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Ottawa’s Road Safety Action Plan addresses the most common cause of fatal or major injury collisions during the month of August – accidents involving aggressive drivers and distracted drivers.
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The City of Ottawa’s Road Safety Action Plan uses a data driven approach to address the greatest causes of fatal or major injury collisions each month. Statistics collected show that aggressive driving and distracted driving result in more types of these collisions than any other factor during the month of August. In fact, these two high-risk driving behaviours are consistently the most significant causes of these serious collisions several months of the year.
Through the City of Ottawa Road Safety Action Plan, staff collect and analyze data to address the most egregious behaviour on city roads. Efforts are made to educate the public as one of the ways we try to make our streets safer for all road users. If you find yourself identifying with one of these practices or experience it from someone else while behind the wheel, read on to find out what to do.
Aggressive driving
Between 2019 and 2023, 61 per cent of fatal and major injury collisions involved high-risk driving behaviour which includes aggressive driving.
What is aggressive driving?
According to the Province of Ontario, aggressive driving includes:
Countermeasures to address aggressive driving
The City has a number of countermeasures funded through the Road Safety Action Plan that it uses to discourage speeding and other aggressive driving behaviours. On major roads, this includes narrower lanes and roundabouts. In residential areas, this includes measures like speed humps, narrowed streets, curb extensions or various temporary traffic calming measures. You can find details of some of the countermeasures for the coming year on our 2025 Implementation Plan.
Automated speed enforcement works
The City’s automated speed enforcement program is making significant progress in reducing speeds, particularly in school areas where vulnerable road users, such as children, are present. Changes to driver behaviour experienced at the original automated speed enforcement pilot sites since the speed cameras were installed include:
The City of Ottawa continues to add automated speed enforcement cameras to locations identified through screening and evaluation criteria that includes speeding, collision history, and pedestrian use.
Stay calm behind the wheel
Protect yourself from aggressive drivers
What to do when aggressive driving happens
The Ottawa Police Service encourages you to report incidents of aggressive driving. It’s how you can help make Ottawa roads safer. If it’s an emergency and needs an immediate police response, call 9-1-1. For non-emergency situations, you can call the police or report the incident online. You will need to provide as much of the following information as possible:
Finally, you can prevent future aggressive driving by setting a good example for the younger ones, even if they don’t yet drive. Our children learn by observing so set a good example by being safe, calm and courteous behind the wheel.
Distracted driving
In Ottawa between 2019 and 2023, 61 per cent of fatal and major injury collisions involved high-risk driving behaviour, which includes distracted driving.
What is distracted driving
According to the Province of Ontario, distracted driving laws apply to the use of hand-held communication/entertainment devices and certain display screens.
While you are driving, including when you are stopped in traffic or at a red light, it is illegal to:
Other actions such as eating, drinking, grooming, smoking, reading and reaching for objects are not part of Ontario’s distracted driving law. However, you can still be charged with careless or dangerous driving.
Here are some strategies to avoid the temptation to use your phone smartwatch or other handheld device:
A first conviction for distracted driving includes a fine of up to $1,000, three demerit points and a three-day license suspension. For novice drivers, with an M1, M2, G1 or G2 class license, the suspension is 30 days.
There's a longer-term risk with distracted driving. When children see their parents or caregivers using phones while driving it increases the likelihood that the children will text and drive when they grow up. You need to lead by example.
Resources
We are all vulnerable to distractions. Set a good example and eliminate distractions while you’re behind the wheel. You will avoid the costs of a distracted driving conviction and the personal trauma of a fatal or major injury collision.
The City of Ottawa continues to make improvements to the safety of our roads and pathways with an emphasis on protecting vulnerable users – pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. The City’s 2020-2024 Road Safety Action Plan guides these engineering, education and enforcement initiatives. But even the safest transportation network requires that everyone follows the rules of the road for their mode of transportation.
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Feature Story
The City of Ottawa’s Road Safety Action Plan uses a data driven approach to address the greatest causes of fatal or major injury collisions each month. Statistics collected show that aggressive driving and distracted driving result in more types of these collisions than any other factor during the month of August. In fact, these two high-risk driving behaviours are consistently the most significant causes of these serious collisions several months of the year.
Through the City of Ottawa Road Safety Action Plan, staff collect and analyze data to address the most egregious behaviour on city roads. Efforts are made to educate the public as one of the ways we try to make our streets safer for all road users. If you find yourself identifying with one of these practices or experience it from someone else while behind the wheel, read on to find out what to do.
Aggressive driving
Between 2019 and 2023, 61 per cent of fatal and major injury collisions involved high-risk driving behaviour which includes aggressive driving.
What is aggressive driving?
According to the Province of Ontario, aggressive driving includes:
- Speeding
- Tailgating or following too closely
- Cutting off other drivers, or cutting in front and then slowing down
- Refusing to yield the right of way
- Honking repeatedly, or for no reason
- Running red lights
- Excessive lane changes or weaving through traffic
- Passing too close to cyclists
- Stopping on a pedestrian crosswalk at an intersection
Countermeasures to address aggressive driving
The City has a number of countermeasures funded through the Road Safety Action Plan that it uses to discourage speeding and other aggressive driving behaviours. On major roads, this includes narrower lanes and roundabouts. In residential areas, this includes measures like speed humps, narrowed streets, curb extensions or various temporary traffic calming measures. You can find details of some of the countermeasures for the coming year on our 2025 Implementation Plan.
