The meaning and definitions behind the document’s title, Inside the Hard Drive, is
representative of the document’s purpose: to provide data and information about the
Department of Transportation, including the Department’s
• internal operations and direction;
• programs, technology and efforts to surmount challenges; and
• progress, momentum and drive to meet its mandate.
This report presents traffic data collected by the Department of Transportation on the territorial highway
network from 1993 to 2006. This report includes traffic information collected on major highways, access
roads, winter roads and associated ferry crossings. The report also contains information on vehicle
classifications.
This report presents a statistical summary of the vehicle and driver population in the Northwest Territories and presents a summary of revenue, driver testing activity, convictions and suspensions. This information can be used by Program Managers, Regional Superintendents and Senior Managers to assess Road Licensing and Safety activities and monitor trends. The information in this report is derived from data maintained on the Road Licensing and Safety Motor Vehicle Information System (MVIS). A series of reports are used to extract the statistical information from MVIS.