.5
Traffic delays:
- Extra time 25.8 21.8 6.0 53.6
- Extra fuel 2.2 1.8 0.5 4.5
- Extra pollution 23.7 20.0 5.5 49.2
OTHER SUB-TOTAL 69.7 500.2 251.3 821.2
OVERALL TOTAL 6,093.6 2,473.3 251.3 8,818.2
102 TNS Canadian Facts, Social and Policy Research