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2011 Halifax

21st. Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference
May 8-11, 2011, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Table of Contents

Session 1A: Transportation Engineering

May 8, 2011
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Simulator-Based Training on the Acquisition of Gear-Shifting Skills for Learner Truck Drivers
Pierro Hirsch, Sonia Pignatelli, François Bellavance
May 8, 2011
Dynamically Dimensioned Search Parameter Calibration for Microscopic Traffic Simulation Models and their Effect on Measures of Safety Performance
David D.Q. Duong, Frank F. Saccomanno, Bruce R. Hellinga
May 8, 2011
Analysis of Driver Behaviour and Collision Risks for Protected Freeway Entrance and Exit Ramps: Trajectories and Surrogate Safety Measures
Paul St-Aubin, Luis Miranda-Moreno, Nicolas Saunier
Award winner: Étudiant 1 Student
May 8, 2011
Using Data Mining Techniques to Understand Collision Processes
Nicolas Saunier, Nadia Mourji, Bruno Agard

Session 1B: Vulnerable Road Users

May 8, 2011
Cycle-tracks, bicycle lanes & on-street cycling in Montreal: a preliminary comparison of the cyclist injury risk
Thomas Nosal, Luis F. Miranda-Moreno, Anne C. Lusk, Patrick Morency
May 8, 2011
School Travel Planning in Canada: Making Roads Safer for the Most Vulnerable Citizens
J. Kennedy, L. Cook, G. Faulkner, J. Barlow
May 8, 2011
A Methodology for the Analysis of Cyclist Injury Occurrence at Signalized Intersections
Jillian Strauss, Luis F. Miranda-Moreno
May 8, 2011
On-road comparison of returned, continuing and new motorcycle riders
Mark Symmons, Christine Mulvihill, Mark Collins

Session 2A: Occupant Protection / Human and Environmental Factors

May 8, 2011
(Français) Les systèmes de détection et d'évitement des collisions : Enquête auprès des usagers
Brigitte Cambon de Lavalette, Jacques Bergeron, Charles Tijus
May 8, 2011
Pace Car: Preliminary Evaluation of the Effectiveness of "Mobile Speed Bumps"
Janet Barlow, Margot Metcalfe, Meghan P. Provost
May 8, 2011
Making Tracks: Active Transportation Safety and Skills Training for Children and Youth
J. McGowan, A. Foran

Session 2B: Human Factors / Driver Behavior

May 8, 2011
Alcohol and cannabis impaired driving among Atlantic Canadian high school students
Jennifer Heatley, Beth Bruce, Morris Green
May 8, 2011
Drug and Alcohol Use Among Drivers: Findings from the British Columbia Roadside Survey 2010;
Erin Beasley and Douglas J, Beirness
May 8, 2011
The Characteristics of Drivers Who Drive After Using Drugs
Douglas J, Beirness, Erin Beasley
May 8, 2011
The Effects of Music Tempo on Driver Risk Taking
Ashley Hall, David L. Wiesenthal
Award winner: Étudiant 3 Student

Session 3A: Highway Design and Commercial Vehicles

May 11, 2011
Motorist’s Attitudes to Speed Limits in Australia
Brian Fildes, Julie Lahausse, Jim Langford, Michael Keall, Nicole van Ness
Award winner: Dr. Charles H. Miller
May 8, 2011
Evaluation of Peripheral and Transverse Pavement Markings for Speed Reduction
Javier Zamora, Eric Hildebrand, Peter Allaby, Jonathan Lewis, Darren Charters
Award winner: Étudiant 2 Student
May 8, 2011
Side Impact Tests on Corroded and Non-Corroded Transit Bus Frames
Michael J. Macnabb, Randolph Baerg
May 8, 2011
Road Safety and the Design Build Project
Guinevere Ngau, Margaret Parkhill, Félix Marré

Session 3B: Cost of Traffic Safety and Automotive Medicine

May 8, 2011
Cell Phone Use and Traffic Crash Responsibility: A Culpability Analysis
Mark Asbridge, Jeff Brubacher, Herbert Chan
May 8, 2011
Development and Validation of a Canadian Culpability Scale
Jeff Brubacher, Herbert Chan, Mark Asbridge
May 8, 2011
Implications of Stagnant Reporting Thresholds for Motor Vehicle Collisions
Trevor R. Hanson, James S. Christie, Eric D. Hildebrand
May 8, 2011
La valorisation économique des dommages corporels est-elle inégalitaire ? L’exemple des victimes de l’insécurité routière indemnisées en France
Laurent Carnis, Benoît Dervaux, Nicolas Vaillant

