With expected higher than normal traffic volumes this Easter long weekend, Manitoba Public Insurance is putting out a call of action to drivers to place additional focus on road safety.
In the first two months of 2019, preliminary counts report five people killed on public roadways in Manitoba. This total is significantly lower (62 per cent) than the same time frame in 2018 – a total of 13 people.
Manitoba Infrastructure reminds motorists to adjust their driving habits for winter conditions and to remain alert when following or approaching highway snowplows, as forecasts are calling for snow across many areas of the province.
A bad weather day in Manitoba – freezing rain, blowing and drifting snow, white-out conditions – can result in more than 1,000 collisions over a 24-hour period, according to Manitoba Public Insurance.
Manitoba RCMP are offering up some snowmobile safety tips in an effort to reduce injuries and deaths this winter season.
Manitobans are reminded that stricter penalties for distracted driving come into force November 1, 2018.
Over the last 10 years (2008-2017), not a single pedestrian under the age of 18 has been killed in a motor vehicle collision on Halloween, according to Manitoba Public Insurance data.
As a leader in road safety, Manitoba Public Insurance is committed to educating teen drivers and helping them stay safe. National Teen Driver Safety Week is a good time for all teen drivers in the province to evaluate their driving behaviours and work on reducing teen driver involvement in collisions.
Manitoba Public Insurance has announced that since its introduction four years ago, more than 100,000 low-interest loans have been processed under the province’s Low-Interest Winter Tire Program.
Manitobans need to be less accepting towards road fatalities and more committed to driving motor vehicle-related deaths down to zero, says Manitoba Public Insurance.