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The Waterloo Regional Police Service provides statistical data for various areas of traffic and road safety.  Statistics information gathered includes the yearly R.I.D.E. Enforcement program for Oktoberfest and R.I.D.E. program activity for other festive times of the year.

Overall collision data for the region is below and provides a synopsis of the previous years of impaired driving incidents in Waterloo Region.

R.I.D.E. Yearly Statistics

 2008 

 2007

2006 
2005
2004
2003
RIDE Programs

231

 111

106
120
96
98
Vehicles Checked

 54, 582

 54,160

45,630
50,321
44,005
41,091
Roadside Tests

 866

 402

449
569
552
563
12 Hour Suspension

 277

 136

120
151
134
151
Over 80/Impaired Drivers

 92

 64

68
37
34
62
DRE Tests

 5

 n/a

 n/a

 n/a

 n/a

 n/a

Refuse Test

14 

 6

7
2
4
1
Other Criminal Code

 44

 16

       
Highway Traffic Act

 716

 311

       
C.D.S.A.

 12

 14

       
L.L.A.

 23

 10

       

 

 

 R.I.D.E. Oktoberfest

 2009

 2008

2007 
2006
2005
Vehicles checked

 15,054

13,140

 19,888
16,222
16,061
Road side tests

 85

100

104 
118
126
12-hour suspension

 8

17

31 
30
32
Over 80mg

 7

4

18
6
Impaired

 3

1

15
1
Drug Recognition Expert Test 

 1

 3

 n/a

  n/a

 n/a

Refuse Test

 1

3

1
0
Other Criminal Code

 4

 12

1
5
Highway Traffic Act

 21

 79

72 
54
56
C.D.S.A.

 3

 3

1
4
Liquor License Act

 0

 4

 11
0
4
No insurance

 n/a

 4

 3

n/a
0

     

 

Collision Data

 2008

 2007  2006
2005
2004
2003
Total

 11,527

11,478   10,851
10,858
11,543

12,931

Fatal Injury

 18

11   12
16
16

20

Personal Injury

 1,807

1,821   1,874
1,958
1,918

2,196

Property Damage

 7,692

7,616   7,193
7,464
7,422

8,479

Hit and Run

 2,010

2,030   1,772
1,420
2,187

2,236

 
Impaired Driving  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Number of Drivers Tested  704 707 666 625 661
Maximum- alcohol/100ml blood  368 367 349 349 346
Impaired Driving /Over 80mg charges  543 503 426 474 504
12 Hour Licence Suspensions  87 111 111 75 70
90 day suspensions (ADLS)  655 515 466 501 560

Refusal Charges

 41 12 23 27 58

Drivers Involved in Collisions

 170 158 199 178 211

 

 R.I.D.E. Festive Season

 2008

 2007

 2006

 Vehicles Checked

 5,026

6,318 

11,794 

 Roadside Tests

 131

49 

107 

 DRE Tests

 0

 n/a

 n/a

 12 Hour Suspensions

 55

13 

30 

 Impaired Charges

 2

 Over 80mg Charges

 9

11 

 Refuse Test

 4

 Other Criminal Code

 6

 Highway Traffic Act

 113

25 

67 

 Controlled Drugs and Substances

 1

 Liquor License Act

 1

 No Insurance

 n/a

n/a 

 C.D.S.A

 1

 3

 n/a