Policy for for Road Road Safety Safety Policy Policy for Road Safety in Canada Canada- -Qu Qué ébec bec in in Canada-Québec Anne- -Marie Leclerc Marie Leclerc Anne Ministè ère des Transports du Qu re des Transports du Qué ébec bec Minist First Delegate Delegate Canada Canada- -Qu Qué ébec bec First PIARC Vice President President PIARC Vice
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A vast vast territory territory : : A 2 • 1.7 million km 1.7 million km 2 • Population : Population : • 7.5 million 7.5 million inhabitants inhabitants • 3
Climate conditions conditions Climate conditions Climate • In winter winter: : nearly nearly 3.5 m 3.5 m • In in snowfall snowfall in Qu in Qué ébec bec in City and City and 6 m in a 6 m in a mountainous region region mountainous • Ground frozen frozen for for over over • Ground 4 months months to a to a depth depth 4 ranging from from 1.2 m to 1.2 m to ranging 3 m 3 m • • Average temperature Average temperature ranging from from - -13 13 o C in ranging o C in January to 22 to 22 o C in July January o C in July in Montré éal al in Montr • Extreme temperatures temperatures • Extreme o to ranging from ranging from - -35 35 o to 30 o C 30 o C 4
Road network in Qu network in Qué ébec: bec: Road Road network in Québec: 135 000 km 135 000 km 135 000 km 4,960 km of of autoroutes autoroutes 4,960 km 10,210 km of of provincial provincial highways highways 10,210 km 5,860 km of of r ré égional gional highways highways 5,860 km 7,910 km of of collector collector highways highways 7,910 km 3% 3% 7% 7% 4% 4% 28,940 km of of roads roads 28,940 km 6% 6% under the the under responsability of responsability of the Government Government the 80% 80% 106,060 km of of roads roads 106,060 km managed by managed by the the municipalities municipalities 5
Road safety safety in Qu in Qué ébec bec Road safety in Québec Road Sharing of of responsibilities responsibilities Sharing at different different levels levels at Qué ébec bec Government Government departments departments and and agencies agencies Qu • Minist Ministè ère des Transports du Qu re des Transports du Qué ébec bec • • Soci Socié ét té é de l de l’ ’assurance automobile du Qu assurance automobile du Qué ébec bec • Municipalities Municipalities Numerous partners partners Numerous 6 6
Road safety safety record record Road Road safety record • Since Since 1989: 1989: • – The The number number of of kilometers kilometers travelled travelled has has – increased by 37.3% by 37.3% increased – The The number number of of v vé éhicles hicles has has increased increased by by – 29% 29% – The The safety safety efforts efforts of of all all partners partners have have – reduced the the number number of of deaths deaths by 42.6% by 42.6% reduced 7
Road safety safety record record Road Road safety record 43% 43% reduction reduction in in the the number number of of deaths deaths despite despite a a traffic traffic 60% 60% increase volume volume of of 37% 37% increase 40% 40% 37% 37% 29% 29% 20% 20% 19% 19% 17% 17% 0% 0% -20% - 20% Kilometrage + 37% + 37% Kilometrage Road Road v vé éhicles hicles + 29% + 29% -40% - 40% - 43% - 43% Heavy trucks + 19% trucks + 19% Heavy Buses excluding Buses excluding school school buses + 17% buses + 17% - -60% 60% Deaths – Deaths – 43% 43% 8
Road safety safety record record Road safety record Road • 66% 66% of of accidents accidents occur occur on municipal on municipal • roads roads – Mainly Mainly at at intersections intersections – • 33% 33% of of accidents accidents occur occur on on roads roads • under MTQ MTQ responsibility responsibility under – 62% 62% of of fatal fatal accidents accidents occur occur on on the the MTQ MTQ – network network – Many Many “ “road road approach approach ″ ″ accidents accidents – 9
Supervisory tools tools Supervisory Supervisory tools • Highway Highway Safety Safety Code Code • • Transportation Transportation Safety Safety Policy Policy - - • Road Component Component Road • Action Plan on Action Plan on Road Road Safety Safety • 10
