Proceedings of the Canadian Multidisciplinary Traffic Safety Forum

The proceedings of the Canadian Multidisciplinary Traffic Safety Forum, held in Ottawa, Ontario on June 13, 2002, are now available. Presentations at the forum highlighted a variety of topical safety issues including driver distraction, cellular telephones and ITS displays; seat belts, child restraints and air bag systems; collision data; and highway engineering:

Future Directions for Road Safety in Canada
Cognitive Distraction: The Impact on Driver Behaviour
Visual-Aging Effects on the Legibility of ITS Displays
Principles for the Installation and Design of In-Vehicle Telematics
Putting the "Roads" in Road Safety
Building Safer Roads: The Road Safety Audit Process
Legislating the Mandatory Use of Booster Seats: The Nova Scotia Experience
Is a Rebuilt Airbag Good for Your Health?
Frontal Crash Research in Support of Future Regulations
Occupant Protection in Motor Coaches
Advanced Technology Vehicles… exploring options for the future
Fragmented, Limited and Unreliable Collision Data: Is the End in Sight?

The complete proceedings on CD-ROM may be purchased (shipping and handling included) at a cost of $ 25.00. [CARSP members may purchase the proceedings at the discounted price of $10.00.] Please send a cheque, payable to CARSP, to:

Kevin J. McClafferty
UWO Accident Research Team
Room 2162, Elborne College
The University of Western Ontario
London, ON N6A 5B9
Tel: (519) 661-2127
Fax: (519) 661-3123
E-mail: kmcclaff@uwo.ca