Detection of Cyclist and Pedestrians Around Heavy Commercial Vehicles
Charlebois, D., Meloche, E., Burns, P. (n.d.)
Pedestrians: Turn Calming Program
New York City Department of Transportation (2021)
Understanding Safety-Related Issues for Pedestrians at Modern Roundabouts
Journal of Sustainable Development 5(4). Giuffre, O., & Grana, A. (2012)
Road safety
Prevent motor vehicle collisions by reducing your driving speed, adopting best driving practices and managing distractions.
Safe Kids Week
This annual campaign, held in 2026 from June 1 to 7, draws attention to a different child safety issue each year and provides resources for local community activities.
Pedestrian safety
What you can do to teach children about crossing the street safely and how to determine when they can cross streets safely by themselves.
Vulnerable Road User (VRU) Safety Resources Repository
Supported by the Task Force on Vulnerable Road User Safety Despite evolving technologies and infrastructure changes, heavy vehicles continue to pose a safety risk to cyclists and pedestrians. Consequently, in fall 2016, Canada’s Ministers of Transportation mandated the creation of a task force to enable a collaborative process with provinces, territories, and stakeholders to consider […]
Infographics
Safe Mobility infographic series Road safety measures have a broad impact on urban communities, with a wide range of benefits ranging from environmental to health. Parachute has created these infographics to explore the intersections among equity, health and wellbeing and the environment and their connections to road safety. We encourage our road safety partners to […]
Case study: the Québec walkshop
Parachute and the Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals (CARSP), along with staff from the City of Québec, organized a Vision Zero Walkshop that took place on May 21, 2025. The event, attended by 40 delegates from the 2025 CARSP Conference held in Québec, kicked off at the Québec City Convention Centre with a welcome […]