Driver fatigue plays a significant and usually underestimated role in traffic crashes, injuries, and deaths. (Drowsiness and Decision Making During Long Drives: A Driving Simulation Study) Fatigue is an overall complex phenomenon that relates to a movement on the continuum…
How to Protect Children in Vehicles with Side Airbags Transport Canada has conducted extensive tests on side air bags with child crash test dummies. While testing is still ongoing, two main conclusions stand out: Children who are leaning against a…
Mehler, B., Reimer, B., Lavallière, M., Dobres, J., & Coughlin, J. F. (2014). Proposed System for the Objective Evaluation of the Safety Benefits of Technologies and Initial Rating Values. Xiao, L., & Gao, F. (2010b, October). A comprehensive review of…
How does it work? This technology consists of the identification of limits or edges where the vehicle travels on the road, and constantly returns the vehicle to within these limits if the system is active. These markings on the road…
How does it work? Lane departure warning (LDW) systems are those that provide alerts whenever a driver appears (i.e., a turn signal is not activated) to deviate too close to the edges of the lane or partially crosses the lane…
How does it work? Forward collision mitigation (FCM) systems detect the distance and speed at which a vehicle is travelling forward toward a vehicle ahead and apply brakes if the driver does not respond on their own. These systems respond…
How does it work? It is a collision warning system, in the event that the vehicle driven is too close to colliding with a parked or moving vehicle ahead. This is done using a sensor that is mounted on the…
How does it work? This technology uses sensors at points least accessible to the driver in order to detect potential hazards, for example vehicles in adjacent lanes that the driver cannot observe directly due to the blind spot. Normally, monitoring…
How does it work? Adaptive headlights have a system or mechanism that allows them to adjust their direction and intensity in response to the driver’s direction, to better track curves, turns, hills or focus potential hazards on the road. Most…
How does it work? This terminology refers to a group of technologies that relate to the use of cameras, sensors and other devices such as assistance for driving, parking or other driving needs. Rear backup cameras, cornering speed warning, drowsiness…
How does it work? Automatic Cruise Control (ACC) uses distance-sensing technology that automatically reduces or accelerates the speed of the vehicle to maintain a constant distance between two vehicles. ACC systems are an extension of conventional cruise control (CCC) systems…
The toolkit is a set of practical, web-based tools. It offers tangible steps to equip NGOs to hold their governments accountable for the safety of all road users by reducing road deaths and injuries by 50% by 2030, in alignment with the Global…
The Primer provides a high-level overview of Vision Zero and the Safe System Approach with the aim of: establishing clear definitions and principles, promoting greater understanding of these concepts, and supporting the development, identification and sharing of Canadian best practices….
The Road Safety at Work Website has many road safety-related tools & resources. Road Safety at Work is a a joint initiative funded largely by WorkSafeBC, ICBC, and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. The Road Safety at Work website…
Many new vehicles sold today in Canada are equipped with a wide array of advanced safety systems intended to prevent collisions entirely or to reduce the seriousness of their consequences. Since the 1990s, anti-lock braking systems (ABS) have been mandatory…
Because of their age and/or inexperience, young and novice drivers are more likely to be involved in fatal collisions. Novice drivers are not necessarily young but could be adults who immigrated from other countries or decided to get a licence…
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on road safety in Canada and around the world is not yet clear. However, due to physical distancing rules intended to stop the spread of the virus, fewer people drive for work, social or…
Weather directly affects drivers’ ability to control their vehicles. Prevalence: Increased crash risk due to weather is quantified in multiple ways leading to different estimates of the percentage of collisions where weather was a contributing factor. According to Transport Canada’s Canadian…
Pedestrians, motorcyclists, bicyclists and those road users riding micromobility vehicles such as electric bicycles, scooters, and skateboards are considered to be vulnerable road users since they do not have the protective shell of a vehicle in case of a collision….
When in control of a motor vehicle, a driver’s attention needs to be focused on controlling the vehicle and preventing crashes. Secondary activities like eating, talking to passengers, and talking or texting on mobile devices (e.g., cell phones or smartphones)…