Road safety approaches and initiatives
- Advocating for emergency care: a guide for nongovernmental organizations by WHO, including the WHO Global Alliance for Care of the Injured, and the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240064317 - Alberta Traffic Safety Plan
https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/cb0799a8-1f25-4a8f-b3ed-0d4a5980eed3 - Alliance Accountability Toolkit by the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety (TIRF Canada is a member)
https://www.roadsafetyngos.org/toolkit - Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators – Canada’s Road Safety Strategy 2025
http://roadsafetystrategy.ca/files/RSS-2025-Report-January-2016-with%20cover.pdf Center for Urban Transportation Research’s Transportation Equity Toolkit
- The Transportation Equity Toolkit:
https://www.cutr.usf.edu/2021/09/transportation-equity-toolkit/ - The Transportation Equity Curriculum:
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cutr_tpppfr/46/
- The Transportation Equity Toolkit:
- Edmonton Traffic Safety Plan
www.edmonton.ca/transportation/VisionZero_EdmontonRoadSafetyStrategy_2016-2020.pdf - Equity in Roadway Safety Webinar Series, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration
Equity in Project Prioritization at the Regional and State level:
- Equity-Oriented Criteria for Project Prioritization in Regional Transportation Planning:
https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981211001072 - An Assessment of how State and Regional Transportation Agencies Advance Equity in Transportation Plans, Processes, and Implementation:
https://doi.org/10.7922/G25D8Q5Z
- Equity-Oriented Criteria for Project Prioritization in Regional Transportation Planning:
Equity and Project Prioritization in the Greater Philadelphia Region
- Equity Analysis for the Greater Philadelphia Region:
https://www.dvrpc.org/webmaps/ipd/ - Crashes and Communities of Concern in the Greater Philadelphia Region:
https://www.dvrpc.org/products/18022/ - Fiscal Year 2023 Transportation Improvement Projects (TIP) for DVRPC:
https://www.dvrpc.org/tip/pa/map/ - Transportation Improvement Projects (TIP) and Long-Range Plan (LRP) Project Benefit Evaluation Criteria:
https://www.dvrpc.org/longrangeplanandtip/pdf/4690_designed_final_tip-lrp_benefit_evaluation_criteria.pdf - Vision Zero Philadelphia:
https://visionzerophl.com/
- Equity Analysis for the Greater Philadelphia Region:
- Federal Highway Administration – Safety Culture and the Zero Deaths Vision
https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/zerodeaths/ Flexible Funding:
- Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding:
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/funding.cfm - Flexible Funds for Safety, Complete Streets and Enhanced Transit – Transportation Planning Capacity Building Program:
https://www.planning.dot.gov/flex.aspx
- Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding:
- Monitoring Progress in Urban Road Safety
https://www.itf-oecd.org/monitoring-progress-urban-road-safety - National Association of Counties – Road Safety Plan
https://www.naco.org/articles/local-road-safety-plans-fhwa-offers-implementation-tips - National Strategy on Highway Safety – Towards Zero Deaths
https://www.towardzerodeaths.org/zero-traffic-deaths-2050/ Oregon Transportation Plan and Equity Analysis
- Oregon Transportation Plan:
https://www.oregon.gov/odot/planning/pages/oregon-transportation-plan-update.aspx - ODOT Equity Analysis Research Report and Tool: https://rpubs.com/ODOT_Research/ODOT_SEI_2023
https://www.oregon.gov/odot/Programs/ResearchDocuments/SPR%20841Injuries-Equity.pdf
- Oregon Transportation Plan:
- Parachute – Vision Zero Canadian Landscape 3.0
- Parachute – Vision Zero Canadian Landscape 2.0: Successes and Opportunities
- Parachute – Committing to Vision Zero
https://parachute.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/VZ-flyer-UA.pdf - Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales – Safe Systems Approach
https://nacto.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/4-1_NSW-Roads-Traffic-Authority-Safe-Systems-Approach_2011.pdf - Safer Roads Ottawa – Road Safety Action Plan
https://ottawa.ca/en/parking-roads-and-travel/road-safety/safer-roads-ottawa-program - SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research – Advancing Sustainable Safety
https://swov.nl/en/publicatie/advancing-sustainable-safety-national-road-safety-outlook-2005-2020 - SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research Sustainable Safety 3rd edition – The advanced vision for 2018-2030
https://swov.nl/en/publicatie/sustainable-safety-3rd-edition-advanced-vision-2018-2030 - Transportation Association of Canada, Vision Zero and the Safe System Approach: A Primer for Canada (2023) https://www.tac-atc.ca/en/publications/prm-vzss-e
- Vision Zero
- World Resources Institute – Sustainable and Safe: A Vision and Guidance for Zero Road Deaths
https://www.wri.org/publication/sustainable-and-safe-vision-and-guidance-zero-road-deaths
Active transportation and active road users
- British Columbia Active Transportation Design Guide https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/transportation-infrastructure/engineering-standards-guidelines/traffic-engineering-safety/active-transportation-design-guide
- Cycling in Cities – Safety Evidence for Bicycling
http://cyclingincities-spph.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2014/04/Bicycling-Safety-Evidence-Sheet.pdf - Government of Canada – Active transportation
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/being-active/active-transportation.html - National Association of Area Agencies on Aging – Livable communities https://www.n4a.org/livablecommunities
- Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition – Healthy communities
http://www.ohcc-ccso.ca/en/what-makes-a-healthy-community - Public Health Agency of Canada – Built environment and active transportation
http://cbpp-pcpe.phac-aspc.gc.ca/public-health-topics/built-environment-active-transportation/ - SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research – Vulnerable Road Users https://swov.nl/en/publicatie/safety-vulnerable-road-users
- Traffic Injury Research Foundation – Road Safety Monitor 2008: Pedestrians and Cyclists
https://tirf.ca/TIRFCAD09L
School zone safety
- Adult School Crossing Guards http://guide.saferoutesinfo.org/crossing_guard/pdf/crossing_guard_guidelines_web.pdf
- British Columbia Automobile Association – School zone safety
https://www.bcaa.com/blog/community/school-zone-safety - Canadian Automobile Association – CAA School Safety Zone
https://www.caaschoolsafetypatrol.com/en/ - Canadian Automobile Association – Road Safety Resource https://www.caasco.com/blog/Community/road-safety-online-resource-guide-a-must-for-teachers-and-parents
- Government of Manitoba – School Area Guidelines
https://www.gov.mb.ca/mit/traffic/pdf/school_area_guidelines.pdf - Parachute – Safe School Zones, Case Study Series
https://parachute.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Vision-Zero-Case-Study-5.pdf
Traffic calming
- City of Edmonton Speed Reduction Pilot project https://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/traffic_safety/speed-reduction-pilot.aspx
- Federal Highway Administration – Traffic Calming ePrimer
https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/speedmgt/traffic_calm.cfm - Institute of Transportation Engineers – Traffic Calming Guide https://www.ite.org/technical-resources/traffic-calming/
- Transportation Association of Canada – Traffic Calming Guide
https://www.tac-atc.ca/sites/default/files/site/doc/Bookstore/traffic_calming_-_second_edition.pdf
Topic-specific resources
- British Columbia Community Road Safety Toolkit https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/driving-and-cycling/road-safety-rules-and-consequences/bc-community-road-safety-toolkit
- Canadian Coalition on Distracted Driving – National Action Plan
https://tirf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Distracted-Driving-A-National-Action-Plan-Full-Report-12.pdf - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Impaired driving https://www.cdc.gov/transportationsafety/impaired_driving/strategies.html
- City of Chilliwack – Speed Watch https://www.chilliwack.com/main/page.cfm?id=1074
- Federal Highway Administration – Intersections
https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/intersection/ - International Standards Association – Road traffic safety (RTS) management systems
https://www.iso.org/standard/44958.html - Impaired Driving Coalition of Canada https://tirf.ca/projects/idcc
- Monitoring Progress in Urban Road Safety
https://www.itf-oecd.org/monitoring-progress-urban-road-safety - Montana Department of Transportation – Traffic Safety Culture Primer https://mdt.mt.gov/research/projects/trafficsafety-primer.shtml
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – SafeCar
https://www.safercar.gov/ - Sober Smart Driving – Drinking and driving facts
https://sobersmartdriving.tirf.ca - SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research – Road Safety Impact Assessment https://www.swov.nl/sites/default/files/publicaties/rapport/r-94-20.pdf
- Traffic Injury Research Foundation – Effective Strategies to Reduce Drunk-Driving
https://tirf.ca/TIRFCAD11D - Traffic Injury Research Foundation – Road Safety Campaigns
https://tirf.ca/projects/community-based-toolkit-road-safety-campaigns/ - Transport Canada Motor Vehicle Restraints and Booster Seats Safety Regulations
https://tc.canada.ca/en/corporate-services/acts-regulations/motor-vehicle-restraint-systems-booster-seats-safety-regulations-sor-2010-90 - World Health Organization – Post-crash response: Supporting those affected by road traffic crashes https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/post-crash-response-supporting-those-affected-by-road-traffic-crashes
- World Health Organization – Speed Management
https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/documents/health-topics/road-traffic-injuries/speed-management-manual.pdf
Research publications
- A Comparative Analysis of State Traffic Safety Countermeasures and Implications for Progress “Toward Zero Deaths” in the United States.
https://trid.trb.org/view/1466521 - Helmets for preventing injury in motorcycle riders
https://www.who.int/news/item/05-04-2023-new-who-guide-aims-to-boost-the-use-of-life-saving-helmets-for-motorcycle-riders - A Strategic Approach to Transforming Traffic Safety Culture to Reduce Deaths and Injuries
https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25286/a-strategic-approach-to-transforming-traffic-safety-culture-to-reduce-deaths-and-injuries - Models of international emergency medical service (EMS) systems
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3191661/ - Monitoring Progress in Urban Road Safety
https://www.itf-oecd.org/monitoring-progress-urban-road-safety - Vision Zero – A road safety policy innovation
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17457300.2011.635213
Websites
- AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
http://aaafoundation.org/category/driver-behavior-performance/ - Brain on Board
brainonboard.ca - Complete Streets for Canada
completestreetsforcanada.ca - Drop It And Drive® (DIAD)
diad.tirf.ca - Drug-Impaired Driving Learning Centre
https://druggeddriving.tirf.ca/ - Safe Routes to School
http://guide.saferoutesinfo.org/index.cfm
