2010 Niagara
20th. Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference
June 6-9, 2010, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Table of Contents
Session 1A: Highway Design 1
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Determination of speed limits and related factors and their impact on safety
Josée Dumont, Alireza Hadayeghi, Chantal Dagenais, Hélène Lévesque
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Assessing speed consistency of horizontal geometric design using a microscopic simulation approach
David Duong, Michael Mandelzys, Frank Saccomanno, Bruce Hellinga
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Interaction of Design Features, Speed and Safety of Roundabouts
Yongsheng Chen
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Speed selection at sites with restricted geometries - A case study
Ahmed Al-Kaisy, Tyler Kreider, Ryan Pothering
Session 1B: Road Safety Programs 1
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Regional Community Liaison: Rural Roads Initiative
Carol P. Cotton, Erin Kirkbride, Allison Grimes, Jennifer Mitchell, Pearman Parker, James Barlament, Courtnee Edgerston, Stuart W. Fors
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Development of a Traffic Safety Assessment Tool for Canada Post's Rural Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC)
Geni Bahar, Alison Smiley
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Achievements and development problems of Latvian National Road Safety Programme for years 2007-2013
Pavels Jelinskis
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Using rewards to influence driving behaviour: A field operational trial
Vittoria Battista, Peter Burns, Gordon Taylor
Session 1C: Human Factors and Driver Behaviour 1
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A Comparison of Drug- and Alcohol-involved Motor Vehicle Driver Fatalities
Douglas J. Beirness, Erin E. Beasley
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Driving is perceived as more difficult for lower blood alcohol volume, but performance is not necessarily impaired
Sandrine Hegg-Deloye, Martin Lavallière, Angelo Tremblay, Normand Teasdale
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Self-reported Collision Risk of Cocaine Users
Gina Stoduto, Robert E. Mann, Anca Ialomiteanu, Christine M. Wickens
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Les usagers de cannabis et la prise de risque sur la route - Une etude sur simulateur de conduite
Julie Langlois, Jacques Bergeron
Session 2A: Highway Design 2
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Haptic controls for enhanced driver notification
Scott Miller
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The Bearspaw speed display pilot: Response to residential speed complaints
Christopher Neuman
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V2V/V2I augmented maps: state-of-the-art and contribution to real-time crash risk assessment
Sébastien Demmel, Andry Rakotonirainy, Dominique Gruyer
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Automated safety analysis video sensors: technology and case studies
Karim Ismail
Award winner: Étudiant 1 Student
Session 2B: Road Safety Programs 2
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Scheduling and deployment of traffic safety enforcement
Michael Allouche
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Crash responsibility of young novice drivers: What difference does graduated licensing make?
Mary L. Chipman, Christopher Meaney
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Canadian legislative approaches to discourage distracted driving
Joanne L. Harbluk, Meghan Provost, Paul Boase, Peter C. Burns
Session 2C: Human Factors and Driver Behaviour 2
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The Role of Social Networks and Perceived Risk on Consumer Acceptance of Health Care Messages
Dave Bussière, Vincent E. Georgie, Beth Bruce and Anne W. Snowdon
- "Descriptive severity modeling of traffic accidents on rural roads in Iran" has no version set!
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Safety Implications of increased moped and scooter use in an Australian city
Ross A. Blackman and Narelle L. Haworth
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Challenges in improving the safety of learner motorcyclists
Narelle Haworth and Peter Rowden
Session 3A: Human Factors and Driver Behaviour 3
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Effects of age and cognitive workload on lane choice and lane changing behavior
Martin Lavallière, Birsen Donmez, Bryan Reimer, Bruce Mehler, Kameron Klauber, Jarrod Orszulak, Joseph F. Coughlin, Normand Teasdale
Award winner: Dr. Charles H. Miller -
(Français) Analyse du risque d'accident des véhicules ayant le volant à droite au Québec
François Tardif et Mark Baril
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Driver Anger on the Information Superhighway: A Preliminary Report
Christine M. Wickens, David L. Wiesenthal, Ashley Hall, James Roseborough
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Driving performance on monotonous roads
Grégoire S. Larue, Andry Rakotonirainy, Anthony N. Pettitt
Session 3B: Transportation Engineering 1
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Observational before-after study of the safety effect of U-turns conversions using the empirical Bayes Method
Abdolreza Shikholeslami and Leila Azizi
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Comparison of Safety Performance of Italian and Canadian Urban Intersections
E Sacchi
- "Road Safety through Network Screening and In-Service Road Safety Reviews at Signalized Intersections in the Town of Markham" has no version set!
