Road Safety

A new truck inspection station in Hearst, Ont., and 14 kilometres of new passing lanes on Highway 11 are on the way, as the province works to improve commercial vehicle… …

Students at a Fort Worth, Texas, elementary school have become the first safety ambassadors in a new program from Zachry Construction that aims to change how drivers behave around highway… …

Organizations that offer truck driver training in Ontario will have to follow a new standardized curriculum of more than 103 hours, the provincial government said. The curriculum is meant to… …

Geotab is rolling out a set of safety features aimed at helping fleet managers spot risk earlier and coach drivers before problems turn into collisions. The Oakville, Ont.-based telematics company… …

ICBC is replacing all 140 of British Columbia’s intersection safety cameras with newer technology, as part of an effort to keep reducing red-light running and speeding at some of the… …

By Gareth Evans-Jones Imagine getting into a London taxi. Someone is sitting in the driver’s seat, but the car is driving itself. If the autonomous system gets into difficulty, they… …

Vehicles with mechanical problems and older, poorly maintained equipment topped a list of 10 root causes behind driving hazards in Ontario’s forestry sector, according to a workshop led by Workplace… …

Forest roads carry different hazards than provincial highways, including rough surfaces, wildlife, heavy equipment and limited access to emergency services, according to Workplace Safety North (WSN). The organization issued safety… …

Drivers across Ontario face a rising risk of hitting deer, moose or other animals as autumn brings shorter days and increased wildlife activity to the province’s highways, with the most… …