The Ministry of Transportation launched the Road Safety Community Partnership Program TODAY, September 6, 2022! For more information, or to apply for grant funding, please visit: Available funding opportunities from the Ontario Government and click on ‘Road Safety Community Partnership…
Transport Canada is running a safety campaign focused on the Dangers of Hot Cars and Children. The campaign includes the creation of a new TC website that provides an overview of the importance of the topic, strategies how to mitigate…
Why Isn’t There a Canadian Traffic Safety Crisis July 01, 2022, Bloomberg While US road deaths are skyrocketing (including the fastest increase on record in 2021), virtually all other developed countries have seen a decline. In France, for example, traffic…
Ontario is committed to ensuring students can travel to and from school safely. That is why the Ministry of Transportation-Ontario introduced a new amber-red lighting standard for school buses. Starting July 1, 2022, Ontario will require all school buses manufactured…
Township of Scugog is Continuing Measures to Improve Road Safety June 01, 2022, The Township of Scugog (SCUGOG, ONTARIO) Community and road safety continues to be a priority for the Township of Scugog. The Township has been actively working to…
Driving High Is SGI’s May Traffic Safety Focus May 02, 2022, GX94radio.com (REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN) Cannabis use and driving is the traffic safety focus for May, and SGI is out with a reminder that driving high is a DUI. Spokesman Tyler…
Global road mortality is a leading cause of death in many low-income and middle-income countries. Data to support priority setting under current resource constraints are urgently needed to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.6. This Series paper estimates the potential…
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…