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Transport Canada funds 黑料appU project to enhance national road safety

Researchers at 黑料app鈥檚 are working to develop an innovative road safety system after receiving over half a million dollars in funding from Transport Canada.

, professor in Lassonde鈥檚 Department of Civil Engineering and associate dean, research, innovation, enterprise and partnerships, will lead one of 35 projects announced as recipients of the .

Peter Park
Peter Park

It marks the first time for 黑料appto receive funding from the Transport Canada鈥檚 ERSTPP, a program that launched in 2019 to improve road safety across Canada.

The project 鈥淓nhancing Road Safety and Equity Through Strategic Deployment of Mobile Automated Speed Enforcement Cameras鈥 will receive the sixth largest contribution in the 2024-26 cohort and will focus on the strategic deployment of automated speed enforcement cameras in high-risk areas such as school zones and community safety zones.

Park and his team will collaborate with a diverse group of industry partners in Ontario and Saskatchewan, including municipalities such as Mississauga, Brampton, Vaughan and Saskatoon, as well as the Region of Peel and Saskatchewan Government Insurance. The work aligns with ERSTPP goals to establish nationally consistent road safety frameworks, policies and outreach initiatives.

鈥淭he road safety system that aims to improve road safety includes five key components: safe speed, safe EMS services, safe road users and safe vehicles,鈥 says Park. 鈥淥ur project is specifically targeting the 鈥榮afe speed鈥 component, and by addressing these areas, we aim to reduce accidents and improve overall road safety.鈥

Using data-driven methods to determine optimal camera placement, the project aims to reduce road collisions through three objectives: optimal camera placement 鈥 strategies for placing and timing speed cameras; data collection and visualization 鈥 collecting standardized data and creating advanced visualization tools for camera deployment; and outreach and training 鈥 education to align speed enforcement strategies with local needs.

Park鈥檚 team 鈥 which includes Lassonde Professors Kevin Gingerich and Mehdi Nourinejad, as well as the Faculty of Education's Mahot Gebresselassie 鈥 will also implement tools developed to optimize the placement and duration of speed cameras, which will save time for city engineers and maximize the effectiveness of the cameras in improving safety.

Mahot Gebresselassie
Mahot Gebresselassie
Mehdi Nourinejad
Mehdi Nourinejad
Kevin Gingerich
Kevin Gingerich

An important consideration for this project, adds Park, is the equity implications of automated enforcement. To address this, the Park proposes rotating the locations of these cameras to ensure fair treatment of all road users.

鈥淭his approach helps ensure that no community or group of drivers is unfairly penalized, which is a common concern with automated enforcement,鈥 explains Park.

Park says the initiative also seeks to shift the public perception of speed cameras from being viewed as 鈥渞evenue tools鈥 to essential measures of road safety.

Additionally, the team is exploring the use of virtual reality to access the impact of safety cameras on driver鈥檚 speed choice behavior. This innovative approach allows researchers to virtually simulate different scenarios and measure the effectiveness of various safety interventions. Learn more about Transport Canada鈥檚 .

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