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from the Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference
Proceedings
2016 Halifax
26th CARSP Conference
June 5-8, 2016, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Table of Contents
Please note - Keynote, lunch and panel presentations at the bottom
Session 1A: Work-Related Road Safety I
- June 29, 2016
Safety Effects of Portable End-of-Queue Warning System Deployments at Texas Work Zones
Gerald L Ullman, Vichika Iragavarapu, Robert E. Brydia - June 29, 2016
A new Chapter in TCP training - Updates to BC's TCP training program
Sarina Hanschke - June 29, 2016
The Cone Zone Experience
Bob Nielsen, Sarina Hanschke
Award winner: Mavis Johnson Award
Session 1B: Child Injury Prevention I
- June 29, 2016
Preventing motor vehicle-related fatalities: a collaborative project to enhance coronial data capture and use
Andrew Howard - June 29, 2016
CHILD PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS, WALKING TO SCHOOL AND THE BUILT ENVRIONMENT: A CASE CONTROL STUDY
Linda Rothman - June 29, 2016
Canadian Child Road Safety Report Card
Liraz Fridman
Session 1C: Making the Case for/Marketing Road Safety
- June 29, 2016
The Cost of Transport Injuries in Canada – The clock is ticking
Jennifer Russell - June 29, 2016
Monitoring Media Stories to Evaluate the Impact of Communications and Community Mobilization Efforts Under the Alberta Traffic Safety Plan (Owens)
Liz Owens - June 29, 2016
A Snapshot of Road Safety in B.C. Communities
Mavis Johnson
Session 2A: Work-Related Road Safety II
- June 30, 2016
High Speed Traffic Control Program
Sarina Hanschke - June 30, 2016
Building Accessible Detectable Work Zones: An introduction
Tim Cox - June 30, 2016
Everyone deserves a safe place to work, including tow truck operators
Elliott Silverstein
Session 2B: Fitness to Drive I
- June 30, 2016
The Candrive Older Driver Study: Prospective changes in health characteristics and impact on driving over 4 years
Shawn Marshall - June 30, 2016
Individualized On-road training to enhance safe driving in seniors: A randomized controlled trial
Erica Sawula - June 30, 2016
Assessing Cognitive, Physical and Driving Behavioural Change in Older Drivers: A Longitudinal Analysis of Candrive Data
Michel Bédard - June 30, 2016
The Attention Network Test: A potential tool to investigate the impact of health status on safe driving
Michel Bédard
Session 3A: Work-Related Road Safety III
- July 5, 2016
Electronic Recording Devices (E-logs) - Through the Enforcement Lens
Allan Chapman - June 30, 2016
Truck Drivers – A Population at Risk: Findings from the Canadian Community Health Survey (Bigelow)
Phil Bigelow - June 30, 2016
How to Establish an Effective Fleet Safety Management System
Paul Cormier
Session 3B: Fitness to Drive II
- June 30, 2016
The impact of restricted licenses on crash risk for older drivers: A systematic review
Mark Asbridge, Ediriweera Desapriya, Rachel Ogilvie, et. al. - June 30, 2016
Evidence Based Review of Predictors of Driving Performance and Resumption of Driving in Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury
Alexander Crizzle - June 30, 2016
Driving and aging in New Brunswick: Comparison of driving exposure, trip characteristics and personal characteristics of rural versus urban living older drivers
Valerie McLaughlin - June 30, 2016
A Collaborative International Knowledge Synthesis to Update Guidelines for Determining Medical Fitness to Operate Motor Vehicles with Traumatic Brain Injury or Dementia
Shawn Marshall
Session 3C: Child Injury Prevention II
- June 30, 2016
Nova Scotia’s Child Passenger Safety Strategy: a renewed strategy built on 10 years experience
Sandra Newton - June 30, 2016
Effectiveness of booster seats in reducing injury and mortality in children 6 to 10 years of age: a systematic review of observational studies
Mark Asbridge - June 30, 2016
Barriers and enablers to enacting child and youth related injury prevention legislation related to road users in Canada
Alison Macpherson - June 30, 2016
AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF ACTIVE SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION AND STROLLER USE IN KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN IN TORONTO, CANADA
Linda Rothman
Session 4A: Distracted Driving
- June 30, 2016
Evaluating the Long Term Effects of Saskatchewan’s Legislation Banning the Use of Hand-held Cell Phones while Driving in Reducing Distracted-Driving Related Collisions
Rajib Sahaji, George Eguakun - June 30, 2016
The Effects of Valence on Driving
Caroll Lau - June 30, 2016
Making public –private partnerships work for road safety
Jane Edwards
Session 4B: Volnerable Road Users
- June 30, 2016
Psychological factors in motorcycle conspicuity: Context and prevalence
Bertrand Sager - June 30, 2016
Motorcyclist Crash Responsibility: The Effect of Driver Age and Motorcycle Displacement
Sacha Dubois - June 30, 2016
DANGEROUS DROP-OFF OF STUDENT PASSENGERS, PEDESTRIAN BEHAVIOURS AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AROUND SCHOOLS
Linda Rothman
Session 5A: Improving Road Safety in Low and Middle Income Countries
- June 30, 2016
Guyana School Road Safety Education Programme Stakeholder Workshop
Mavis Johnson - June 30, 2016
Road Traffic Safety (RTS) Management Systems - ISO Standard 39001
Farhad Faghihi, Gord Lovegrove, Kwei Quaye, Paul Boase, Denise Connerty, Jill Collins - June 30, 2016
An assessment of the criminological significance of motor vehicle crash data within the criminal justice context
Andre Roets
Session 5B: Drug-impaired Driving
- June 30, 2016
Potchecks
Anne Leonard - June 30, 2016
Future of Roadside Drug Screening in Canada
Abe Verghis - June 30, 2016
Assessment of Oral Fluid Drug Screening Devices
Doug Beirness - June 30, 2016
A Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use by Drivers in Ontario 2014
Doug Beirness
Session 6A: Alcohol-impaired Driving
- June 30, 2016
Warn Range Offenders: Who Are They and Do They Benefit from Ontario's Back on Track Program?
