Every year in Quebec, approximately 3,800 pedestrians are injured or killed in a traffic accident. About one hundred people are killed, while approximately 500 others are seriously injured. The situation is particularly worrisome in Montreal, where every year pedestrians account for more than 50% of road accident deaths. Very concerned about pedestrian safety in its territory, the Service de police de la Ville de Montreal (SPVM) organized a Provincial Round Table on Pedestrians. The objective was to make recommendations for improving the road safety record by reducing the number of pedestrian deaths and injuries. The purpose of this document is to summarizethe steps taken in Quebec to improve pedestrian safety and to present theresults of work by the Provincial Round Table on Pedestrians, particularly the proposed measures for improving pedestrian safety. These measures take into account the multidimensional nature of the pedestrian safety issue. For the covering abstract see ITRD E139491.
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