“No compromise” theme of Rail Safety Week
April 26, 2010
As Rail Safety Week launches April 26 and continues through May 2, CN vows “no compromise” in its efforts to end injuries and fatalities on and near its crossings, tracks and property. Trespassing remains the leading cause of rail fatalities in Canada and last year they increased by almost 10% over the year before.
“We will continue to use education and prevention but we are going to be even tougher on enforcement,” said CN Police Chief Stephen Covey. “We will not tolerate people who put their lives — and the lives of others — at risk by disobeying railway crossing signals and gates or trespassing on our railway property.”
CN is asking all provinces to make safety at railway crossings an integral part of driver education — for new drivers and truck and school bus drivers — and to impose tougher penalties for violations at crossings and for trespassing. CN also urges citizens to write to their provincial Minister of Transport to demand mandatory rail safety education for drivers and stiffer penalties for violations.
CN is the National Presenting Partner for SMARTRISK No Regrets Live.
For more information on Rail Safety Week, visit http://www.cn.ca/railsafetyweek. And see below for the full press release from CN, which includes information about safety blitzes in areas across Canada.
