MEMBERSHIP:

QC - P. Gobeil (Chair)
TC - P. Thiffault (Vice-Chair)
AB - T. Peters
NB - D. Toner
ON - L. Tasca
TC - P. Boase
YT - T. Erman
CAA - E. Lamoureux
HSRT - J. Goss
OCCID - A. Leonard
OPP - S. Lawson
CCMTA - V. Todd

RECORD OF DECISIONS REFERENCE:

Standing Committee on Road Safety Research and Policies, May/02

REPORTING TO:

Strategy to Reduce Impaired Driving 2010 Task Force

MANDATE:

1.   Provide a definition of impairment through fatigue. (completed)

2.   Determine the magnitude and depth of the problem of impairment through fatigue with research and data related to:

• the history of the problem;
• size of the problem (number of deaths arising from collisions due to fatigue; number of injuries arising from collisions due to fatigue, costs attributable to collisions related to fatigue);
• behaviour correlates of driver fatigue, and
• urban and rural differences (known or suspected).

3.   Analyze existing strategies (world-wide) by determining:

• What programs are used to deal with driver fatigue;
• What have been the results of use of the programs;
• What policies are used to deal with driver fatigue;
• What have been the results of use of the policies;
• What sanctions are used to deal with driver fatigue, and
• What have been the results of use of the sanctions.

4.   Identify new strategies and examine information gaps.

5.   Evaluate stakeholders and their responsibilities.

6.    Establish performance measures by determining:

1. performance measures that are used to measure the prevalence of driver fatigue; (completed)
2. what targets can and should be set for improvement, and over what time period should the targets be set?

7.   Produce an annual report on progress made on the implementation of the strategy.

DEADLINES:

Mandate items:

1. - 6. Ongoing

7. Annually; Spring 2009

STATUS:

Ongoing