2018 Vision Zero Advocate Conference in Toronto
The 2018 Vision Zero Advocate Conference in Toronto February 28 – March 2 was a highly informative event, where Canadian and international experts – from government and major corporations, to grassroots advocates – came together to share their experiences and discuss “What’s next for Vision Zero?”
An Interview with ATS & The Vision Zero Advocate Institute
The Vision Zero Advocate Institute is the natural evolution of 50 years of traffic safety solutions. Supported by ATS Traffic, the Institute is a network of coaches, experts and Vision Zero innovators.
An Interview with Operation Lifesaver
Operation Lifesaver (OL) is a not-for-profit that works to educate Canadians about rail safety.
An Interview with The Jessica Campaign
An interview with Jeannette Holman-Price of The Jessica Campaign. The Jessica Campaign (“TJC”) is a public advocacy for long overdue upgrades to motor vehicle safety standards and legislation across North America. Started in Canada following the preventable and needless death of 21-year-old Jessica Holman-Price, M.B., TJC continues to strive to become a leading force behind Canada’s Vision Zero Goals.
Attitudes and perceptions of traffic safety enforcement among police officers in Ontario
We spoke with Dr. Christine Wickens, a Senior Scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, who is working with the Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals, about a recent two-phase study they have jointly initiated with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, with the support […]
Bigger, heavier, higher … large SUVs and pickups pose serious safety threats to vulnerable road users
By Isabelle Joncas, B.A., Équiterre Abstract In Canada, the recent rise in the number of small trucks on our roads is phenomenal (a category that includes sport utility vehicles such as SUVs, pickups, mini-vans and crossovers). They are sold as practical, functional, safe and adventurous. With fewer compact models being offered in car dealerships, many […]
Canadian Child Safety Report Card results
Provinces with strong evidence-based injury prevention policies have fewer child and youth hospitalizations and deaths from road-traffic-related causes.
Cannabis research suggests feds’ pot laws a guessing game – by Ed Prutschi
For a government that promised to legislate using evidence-based science, the rapid approach of legalized marijuana in Canada is starting to look like a case study in blind faith.
Embracing a new decade of improved road safety goals
By Pamela Fuselli, President and CEO, Parachute. “Road safety is a necessity for health, climate, equity and prosperity. If children cannot walk or bicycle to school without risking their lives, we limit their access to education, good health and freedom, and consequently our hope for the future. If we cannot transport goods across a nation […]
Engaging Youth as Community Actors: National Teen Driver Safety Week
Youth hold an important place within Vision Zero. For one, children and youth are among the most vulnerable road users. In Canada, young drivers die in crashes at a higher rate than any other age group[1]. Canadians aged 5 to 14 are at greater risk of being killed as a pedestrian than any other age group[2]. On the road to zero, many jurisdictions are making the safety of children and youth their first priority, as evidenced by Vision Zero for Youth.