Automated speed enforcement works
The City’s automated speed enforcement program is making significant progress in reducing speeds, particularly in school areas where vulnerable road users, such as children, are present. Changes to driver behaviour experienced at the original automated speed enforcement pilot sites since the speed cameras were installed include:
- Posted speed limit compliance
- Prior to camera implementation, only 16 per cent of drivers were compliant with posted speed limits
- Within three months of camera implementation, compliance increased to 57 per cent
- After one year, compliance increased to 69 per cent
- After three years, compliance is 81 per cent
- High-end speeding – motorists travelling 15 km/h above the posted speed limit
- Prior to camera implementation, 14 per cent of drivers were high-end speeders
- Within three months of camera implementation the percentage of high-end speeders decreased to four per cent
- After one year, the percentage of high-end speeders decreased to two per cent
- After three years, only 0.7 percent of drivers are high-end speeders
The City of Ottawa continues to add automated speed enforcement cameras to locations identified through screening and evaluation criteria that includes speeding, collision history, and pedestrian use.
Stay calm behind the wheel
- Plan ahead. Check the City’s interactive traffic map and allow yourself enough travel time to prevent a time crunch.
- Identify alternate routes.
- Just be late. Being late for work or an appointment is better than endangering your life or the life of someone else.
- Keep the kids content. With young children, take regular stops and bring plenty of items to keep them occupied.
- Don’t let traffic congestion or construction get to you. See tip #1 for help with that.
Protect yourself from aggressive drivers
- Don’t take it personally. Be polite, even if the other driver is not.
- Keep your eyes on the road. Don’t provoke an aggressive driver further by making negative eye contact or gesturing.
- Always be a courteous driver. Set an example for other drivers by always being courteous and driving defensively.
- Take all safety measures. The number one passenger safety precaution is to make sure everyone is properly buckled up.
What to do when aggressive driving happens
The Ottawa Police Service encourages you to report incidents of aggressive driving. It’s how you can help make Ottawa roads safer. If it’s an emergency and needs an immediate police response, call 9-1-1. For non-emergency situations, you can call the police or report the incident online. You will need to provide as much of the following information as possible:
- Incident: date, time, location, direction of travel.
- Driver Information: driver description (male/female, age, hair, etc).
- Vehicle Information: licence Plate (number, province), vehicle (year, make, model, colour, car/truck/bicycle/ any other features (trailer hitch, modified parts, etc).
- Details of the incident
- Your information: name, address, phone (home, business, mobile), date of birth.
Finally, you can prevent future aggressive driving by setting a good example for the younger ones, even if they don’t yet drive. Our children learn by observing so set a good example by being safe, calm and courteous behind the wheel.
Distracted driving
In Ottawa between 2019 and 2023, 61 per cent of fatal and major injury collisions involved high-risk driving behaviour, which includes distracted driving.
What is distracted driving
According to the Province of Ontario, distracted driving laws apply to the use of hand-held communication/entertainment devices and certain display screens.
While you are driving, including when you are stopped in traffic or at a red light, it is illegal to:
- Use a phone or other hand-held wireless communication device to text or dial – you can only touch a device to call 911 in an emergency
- Use a hand-held electronic entertainment device, such as a tablet or portable gaming console
- view display screens unrelated to driving, such as watching a video
- Program a GPS device, except by voice commands (You can view GPS display screens as long as they are built into your vehicle’s dashboard or securely mounted on the dashboard)
Other actions such as eating, drinking, grooming, smoking, reading and reaching for objects are not part of Ontario’s distracted driving law. However, you can still be charged with careless or dangerous driving.
Here are some strategies to avoid the temptation to use your phone smartwatch or other handheld device:
- Plan your trip ahead so you don’t need to check for directions enroute
- Set your device to ‘Do not disturb’ while you’re driving
- If you must check your device or respond, pull over somewhere safe, well off the road
- If you have a passenger, give them control of your device
A first conviction for distracted driving includes a fine of up to $1,000, three demerit points and a three-day license suspension. For novice drivers, with an M1, M2, G1 or G2 class license, the suspension is 30 days.
There's a longer-term risk with distracted driving. When children see their parents or caregivers using phones while driving it increases the likelihood that the children will text and drive when they grow up. You need to lead by example.
Resources
- Our website has tips on how to avoid dangerous driving distractions
- The Ottawa Police Service’s Leave The Phone Alone webpage has a wealth of information on distraction-free driving, including for young people who are not yet licensed drivers, and a nation-wide campaign to ‘Take the Pledge’
We are all vulnerable to distractions. Set a good example and eliminate distractions while you’re behind the wheel. You will avoid the costs of a distracted driving conviction and the personal trauma of a fatal or major injury collision.
The City of Ottawa continues to make improvements to the safety of our roads and pathways with an emphasis on protecting vulnerable users – pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. The City’s 2020-2024 Road Safety Action Plan guides these engineering, education and enforcement initiatives. But even the safest transportation network requires that everyone follows the rules of the road for their mode of transportation.
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