TERM
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DESCRIPTION
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Alcohol Involved
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Evidence that alcohol impaired the individual’s driving ability.
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Collision Month
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The month when the collision occurred.
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Collision Year
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The year when the collision occurred.
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Contributing Factors
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Circumstances or events that the attending police officer perceived to directly contribute to the collision.
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Distraction
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Evidence that the driver was using a communication/video device, was inattentive or was internally/externally distracted.
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Driver Error/Confusion
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Evidence that the driver made an error or was confused. This included gas/brake confusion.
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Driver Inattentive
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Evidence that the driver was not concentrating on driving, was inobservant or was inattentive.
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Driving without Due Care
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Evidence that the driver failed to use just, proper and sufficient care, so far as the circumstances deemed; evidence of negligence.
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Drugs Involved
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Evidence that drugs impaired the individual’s driving ability.
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Fatal Victim
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Refers to a road user who died within 30 days after the date when an injury was sustained in a crash involving at least one motor vehicle. Excludes roads where the Motor Vehicle Act does not apply, such as forest-service roads, industrial roads and private driveways. Also excludes off-road snowmobile crashes, homicides and suicides.
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Glare - Artificial
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Evidence that appoaching headlights, street lighting, neon signs, etc. contributed to the collision.
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Health Authority
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The Health Authority region to which the community where the collision occurred belongs.
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Health Service Delivery Area
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The Health Service Delivery Area to which the community where the collision occurred belongs.
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Injury Type
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The injury type of the most severe injury sustained by the victim.
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Insufficient Traffic Control
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Reported as a contributing factor when the officer believes that additional signage or signals would have been helpful to motorists approaching or negotiating the collision location.
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Location of Severest Injury
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The location of the most severe injury sustained by the victim.
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Medication Involved
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Evidence that medications impaired the individual’s driving ability.
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Primary Collision Occurrence
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The primary collision occurrence configuration.
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Site Line Obstruction
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Evidence that the driver's line of site was obstructed, for example by a snow bank, a large truck, bushes, etc.
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Speed Involved
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Evidence that the vehicle was being operated at an unsafe speed, was exceeding the speed limit, or was being driven too fast for conditions.
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Vehicle Modification
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Changes such as jacked up rear springs, over or undersized wheels, small steering wheel, oversize engine, etc.
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Windows Obstructed
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Foggy or frosty windows, window stickers or other items that prevent a clear view.
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