Christine Wickens, Rosely Flam-Zalcman, Gina Stoduto, Chloe Docherty Rita K. Thomas, and Robert E. Mann - June 30, 2016
Make them believe: Large-scale evidence from Ontario reveals how to approach the problem of drinking and driving.
Tracey Ma - June 30, 2016
Modelling young drivers’ evaluation process in determining their own ability to drink and drive
Maxime Boivin - June 30, 2016
An Investigation of Traumatic Brain Injuries and Alcohol-Related Motor Vehicle Crashes In Nova Scotia
Jennifer Heatley - June 30, 2016
An Evaluation of Nova Scotia’s Alcohol Ignition Interlock Program
Ward G.M. Vanlaar, Marisela Mainegra Hing, Robyn D. Robertson
Session 6B: Crash Avoidance and Prediction
- June 30, 2016
Comparing Crash Prediction Techniques for Ranking of Sites in a Network Screening Process
Lalita Thakali, Liping Fu, Tao Chen
Award winner: Étudiant 1 Student - June 30, 2016
Rural and urban motor vehicle collisions: is there a fatal divide?
James Roos
Award winner: Student Paper Competition - Honourable Mention - June 30, 2016
Exploring the transferability of crash modification factors - Ontario case studies
Taha Saleem, Lei Qin, Shahram Almasi, Bhagwant Persaud, Craig Lyon - June 30, 2016
Analyses of Casualty Collisions and Casualties during Statuatory Holidays in Saskatchewan
Rajib Sahaji, George Eguakun, Taryn McKee - June 30, 2016
Accommodating Oversize Trucks: Safety Issues and Mitigating Measures
Jeff Suggett
Session 6C: Speeding and Risky Driving Behaviour I
- June 30, 2016
Street Racing among the Ontario Adult Population: Prevalence and Impact on Collision Risk
Christine M. Wickens, Reginald G. Smart, Evelyn Vingilis, Anca Ialomiteanu, Gina Stoduto, and Robert E. Mann - June 30, 2016
Reducing Auto-Related Crime in Winnipeg
Rick Linden - June 30, 2016
High-risk driving in Ontario, Canada: A review on street racing and stunt driving
Zumrut Yildirim-Yenier - June 30, 2016
Driver Behaviour in Response to Encountering Wildlife on the Road in Canada
Shawna R. Meister, Marisela Mainegra Hing, Robyn D. Robertson, Ward G. M. Vanlaar - June 29, 2016
Should we be aiming to engage drivers more with others on-road? Driving moral disengagement and self-reported driving aggression
Jasmine Cleary, Alexia Lennon, Alison Swann
Award winner: Dr. Charles H. Miller Award
Session 7A: Speeding and Risky Driving Behaviour II
Session 7B: Teen/Novice Driver
- June 30, 2016
Training Novice Learner Drivers on Driving Simulators in Quebec – Process and Outcomes
Pierro Hirsch - June 30, 2016
Social Norms and Teenage Driver Distraction
Maryam Merrikhpour, Birsen Donmez
Award winner: Student Paper Competition Winner - Honourable Mention - June 30, 2016
Distracted driving among young drivers: A critical review of studies and prevention campaigns
Maxime Boivin and Marion Reny Delisle - June 30, 2016
EVALUATION OF THE BEGINNER DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM IN ONTARIO.
Chris Janusz, Tracey Ma, Francine Rubin
Session 7C: Road Infrastructure Safety
- June 30, 2016
New Westminster Intersection Safety Review
Borg Chan - June 30, 2016
Automatic Traffic Data Collection under Varying Lighting and Temperature Conditions in Multimodal Environments: Thermal vs Visible Spectrum Video-based Systems
Award winner: Étudiant 3 Student - June 30, 2016
A New Approach to Evaluating Roundabout Safety Using Conflicting Volumes and Delay
Taha Saleem, Robert Henderson, Bhagwant Persaud
Award winner: Étudiant 2 Student
Panel 1: Work-Related Road Safety
- July 5, 2016
Human Factors in Commercial Vehicle Safety
Pierre Thieffault - July 5, 2016
Fitness to Drive
Jamie Dow - July 5, 2016
Best Practices in Truck Safety Programs
Trevor Bent
Panel 2: Cannabis and Driving
- July 5, 2016
Public Health Approach to Cannabis Regulation
Robert Strang - July 5, 2016
Detecting Drug Impaired Drivers
Constable Mark Skinner - July 5, 2016
Drugs and Driving: What Now and What Next?
Tracey Ma - July 5, 2016
Point of Contact - Oral Fluid Screening Devices
Doug Beirness, D'Arcy Smith - July 5, 2016
Prevalence of cannabis-impaired driving and crash risk
Mark Asbridge
Panel 3: Distracted Driving
- July 5, 2016
Driven to Distraction - "Driving" forces in our workplaces
Joe Treen - July 5, 2016
It Happens Fast!
John Lefebvre - July 5, 2016
Prevalence of Distracted Driving
Brian Jonah - July 5, 2016
Technology and Distracted Driving
Birsen Donmez
Keynote and Lunch Speakers
- July 5, 2016
Occupational Road Safety: The Road from Then to Now and BC's Experience
Mark Ordeman - July 5, 2016
Road Safety Strategies 2015 and 2025
Paul Arsenault - July 5, 2016
Autonomous Vehicles in Canada
Wendy Doyle