In 2019, Parachute published the Vision Zero Canadian Landscape 2.0, which profiled 24 jurisdictions. This included reviewing the status of all jurisdictions in the process of considering, adopting or implementing Vision Zero; presenting the key features of their programs, using…
CARSP’s president Raheem Dilgir discussed road safety in Canada on The Brian Crombie Radio Hour on Thursday, June 9th at 6:00 pm on Sauga 960 AM. Access the full video recording here.
** Le texte français suit l’anglais ** Dear Transportation Stakeholders, This is to inform you of new legislation, the Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act (CCSPA), introduced in Parliament on June 14, 2022, alongside amendments to Securing Canada’s Telecommunications System (SCTS) resulting in the combined Act, An…
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By Jacob Smith and Robert Colonna. Jacob Smith is the Regional North Americas Leader of the Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety, a driven car crash survivor, speaker, and activist. He has his consultancy in road safety and mobility justice,…
Robert Dewar, Western Ergonomics Inc. Introduction The road safety audit has come into use as a means of improving road safety. It involves a formal safety performance examination of either an existing or future road by an audit team. This…
Watch For Wildlife When You’re Behind The Wheel. Peak times for wildlife collisions are in the spring when animals seek road salt in ditches and try to escape biting insects and during the fall mating and migration seasons. POEO has…
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness month, and RoadSafetyBC is pleased to be leading an awareness campaign about this important road safety initiative. This RoadSafetyBC campaign aims to spread awareness about what all road users can do to keep motorcyclists safe….
The popularity of micromobility devices in recent years is giving rise to the fastest-growing mode of transport in cities across the province of Ontario. From POEO’s perspective, the greater variance in the types of vehicles and devices on our roads…
The traffic safety movement has saved lives across the European countries that adopted its principles. But in the U.S., deaths in participating cities have continued to rise. Los Angeles, a city famously built around the automobile, has long been a dangerous place to…
This free webinar provides an overview of the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety, 2021-2030, shares the regional call to action for Canada and discusses next steps. We also share information about the upcoming #CommitToAct 2022…
BC announce the launch of a new app to help new and inexperienced drivers improve their hazard perception skills. Street Sense is an interactive learning experience that aims to enhance situational awareness by presenting hazards in driving scenarios in a safe,…
CARSP in the news…. With transportation an essential part of Canada’s economy, more needs to be done to address key issues impeding worker safety in the road and rail sectors. In a country as vast as Canada, driving is essential….
Today the Current on CBC presented road safety as a topic of discussion. What will it take to bring down road fatalities and make Canada’s roads safer for all? They spoke with Jessica Spieker, who was hit by an SUV…
This RoadSafetyBC campaign aims to spread awareness about the safety benefits of properly wearing a seatbelt, along with key information about proper carseat and booster seat use. The campaign will run from March 21, 2022 through April 1, 2022. It…
The University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy is hosting a series of roundtables throughout 2022 on the Canadian Northern Corridor Concept (CNC). The roundtables are facilitated by Cascade Projects. The roundtable event, to be held via Zoom on April…
As mentioned in Parachute’s last Open Your Parachute newsletter, over fall 2021, Parachute drew together diverse sectors to envision how to work together to drive change to our roads and road use. This collaboration has resulted in a report and…
Jessie Singer’s best friend died 15 years ago when he was 22, cycling in New York, and a driver hit and killed him. Singer, a journalist, also became a road safety advocate. Her quest to find out why society often doesn’t…