Safe Integration of Electric Low Speed Vehicles on Ontario’s Roads in Mixed Traffic

Safe Integration of Electric Low Speed Vehicles on Ontario’s Roads in Mixed Traffic

ABSTRACT
An eight-week study was conducted by NRC-CSTT to identify the risks associated with the
introduction of Low Speed Vehicles (LSVs) on Ontario’s public roads in mixed traffic. Based
on the survey of U.S. and Canadian jurisdictions, information gathered from publicly
available sources, reports from subject matter experts and data analysis, NRC-CSTT
identified risks and recommended mitigating strategies as they relate to safely integrating
LSVs into mixed traffic on Ontario’s public roads. Mitigating strategies for risks associated
with LSV safety features, additional road infrastructure enhancements and initiatives to
increase public awareness of LSV features have also been proposed.