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Australasian Road Safety Conference 2024 EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION
2024 ACRS EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION CLOSING IN ONE WEEK Hi , If you haven’t registered yet, there is only one week left to take advantage of the Early Bird registration rate for the 2024 Australasian Road Safety Conference (2024 ARSC) being…
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Celebrating Excellence: Paul Boase Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
We are thrilled to announce that the MTO Road Safety Achievement Awards took place on June 26th in Toronto. During this prestigious event, Paul Boase was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by MTO’s Deputy Minister Doug Jones. Paul’s…
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Webinar Gift Card Winner
We are excited to announce that among the attendees of our recent webinars, we have selected a winner for the $25 gift card. Congratulations to Barbara Thomas! Thank you to all webinar attendees for their participation and engagement in our…
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CARSP SNN Video Interview Transcript (Spring 2024)
Date: April 11, 2024 Interviewer: Dr. Emily McCullogh, York University, member of CARSP editorial board Interviewee: Dr. Linda Rothman, Associate Professor in the School of occupational and public health at Toronto Metropolitan University, prominent injury prevention and road safety public…
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April 2024 Update – CARSP Young Professionals Committee
The countdown is on! Less than 2 months until the 2024 CARSP Conference! The Young Professionals Committee (YPC) has been hard at work planning several exciting conference initiatives! We’ve also launched a NEW Mentorship Program, which was announced at the…
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Road Safety Professional (RSP) Certification – Recent News
This section of the CARSP SNN aims to give our readers the most recent news about the RSP certification by the Transportation Professional Certification Board (TPCB) with a focus on the Canadian perspective. The TPCB was established in 1998 to…
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ITE News Spring 2024
The ITE Canada and CARSP partnership enters a new stage as we find ways to bring knowledge to each other’s communities. ITE Canada will provide CARSP with the opportunity to jointly develop a panel discussion session at ITE Canada’s 2024…
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‘A Little Goes a Long Way’ – Celebrating BC’s Vision Zero Grant Program
By: Ian Pike, Ph.D., University of British Columbia; BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute; BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit Emily McCullogh, Ph.D., York University (Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Science) Abstract Vision Zero is a road safety policy goal aiming…
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Towards Safer Streets: Reviewing the Impact of Transit-oriented Development on Road Safety in North American Cities
By: Phani Kumar Patnala, Ph.D. Urban Mobility and Transportation Informatics Group, Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada Babak Mehran, P.Eng. Urban Mobility and Transportation Informatics Group, Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada Jonathan Regehr, Ph.D., P.Eng….
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(Français) Certification des professionnels de la sécurité routière (RSP) – Nouvelles récentes
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Investigating the Relationship between Traffic Infractions and Collisions in York Region
By: Pedram Izadpanah, Ph.D., P.Eng., TNS Stefan Tsang, P.Eng., RSP1, TNS Nelson Costa, York Regional Municipality Ben Kos, LET, C.E.T., RSP1, MITE, York Regional Municipality Soroush Salek, Ph.D., P.Eng., RSP1, CIMA+ Abstract The Safe System Approach has emerged as an…
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(Français) Transcription de l’entretien vidéo du Safety Network Newsletter (bulletin Le Réseau Sécurité) de l’ACPSER (printemps 2024)
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ITE Canada Update – January 2024
ITE Canada and CARSP continue to serve our joint memberships through initiatives identified in our partnership agreement. In December 2023, we hosted our second joint webinar (organized by CARSP) on CapaCITY/É, a six-year research program working with municipal staff and…
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DEATH ANGLES EXPOSED: SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ROAD USERS FROM VEHICLE BLIND ZONE
By: Benoit Anctil, P.Eng. and Dominique Charlebois Abstract Since the 1980s, the automotive industry has seen a consistent trend of larger and heavier vehicles, driven by regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Paradoxically, these regulations often encourage automakers to…
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Exploring the language of “All Ages and Abilities” for the CapaCITY/É Research Project
By: Karen Laberee, Moreno Zanotto, Alison Funk, Sara F. L. Kirk, Sarah A. Moore, and Meghan Winters Abstract In 2023, CapaCITY/É initiated a six-year research project aimed at adapting Implementation Science for Healthy Cities research, specifically sustainable transportation interventions. The…
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The importance of supporting the next generations of road safety advocates
BY: Umayangga Yogalingam, Parachute ABSTRACT Road traffic injuries and fatalities seriously threaten the health, well-being, and quality of life of Canadian youth. Reaching young drivers for the purpose of awareness and education presents unique challenges and opportunities compared to other…
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Systemic Safety Review Methodologies
By: Jike Wang, Nelson Costa, Ben Kos, Soroush Salek Abstract In the past few years, the Systemic Road Safety (SRS) process was introduced by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to address some of the limitations of network screening based on…
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Overlooked topics in road safety knowledge and practice – authors’ opinion
BY: Dhammika Wagage, Navoda Rillagodage Abstract This article, by incorporating authors’ opinion, attempts to bring road safety professionals’ attention to a number of overlooked road safety topics that were either highlighted in recent Canadian media and/or were noted as research…
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FEATURED CARSP FOUNDER
BIO He taught graduate courses in several areas of Transportation Engineering, most notably a course in Road Safety that was likely the first of its kind anywhere in the world. He also taught an undergraduate course to Civil Engineers in…