Originally published on October 19, 2015, Yahoo Canada (GENEVA, SWITZERLAND) Countries must introduce tougher laws to prevent drivers from speeding or drinking and help reduce the toll of 1.25 million people killed each year in traffic accidents, the World Health…
Global News (TORONTO, ONTARIO) As Justin Trudeau’s Liberals prepare to tackle the politics of legalizing weed, one challenge they’ll face is how to crack down on those who light-up before getting behind the wheel. Continue reading this post…
City News (VANCOUVER, BC) A Colorado official has some sobering words of advice for Justin Trudeau if he fulfils his promise to legalize pot in Canada. Continue reading this post…
Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Toronto The Ontario Ministry of Transportation is currently offering a funding opportunity for anyone looking to develop a campaign or event with a focus on winter driving. It’s a matched funding (cash or in-kind donations) program…
Neil Arason – Author and CARSP Board Member, British Columbia In Canada, in a recent five-year period, over 17,000 pedestrians were hit by vehicles turning right or left at intersections, with 167 killed and 1,268 suffering major injuries.[i] Seventy-three percent…
Decade of Action Road Safety Awards at TAC Conference (Original post is found at Transportation Association of Canada website and was posted on October 9th, 2015) The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) handed out four Decade of Action Road Safety…
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Edited by Dusan Teodorovic The Routledge Handbook of Transportation offers a current and comprehensive survey of transportation planning and engineering research. It provides a step-by-step introduction to research related to traffic engineering and control, transportation planning, and performance measurement and…
News Talk 1010 (TORONTO, ONTARIO) MADD Canada is renewing its push for stricter rules against impaired driving after the fatal crash in Vaughan that killed three children and their grandfather. Police allege Marco Muzzo was driving drunk when his vehicle…
(Note: this article is from the Summer 2014 Issue of the Safety Network Newsletter and was originally posted on August 11, 2014. To see the complete newsletter click this link, then click 2014, Issue 3 Safety Network Newsletters ) Neil Arason, a…
Global News (TORONTO, ONTARIO) A 29-year-old man from King Township is facing 18 charges after four people, including three children, were killed as a result of a three vehicle collision north of Toronto late Sunday afternoon. …Police say the lone…
First of its kind resource centre in Canada designed to educate and help prevent the estimated 45,000 collisions which occur with wildlife every year. Click the following link to read the full news release: Press release_WRRC TIRF – Sept 15…
Ontario Ministry of Transportation (TORONTO, ONTARIO) On September 1, 2015, the rules of the road will be updated to help keep Ontarians safe. Changes include tougher penalties for distracted driving, new rules to protect cyclists and measures to ensure the…
Parachute (TORONTO, ONTARIO) With children getting ready to head back to school this September, Parachute and FedEx Express Canada are launching the Walk This Way program to keep our children safe… …More than 25 children are killed and nearly 2,300…
Government of Saskatchewan (REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN) The Government of Saskatchewan announced it is investing $1.88 billion to build the Regina Bypass, the largest infrastructure project in Saskatchewan’s history. This includes the cost of design, construction, finance, operations, and maintenance over the…
Government of PEI (CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI) Recent amendments to the Highway Safety Act create tougher penalties for those caught driving while using handheld communication devices, says Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy Minister Paula Biggar. “It is sad to see collisions on our…
Every day in B.C., 129 teens get their learner’s licence. With students out for summer break, that number peaks in our province as teens are eager to spend their free time learning to drive and becoming more independent. Continue reading…
Parachute (TORONTO, ONTARIO) New data from The Cost of Injury in Canada Report shows the financial costs of preventable injuries are rising, while the human costs are catastrophic. Using the latest national and provincial data available (2010), the Report shows…
Transport Canada (OTTAWA, ONTARIO) Today, the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, introduced legislation in the House of Commons to better protect Canadian motorists through new powers to order vehicle recalls. This new legislation was previously announced in Budget 2015….
Government of Ontario (TORONTO, ONTARIO) Today, Ontario passed the Making Ontario’s Roads Safer Act to help ensure that the province’s roads are among the safest in North America. In order to reduce collisions, injuries and fatalities on Ontario’s roads, the…