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Safe Roads
There are three main things that all work together to make Canada's roads and highways as safe as possible. Education and driver training ensure that people actually know what they're doing when they get behind the wheel; the police do their best to make sure everyone follows the rules; and, last but not least, the actual roads themselves have to be well-designed and in good shape.
So, what makes a “good road” a “safe road”? Things like how and where it is built, speed limits, traffic lights, stop signs, roundabouts and much more. This section looks at four areas:
Road Safety Engineering Countermeasures Research
Learn what is being done to make Canada’s roads the safest in the world.
Learn how roundabouts help traffic flow, reduce noise and improve safety.
Find out why most crashes happen in busy areas, but the worst ones happen outside of the city.
Learn how planners help make Canada’s roads safe with traffic lights, signs, pavement markings and other measures.
