Orsar report data summary

  • Motorcycle related data from 2001 to 2021.
  • Missing Orsar reports from 2022 onwards.
  • Graphs related to quoted stats discussed in Theory portion of lessons.
  • Click or hover over graphs to see stats for that year.

Daytime versus nightime and weekend collisions

78.5% of fatal collisions in 2017 occurred during the daylight hours.
  • 'Daytime Fatality' ranges from % to % - blue line below.
  • The latest 2020 value has 'Daytime Fatality' at 77%.
  • 'Weekend Fatality' outlier value in 2015 with fatalities reported at 77.8% - green line below.



Motorcycle rider error

54% of fatal collisions in 2014 resulted from speed and the driver losing control.
  • 'Speed Too Fast/Lost Control' ranges from % to % - blue bar graph below.
  • The latest 2020 value has 'Speed Too Fast/Lost Control' at 51%.
  • 'Other Error' ranges from % to % - green bar graph below.
Direct control: (average) just over 20% of fatalities showed excessive speed.
  • Approximately correct stat for 2015 and 2016 but these are lower than 2014 stat reported above.
  • This stat is trending upwards from 2017.
  • The latest 2020 value has 'Speed Too Fast/Lost Control' at 51%.
46% of fatal motorcycle collisions in 2015 were single vehicle collisions.
  • 'Single Vehicle Collisions' ranges from % to % - red line below.
  • The latest 2020 value has 'Single Vehicle Collisions' at 44%.
  • In 2015, 'Single Vehicle Collisions' were 24.1% not 46%.



Vulnerable Road Users

58% of multi-vehicle motorcycle collisions on Toronto expressways (2010-2014) involved aggressive riding by the motorcyclist.
  • Unable to locate stat.
The graph below plots 'Motorcycle fatalities' in blue as well as 'Fatalies per 10,000 motorcycles' in green - this is a reproduction of the 'Vulnerable Road Users' graph displayed in the Foreward section of the Orsar reports.
  • The upward trend in 2020 may be an outlier - need 2021-2023 stats.


Alcohol and impairment

Motorcyclists are 3X more likely to be in a fatal collision with BAC under 0.05 than car drivers.
  • Unable to locate stat.
  • 'Alcohol > 0.08' ranges from % to % - red bar graph below.
  • 'Had been drinking' ranges from % to % - green bar graph below.
  • 'Unknown' ranges from % to % - blue bar graph below.
From a 2013 New Zealand report (Keall, Michael & Clark, Belinda & Rudin-Brown, Christina), it was estimated that, relative to their sober risk, motorcycle riders at BAC = 0.03 percent have 3 times the fatality risk and, at BAC = 0.08, 20 times the fatality risk.



Motorcycle versus passenger vehicle

This calculated stat examines only motorcycles versus passenger cars (it ignores all trucks, commercial vans, etc) comparing the percent population of motorcycles (the blue line below) to fatalities (red line). For example, in 2020, 2.98% of those vehicles were motorcycles but this population contributed to 25.08% of fatalities. The upward trend is concerning.