ROAD SAFETY FORUM
SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 1, 2008
CCMTA held a Road Safety Forum September 30-October 1, 2008, in Ottawa, Ontario. The Forum was held in conjunction with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police Traffic Symposium. Approximately 130 participants attended the event which was by invitation only.
With Canada’s national road safety plan, Road Safety Vision 2010, entering the final two years of its term, planning for a subsequent program is underway. Participants in this timely Forum had the opportunity to hear from one of the world’s leading road safety experts, Fred Wegman, from the SWOV Institute for Road Safety. In addition, there were presentations by other Canadian road safety experts regarding Canada’s current national road safety program and opportunities for the future program.
Through breakout group discussions, participants shared their views regarding a new road safety program. Below is the agenda with links to the presentations at the Forum as well as the outcomes of the breakout sessions.
CCMTA is very pleased many government and non-government road safety stakeholders attended the Forum. We are most appreciative of your efforts to lend your expertise and views on this most important topic. With your valuable support, insight and contributions to road safety, Canada’s next road safety vision will be that much more attainable.
(Note, the deliberations from the various breakout groups constitute the first step in planning for the next road safety program over the next two years and they do not reflect a definitive direction CCMTA will take with respect to these issues.)
Program Overview and Presentations
September 30, 2008
Welcome to CCMTA's Road Safety Forum |
Sherry Wolf,
CCMTA President
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Opening Remarks |
Brian Jonah,
Chair, Road Safety Vision 2010 Task Force
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Fred Wegman,
SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research
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Paul Gutoskie,
Transport Canada
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Brian Jonah
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CCMTA Standing Committee and Task Force Chairs
Reports on strategies, activities, linkages/shortcomings and outcomes/progress toward the achievement of their respective RSV 2010 targets and beyond. |
Kwei Quaye, Strategy to Reduce Impaired Driving (STRID)
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Shannon Ell, National Occupant Restraint Program (NORP)
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Jeanette Espie, Speed and Intersection Safety Management (SISM)
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Deborah deGrasse, Rural Road Safety (RRS)
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Paul Boase, Vulnerable Road Users (VRU)
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Benoit Cayouette, Standing Committee on Compliance & Regulatory Affairs (CRA)
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Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Traffic Committee
Report on current activities/focus/progress towards the achievement of the targets of RSV 2010 and on future plans to 2010 and beyond. |
Larry Beechey, Co-Chair, CACP Traffic Committee
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Gerry Chaput, Chief Engineer, Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
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Program Overview and Presentations
October 1, 2008
Plenary Session One: Moderator - Brian Jonah:
Discussion of options available for the strategic framework of the successor plan (i.e.: the need for a Vision, strategic objectives, an overall quantitative target, adoption of a "safe systems approach, name for the next road safety plan etc.) |
Breakout Groups: Discussions to determine framework for overall successor plan and specifically for overall target |
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Plenary Session Two: Moderator - Susan Lo:
Discussion of options available for
selecting sub-targets for the successor plan. One of the options that should be discussed is whether data modelling, which demonstrates quantifiable improvements, should be a prerequisite activity prior to the establishment of sub-targets. |
Breakout Groups: Discussion to identify the sub-targets recommended to be part of the successor plan (top 5 sub-targets) |
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Plenary Session Three: Moderator - Kent Speiran:
Discussion on the types of strategies/interventions available to help achieve sub-targets recommended as intrinsic to the successor plan. |
Breakout Groups: Discussions to develop strategies/interventions, recommend models for countermeasures effectiveness for principal sub-target areas such as: legislation, enforcement techniques, awareness/education, training, policy changes, programs, technology (top 5 strategies/interventions) |
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Next Steps and Final Remarks |
Brian Jonah and Sherry Wolf
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