Poison Prevention Week social media guide
National Poison Prevention Week aims to draw attention to the causes of poisoning and how to prevent them from occurring. This guide is to help communities and partners use social media to support and promote National Poison Prevention Week 2024! Who should use this guide This guide is for all community leaders and partners who use social […]
Official contest rules, Canada's Safest Driver
Official Rules The Canada’s Safest Driver Contest (hereinafter “Contest”) is designed to (i) promote safe driving; (ii) improve road safety; (iii) provide insight into how telematics can improve driver safety; and (iv) increase awareness of and participation in Parachute Vision Zero initiatives. The Contest is a contest of skill that measures the driving habits of […]
Ontario Fall Prevention Collaborative
This diverse group of health and social service practitioners from across Ontario come together to share information, analyze trends and respond collectively to the need for change and innovation in fall prevention.
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.
Vision Zero tool references
Information on research referred to in the Parachute infographics series and other Parachute Vision Zero tools. March 2023 Safe Mobility infographic series Parachute. (2022). Parachute Vision Zero: Canadian Landscape 3.0. https://parachute.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/CS12-Landscape-3.0-VZ-UA.pdf Parachute. (2021). Multi-modal transportation: Making the link between climate action and road safety. https://parachute.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CS10-VZ-Climate-Change-and-Road-Safety-UA.pdf Parachute. (2022). Change for Good Roads. https://parachute.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Parachute_CFGR_Report_EN-UA.pdf February 2020 Indicators of a Vision […]
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.
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 […]
Technology, urbanism, and the car: What is the future of road safety?
How is technology changing? To who’s benefit? And what does this mean for Vision Zero?Well to begin with, the world is becoming more urban. By 2050 it’s expected that nearly 90% (87.6 to be exact) of Canada’s population will live in urban areas. This has city planners, architects, engineers and policy makers re-designing our cities to be more dense, mobile, green and economically vibrant.
Childhood safety advocates urge Canadian families to #FallProofYourHome
Parachute Safe Kids Week June 3 to 9 raises awareness to prevent the leading cause of childhood injury June 3, 2019 – Parachute and Hydro One are urging Canadian families with small children to #FallProofYourHome by using a checklist to address key hazards that have been proven to cause serious injuries for children in the […]
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