Analysis and estimation of the social cost of motor vehicle collisions in Ontario : Analyse et estimation du coût social des collisions de la route en Ontario : rapport final

More detail on the model’s component parts and social cost findings can be found in separate chapters devoted to the models of the social costs of motor vehicle collisions for: Ontario; sub-sets of collisions in Ontario; Canadian jurisdictions; and individuals covered by the WS&IB as well as in Appendices. [...] Ontario Model • Collisions where one or more of the vehicles involved was a large truck1 represent 7% of all collisions, 18% of fatal collisions and 15% ($2.7 billion) of the social costs of collision in Ontario in 2004. [...] These are adjusted to reflect cases of under- reporting and misreporting and to add other impacts of the collision, such as use of police 1 The high and low estimates are based on alternate willingness-to-pay estimates for the value of statistical life available in the literature. [...] Next the social costs of collisions were estimated based on the characteristics of the collisions in each jurisdiction using parameters established in the Ontario model (in C3— Social costs). [...] However, given the age of the study one of the adjustments we make is to reflect the changed mix of injuries from motor vehicle collision in 2004 compared to 1990.