Session 4A: Collision Avoidance, Investigation, Reconstruction

May 8, 2011
The Anatomy of a Vehicle Collision
Francis Navin
May 8, 2011
Event Data Recorders in Toyota Vehicles
Jean-Louis Comeau, Dainius J. Dalmotas, Alan German
May 8, 2011
Evaluation of the Accuracy of Event Data Recorders in Chrysler Vehicles in Frontal Crash Tests
Jean-Louis Comeau, Dainius J. Dalmotas, Alan German
May 8, 2011
In-Depth Analysis of Contributory Factors to Fatal Road Crashes in Montreal
Michel Gou, Salvator Birikundavyi, Érick Abraham, Julien Dufort, Laurent Fortier

Session 4B: Road Safety Programs

May 8, 2011
Road Network Safety Assessments
Jeff Suggett, Greg Junnor, Maurice Masliah, Melissa Noss
May 8, 2011
Linking Red Light Violations and Issued Tickets to Collisions to Predict High Collision Intersections
Heming Jiang
May 8, 2011
Newly arrived migrants – what are the road safety issues?
Elizabeth Knight, Anne Harris, Shannon Newman, Kerryn Alexander

Session 5A: Collision Avoidance, Investigation, Reconstruction

May 8, 2011
Whiplash Prevention Campaign Initiative: Development of an Observational Protocol for Proper Head Restraint Use
Douglas P. Romilly, Harry Luk, Peter Xing, Marc White, Ediriweera Desapriya
May 8, 2011
Motor Vehicle Collision Trends in Ontario’s Young and Novice Drivers: A Retrospective Cohort Study from 2001-2006
Christopher Meaney, Mary Chipman
May 1, 2011
How Does Pedestrian Ground Impact and Pedestrian Carry Distance Affect Investigations? A Look at On-Going Testing and Training
Mike W. Reade
May 1, 2011
Use of Musculoskeletal Simulation Methods in the Analysis of Volunteer Test for Occupant Safety
I. Symeonidis, G. Kavadarli, E. Schuller, S. Peldschus

Session 5B: Road Safety Programs

May 8, 2011
Risk assessment of Impaired Driving Offenders in Canada: Knowledge and Practices
Katherine Wood, Robyn Robertson, Ward Vanlaar, Thomas Brown
May 8, 2011
Nova Scotia’s Child Passenger Safety Strategy
Kim Mundle
May 8, 2011
Getting Car Seats to Families Who Need Them
Kim Mundle
May 8, 2011
Evaluating the Effect of Speed Limit Reduction from 50 km/h to 40 km/h on Operating Speed: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Pedram Izadpanah, Tyler M. Kreider, Kevin Manaugh, Alireza Hadayeghi, Ahmed M. El-Geneidy, Luis F. Miranda-Moreno

Session 6A: Human Factors / Driver Behaviour

May 8, 2011
Ageing and medical conditions: Implications for managing older driver safety
Jim Langford, Jamie Dow, Émilie Turmel
May 8, 2011
Work-related road crashes in Québec
Sonia Pignatelli, François Bellavance, Patrice Duguay
May 8, 2011
Older Drivers Fail to Come to a Complete Stop at Stop Sign-Controlled Intersections
Martin Lavallière, Normand Teasdale, Mathieu Tremblay, Martin Simoneau, Thierry Moszkowicz, Denis Laurendeau
May 8, 2011
Obesity, where is it driving us?
Grant A. Handrigan, Martin Lavallière

Session 6B: Human Factors / Driver Behaviour

May 8, 2011
What medical conditions and medications used to treat the medical conditions increase risk of subsequent motor vehicle injuries: Results of the Canadian national population health survey
Piotr Wilk, Evelyn Vingilis
May 8, 2011
Does Gender Moderate the Relationship between Driver Aggression and Demographic, General- and Driving-Related Risk Factors?
Christine M. Wickens, Robert E. Mann, Gina Stoduto, Jennifer E. Butters, Anca Ialomiteanu, Reginald G. Smart
May 8, 2011
Profiling off-road motorcycle and all-terrain riders in Queensland, Australia
Dale Steinhardt, Mary Sheehan, Victor Siskind
May 8, 2011
Alberta Drivers’ Knowledge of Road Rules
Richard Tay, Scott Wilson

Session 7A: Human Factors / Driver Behaviour

May 8, 2011
The AttentionTrip: A tool for exploring the components of attention during a simulated driving task
Raymond M. Klein, Yoko Ishigami, Matthew Ryan, Christopher Dean. Patti Devlin
May 8, 2011
The Belief in an Unjust World and Narcissism - The Influence of Personality on Perceptions of Injustice, Driving Anger, and Aggressive Driving
James Roseborough, David L. Wiesenthal, Gordon L. Flett, Robert A. Cribbie
May 8, 2011
Opinions, attitudes and driving experiences of car and racing "enthusiasts": Results of the Ontario car and racing club survey
Evelyn Vingilis, Jane Seeley, William Newby, David Wiesenthal, Christine M. Wickens, Robert Mann, Peter Fischer, Nerida Leal, Ward Vanlaar
May 8, 2011
Driver Anger on the Information Superhighway
Christine M. Wickens, David L. Wiesenthal, Ashley Hall, James Roseborough