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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
ThankThank youyoufor for youryour attention!attention!
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