Road Safety

Alberta will launch a trial of 120 km/h speed limits on select rural divided highways next year following public support in a recent survey, Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister Devin… …

New Brunswick’s auditor general has found nearly half of department-operated highways are in poor or very poor condition and called for improvements to the province’s highway safety systems. Paul Martin… …

More than 1,700 Prince Edward Island residents completed a survey earlier this year to inform a new 10-year road safety strategy for the province. Impaired and distracted driving emerged as… …

Alberta’s government is requiring commercial carriers to provide driver experience records for Class 1 tractor-trailer truck drivers when they change jobs, a measure aimed at improving road safety by ensuring… …

The Ontario government will introduce legislation imposing a lifetime driving ban for anyone convicted of dangerous driving causing death, alongside new roadside licence suspensions and enhanced penalties for serious traffic… …

The National Safety Council has welcomed the U.S. Department of Transportation’s release of a new female crash test dummy design aimed at addressing higher crash injury and fatality rates among… …

The National Safety Council will join safety advocacy groups on Nov. 16 to honor people killed and injured in roadway incidents as part of World Day of Remembrance for Road… …

Alberta’s government has opened a public consultation to gather input on increasing speed limits on rural divided highways from 110 km/h to 120 km/h. The online survey, which runs from… …

By Steve Lorteau, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa Interactions between different users on roads are often a source of frustration, the most prominent being those between motorists and cyclists. For example, …