Government of Saskatchewan (REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN) The Government of Saskatchewan announced it is investing $1.88 billion to build the Regina Bypass, the largest infrastructure project in Saskatchewan’s history. This includes the cost of design, construction, finance, operations, and maintenance over the…
Government of PEI (CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI) Recent amendments to the Highway Safety Act create tougher penalties for those caught driving while using handheld communication devices, says Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy Minister Paula Biggar. “It is sad to see collisions on our…
Every day in B.C., 129 teens get their learner’s licence. With students out for summer break, that number peaks in our province as teens are eager to spend their free time learning to drive and becoming more independent. Continue reading…
Parachute (TORONTO, ONTARIO) New data from The Cost of Injury in Canada Report shows the financial costs of preventable injuries are rising, while the human costs are catastrophic. Using the latest national and provincial data available (2010), the Report shows…
Transport Canada (OTTAWA, ONTARIO) Today, the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, introduced legislation in the House of Commons to better protect Canadian motorists through new powers to order vehicle recalls. This new legislation was previously announced in Budget 2015….
Government of Ontario (TORONTO, ONTARIO) Today, Ontario passed the Making Ontario’s Roads Safer Act to help ensure that the province’s roads are among the safest in North America. In order to reduce collisions, injuries and fatalities on Ontario’s roads, the…
CBC News (WINNIPEG, MANITOBA) The number of motorcycles on Manitoba roads has more than doubled in the last 20 years. In 1996, 6,734 motorcycles registered with Manitoba Public Insurance. In 2014, that number was 14,141. Continue reading this post…
CTV News (MONTREAL, QUEBEC) Most of us know it’s against the law to use a smartphone behind the wheel – but what about a smartwatch? A Pincourt man learned the hard way that police won’t tolerate those either. Jeffrey Macesin…
CTV News (LONDON, ONTARIO) Provincial police say 32 people died in motorcycle crashes on OPP-patrolled roads in 2014, a nine-year high. Continue reading this post…
Vancouver Sun (VANCOUVER, B.C.) The B.C. government is shifting traffic violations out of court in a move lawyers fear strips motorists of constitutional rights. The Liberals are implementing amendments passed with no fanfare in 2012 to establish a new process…
Achieving more together: CARSP launches partnership policy and seeks new partners For immediate release Contact: info@carsp.ca CARSP’s strategic plan includes a focus on working with others. Since its inception, a key attribute of CARSP has been an emphasis on the…
Market Wired (OAKVILLE, ONTARIO) A new regulation, taking effect today, to extend the zero alcohol requirement for new and young drivers will help reduce impaired driving and improve road safety, says MADD Canada. Previously, drivers were required to maintain a…
Edmonton Journal (EDMONTON, ALBERTA) An Edmonton businessman who is determined to keep his own children from driving distracted has created a device that he says delays texts, phone calls, social media messages and other alerts until a vehicle is in…
Calgary Herald (CALGARY, ALBERTA) Drivers in Alberta caught texting behind the wheel, or grooming, programming a GPS or talking on a hand-held cellphone, will soon be hit with demerit points and bigger fines after a private member’s bill unanimously passed third…
CBC News (EDMONTON, ALBERTA) Renaye Wade spent two years learning to talk again. This week, the right people finally started listening. Her voice is quiet, her words halting, but her message has been clear and consistent: Alberta needs much tougher distracted…
CTV News (VANCOUVER, B.C.) Drivers who go slowly in the left lanes of highways are such a common nuisance that British Columbia is considering ways to coax them into keeping right. Todd Stone, B.C.’s Minister of Transportation, told CTV Vancouver that he…
Daily Business Buzz (ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND) …In December 2014, at the end of the trial, the city and the department were found guilty of seven counts each of violating Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations by failing to do all…
CBC News (WINNIPEG, MANITOBA) A local company is calling its school bus safety results astounding. For four months, Winnipeg-based Teknisult attached cameras to school buses in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. It found 423 violations of drivers ignoring the flashing red stop signs as…
The promotion of road safety in Canada takes place at many levels. Some national programmes, typically in support of federal legislation, are undertaken by one or more government departments (e.g. justice, health and transport). Likewise, the departments of transportation of…
The Atlantic City Lab, Washington, DC When Evander Holyfield was a young man, he was the victim of road rage. He was 17, he tells the Associated Press, and driving a car he described as “raggly.” When it broke down…