Did you know?

• Each year in Canada, almost 2,200 people are killed in road crashes and another 173,000 are injured.
• Alcohol, drugs, speeding, driver distraction, fatigue and failure to buckle up are key contributing factors of collision.
• Road safety is a shared responsibility and each of us can take action to make our roads safer.
• Road crash victims also include families, friends and colleagues – since they have to live with the loss or suffering of their loved ones forever.
• Road Safety Vision 2010 is Canada’s plan to improve safety on our roads.

Media Coverage

• Rogers TV - Tim Hortons Community Centre
  (WMV - 1076KB)

Event Photos

National Event - Ottawa, ON

Monument to Deceased Motorcyclists Unveiled - Port Dover, Ontario

On Friday, August 13, in Port Dover, Ont., well over 100,000 motorcycle riders attended the inauguration of a monument to motorcyclists killed in road collisions in Canada. The monument of carved stone, placed near the National Motorcycle Tree of Remembrance planted in May 2010, will now be a focal point for motorcycle enthusiasts on the National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims in late November.

Press Releases

November 11, 2010

“LEAVE THE PHONE ALONE!” National Awareness Campaign to Curb Traffic Deaths Targeting Younger Drivers Launched

November 12, 2010

• Alberta Transportation

November 15, 2010

CAA survey finds texting while driving has risen to the top of Canadians’ driver safety concerns

November 16, 2010

• Canadian Motorcycle Association

November 17, 2010

• Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
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  Transport Canada
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  Work Safe BC
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  MADD Canada
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  Brain Injury Association of Canada