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.

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 […]

Elementary Road Safety

This Parachute program supports and empowers school communities to explore, adapt and implement measures that will improve their local road safety.

Parachute Youth Ambassadors

Parachute’s Youth Ambassador projects highlight the commitment of young leaders to enhance road safety in Canadian communities.  Through partnerships with local organizations, school and law enforcement, each initiative addresses key issues such as promoting safe driving, bicycle and pedestrian awareness, and impaired driving prevention. By engaging peers and community members in educational campaigns and activities, […]