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We’re always working to make our roads safer for everyone. But it takes a team effort.
After hearing from residents, community stakeholders, road safety advocates and experts, we’ve updated our Ottawa Road Safety Action Plan to reduce the number of collisions resulting in fatal and major injuries by focusing on four key areas:
Here’s what we can all do to help make roads collision-free.
Motorcyclists
Motorcyclists can be hard to see. We encourage all riders to enhance their visibility with reflective and high visibility clothing, and always use your headlight. This will make you more visible to drivers. Watch your speed too. Speeding makes you less predictable and more vulnerable.
Drivers can help too, particularly at intersections. Over three quarters of multi-vehicle motorcyclist fatal and major injury collisions occurred at intersections. In over half of major motorcyclist collisions that involved more than one vehicle, the other driver turned left into a motorcyclist that was going straight ahead. Always drive with caution and watch for motorcyclists, especially when turning left at intersections.
Cyclists
Much like motorcyclists, those riding bikes are vulnerable road users. Cyclists are encouraged to be visible, drive according to the law and always signal to traffic when you are about to turn or stop. If you’re riding at dusk, dawn or anytime in the dark, always have a light on your bike. Collisions are more common when it is difficult for drivers to see. There is an increase in collisions between 9 pm and midnight. And please wear a helmet. It could save your life
For drivers, please watch for bikes at all times. Before you open your car doors, look in your side mirror and shoulder check for cyclists. Opening a door to an oncoming cyclist could cause serious injury. When passing a cyclist, leave a safe distance of at least one metre between your car and the bicycle. Give them ample space as cyclists have a right to their lane. Be especially careful at intersections during peak periods and midday. Collisions have a 65% chance of occurring at an intersection. And about 65 per cent of collisions between motorists and cyclists happen during the morning, midday and afternoon vehicle traffic peaks.
Intersections
Intersections can be dangerous places as all paths meet and cross there. You must always proceed with caution when crossing through an intersection. As we’ve mentioned, both cyclists and motorcyclists see increased collisions at intersections. But so do pedestrians and cars. In fact, almost half of all collisions resulting in fatal and major injuries in Ottawa happen at intersections. If we all take a bit more time and caution, we can save lives!
The City is helping too. Here is what we’ve done to make intersections safer:
We all share the road and if we look out for each other, we’ll all get to where we want to go. Safely.
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After hearing from residents, community stakeholders, road safety advocates and experts, we’ve updated our Ottawa Road Safety Action Plan to reduce the number of collisions resulting in fatal and major injuries by focusing on four key areas:
- Vulnerable road users (pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclists)
- High-risk driving (speeding, aggressive, impaired and distracted driving)
- Rural roads
- Intersections
Here’s what we can all do to help make roads collision-free.
Motorcyclists
Motorcyclists can be hard to see. We encourage all riders to enhance their visibility with reflective and high visibility clothing, and always use your headlight. This will make you more visible to drivers. Watch your speed too. Speeding makes you less predictable and more vulnerable.
Drivers can help too, particularly at intersections. Over three quarters of multi-vehicle motorcyclist fatal and major injury collisions occurred at intersections. In over half of major motorcyclist collisions that involved more than one vehicle, the other driver turned left into a motorcyclist that was going straight ahead. Always drive with caution and watch for motorcyclists, especially when turning left at intersections.
Cyclists
Much like motorcyclists, those riding bikes are vulnerable road users. Cyclists are encouraged to be visible, drive according to the law and always signal to traffic when you are about to turn or stop. If you’re riding at dusk, dawn or anytime in the dark, always have a light on your bike. Collisions are more common when it is difficult for drivers to see. There is an increase in collisions between 9 pm and midnight. And please wear a helmet. It could save your life
For drivers, please watch for bikes at all times. Before you open your car doors, look in your side mirror and shoulder check for cyclists. Opening a door to an oncoming cyclist could cause serious injury. When passing a cyclist, leave a safe distance of at least one metre between your car and the bicycle. Give them ample space as cyclists have a right to their lane. Be especially careful at intersections during peak periods and midday. Collisions have a 65% chance of occurring at an intersection. And about 65 per cent of collisions between motorists and cyclists happen during the morning, midday and afternoon vehicle traffic peaks.
Intersections
Intersections can be dangerous places as all paths meet and cross there. You must always proceed with caution when crossing through an intersection. As we’ve mentioned, both cyclists and motorcyclists see increased collisions at intersections. But so do pedestrians and cars. In fact, almost half of all collisions resulting in fatal and major injuries in Ottawa happen at intersections. If we all take a bit more time and caution, we can save lives!
The City is helping too. Here is what we’ve done to make intersections safer:
- Added more fully protected left turn arrows
- Reviewed and updated signal timings at more than 200 intersections
- Developed a network screening process to identify locations requiring safety improvements
- Continued to apply the complete streets policy for new roads and reconstruction projects
- Continued creating roundabouts at intersections on new roads, reconstructions and road modifications.
We all share the road and if we look out for each other, we’ll all get to where we want to go. Safely.
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