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Location: Ottawa, Ontario Theme: Driving Automation Together - The Future of Road Safety 2019 Program: PDF |
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Presenter: Ryan Stein, Nicole Barranco, Julie Washburn
Description
The introduction of autonomous vehicles and other technologies to Canadian roadways are changing the transportation ecosystem. This session will explore the unique road safety opportunities and challenges for vehicle manufacturers, insurance and industry as we continue to work towards zero fatalities and serious injuries on Canada’s roads. Representatives from industry will also have an opportunity to speak to the approaches their companies are taking to manage the safety of new vehicle technologies, including automated driving systems (ADS). The panel will be asked to describe methods used to validate the safety of new automation features and explain how they are managing new safety challenges posed by automated and connected vehicles, such as cybersecurity and after-market vehicle maintenance of advance sensor suites and vehicle software.
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Julie |
Presenter: Doug Beirness, Christine Wickens
Description
Drug impaired driving is a road safety priority for governments and stakeholders in transportation, health, enforcement and road safety. With cannabis fully legalized in Canada, there is need for continued research and surveillance to monitor the impact of cannabis on Canada’s roads. This session will highlight current research and key findings that will help inform approaches to drug impaired driving.
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Christine |
Presenter: Dr. Linda Duxbury
Description
The upcoming century will see a fundamental shift in the change in the nature of the employer-employee relationship as organizations seek to attract and retain talent in a seller’s market for labour. While it will be challenging in this market to get skilled employees, there will also be an increasing pool of people who cannot get work. In her talk Dr. Duxbury will look at this situation through a generational cohort lens, focusing on what organizations need to do to get and keep talented employees within three groups: Baby Boomers, Gen X and Millennials. She will also give employers information on how to adapt to meet the needs of these different groups of employees.
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Location: Québec City, Québec Theme: Road Safety. Innovating Together. 2018 Program: PDF |
Presenter: Mark Francis, Wendy Doyle, Greg Overwater, Karen Hou
Description
Automated and connected vehicle (AV/CV) technologies are rapidly evolving and have wide-ranging implications for road safety. Before these vehicles are introduced onto public roads, a number of policy and regulatory issues related to testing, evaluation, deployment and regulation, will need to be addressed. Through this session, participants will learn about work underway at CCMTA and in Canada to plan and prepare for the AV/CV future. Representatives from the vehicle manufacturing sector will also share current and emerging AV/CV initiatives in Canada.
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Mark Francis |
CVMA & GAC |
Presenter: Charlie Klauer, Martin Lavallière
Description
Distracted driving increases the chance of a motor vehicle crash and seriously threatens the health and safety of all road users. In this session delegates will hear from two researchers who will share outcomes from distracted driving studies, what recent findings reveal and how these outcomes might be used to address distracted driving in Canada.
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Charlie Klauer |
Martin Lavallière | Coming Soon |
Presenter: Dr. Jeff Brubacher
Description
Observational surveys show that people drive after using drugs and this behaviour is likely to increase once cannabis is legalized in Canada. Driving impaired – whether by alcohol or by drugs – is a punishable offence. In this session a leading Canadian researcher will share what is known about cannabis and motor vehicle crash risk, how to monitor driver use moving forward and perspectives on what we might expect in Canada as the date for legalization of cannabis approaches.
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Dr. Jeff Brubacher |
Presenter: Sébastien Bédard
Description
The goal of the presentation is to outline the main points of the study on the visibility of heavy vehicle drivers carried out by the ministry and its partners (SAAQ and Ville de Montréal):
-Analysis of problematic situations and options for detecting pedestrians in urban areas
-Research into solutions (mirrors, camera/monitor, technology systems) – adding mirrors was the selected option
-Assessment of available solutions: comparative testing methodology
-Results leading to a proposed solution to add and adjust mirrors
-Results of test project under actual operating conditions (feasibility, effectiveness, acceptability)
-Next step: Develop a best practices guide
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Sébastien Bédard |
Presenter: Cpl. Melissa Wutke, Charles Gakuba
Description
Many Canadian jurisdictions have introduced and amended legislation to address talking, texting, holding and/or using electronic communication devices while driving. Law enforcement officials play an active role in enforcing this legislation. Canadian enforcement officials will share distracted driving enforcement initiatives, techniques and tactics, and their perspectives on barriers and challenges.
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Melissa Wutke |
Charles Gakuba |
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Location: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Theme: Leading the pack in road safety 2017 Program: PDF |
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Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Theme: Shining a light on new paths to road safety 2016 Program: PDF |
Disruptive Technology - Automated Vehicles, Planning for the Future
DescriptionEffects of Legalization of the Recreational Use of Cannabis on Drug Impaired Driving in the United States
DescriptionElectronic Logging Devices (ELD) Mandate in the US and Implications for Canada
DescriptionEnhanced Traffic Records Electronic Data System
DescriptionOntario's Enhanced Road Test: A New Tool to Screen for Cognitive Impairment
DescriptionOntario – Mandatory Entry-Level Commercial Truck Driver Training
DescriptionTransportation Network Companies
DescriptionUpdate on the Canadian Naturalistic Driving Study (CNDS)
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Location: Whitehorse, Yukon Theme: There and back again safetly 2015 Program: PDF |
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Location: Toronto, Ontario Theme: Transportation Tomorrow! Modernize. Measure. Connect. 2014 Program: PDF |
The Future of Safer Vehicles: The Road to Autonomous Vehicles
Speakers: Barrie Gander (I-Canada), Bowen Tritter (ITS Canada Connected Vehicle Technical Committee)