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Global News (TORONTO, ONTARIO) Transport ministers from across Canada seemed to have mixed feelings about the criminalization of distracted driving on Wednesday as they met in Toronto. Quebec’s transport minister, Laurent Lessard, asked Ottawa to consider criminalizing distracted driving last month. Global News used this…
Global News (TORONTO, ONTARIO) As officers prepare for a busy Labour Day weekend on the roads, the Ontario Provincial Police said distracted driving-related deaths are on track to double the number of impaired driving-related fatalities this year. The OPP said…
Global News (MONTREAL, QUEBEC) Quebec’s new transport minister wants his federal counterpart Marc Garneau to examine the possibility of making it a criminal offence to use a cellphone while driving. Laurent Lessard raised the issue during a press briefing on…
AutoFocus (TORONTO, ONTARIO) There’s been some discussion about how autonomous vehicles (AVs) will change the way we drive—but not as much about how they’ll change what we drive on. We look at the future of roads, traffic and infrastructure in the…
Vancouver Sun (VANCOUVER, BC) …In 2014, the B.C. Transportation Ministry hypothesized that higher speed limits might improve safety. On many highways, the higher speed cars (“85th percentile”) were travelling faster than the speed limit. The ministry thought that by increasing speed…
The Globe and Mail (TORONTO, ONTARIO) Toronto City Council backed a $52-million boost for road safety over the next five years, beating back an attempt to speed up the plan and in the process calling for a ban on pedestrians…
CBC News (OTTAWA, ONTARIO) The man tasked with coming up with Canada’s marijuana law has a proposal for dealing with one of the biggest issues facing legalization: prevention of driving under the influence of pot. While police can conduct field sobriety…
CBC News (TORONTO, ONTARIO) You’re standing on the side of the road, with traffic whizzing past. The police officer who pulled you over suspects you may have smoked the reefer before departing for McDonald’s. ut she’s in a bit of a…
Global News (EDMONTON, ALBERTA) Drug-impaired driving has become a growing issue for law enforcement across the country and the Liberal government’s plan to legalize marijuana next spring may compound the problem. “There is a rise in drug-impaired driving. It might…
CBC News (EDMONTON, ALBERTA) Law enforcement agencies should prepare for an influx of drug-impaired drivers before marijuana is legalized in Canada, says an American state trooper. When Colorado legalized marijuana in 2014, police weren’t prepared to crack down on those who light up…
B.C. Ministry of Health (VICTORIA, B.C.) Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall today released a report that examines road safety in British Columbia. “Road safety is still a critical public-health issue,” said Kendall. “Any preventable death or serious injury is…
City News (TORONTO, ONTARIO) An Ontario judge sentenced a 29-year-old man to 10 years in prison on Tuesday in a horrific drunk driving crash north of Toronto that killed three children and their grandfather. Marco Muzzo had faced the possibility…
Truck News (TORONTO, ONTARO) With reports indicating that the federal government may follow the US’s lead and mandate truck drivers’ use of electronic logging devices (ELDs), trucking associations in Western Canada appear to all be in favour of the move…
Digital Journal (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Protecting employees from motor vehicles crashes could be a profitable investment for U.S. businesses, according to a new report released today by the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS). In 2013, U.S. traffic crashes cost…
Calgary Herald (CALGARY, ALBERTA) The financial impact of life-altering pedestrian collisions and fatalities in Calgary could be $120 million each year, and possibly higher, according to newly released city figures. Calgary’s transportation department recently adopted societal cost estimates from a 2010 report…
Canada Newswire (RICHMOND, B.C.) This year, the second annual Road Safety at Work Week is focusing on “Employer Responsibility” to help employers in BC better understand their responsibilities to employees who drive for work. Motor vehicle crashes continue to be the leading…
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND) The Honourable Al Hawkins, Minister of Transportation and Works, met with federal, provincial and territorial counterparts yesterday in Ottawa during meetings of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety… …During the meeting,…
MADD Canada (OAKVILLE, ONTARIO) With rates of drug-impaired driving on the rise, and with the federal government’s promise to legalize marijuana, the need for an effective and cost-efficient method to detect drug-impaired drivers is greater than ever. A new paper,…
Reuters Canada (DETROIT, MICHIGAN) The U.S. government and a group of leading global automakers are set to announce a ground-breaking voluntary agreement at the Detroit auto show on Friday aimed at dramatically improving the industry’s safety, according to company officials….
MADD Canada (OAKVILLE, ONTARIO) New impaired driving countermeasures, introduced by New Brunswick Public Safety Minister Stephen Horsman today, will substantially reduce impaired driving in the province, says MADD Canada. “These changes represent a significant commitment to address the impaired driving…