2017 Toronto
27th CARSP Conference Proceedings
June 18-21, 2017, Toronto, OntarioPlease note - Keynote, lunch and panel presentations are at the bottom of this page
Session 1A: City-Wide Road Safety Plans
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A Comparison of Municipal Road Safety Planning Practices Across Canada
Raheem Dilgir
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Community Traffic Safety Meetings in Calgary
Tony Churchill
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The ‘Complete’ Package – How to Operationalize ‘Complete Streets’ in Toronto
Jean-Louis Comeau, William Holmes, Brian Monk , Dainius Dalmotas, Alan German, Simon Schramm, Steven Thannhauser , Craig Good
Session 1B: Cyclist and Motorcycle Safety
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Child and adolescent bicycling injuries involving motor vehicle collisions
Tona Pitt, Brent Hagel
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Evaluation of level-of-service and safety indicator of bicycle traffic light treatments at signalized intersections
Bismarck Ledezma-Navarro
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More Cyclist Crashes in Poorer Neighborhoods: Is It a Question of Exposure?
Sylvanie Godillon
Session 1C: Road Safety Initiatives
Session 2A: Advanced Vehicle Technology and Automation
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Automated Driving: Proceed with Caution
Ian Noy
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Automated Vehicles: A Review of the Road Safety Implication as Drivers of Change
Tullio Giuffre
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Safety Evaluation of Signalized Intersections with Automated Vehicles at Various Penetration Levels based on Conflict Analysis of Simulated Traffic
Maria Espinosa
Student Paper Competition: 1st Place -
The Effects of Auditory Cue Type and Behavioural Adaptation in Older and Younger Drivers Using a Lane Departure Warning System
Bruce Haycock
Session 2B: Fitness to Drive I
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Dementia and Driving: An updated knowledge synthesis
Mark Rapoport
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Evaluation of Ontario’s Enhanced Senior Driver Renewal Program: 2 Years Post-Implementation
Tracey Ma
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The effectiveness of a simulation driving protocol with dual tasking scenarios in assessing concussed individuals return to safe driving, Authors: Dennis Dumpy, Carlos Zerpa, Paolo Sanzo, Bruce Weaver, Michel Bedard
Michel Bedard
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The Trail Making Test B: Minimizing the risk of false positives severely compromises the test’s ability to identify unsafe drivers.
Rose Wang
Session 2C: Pedestrian Safety I
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Drivers Stopping Behaviour at Non-Warranted Stop Signs: A Feasibility Study
Gabriel Suskin, Neville Suskin
Student Paper Competition: Honourable Mention -
Improving the Accessible Pedestrian Signal System in the City of Toronto
Daphne Wee
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Recent Research in Pedestrian Crash Prediction and Countermeasures
Craig Lyon
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Reducing speed limit to 30 km/h on urban major roads to improve pedestrian road safety
Sylvanie Godillon
Session 3A: Speeding and Risky Driving Behaviours
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The effect of neurodevelopment on the multidimensional characteristics of distinct risky-driving groups
Thomas Brown
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The Effects of Cinematic Portrayals of Aggressive or Risky Driving on the Modelling of Speeding Behaviour
Deanna Singhal
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The Interaction of Cinematic Depictions of Risky Driving and Person Factors on Imitation in Simulated Driving
Deanna Singhal
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YouTube high risk driving videos: A content analysis of popular street racing videos
Jane Seeley
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YouTube high risk driving videos: What are the effects on young male drivers?
Evelyn Vingilis
Session 3B: Using Technology for Planning Roads and Monitoring Traffic
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Automated Speed Enforcement Program in France: Some Feedbacks from a 15 Year Experience?
