Policy for Road Safetyin Canada-Québec

PolicyPolicy for for RoadRoad SafetySafetyin in CanadaCanada--QuQuéébecbec

AnneAnne--Marie LeclercMarie LeclercMinistMinistèère des Transports du Qure des Transports du Quéébecbec

FirstFirst DelegateDelegate CanadaCanada--QuQuéébecbecPIARC Vice PIARC Vice PresidentPresident

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A A vastvast territoryterritory ::•• 1.7 million km 1.7 million km 22

Population :Population :•• 7.5 million 7.5 million inhabitantsinhabitants

Climate conditionsClimateClimate conditionsconditions

•• In In winterwinter: : nearlynearly 3.5 m 3.5 m in in snowfallsnowfall in Quin Quéébec bec City City andand 6 m in a 6 m in a mountainousmountainous regionregion

•• GroundGround frozenfrozen for for overover4 4 monthsmonths to a to a depthdepthrangingranging fromfrom 1.2 m to 1.2 m to 3 m3 m

•• AverageAverage temperaturetemperaturerangingranging fromfrom --1313ooC in C in JanuaryJanuary to 22to 22ooC in July C in July in Montrin Montrééalal

•• ExtremeExtreme temperaturestemperaturesrangingranging fromfrom --3535oo to to 3030ooCC

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Road network in Québec: 135 000 km

RoadRoad network in Qunetwork in Quéébec: bec: 135 000 km135 000 km

4,960 km 4,960 km ofof autoroutesautoroutes10,210 km 10,210 km ofof provincial provincial highwayshighways5,860 km 5,860 km ofof rréégional gional highwayshighways7,910 km 7,910 km ofof collectorcollector highwayshighways

3%3% 7%7%4%4%

6%6%

80%80%

28,940 km 28,940 km ofof roadsroadsunderunder thethe

responsabilityresponsability ofofthethe GovernmentGovernment

106,060 km 106,060 km ofof roadsroadsmanagedmanaged by by thethemunicipalitiesmunicipalities

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Road safety in QuébecRoad Road safetysafety in Quin Quéébecbec

SharingSharing ofof responsibilitiesresponsibilitiesatat differentdifferent levelslevels

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QuQuéébec bec GovernmentGovernment departmentsdepartments andand agenciesagencies•• MinistMinistèère des Transports du Qure des Transports du Quéébecbec•• SociSociééttéé de lde l’’assurance automobile du Quassurance automobile du Quéébec bec

MunicipalitiesMunicipalities

NumerousNumerous partnerspartners

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Road safety recordRoad Road safetysafety recordrecord

•• SinceSince 1989:1989:–– TheThe numbernumber ofof kilometerskilometers travelledtravelled hashas

increasedincreased by 37.3%by 37.3%–– TheThe numbernumber ofof vvééhicleshicles hashas increasedincreased by by

29%29%–– TheThe safetysafety efforts efforts ofof allall partnerspartners have have

reducedreduced thethe numbernumber ofof deathsdeaths by 42.6%by 42.6%

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Road safety recordRoad Road safetysafety recordrecord

37%37%29%29%

19%19%17%17%

-- 43%43%

43% 43% reductionreduction in in thethe numbernumber ofof deathsdeaths despitedespite a a traffictrafficincreaseincrease volume volume ofof 37%37%

KilometrageKilometrage + 37%+ 37%RoadRoad vvééhicleshicles + 29%+ 29%HeavyHeavy trucks + 19%trucks + 19%Buses Buses excludingexcluding schoolschool buses + 17%buses + 17%DeathsDeaths –– 43%43%

40%40%

20%20%

0%0%

--20%20%

--40%40%

--60%60%

60%60%

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•• 66% 66% ofof accidents accidents occuroccur on municipal on municipal roadsroads–– MainlyMainly atat intersectionsintersections

•• 33% 33% ofof accidents accidents occuroccur on on roadsroadsunderunder MTQ MTQ responsibilityresponsibility–– 62% 62% ofof fatalfatal accidents accidents occuroccur on on thethe MTQ MTQ

networknetwork–– ManyMany ““roadroad approachapproach″″ accidentsaccidents

Road safety recordRoad Road safetysafety recordrecord

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Supervisory toolsSupervisorySupervisory toolstools

•• HighwayHighway SafetySafety CodeCode•• Transportation Transportation SafetySafety PolicyPolicy --

RoadRoad ComponentComponent•• Action Plan on Action Plan on RoadRoad SafetySafety

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2001-2005 Road Safety Policy20012001--2005 2005 RoadRoad SafetySafety PolicyPolicy

•• ProducedProduced jointlyjointly by by thetheMinistMinistèère des re des Transports du QuTransports du Quéébec bec andand SociSociééttéé de de ll’’assurance automobile assurance automobile du Qudu Quéébecbec

•• Collaboration by Collaboration by differentdifferent partnerspartners::–– Police Police officersofficers, ,

coroners, coroners, universityuniversityresearchersresearchers, public , public healthhealth specialistsspecialists, etc., etc.

