Our government alongside the Provincial Road Safety Committee has provided Manitobans with a new vision to have the safest roads in Canada and lays the groundwork toward the goal of zero traffic fatalities on our roadways.
The Road to Zero: Manitoba Road Safety Plan 2017-2020 is the first plan of its kind in Manitoba and adopts a Safe System approach for the province, which envisions a more forgiving road system that takes human imperfection and vulnerability into account, and considers all parts of the road system holistically in developing solutions to eliminate injury and death. This plan represents the collaborative work of many road safety stakeholders, who by working together and consulting with the full range of road safety advocates, created a unified approach that collectively focuses on the same priorities and goals.
Highlighted priorities include more co-ordinated research and planning between agencies within the Safe System, early adoption of automated vehicle technology, improved safety for vulnerable road users through smart road design, evolving Manitoba’s traffic safety culture, reducing driver distraction and impairment, increasing awareness of medically at-risk drivers of all ages, and examining new speed management strategies to lower risk, among others. This is a big step forward to achieving better outcomes for Manitobans and their safety on streets and highways.
Road to Zero: Manitoba Road Safety Plan 2017-2020 is available to the public via download from the Manitoba Public Insurance website.
