Saving lives on Canadian roads

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Road crashes are a major cause of deaths and injuries in Canada. In 2005, for example, motor vehicle collisions claimed the lives of 2,905 Canadians, in addition to causing 204,751 injuries. The annual social cost of road trauma is estimated at more than $25 billion. This innovative program of research aims to reduce the huge social cost of road crashes by identifying major contributing factors to road crashes and developing, implementing and evaluating road safety measures. Specifically, it will identify collision black-spots using various state-of-the-art methodologies. This research will also identify factors contributing to the frequency and severity of crashes at intersections and develop a holistic model that integrates concepts from transportation engineering with those from social and health sciences. Finally, it will evaluate an engineering measure that is expected to have a significant impact in reducing vehicle-pedestrian collisions at selected intersections.