Here are the facts on intersections
Between 2004 and 2006, Ottawa’s intersections with stop signs accounted for:
Prevention tips for intersections with stop signs
Speeding is a form of aggressive driving – along with tailgating and red-light running. It is an epidemic on our roadways, and is a factor in nearly half of the traffic deaths in Ottawa.
In fact, between 2005 and 2007, speeding on Ottawa roads was a factor in:
Speeding and other forms of aggressive driving were cited in the majority of the vehicular collisions on Ottawa roadways last year. In fact, 80 per cent of the collisions that resulted in a fatality were attributed to aggressive driving – resulting in driver error.
But in terms of traffic safety, every statistic is more than just a number. It’s a life that touches so many other lives and no dollar value can ever be placed on it. Very often, collisions may make a headline for one day, but its scars on peoples’ lives last forever.
Tell us how speeding or a collision from speeding touched your life. It can be a first-hand account or an experience that touched a friend or loved one.
Give us a paragraph or two on the experience and how it impacted you or your life, and send it to sro@ottawa.ca
Submissions will be reviewed and a story will be selected for articles and features for the media. In addition, the person submitting the story has the option to be honorary chairperson of the upcoming “Speeding Costs You” public education campaign. Or you can have the campaign be commemorated to someone who lost his or her life in a traffic collision.
Personal information contained on this form is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, Chapter 25, subsection 10(1). This information is collected for the administration and management of the City of Ottawa's Integrated Road Safety Program’s speed reduction campaign and will be used only for the submission of story ideas. Selected individuals who have submitted stories will be contacted prior to using the information in awareness materials. Questions regarding the collection and use of this form should be directed to the Integrated Road Safety Program Coordinator, 100 Constellation, 613-580-2424, extension 28187.”
In May, where the weather becomes warmer, more residents decide to take out their motorcycles. The motorcycle community of Ottawa would like to remind all road users to be diligent of motorcycles on our City’s streets.
Below are videos from the 2013 campaign:
Keep an Eye Out for Motorcycles Event Launch
Motorcycle Awareness Campaign Ottawa video 1
Motorcycle Awareness Campaign Ottawa video 2
Please see our motorcycle safety page for more information
Adapting our behaviour on our roads and pathways is just another part of changing seasons. To promote safe travels as the days get shorter, the annual Be Safe Be Seen campaign is back this October.
Whether walking or rolling, wear lights or reflectors to make sure you are seen at night. Without reflective gear you may be practically invisible to other road users.
Throughout October 2024, Ottawa Fire Services will be distributing reflective bands and flashing lights at select fire stations throughout Ottawa. Please note that even within times listed below, should all station personnel be responding to an emergency call, items will be unavailable. Thank you for your understanding.
On October 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 31 from 4 to 6 pm, the following urban area stations will be open to pick-up the safety items:
On October 2, 7, 16, 21, 28 from 6 to 7 pm, the following rural area stations will be open to pick-up these safety items:
On October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 from 6 to 7 pm, the following rural area stations will be open to pick-up these safety items:
Ottawa has the most wildlife/vehicle collisions in Ontario.
Vast rural areas, combined with plenty of green space and wooded areas in urban centres, make Ottawa an ideal locale for the occurrence of vehicle/wildlife collisions. As well, the upsurge of the deer population in Ottawa and most of Ontario has compounded this situation.
In fact, 1,000 wildlife/vehicle collisions on Ottawa’s roadways are reported each year – more than any other area in Ontario.
The risk of wildlife crossing the path of vehicles exists throughout the year, but the risk is much greater in the fall – especially between dusk and dawn.
Be alert
Reduce your speed
If wildlife crosses your path, stay in control
If you lose control, you can suffer a far greater consequence – such as a head-on collision with another vehicle.
Your best defence is slowing down. So, remember, Speeding Costs You… Deerly!
Thank you to our community partners for helping to make the Speeding Costs You Deerly campaign possible:
An extensive communications campaign was undertaken in the fall of 2006 to increase awareness among drivers about the high incidence of deer-vehicle collisions. Drivers were educated about the importance of reducing speed, being alert, staying in control and understanding deer traffic patterns as ways to reduce the number of collisions.
Once known as the deer-vehicle collision capital of Ontario, Ottawa’s Speeding Costs You Deerly campaign has been a resounding success. Since 2006, deer-vehicle collisions have decreased by an amazing 38 per cent, resulting in an estimated social cost savings of $1.1 million.
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) recently recognized the Integrated Road Safety Program for its Speeding Costs You Deerly initiative. The program won the 2006 Road Safety Achievement Award in the category ‘Road Safety Achievement of the Year’. The award winning program committee included members from Ottawa Police, the City’s rural health team and Public Works and Services, community residents, MTO, OPP, CAA and Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters.
The Ottawa-Carleton Wildlife Centre presented the City of Ottawa with a special Environmental Award for its Speeding Costs You Deerly campaign. The Centre elected to give this award, only the second award given in its 22-year history, because the campaign’s objective of prevention and education is at the heart of the Centre’s mission in establishing a better understanding and appreciation for wildlife while mitigating the impact of development and human encroachment into wildlife habitat.
Is speeding a concern in your community? In 2013, SRO ran many “Slow Down for Us” campaigns. Invite us to your next community association meeting where we will present you the options that are right for your neighbourhood. Interventions range from “Slow Down For Us” lawn signs (picture below) to short term speeding enforcement by members of the Ottawa Police.
For more information please contact sro@ottawa.ca
