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Research That Helps Make Our Roads Safer.

Timely, trusted road safety research to help shape safer driving behaviours, policy and community action.

Advancing Road Safety Through Research

We conduct in-depth research on road safety issues, helping communities, organizations, and policymakers make informed decisions that protect lives. Our work covers a wide range of topics and our research summaries are available upon request.

Here are the research summaries currently available:

2025
2024

2025 Research Summaries

Cannabis Impaired Driving: Behaviours and perceptions regarding impaired driving, with a focus on cannabis-impairment.

Conducted June 27 - July 14, 2025.

Distracted Driving: Perceptions and behaviours related to distracted driving.

Conducted Feb 11-21, 2025.

School Zone Safety: Driving behaviours and perceptions of safety in school zones.

Conducted May 2025.

Speeding/Aggressive Driving: Behaviours and perceptions regarding speeding and aggressive driving.

Conducted March 7 to 19, 2025.

2024 Research Summaries

Cannabis Impaired Driving: Behaviours and perceptions regarding impaired driving, with a focus on cannabis-impairment.

Conducted July 5 to July 18, 2024.

Distracted Driving: Perceptions and behaviours related to distracted driving.

Conducted January 22 to February 5, 2024.

Speeding/Aggressive Driving: Behaviours and perceptions regarding speeding and aggressive driving.

Conducted April 1 to 16, 2024.

How to Request Research

If you would like to request any of these research summaries, please email trafficsafety@caasco.ca with the subject line "Research Request", and include the following information in your message:

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The research summary you are requesting
How you plan to use the research (e.g., presentation, news article, school project, etc.)