Driver characteristics involved in child and youth pedestrian motor-vehicle collisions (PMVC) and the built environment – a case control study
Fridman, Pitt, Rothman, Howard, Hagel
School & Child Road Safety
Adult and child pedestrian road crossing behaviours during morning school drop-off time across Canadian urban/suburban areas
Cloutier, Ling, Desrosiers-Gaudette, Hubka, Howard, Macpherson, Fuselli, Winters, Hagel
Risky driver behaviours at school drop-off time and active school transportation in children across Canadian urban/suburban areas
Rothman, Ling, Desrosiers-Gaudette, Hubka, Howard, Fuselli, Cloutier, Winters, Hagel, Macpherson
Recent trends in child and youth emergency department visits because of pedestrian motor vehicle collisions by socioeconomic status in Ontario, Canada
Rothman, Macarthur, Wilton, Howard, Macpherson
Walk Your Child to School Today
Walk Your Child to School Today is a programme that aims to get children to walk to and from school while accompanied by adults. Young children have limited capabilities to judge the speed and distance of traffic and may not…
Seat Belts on School Buses
School bus transportation is incredibly safe, but does that mean seat belts are not necessary on school buses? Dr. Alan German, Chief of Collision Investigations in the Road Safety Directorate at Transport Canada, led a discussion surrounding seat belts and…
How to Protect Children in Vehicles with Side Airbags
Transport Canada has conducted extensive tests on side air bags with child crash test dummies. While testing is still ongoing, two main conclusions stand out: Children who are leaning against a side air bag when it inflates are at risk…
Child Restraint Inspection Clinics
Many communities offer free car seat inspections to assist parents and caregivers on the proper installation of child restraints. To find out about these services in your community, please contact: Transport Canada.