The Honourable Tony Valeri, P.C., M.P.

I am pleased to present the 2002 Annual Report on Road Safety Vision 2010, which sets out Canada's strategies for having the safest roads in the world by 2010.

Canada is among the world leaders in the area of traffic safety, yet road fatalities account for nearly 90% of transportation-related deaths annually. In a country with over 18 million vehicles and 20 million drivers, road safety affects virtually every Canadian.

The national target of Road Safety Vision 2010 is a 30% reduction in the numbers of fatalities and serious injuries resulting from motor vehicle collisions. Achieving this target would result in thousands of lives saved.

Road Safety Vision was adopted by the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) and endorsed by the Council of Ministers for Transportation and Highway Safety in the fall of 2000 and is the successor to the first national road safety strategy which was launched in 1996. All levels of government, as well as several key public and private sector partners, support the renewed plan.

Road Safety Vision 2010 emphasizes the importance of partnerships and the use of a wide variety of initiatives that focus on road users, roadways and motor vehicles. The strategic objectives of Road Safety Vision 2010 are to:

• Raise public awareness of road safety issues 
• Improve communication, cooperation and collaboration among road safety agencies 
• Enhance enforcement measures 
• Improve national road safety data quality and collection

This report outlines Canada's road safety vision, the national target and sub-targets, provides benchmark data and describes the principal initiatives undertaken by road safety stakeholders across Canada to meet these targets.