Traffic Services

Traffic safety begins with the person behind the wheel...

RCMP Traffic Services Enforcement in Prince Edward Island is dedicated to saving lives and reducing injuries. Members work to improve public safety on our highways through the enforcement of traffic laws, public education, roadside screening, and the use of radar equipment. Specially trained collision investigators investigate, analyze and reconstruct serious motor vehicle accidents ensuring that motor vehicle collisions are thoroughly investigated.

The RCMP are committed to ensuring safe homes and safe communities for Canadians. Safe roads are a critical component of this commitment. We are dedicated to improving public safety on our roads through enforcing provincial and federal legislation, education, awareness, engineering and the evaluation of programs to meet the demanding needs of our growing communities.

It is our goal to reduce the number of road users killed and seriously injured on Prince Edward Island roadways by 30% by 2010, by focusing on reducing collisions related to alcohol, unbelted occupants and intersections.

did you know that...
traffic crashes are the leading cause of death among Canada's youth!

Traffic Safety Issues

The top three traffic safety concerns facing the police, communities and all Islanders are:

• Impaired Driving
• Seatbelts
• Speeding
  

did you know that...
the social cost to Canadians for collisions resulting in death and injuries amounts to $10 billion a year (Transport Canada)

Road Safety Vision 2010

Road Safety Vision 2010 is a national effort at making Canada's roads the safest in the world. The vision provides the road safety community with benchmarks against which to develop new strategies and measure intervention efforts. The vision focuses on users, road networks and vehicles and is specifically aimed at:

• raising public awareness of road safety issues;
• improving communication, cooperation and collaboration among road safety agencies;
• enhancing enforcement measures; and
• improving national road safety data quality and collection.

Collision Statistics on roads within RCMP jurisdiction on Prince Edward Island

"L" Division Statistics	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Fatalities	28	14	26	7	17	11	11
Serious Injuries Collisions	65	44	55	47	44	30	50
Total	93	58	81	54	61	41	61
Non used of seat belt related Fatalities	12	7	9	1	11	3	5
Alcohol related Fatalities	10	3	10	3	8	7	1
Speed related Fatalities	5	6	9	2	10	7	1

 

L Division Traffic Service Charges 2009	Seat Belt Charges	Speeding Charges	Total Provincial Charges	Impaired Drivers	Total Charges
January	22	n/a	378	4	382
February	13	n/a	343	3	346
March	10	n/a	290	1	291
April	15	277	437	8	445
May	16	185	334	2	336
June	14	163	261	1	262
July	24	126	232	2	234
August	37	188	307	3	310
September	42	136	243	2	245
October	16	310	517	2	519
November	13	186	293	1	294
December	7	152	244	1	245
Total	229	1723	3879	30	3909

* including 8 charges for driving without proper car insurance

L Division Traffic Service Charges 2010	Seat Belt Charges	Speeding Charges	Total Provincial Charges	Impaired Drivers	Total Charges
January	17	189	380	3	385
February	4	119	238	0	238
March	17	123	261	1	262
April	40	64	186	0	186
May	3	96	140	2	142
June	37	156	226	2	228
July	10	166	259	4	263
August	10	143	182	2	184
September	18	301	409	1	412
October	10	306	408	2	413
November	8	131	199	1	200
December	9	115	197	3	201
Total	183	1909	3085	21	3112

For more information about Road Safety Vision 2010 visit www.ccmta.ca.

did you know that...
you can be charged with impaired driving on your own property.
The Criminal Code of Canada applies not only to public roads and highways but to private property as well.

Links

For more information on Traffic Safety please visit the following web sites:

Prince Edward Island Transportation and Public Works

Canada Safety Council

Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals

Canadian Automobile Association (CAA)

Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA)

Insurance Bureau of Canada

Mothers Against Drunk Driving)(MADD)

Road Safety Vision 2010

Transport Canada