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Neural Network-based Optimization of Traffic Safety and Operations for Roadway Corridors
Ciprian Alecsandru, Behzad Rouhieh
Session 3C: Crash Investigation and Reconstruction
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Collision prediction for two lane rural roads using IHSDM: A Canadian experience
Matthew Marleau, Eric Hildebrand
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Predicting Ejected Occupant Trajectories During Rollover
Ed S. McCarron
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Methods for the safety evaluation of roadway curves
Zygmunt M. Gorski
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Pre-Rollover Vehicle Dynamics of SUV's in Untripped Rollover Tests
Micky Gilbert, Brad Stolz
Session 4A: Human Factors and Driver Behaviour 4
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Driver Gaze Pattern Using Fuzzy Rules for Driver Training
Husnain Malik, Andry Rakotonirainy, Frederic Maire
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Development of the CAR scale: A progress report
Harold W. Faw, Michael J. Witten
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The risky behaviour of young novice drivers: Developing a measurement tool
B Scott-Parker, B Watson, M King
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Translating research into commercial products: Understanding common pitfalls
Michel Bédard, Julie Riendeau, Bruce Weaver and Michelle M. Porter
Session 4B: Transportation Engineering 2
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Fatality Risk of Crashes in the Rural Intersections of Alberta, Canada
Shamsunnahar Yasmin, Sabreena Anowar, Richard Tay
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Drag Sled and Automobile Skidding on Dry Asphalt; An Experimental Relationship
Frank Navin, Eric Brewer, Randy Bearg
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Advances in Proactive Road Safety Planning
Tarek Sayed, Gord Lovegrove, Nicolas Saunier, Paul de Leur
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Observational studies of road traffic engineering measures on Federal Capital Territory Roads in Abija, Nigeria
Adeyemi Ayodeji Omidiji
Session 4C: Occupant Protection 1
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Innovations for children's safety in vehicles: Preterm infants and car seat safety in the NICU
Catherine Moher, Brenda Vrkljan, Anne Snowdon, William Altenhof
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Booster seat use in Ontario - The effect of booster seat legislation
Piotr Wilk, Ashley Hoogenboom
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Child Restraint Systems - Targeting information to improve the knowledge and behaviours of misusers
Philippe Lesire, Véronique Herve, Annie Langlois, Christophe Ledon
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Design and implementation of a unique child restraint enforcement and education project in Halton Region
Julie Fluit
Session 5A: Occupant Protection 2
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Comparison of linear, rotational and finite element thresholds of brain injury for impacts at multiple locations to the head
Craig Good, Steve Thannhauser
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Older drivers in crashes - identifying the safest vehicles and occupant protection technologies
Jim Langford, Megan Bohensky, Sjaanie Koppel, David Taranto
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Designing vehicles for an aging population - Key considerations and recommendations
Brenda H. Vrkljan, Lisa Drew, Kendal Musgrave, Jan Miller Polgar
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Design of a Seat Safety System to Reduce Occupant Injury from Rear End Collisions
Rami Mansour, Douglas P. Romilly
Session 5B: Pedestrians and Cyclists
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A Logistic Model for Examining Pedestrian Serious Injury Risk in Traffic Crashes
Sabreena Anowar, Shamsunnahar Yasminand, Richard Tay
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Quantifying the road safety benefits of increased bicycle use in North America
Feng Wei, Gord Lovegrove
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A Pilot Study on Child Pedestrian and Cyclist Motor Vehicle Collisions
Vu (Brian) Le
Award winner: Étudiant 3 Student
Session 6A: Road Safety Programs 3
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The Whiplash Prevention Campaign: Social marketing approaches to reduce neck injuries arising from motor vehicle collisions
Marc I. White, Ediriweera Desapriya, Dinithi Peiris, Douglas P. Romilly
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Think and Drive: A regional Niagara road safety committee strategy
Linda Beyer
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Safety Assessments The Ontario County (New York) Experience
Greg Junnor, Tim McElligott and Mike Croce
Session 6B: Human Factors and Driver Behaviour 5
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Age Group Differences in Self-Reported Road Rage Perpetration and Victimization
Christine M. Wickens, Robert E. Mann, Gina Stoduto, Anca Ialomiteanu, Reginald G. Smart
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Preventing street racing: Should we concentrate on changing the driver or the car?
Reginald G. Smart, Robert E. Mann, Gina Stoduto and Evelyn Vingilis
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Managing illegal street racing and associated risky driving behaviour: an Australian perspective
Nerida Leal, Barry Watson, Kerry Armstrong
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Is Street Racing a Problem? Results from the Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey
Evelyn Vingilis, Reg Smart, Robert Mann, Angela Paglia-Boak, Gina Stoduto, Jane Seeley
Session 7A: Commercial Vehicle/Workplace Safety
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Causes of collisions involving one large truck and one passenger vehicle in the United States
Mike Ellis, Craig Good
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Longer Commercial Vehicle Route Assessments
Jeff Suggett, Greg Junnor and Mat Bilodeau
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Assessing the feasibility of applying data linking for injury prevention in the commercial motor vehicle workplace
Garreth Rempel, Jonathan D. Regehr, Jeannette Montufar
Session 7B: Road Safety Programs 4
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Effects of roadside memorials on driver behaviour and safety
A.E. Tony Churchill, Richard Tay, Robyn V. McGregor
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Culture counts: Meeting the road safety needs of newcomers
Natalie Zeitoun, Hanadi Al-Masri
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Remedial Programs for Convicted Drinking Drivers: Use of Regression-Discontinuity Analyses to Demonstrate Beneficial Effects of a Criterion-Based Increase in Program Duration
Robert E. Mann, Rosely Flam Zalcman, Gina Stoduto, Thomas Nochajski, Brian R. Rush, Marilyn Herie, Lyn Watkin-Merek, Anja Koski-Jännes, Rita K. Thomas, Christine M. Wickens, Jürgen Rehm