Laurent Carnis
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The Future of Traffic Monitoring –A New Perspective Using Drones
Caitlin Sowers, Eric Hildebrand
Student Paper Competition: 2nd Place -
UAV Applications in Road Safety Engineering
Mark Hearson
Session 3C: Fitness to Drive II
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A driving cessation decision-making and coping framework and toolkit for people with dementia
Gary Naglie
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Data from comprehensive driving evaluations: predictors of failing a road test
Alexander Crizzle
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Driving in Dementia Decision Tool: Knowledge Translation in Action
Mark Rapoport
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Non-Intrusive Monitoring of Drowsiness Using Eye Movement and Blinking
Ali Shahidi-Zandi
Session 4A: Collision Analysis
Session 4B: Pedestrian Safety II
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Automated Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Curb Radii Adjustments on Turning Vehicle Speed: A Case-Study in Toronto
Sohail Zangenehpour, Charles Chung, Sheyda Saneinejad
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Public Transportation and Reserved Lanes: Do they Improve the Safety of Montrealers?
Jillian Strauss, Patrick Morency, Catherine Morency
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Spatial Distribution of Pedestrian-Motor Vehicle Collisions Before and After Pedestrian Countdown Signal Installation in Toronto, Canada
Linda Rothman
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Walkability, road safety and pedestrians’ itineraries: A comparative study for seniors in Lille and Montreal
Marie-Soleil Cloutier
Session 4C: Injury Prevention
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A comparison of road traffic mortality and morbidity rates and road safety policies in Quebec and Ontario
Robert Bourbeau
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Evaluating the effect of a social marketing campaign on bicycle helmet use in BC
Jennifer Smith, Florian Karl, Ian Pike
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Fatalities Caused by Motor Vehicle Collisions into Water: A Preventable Cause of Drowning Mortality in Canada
Tessa Clemens
Session 5A: Alcohol Impairment
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Development of a National Voluntary Standard for Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock
Paul Boase
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Impaired Driving Investigation and the Screening Equipment
Michel Pilon
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Projet Point Final
Kim Miller
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Young drivers’ perceptions of in-vehicle alcohol devices
Marie Claude Ouimet
Session 5B: Roundabout Safety
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Analysis of Road Crashes at Roundabouts in Toowoomba
Kathirgamalingam Somasundaraswaran, Megan Richardson
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Microscopic Road Safety Comparison Between Canadian and Swedish Roundabout Driver Behaviour
Paul St-Aubin, Nicolas Saunier, Luis Miranda-Moreno, Aliaksei Laureshyn
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Safety Impact of Red Light Cameras in Vancouver, BC
Emanuele Sacchi, Tarek Sayed
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Surrogate Safety Analysis of Quebec Roundabout Design
Paul St-Aubin, Nicolas Saunier, Luis Miranda-Moreno
Session 5C: Crash Prediction and Avoidance
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Implementation of Road Condition Warning System (RCWS) in Alberta as a mitigation measure to improve safety at highway locations impacted by extreme weather conditions.
Allan Lo
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Improving Road Safety and Public Health with Real-Time and Predictive Train Crossing Information
Garreth Rempel
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Study on Framework of Traffic Operational Safety Assurance Program and Real-time Crash Risk Prediction Model of Shenzhen-Zhongshan Channel
Yongsheng Chen
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Traffic Simulator Tool as Reliable Effort for Environmental Estimation at Road Intersection
Tullio Giuffre, Tiziana Campisi, Antonino Canale, Alessandro Severino, Salvatore Trubia
Session 6A: Drug-Impaired Driving
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An In-Depth Examination of Driver Fatalities Involving Drugs
Paul Boase, Doug Beirness, Erin Beasley
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Driving Under the Influence of Opioids in the Ontario Adult Population: Prevalence, Impact on Collision Risk, and Characterization of the Drivers
Christine Wickens
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Estimating the harms and costs of cannabis-attributable collisions in the Canadian provinces
Doug Beirness, Sameer Imtiaz
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Pharmacokinetics of psychoactive Marijuana at road-side testing
Abe Verghis
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The Impact of Smoked Cannabis and Distraction on the Simulated Driving Behaviour of Young Recreational Cannabis Users
Christine Wickens
Session 6B: Child and Youth Injury Prevention
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An examination of children’s safety associated with their behavior while crossing the crosswalk to reach the park entrance
Mojgan Rafiei
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Examining Motor Vehicle Related Injury Rates and Graduated Drivers Licensing Programs Across Canada
Liraz Fridman
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Real World Frontal Impacts Involving Infants and Toddlers
Michael Shkrum, Kevin McClafferty, Allison Pellar, Douglas Fraser, Tanya Charyk-Stewart, Jean-Louis Comeau
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The School Environment and Student Car Drop-Off at Elementary Schools
Linda Rothman
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Walking in deprived neighborhoods: what risk for child pedestrian in Montreal and Toronto?
