Active Projects
In support of our mission to reduce the road crash problem, the Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) undertakes nearly two dozen research projects each year.
Projects currently in progress or recently completed at the Foundation are listed below. For each project we provide a title, the sponsoring/funding agency and a brief description of the purpose and method. The projects are grouped under the headings commercial drivers, drinking and driving, drugs and driving, elderly drivers, prevention programs and policies, trends and statistics, vulnerable road users, and young and novice drivers.
Distracted Driving
Drinking and Driving
- Workshops on alcohol ignition interlock programs (Ignition Interlock Symposium)
- 2012 Follow-Up Study on Female Drunk Drivers
- Alcohol Ignition Interlock Evaluation (Nova Scotia)
- Alcohol Interlock Curriculum for Practitioners
- Behavioral patterns of interlocked offenders and features of effective programs
- DWI System Improvements - improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the DWI system for dealing with hard core drinking drivers
- Evaluation of Alberta Motor Association's remedial programs for impaired drivers
- Ignition Interlock Technical Assistance Project (U.S.)
- Strategy to reduce impaired driving (STRID) 2010 monitoring report
- The Alcohol Crash Problem in Canada
- Transdisciplinary program of research examining DWI onset, persistence, prevention and treatment
- Transport Canada leaflet on alcohol use by drivers
Education and Training
Trends and Statistics
Young and Novice Drivers
- Investigation of teen driver programs with parental involvement in the United States
- Large Scale Evaluation of Beginner Driver Education Programs
- Youth and Road Crashes: A Program of Research and Prevention
If you would like more information about any of these projects, contact:
Sara OglestoneManager, Marketing and Communications - Directrice, marketing et communications
Phone: 613-238-5235 ext: 304
Toll-free: 1-877-238-5235
Fax: 1-613-238-5292
sarao@tirf.ca
