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The Traffic Management Unit consists of 1 Sergeant and 4 Constables. The unit’s goal is to conduct proactive enforcement focused on collision reduction. Analysis of collision data provides location and type of enforcement to be conducted. Enforcement Details are then conducted by members of the Traffic Unit. They often work with members of the various teams at selected locations. This co-operative approach results in more enforcement for the members of the various platoons and an increase in officer awareness of high-risk collision areas.
The Traffic Unit is also required to assist members of the platoon to respond to both traffic and non-traffic related Calls for service. Members of the Traffic Unit responded to 768 non-traffic calls for service and 732 traffic related calls for service.
The members of Traffic Management Unit participated in the annual spring and fall seatbelt enforcement campaigns, commercial motor vehicle inspections and the Christmas RIDE program. Selective enforcement and education was also conducted in the downtown core directed at cyclist and pedestrian safety.
Members of the Traffic Management Unit participate in a variety of Special Details and Traffic related projects such as:
- Collision Reconstruction
- Infant Car Seat Inspection Clinics
- Operation Lookout
- Parades, Escorts and Traffic Control
- Intoxilyzer Program and Maintenance
- Bus Watch Program
- Transport Safety Council
- Ontario Traffic Conference
Most members of the police service have received theory and practical instruction on the Laser and Radar units. |
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Information on Power Assisted Bicycles can be found on the web-site of the Canadian Legal Information Institute. There you will find information regarding the Pilot Project - Power-Assisted Bicycles, O. Reg. 473/06.
Power-Assisted Bicycles, O. Reg. 473/06
More infomation can be found by visiting the web-site of Transport Canada. There you will find information regarding both the Highway Traffic Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
Highway Traffic Act
Motor Vehicle Safety Act |
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Enforcement
4214 Total Traffic Provincial Offence Notices
2614 Hazardous Moving Violations
Collisions
2078 Total Collisions ⇒ decrease of 9.3%
396 Collisions involving Injury ⇒ decrease of 8.9%
1 Fatal Collision ⇒ no change from 2005
41 Pedestrians injured ⇒ decrease of 8.8 %
29 Cyclists injured ⇒ decrease of 29.2 %
Impaired Driving
134 Impaired drivers where arrested in 2006, an increase of 18 %.
Conclusion
The Traffic Management Unit has once again targeted aggressive driving and collision reduction as its main focus. Through working to together with the various teams and platoon members to conduct selective enforcement in problem areas on an ongoing consistent basis the Traffic Unit hopes to reduce traffic collisions and related injuries in our community. |
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