Marie-Soleil Cloutier
Session 6C: Pedestrian Safety III
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A Novel Framework to Evaluate Yielding Behavior and Crossing Decisions at Non-signalized Locations using Video-based Trajectory Data
Ting Fu, Luis F. Miranda-Moreno, Nicolas Saunier
Student Paper Competition: 3rd Place -
Pedestrian Challenges in Roadworks
Tim Cox
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Pedestrian Countdown Signal Impacts on Driver Red-Light Running Behaviour
Robert Henderson
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Pedestrian safety at at-grade crossings
Alexander Nolet
Session 7A: Distracted Driving
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Evaluating the effectiveness of Ontario’s Handheld Device Ban
Maryam Haya
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Reducing Driver Distraction via Mobile App Technology
Meera Paleja
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Task Analysis of Manual Phone-Dialing in Nine Production Vehicles
Martin Lavallière, Bruce Mehler, Joonbum Lee, Linda Angell, Bobbie Seppelt, Bryan Reimer
Session 7B: Truck and Bus Safety
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A literature review on bus drivers’ health and safety: a conceptual model
Martin Lavalliere
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A State of the Art Review of Event Data Recorder Technologies in Passenger and Commercial Vehicles
Kent McKee
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Evaluation of the Safety Effectiveness of Ontario’s Speed Limiter Legislation for Large Trucks
Sarah C. Plonka, Patrick A. Byrne, Tracey Ma, Erin Dessau
Dr. Charles H. Miller Award -
Large Truck Safety in Ontario: What are the core concerns and how do we fix them?
Megan Svidski, Erin Dessau
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Musculoskeletal disorders among Canadian truck drivers: Results from an intercept study
Philip Bigelow
Monday - Keynote Speaker
Panel 1: Automated Vehicle Technology and Road Safety
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Automated Vehicle Technology – A Regulator’s Perspective
Mark Francis
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Driver Behaviour and Automated Vehicles
Robyn Robertson
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Future of Mobility – Making Urban Transportation More Efficient, Safe and Enjoyable for Everyone
Geof Bailey
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Levels of Automation
Nicolas Saunier
Tuesday Morning Plenary Speaker
Panel 2: Pedestrian Safety and Technology
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Eco-counter – Pedestrian Safety and Technology
Jean-Francois Rheault
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Living Experiences with Disabling Infrastructure in Childhood
Ron Buliung
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Piétons Québec – Putting the Pedestrian Agenda Up Front
Véronique Fournier
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Technology and Pedestrian Injury: Traffic Signals
Andrew Howard
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Trends in Pedestrian Injuries and Fatalities
Jennifer Crain
Tuesday Lunch Plenary Speakers
Panel 3: Technology and Enforcement
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Red Light Camera and Opportunity for Speed Enforcement
Roger Browne
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Roadside Drug Detection
Doug Beirness, D’Arcy Smith
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Safer Roads Ottawa – Leveraging Technology for Road Safety
Rob Wilkinson
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Utilizing ALPR to Target Prolific Prohibited Drivers
Insp. Michael Labossiere, Cpl Paul Walker