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November 19, 2025

Join TIRF for a webinar on how tech & incentives can shift driver behaviour

National Safe Roads Challenge: Strategies to Improve Driver Behaviours & Tailor Safety Interventions TIRF webinar:[...]

November 14, 2025

Automated speed enforcement: Competing arguments or competing issues

Automated speed enforcement has resurfaced as a national flashpoint as some jurisdictions expand programs while[...]

October 17, 2025

Drop It And Drive® partners with Nanaimo RCMP to deliver interactive workshops at local schools for Canadian Youth Road Safety Week

October 17, 2025, Nanaimo, BC – The Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF), in partnership with[...]

August 6, 2025

Comparison of crash fatality trends in Canada and the United States

The Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF), in partnership with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety[...]

July 16, 2025

Micromobility in Canada: Risks, Regulations, Knowledge Gaps & Opportunities

The Canadian Automobile Association commissioned the Traffic Injury Research Foundation to conduct a study of[...]

April 17, 2025

Many teens overestimate driving skills despite awareness of distraction risks – New national survey of teens reveals how they perceive risk and parents’ influence

Washington, DC, April 17, 2025 — More than a third of young drivers reported recently using[...]

February 28, 2025

New research partnership leverages innovative technology to tackle risky behaviours and reduce road crashes

Ottawa, ON February 28, 2025 – The Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) is proud to[...]

January 21, 2025

SMATS Traffic Solutions and the Traffic Injury Research Foundation partner to advance road safety by providing guidance for speed limit reductions under Transport Canada’s Enhanced Road Safety Program

Ottawa, ON January 21, 2025 – SMATS Traffic Solutions (SMATS) and the Traffic Injury Research[...]

December 17, 2024

Canada achieves decline in alcohol-related road fatalities as shifting drinking behaviours call for renewed focus

Aussi disponbile en français Key findings: The number of Canadians killed in road crashes involving[...]

Le nombre de décès sur la route associés à l’alcool a diminué au Canada, mais de nouveaux comportements nécessitent une attention renouvelée

Ottawa (Ontario), 17 décembre 2024 – La FRBR en partenariat avec Bière Canada et Desjardins Assurances, a dévoilé les conclusions du Sondage sur la sécurité routière 2024 à propos de l’alcool au volant au Canada. Ce sondage d’opinion national regroupe les données d’un échantillon aléatoire et représentatif de conducteurs canadiens avec celles de la base de données nationale sur les collisions mortelles de la FRBR afin de présenter un portrait complet des tendances en matière de sécurité routière.