Safety of Heavy Vehicles

Standard BNQ 1030-100
Safety of Heavy Vehicles

Each year, many collisions are recorded between heavy vehicles and various road users such as pedestrians and cyclists. In order to significantly reduce the number of collisions causing serious injuries and deaths involving heavy vehicles in urban areas, the BNQ has been given a mandate to undertake the process of developing a consensus standard aimed at quantifying the level of safety of heavy vehicles using a predetermined scale.

This innovative project is modeled on the Direct Vision Standard introduced in London as part of a road safety program. The standard enables a driver’s direct view when operating a heavy vehicle to be measured and the devices that reduce blind spots to be evaluated. The Québec standard will take into consideration several safety elements including the driver’s direct view, indirect vision (mirrors, cameras, and other detection devices), and the use of other safety equipment (alarms, lights, warning indicators, side guards, or any other system to improve road user safety).

This standardized methodology will enable manufacturers of heavy vehicles and the organizations using them for business operations to make judicious choices in terms of design and provision in the interests of contributing to road user safety.

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12835	ANG	BNQ 1030-100	Safety of Heavy Vehicles
PROJECT IN PROCESS (planned date for publication: May 2024)
12834	FRN	BNQ 1030-100	Sécurité des véhicules lourds
PROJECT IN PROCESS (planned date for publication: May 2024)

Standards committee members

Number of committee members: 17

Ms. Magali Bebronne	Vélo Québec
Mr. Jean-François Bruneau	Centre interuniversitaire de recherche sur les réseaux d'entreprise, la logistique et le transport (CIRRELT)
Mr. Sébastien Bédard	Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ)
Mr. Michel Daneault	A. Girardin
Mr. Nicholas Emond	Centre de formation routier de Montréal (CFRM)
Ms. Élaine Fournelle	Piétons Québec
Mr. Stéphane Gauthier	Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM)
Mr. Martin Girard	Labrie Group
Mr. Alexandre L'Abbé	Société de transport de Montréal (STM) - Direction exécutive Ingénierie et grands projets
Mr. Philippe Leblanc	The Lion Electric Company
Mr. Yves Maurais	Association du camionnage du Québec
Mr. François Niro	Ville de Montréal - Division planification et développement de la mobilité
Ms. Annie Roy	Association des propriétaires de véhicules lourds du Québec
Mr. Jean-François Sabourin	Union des municipalités du Québec
Mr. Benoît Saint-Cyr	Nova Bus
Mr. Nicolas Saunier	Polytechnique de Montréal
Mr. Dany Veilleux	Manac

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