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Policy for for Road Road Safety Safety Policy Policy for Road Safety in Canada Canada- -Qu Qu bec bec in in Canada-Qubec Anne- -Marie Leclerc Marie Leclerc Anne Minist re des Transports du Qu re des Transports du Qu
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A A vast vast territory territory : :
1.7 million km 2
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Population : Population :
7.5 million inhabitants inhabitants
In winter winter: : nearly nearly 3.5 m 3.5 m in in snowfall snowfall in Qu in Qué ébec bec City City and and 6 m in a 6 m in a mountainous mountainous region region
Ground frozen frozen for for over
4 4 months months to a to a depth depth ranging ranging from from 1.2 m to 1.2 m to 3 m 3 m
Average temperature temperature ranging ranging from from -
13o
C in January January to 22 to 22o
C in July in Montr in Montré éal al
Extreme temperatures temperatures ranging ranging from from -
35o
to 30 30o
C
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4,960 km 4,960 km of
autoroutes 10,210 km 10,210 km of
provincial highways highways 5,860 km 5,860 km of
ré égional gional highways highways 7,910 km 7,910 km of
collector highways highways
3% 3% 7% 7% 4% 4% 6% 6%
80% 80%
28,940 km 28,940 km of
roads under under the the responsability responsability of
the the Government Government 106,060 km 106,060 km of
roads managed managed by by the the municipalities municipalities
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37% 37% 29% 29% 19% 19% 17% 17%
43%
43% 43% reduction reduction in in the the number number of
deaths despite despite a a traffic traffic increase increase volume volume of
37%
Kilometrage Kilometrage + 37% + 37% Road Road v vé éhicles hicles + 29% + 29% Heavy Heavy trucks + 19% trucks + 19% Buses Buses excluding excluding school school buses + 17% buses + 17% Deaths Deaths – – 43% 43% 40% 40% 20% 20% 0% 0%
20%
40%
60% 60% 60%
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Produced jointly jointly by by the the Minist Ministè ère des re des Transports du Qu Transports du Qué ébec bec and and Soci Socié ét té é de de l l’ ’assurance automobile assurance automobile du Qu du Qué ébec bec
Collaboration by different different partners partners: :
– – Police Police officers
, coroners, coroners, university university researchers researchers, public , public health health specialists specialists, etc. , etc.
Objective: improve improve the the road road accident accident toll toll by by 15% 15%
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FACTORS FACTORS HUMAN HUMAN VEHICLE VEHICLE
ROAD ROAD ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT SOCIOECONOMIC SOCIOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT
PHASES PHASES PREIMPACT PREIMPACT PERIMPACT PERIMPACT POSTIMPACT POSTIMPACT Diminished Diminished capacity capacity Seat Seat belt belt Capacity Capacity to to
injuries injuries Vehicle Vehicle in in good good condition condition Air bag Air bag Fuel tank Fuel tank reliability reliability Curve Curve Roadway Roadway condition condition Weakened Weakened guardrails guardrails Emergency Emergency telephone telephone CSR CSR Vehicle Vehicle manufacturing manufacturing standards standards Integrated Integrated care system care system
Framework Framework of
intervention
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MTQ MTQ investment investment in in safety safety in 2004 in 2004-
2005: $301.6 million
Improvement Improvement of
the road road network network
$114.5 million $114.5 million
38% 38% Conservation Conservation of
roadways and and
components
$81.3 million $81.3 million
27% 27% Development Development of
the road road network network
$62.1 million $62.1 million
20.6% 20.6% Maintenance Maintenance of
safety equipment equipment
$43.7 million $43.7 million
14.5% 14.5%
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1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03
Investment Investment in in winter winter maintenance maintenance
$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 * * Upgrading Upgrading of
snow removal removal and and deicing deicing criteria criteria since since 1999 1999
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– – Road corridors Road corridors instead instead of
job sites
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