2001- -2005 2005 Road Road Safety Safety Policy Policy 2001 2001-2005 Road Safety Policy • Produced jointly jointly by by the the • Produced Ministè Minist ère des re des Transports du Qué ébec bec Transports du Qu and Soci Socié ét té é de de and l’ ’assurance automobile assurance automobile l du Qué du Qu ébec bec • • Collaboration by Collaboration by different partners partners: : different – Police Police officers officers, , – coroners, university university coroners, researchers, public , public researchers health specialists health specialists, etc. , etc. • Objective: improve improve the the • Objective: road accident road accident toll toll by by 15% 15% 11
2001- -2005 2005 Policy Policy 2001 2001-2005 Policy Framework of of intervention intervention Framework FACTORS FACTORS ROAD SOCIOECONOMIC ROAD SOCIOECONOMIC HUMAN HUMAN VEHICLE VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT PHASES PHASES Diminished Vehicle in in Curve Roadway Roadway Diminished Vehicle Curve PREIMPACT PREIMPACT CSR CSR capacity capacity good good condition condition condition condition Vehicle Vehicle Weakened Weakened Seat belt belt Air bag Seat Air bag PERIMPACT PERIMPACT manufacturing manufacturing guardrails guardrails standards standards Capacity to Capacity to Fuel tank Emergency Emergency Integrated Integrated Fuel tank POSTIMPACT POSTIMPACT overcome overcome reliability reliability telephone telephone care system care system injuries injuries 12
Principal MTQ actions in 2004- -2005 2005 Principal MTQ actions in 2004-2005 Principal MTQ actions in 2004 $301.6 million 2005: $301.6 million MTQ investment MTQ investment in in safety safety in 2004 in 2004- -2005: Maintenance of Maintenance of safety safety equipment equipment $43.7 million $43.7 million 14.5% 14.5% Development Development of of the the road road network network $62.1 million $62.1 million 20.6% 20.6% Improvement of Improvement of the the road road network network $114.5 million $114.5 million Conservation of of roadways roadways and and Conservation 38% 38% other components other components $81.3 million $81.3 million 27% 27% 13
Safety and and winter winter maintenance maintenance Safety Safety and winter maintenance Investment Investment in in winter winter maintenance maintenance $178 M $178 M $170 M $170 M $170 M * $170 M * $168 M $168 M $160 M $160 M $159 M $159 M $158 M $158 M 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 14 * Upgrading Upgrading of of snow snow removal removal and and deicing deicing criteria criteria since since 1999 1999 *
Safety and and winter winter maintenance maintenance Safety and winter maintenance Safety • Annual Annual winter winter maintenance budget maintenance budget • over $170 million $170 million over • The The MTQ MTQ annually annually uses: uses: • – 750,000 tonnes (750 million kg) 750,000 tonnes (750 million kg) of of – deicing salt salt deicing – 750,000 tonnes (750 million kg) 750,000 tonnes (750 million kg) of of – abrasives abrasives 15
Safety on on road road work work sites sites Safety Safety on road work sites • Annual Annual action plan action plan • to ensure ensure the the safety safety to of road road users users and and of workers workers • Network vision: Network vision: • – Road corridors – Road corridors instead of instead of job sites job sites 16
MTQ Strategy Strategy Plan Plan MTQ MTQ Strategy Plan • “Assure Assure users users of of safe safe • “ transportation infrastructure ″ ″ is is transportation infrastructure one of the MTQ’ ’s strategic s strategic one of the MTQ orientations for 2005- -2008 2008 orientations for 2005 17
Strategy Plan Plan – – Strategy Strategy Plan – objectives of of orientation orientation objectives objectives of orientation 1. Develop Develop a new a new 3. Contribute Contribute to to 1. 3. road safety safety policy policy improving road road road improving infrastructure infrastructure 2. Promote Promote concerted concerted 2. safety safety action on safety safety by by action on all partners partners 4. Contribute Contribute to to all 4. improving the the improving accident toll toll accident related to to heavy heavy related vehicles and and OHVs OHVs vehicles 18
Avenues to favour favour Avenues to Avenues to favour • Implement Implement a a strategy strategy to to counter counter • speeding speeding • Account Account for for human human behaviour behaviour in in the the • design of of layouts layouts design • Improve Improve the the safety safety of of road road • approaches in rural areas in rural areas and and approaches intersections in urban urban areas areas intersections in 19
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