Subject Index

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Subject Index

• Air bags
• Anti-lock braking systems (ABS)
• Bus safety
• Cell phones and other telematic devices
• Child restraints
• Collision statistics
• Drinking and driving
• Motor carriers
• Regulatory information
• Road engineering
• Road safety programs
• Road safety vision
• Seat belts
• Snowmobiles
• Tire safety
• Trends
• Vehicle safety

Air Bags

• Air bag deactivation 
  (2001) TP 13178
• Evaluation of the effectiveness of air bags and seat belts
  (2001),  TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2001-03
• How to protect children in vehicles with side air bags
  (2001),  TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2000-06
• Safety issues for Canadians: Air bags
  (1996),  TP 2436, Road Safety Leaflet CL 9901

Anti-lock braking systems (ABS)

• What you should know about...   Anti-lock braking systems
  (1997) TP 13082.

Bus Safety

• A Better View: School Bus Mirror Adjustment Procedures
  (1998, 2006) TP 14598
• Bus safety consultations
  (2000) 
• Child Seats on School Buses
  (2004),  TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2004-07
• Evaluation of occupant protection in buses,
  (2002) TP 14006 
• Review of bus safety issues - abstract & index
  (1998) TP 13330
• School bus collisions 1992-2001
  (2004), TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2004-02
• School bus collisions 1988-1997 
  (1999),  TP 2436, Road Safety Leaflet CL 9906
• School bus hazard
  (2001) TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2001–02
• School bus restraints for small children in Canada
  (2004) TP14325

Cell Phones and Other Telematic Devices

• Cell phones and driving: questions and answers
  (2001), TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2001-06
• Cell phones and driving: safety tips,
  (2001), TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2001-06
• The impact of cognitive distraction on driver visual behaviour and vehicle control 
  (2002) TP 13889
• Strategies for reducing driver distraction from in-vehicle telematics devices Discussion Paper
  (2003)  TP 14133
• Strategies for reducing driver distraction from in-vehicle telematics devices Final Report
  (2005) TP 14409

Child Restraints

• Behavioural evaluation of child restraint system (CRS) Label/warning effectiveness
  (2002) TP 13987 
• Child restraint use in Canada : 1997 survey data.
  (1998), TP 2436, Road Safety Leaflet CL 9804. 
• Child Restraint and Booster Cushion Notices
• How to protect children in vehicles with side air bags
  (2001) TP 2436, Road Safety Leaflet RS 2001-06. 
• Keep kids safe: Car time 1-2-3-4. 
  (Revised 2006) TP 13511.  
• Lower universal anchorages for vehicles, infant and child seats
  (2002), TP 2436 E, Road Safety Leaflet RS 2002-02.

Collision Statistics

• Canadian motor vehicle traffic collision statistics: 2004, 
  (2005), TP 3322.
• Canadian motor vehicle traffic collision statistics: 2003, 
  (2004), TP 3322.
• Canadian motor vehicle traffic collision statistics: 2002, 
  (2004), TP 3322. 
• Canadian motor vehicle traffic collision statistics: 2001, 
  (2003), TP 3322.
• Canadian motor vehicle traffic collision statistics: 2000,
  (2001), TP 3322
• Heavy truck collision report 1994-1998,
  (2001), TP 2436, Road Safety Leaflet RS 2001-05
• School bus collisions 1988-1997,
  (1999), TP 2436,  Road Safety Leaflet CL 9906
• Trends in motor vehicle traffic collision statistics, 1988-1997
  (2001), TP 13743
• Pedestrian fatalities and injuries, 1988-1997
  (2001), TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2001-01 
• Pedestrian fatalities and injuries, 1992-2001
  (2004), TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2004-01 
• Unbelted fatally and seriously injured drivers – Canada, 1993 - 1997 (1999) TP 13563 
• Vulnerable road user safety: A global concern
  (2004), TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2004-03 

Drinking and Driving

• The alcohol-crash problem in Canada: 2000
  TP 11759 
• The alcohol-crash problem in Canada: 1999
  TP 11759 
• Impacts of cannabis on driving
  (2004). TP 14179
• Smashed.  3rd ed.
  (1999). TP 1535 E.

Motor Carriers

• Fact Sheets - Safety Warnings
  • Heavy Truck Collisions 1994 - 1998
  • Leaf Springs

Regulatory Information

• Guidelines on enforcement and compliance policy 
  (1999) TP 12957
• Trailer information guide
  (2004) TP 13136

Road Engineering

• Roadway Safety Benchmarks Over Time
  (2005) TP 14328
• Synthesis of safety for traffic operations
  (2004) TP 14224
• Traffic Signal Safety Warrants
  (2005) TP 14320

Road Safety Programs

• Canada's road safety targets to 2010
  (2001) TP 13736
• The development and implementation of a quality traffic service program
  (2004) TP 14278
• Road safety vision 

Road Safety Vision

• 2002 Annual Report - Road Safety Vision 2010
• Canada's Road Safety Targets to 2010
• Road Safety Vision 2001: 2000 Update
• Road Safety Vision 2001: 1999 Update 
• Road Safety Vision 2001: Annual Report 1998
• Road Safety Vision 2010 - 2001 Update

Seat belts

• Seat Belt Effectiveness
  • Evaluation of the effectiveness of air bags and seat belts
    (2001),  TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2001-03
     
• Seat Belt Use in Canada 
  • 2004-2005
    • Transport Canada’s Surveys of Seat Belt Use in Canada, 2004-2005 (2006), TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2006-01
  • 2004
    • Results of Transport Canada’s September 2004 Survey of Seat Belt Use in Rural Areas of the Country
      (2005), TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2005-01
  • 2002-2003
    • Results of Transport Canada’s surveys of seat belt use in Canada 2002-2003
      (2004),  TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2004-05
  • 2001
    • Results of Transport Canada’s July 2001 survey of seat belt use in Canada
      (2001),  TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2001-07
  • 2000
    • Results of Transport Canada’s July 2000 Survey of Seat Belt Use in Canada
      (2000),  TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2000-02
  • 1999
    • Seat belt use in Canada - June 1999 survey results,
      (1999),  TP 2436, Road Safety Leaflet CL9907
    • Unbelted fatally and seriously injured drivers – Canada, 1993 - 1997 (1999) TP 13563
  • 1998
    • Seat belt use in Canada - June 1998 survey results
      (1998),  TP 2436, Road Safety Leaflet CL9908

Snowmobiles

• Safe snowmobiling. 
  (2000, rev. 2006), TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2000-01

Tire Safety

• Riding on air (2003) TP 2823 
• Winter tire safety (2001)

Trends

• Road safety in Canada - 2000
  (2003) TP 13951
• Road safety in Canada - 2001
  (2004) TP 13951 
• Road safety in Canada - 2003
  (2006) TP 13951 
• Road safety in Canada - an overview
  (2004)
• Trends in motor vehicle traffic collision statistics 1988-1997
  (2001) TP 13743

Vehicle Safety

• Assessment of the effect of automatic slack adjusters on brake adjustment
  (2004) TP 14214
• Faulty flex-fan blades in older cars and trucks
  (2002),  TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2002-01
• Leaf spring safety warning
  (2000),  TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2000-03 
• Occurrence of light-duty vehicle rollovers in TRAID (1993 to 1997) (2003) TP 14031
• The prevention of motor vehicle exhaust gas poisoning
  (2002),  TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2002-03 
• Safe snowmobiling
  (2000), TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2000-01 
• Vehicle defects and recalls
  (2002), TP 2822