•• Objective: Objective: improveimprove thetheroadroad accident accident tolltoll by by 15%15%

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2001-2005 Policy20012001--2005 2005 PolicyPolicy

FACTORSFACTORSHUMANHUMAN VEHICLEVEHICLE ROADROAD

ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENTSOCIOECONOMICSOCIOECONOMIC

ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENTPHASESPHASES

PREIMPACTPREIMPACT

PERIMPACTPERIMPACT

POSTIMPACTPOSTIMPACT

DiminishedDiminishedcapacitycapacity

Seat Seat beltbelt

CapacityCapacity totoovercomeovercome

injuriesinjuries

VehicleVehicle iningoodgood

conditioncondition

Air bagAir bag

Fuel tankFuel tankreliabilityreliability

CurveCurve RoadwayRoadwayconditioncondition

WeakenedWeakenedguardrailsguardrails

EmergencyEmergencytelephonetelephone

CSRCSR

VehicleVehiclemanufacturingmanufacturing

standardsstandards

IntegratedIntegratedcare systemcare system

FrameworkFramework ofof interventionintervention

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Principal MTQ actions in 2004-2005Principal MTQ actions in 2004Principal MTQ actions in 2004--20052005

MTQ MTQ investmentinvestment in in safetysafety in 2004in 2004--2005: 2005: $301.6 million$301.6 million

ImprovementImprovement ofof thethe roadroad networknetwork$114.5 million$114.5 million38%38%Conservation Conservation ofof roadwaysroadways andand

otherother componentscomponents$81.3 million$81.3 million27%27%

DevelopmentDevelopment ofof thethe roadroad networknetwork$62.1 million$62.1 million20.6%20.6%

Maintenance Maintenance ofof safetysafetyequipmentequipment$43.7 million$43.7 million14.5%14.5%

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Safety and winter maintenanceSafetySafety andand winterwinter maintenancemaintenance

1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03

InvestmentInvestment in in winterwinter maintenancemaintenance

$159 M$159 M $160 M$160 M$158 M$158 M

$170 M *$170 M *$168 M$168 M

$170 M$170 M

$178 M$178 M

* * UpgradingUpgrading ofof snowsnow removalremoval andand deicingdeicing criteriacriteria sincesince 19991999

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•• AnnualAnnual winterwinter maintenance budget maintenance budget overover $170 million$170 million

•• TheThe MTQ MTQ annuallyannually uses:uses:–– 750,000 tonnes (750 million kg) 750,000 tonnes (750 million kg) ofof

deicingdeicing saltsalt–– 750,000 tonnes (750 million kg) 750,000 tonnes (750 million kg) ofof

abrasivesabrasives

Safety and winter maintenanceSafetySafety andand winterwinter maintenancemaintenance

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Safety on road work sites SafetySafety on on roadroad workwork sites sites

•• AnnualAnnual action plan action plan to to ensureensure thethe safetysafetyofof roadroad usersusers andandworkersworkers

•• Network vision:Network vision:–– Road corridors Road corridors

insteadinstead ofof job sitesjob sites

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MTQ Strategy PlanMTQ MTQ StrategyStrategy PlanPlan

•• ““Assure Assure usersusers ofof safesafetransportation infrastructuretransportation infrastructure″″ is is one of the MTQone of the MTQ’’s strategic s strategic orientations for 2005orientations for 2005--20082008

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Strategy Plan –objectives of orientation

StrategyStrategy Plan Plan ––objectives objectives ofof orientationorientation

1.1. DevelopDevelop a new a new roadroad safetysafety policypolicy

2.2. PromotePromote concertedconcertedaction on action on safetysafety by by allall partnerspartners

3.3. ContributeContribute to to improvingimproving roadroadinfrastructure infrastructure safetysafety

4.4. ContributeContribute to to improvingimproving thetheaccident accident tolltollrelatedrelated to to heavyheavyvehiclesvehicles andand OHVsOHVs

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Avenues to favourAvenues to Avenues to favourfavour

•• ImplementImplement a a strategystrategy to to countercounterspeedingspeeding

•• AccountAccount for for humanhuman behaviourbehaviour in in thethedesign design ofof layoutslayouts

•• ImproveImprove thethe safetysafety ofof roadroadapproachesapproaches in rural areas in rural areas andandintersections in intersections in urbanurban areasareas

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