Road & Motor Vehicle Safety Publications

This list does not include Acts, Regulations, Test Methods, Technical Standards Documents or related materials. For a detailed index of these items, please go to the Regulatory Information page.

Titles may appear under more than one subject heading. Unless otherwise noted, all publications are in HTML format.

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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
• 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 1995-2004
  (2007), TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2007-02
• School bus collisions 1992-2001
  (2004), TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2004-02
• School bus hazard
  (2001) TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2001–02
• School bus restraints for small children in Canada
  (2004) TP14325
• Usability Study of the Universal Anchorage System for Child Restraints in School Buses and Passenger Vehicles
  (2007) TP 14702

Cell Phones and Other Telematic Devices

• Observational survey of cell phone use by drivers of light duty vehicles 2006 - 2007
  (2008), TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2008-02
• 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
• 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

• Keeping Kids Safe in Cars: Child Passenger Safety Promotion in Aboriginal Communities - Final Report
  (2007) TP 14775
• 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 14337E
• Lower universal anchorages for vehicles, infant and child seats
  (2002), TP 2436 E, Road Safety Leaflet RS 2002-02
• Transporting Infants and Children with Special Needs in Personal Vehicles: A Best Practices Guide for Healthcare Practitioners,
  (2008), TP 14772
• Usability Study of the Universal Anchorage System for Child Restraints in School Buses and Passenger Vehicles
  (2007) TP 14702

Collision Statistics

• A Quick Look at Speeding Crashes in Canada
  (2008) TP 2436 Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2008-07
• Analysis and Estimation of the Social Cost of Motor Vehicle Collisions in Ontario (2007 Report)
  (2007), TP 14800
• Canadian Motor Vehicle Traffic Collision Statistics: 2006
  (2007) TP 3322
• Canadian Motor Vehicle Traffic Collision Statistics: 2005
  (2006) TP 3322
• Canadian Motor Vehicle Traffic Collision Statistics: 2004
  (2005) TP 3322
• Canadian Motor Vehicle Traffic Collision Statistics: 2003
  (2004) TP 3322
• Update of data sources on collisions involving motor vehicles and large animals in Canada
  (2006), TP 14798
• Heavy truck collision report 1994-1998,
  (2001), TP 2436, Road Safety Leaflet RS 2001-05
• Trends in motor vehicle traffic collision statistics, 1988-1997
  (2001), TP 13743
• Pedestrian fatalities and injuries, 1992-2001
  (2004), TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2004-01
• Vulnerable road user safety: A global concern
  (2004), TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2004-03

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

• Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
  (2007) TP 14651, Vehicle Safety Features VS 2007-01
  • This short information pamphlet explains what ESC is, why you should get it, and how to check if a vehicle has ESC.
    
    3 Letters to save your life: ESC - Electronic Stability Control

Impaired Driving

• Impacts of cannabis on driving
  (2004) TP 14179
• Impaired Driving Survey for Transport Canada/MADD Canada - Final Report
  (2007) TP 14760 F
• SMASHED
  (2009) TP 1535

Motor Carriers

• Fact Sheets - Safety Warnings
  • Heavy Truck Collisions 1994 - 1998
  • Leaf Springs
• Heavy Truck Speed Limiter Reports
  • Environmental Benefits of Speed Limiters for Heavy Trucks Operating in Canada (PDF Format - 596 KB)
    (2008) TP 14811
  • Learning from Others: An International Study on Heavy Truck Speed Limiters (PDF Format - 749 KB)
    (2008) TP 14810
  • Safety Implications of Mandated Truck Speed Limiters on Canadian Highways (PDF Format - 2.6 MB)
    (2008) TP 14807
  • Speed Limiter Case Study and Industry Review (PDF Format - 433 KB)
    (2008) TP 14812
  • Summary Report – Assessment of a Heavy Truck Speed Limiter Requirement in Canada (PDF Format - 291 KB)
    (2008) TP 14808
  • Technical Considerations
    (2008) TP 14809
  • Trade and Competitiveness Assessment of Mandated Speed Limiters for Heavy Trucks Operating in Canada (PDF Format - 893 KB)
    (2008) TP 14813

Regulatory Information

• Guidelines on enforcement and compliance policy
  (1999) TP 12957
• Trailer information guide
  (2004) TP 13136
• Trucks, Buses, MPVs: Federal Lighting Equipment Location Requirements
  (2005) TP 14116E

Road Engineering

• Road Map to Safety
  (2009) TP 14879
• Roadway Safety Benchmarks Over Time
  (2005) TP 14328
• Synthesis of safety for traffic operations
  (2004) TP 14224
• Traffic Signal Safety Warrants
  (2005) TP 14320
• Roundabout Rules of the Road
  (2007) TP 14787

Road Safety Programs

• Canada's road safety targets to 2010
  (2001) TP 13736

Road Safety Vision

• Canada's Road Safety Targets to 2010

Safe driving

• Winter Driving
  (2008) Brochure

Seat belts

• Seat Belt Effectiveness
  • Seat belt sense
    (2007), TP 14646
  • Evaluation of the effectiveness of air bags and seat belts
    (2001), TP 2436, Road Safety Fact SheetRS 2001-03
• Seat Belt Use in Canada
  • 2006-2007
    • Results of Transport Canada's rural and urban surveys of seat belt use in Canada 2006-2007 (2008), TP 2436 Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2008-01
  • 2004-2005
    • Transport Canada's Surveys of Seat Belt Use in Canada, 2004-2005 (2006), TP 2436, Road Safety Fact SheetRS 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

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

• Trends in motor vehicle traffic collision statistics 1988-1997
  (2001) TP 13743

Vehicle Safety

• 12 and 15 Passenger Large Vans
  (2008) TP 2436, Road Safety Fact Sheet RS 2008-08
• 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
• 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