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Proceedings
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