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Age category Experience category crashes crashes licences rate rate crashes crashes licences rate rate crashes crashes licences rate rate
Learner/novice 1,8100 5,000 136,900 132 37 2,600 700 21,500 121 33 1,200 300 8,600 140 35
16 - 19 Experienced driver 1,900 500 9,800 194 51 300 100 1,700 176 59 100 35 700 143 50
16-19 total 20,000 5,500 146,700 136 37 2,900 800 23,300 124 34 1,300 335 9300 140 36
Learner/novice 22,900 6,700 157,900 145 42 2,800 800 23,500 119 34 1,500 450 11,300 133 40
20 - 29 Experienced driver 54,700 13,400 331,800 165 40 6,700 1,600 49,800 135 32 4,000 1,000 27,700 144 36
20-29 total 77,600 20,100 489,700 158 41 9,500 2,400 73,300 130 33 5,500 1,450 39,000 141 37
Learner/novice 5,400 1,500 52,700 102 28 500 150 5,600 89 27 300 100 2,800 107 36
30 - 69 Experienced driver 277,400 57,500 2,121,200 131 27 36,000 7,400 369,700 97 20 18,000 3,800 158,300 114 24
30-69 total 282,800 59,000 2,173,900 130 27 36,500 7,550 375,300 97 20 18,300 3,900 161,000 114 24
Learner/novice 25 ** 235 106 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
70 and older Experienced driver 29,800 4,700 297,200 101 16 5,900 900 69,900 84 13 2,800 400 28,100 100 14
70 and older total 29,925 4,700 297,500 101 16 5,900 900 69,900 84 13 2,800 400 28,100 100 14
Learner/novice 46,400 13,200 347,700 133 38 5,900 1,700 50,700 116 34 2,900 900 22,700 128 40
All ages Experienced driver 363,900 76,200 2,760,100 132 28 48,900 10,000 491,200 100 20 24,900 5,200 214,800 116 24
All ages total 410,300 89,400 3,107,800 132 29 54,800 11,700 541,900 101 22 27,800 6,100 237,500 117 26
* Statistics are not based on kilometres driven SOURCE: ICBC
ICBC notes: 4. All crashes include casualty crashes and property-damage-only 6. All crash rates are per 1,000 active licences. Caveats:
1. Counts of active licences are as of Dec. 31, 2009. crashes. 7. Casualty crash rates are per 1,000 active licences. Some numbers take time to settle: For example, counts of incidents
2. Experience is based on the status of the licence on the crash 5. Crashes may be counted more than once. For example, a crash 8. **indicate counts are too low to report. can increase when restated at later dates as claimants have up to
date: Learner/Novice indicates 'L' and 'N' licences; Experienced involving a 19-year-old driver and a 45-year-old driver would be two years to file claims.
driver are graduates of the Graduated Licensing Program or were counted twice, once in each age category. Another example, a crash Disclaimer: Not all records contain location data of sufficient detail or accuracy
licensed prior to GLP. involving a novice 25-year-old driver and an experienced 29-year- This report is intended to provide general information only and to enable precise mapping of the event to a point on a map (e.g.
3. Casualty crashes are crashes resulting in an injured or fatal old driver would be counted twice, once in each experience should not be viewed as an audited, or otherwise formally location reporting can be relatively weak for rural areas). Therefore,
victim category. validated report. location counts should not be considered comprehensive.