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Targeting Heavy Trucks in the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan - by Councillor Jaye Robinson, seconded by Councillor Josh Matlow

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2019-10-02 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with appropriate City staff, to expand the scope of the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan to include an emphasis area specifically targeting heavy trucks and active construction sites.

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Adopt Item · Carried, 24-0

For (24)Ana Bailão, Anthony Perruzza, Brad Bradford, Cynthia Lai, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata, Gary Crawford, Gord Perks, James Pasternak, Jaye Robinson, Jennifer McKelvie, Jim Karygiannis, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Josh Matlow, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Michael Ford, Michael Thompson, Mike Colle, Mike Layton, Paul Ainslie, Paula Fletcher, Shelley Carroll, Stephen Holyday
Absent (2)John Tory, Mark Grimes
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On Tuesday, September 10, 2019, a pedestrian was tragically struck and killed by a cement truck at the intersection of Yonge Street and Erskine Avenue, steps from John Fisher Junior Public School. One week later on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, a Toronto Transit Commission passenger was struck by a dump truck while exiting a streetcar along Bathurst Street. Pedestrians are more likely to be killed in collisions with trucks than in collisions with non-truck vehicles.

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A recent analysis conducted by the University of Windsor found that 35 pedestrian deaths in Toronto between 2007 and 2017 involved trucks. Out of 93 pedestrian collisions with trucks, 37.6 percent resulted in a fatality. In contrast, only 15.9 percent of pedestrian collisions involving non-truck vehicles were fatal. Under the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan, there are over 50 countermeasures that prioritize the safety of vulnerable road users. Moving forward, there is an opportunity to place a greater emphasis on measures that specifically target heavy trucks.

Staff recommended

Councillor Jaye Robinson, seconded by Councillor Josh Matlow, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with appropriate City staff, to expand the scope of the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan to include an emphasis area specifically targeting heavy trucks and active construction sites.

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