Centre for Research on Safe Driving

11/28/2018

The CRSD team was onsite at the university’s 2018 Report to the Community today. Invited guests had the opportunity to try out the Centre’s portable simulator, and learn about the team’s current research. For more information about our current research, please visit our website at https://www.lakeheadu.ca/centre/crsd.

06/15/2018

CRSD members Dr. Michel Bédard, Jeff Pascua, Shauna Fossum, and Carlina Marchese attended the 2018 CARSP Conference that took place in Victoria, British Columbia where Jeff and Carlina had the opportunity to present their findings.

The theme of this year’s Conference was “Next-generation Transportation – the Future of Road Safety”.

Read more about the CARSP Conference 2018: http://www.carsp.ca/carsp-conference/carsp-conference-2018/

03/06/2018

Centre for Research on Safe Driving went off campus to Intercity Shopping Centre for Research and Innovation Week on Saturday March 3rd, 2018.

Our interactive displays gave people the opportunity to learn more about our research projects and a chance to try out our driving simulator.

Thank you to everyone who attended the event!

07/16/2015

For more information on the CRSD, research and members, please visit our recently updated website:

http://crsd.lakeheadu.ca/

Our mandate is to contribute to the reduction of traffic-related crashes through the understanding of the fundamental processes that support safe driving and through the development of interventions to optimize safe driving. The Centre's specific goals are as follows:

07/16/2015

The CRSD was well represented at this years Auto21 Conference held in Ottawa. Two posters were entered into the annual competition. A poster for Erica's project entitled "A randomized trial of a comprehensive training process to enhance safe driving in older adults” earned a fourth place finish overall and a prize of $1500. Great job!

07/08/2015

Erica Sawula from the CRSD won the 3 minute thesis competition at Lakehead and went on to represent LU at the provincial competition in London, Ontario.

http://healthsciences.lakeheadu.ca/news/?display=news&nid=46

08/05/2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuzQIoMPNRI

CRSD member, Erica Sawula, on CKPR Thunder Bay's "Around Town" discussing her study, "A Comphrensive Training Process to Enchance Safe Driving in Older Adults".

04/14/2014

http://youtu.be/UTtriicbUCg?t=11m13s

TBT Newshour's coverage of Dr. Michel Bédard's presentation, "Testing Senior Drivers: Are we Heading the Wrong Way? (11:13-13:37 of the video), featuring commentary from the director of the CRSD, Dr. Michel Bédard and CRSD member/NOSM Assistant Professor, Bruce Weaver.

02/10/2014

http://youtu.be/qEr56VBmeuA?t=6m54s

TBT Newshour's coverage of the 2014 St. Joseph's Care Group Research Showcase (6:54-9:04 of the video), featuring commentary from the director of the CRSD, Dr. Michel Bédard.

01/17/2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROSGtafg7qU
CRSD member, Lana Ozen, on CKPR Thunder Bay's "Around Town" discussing her MBCT dementia study.

Lakehead University - Dementia Study (A0117)

07/24/2013

Lakehead University's second place winning poster of the 2013 Toyota Canada-AUTO21 HQP Poster Competition

07/24/2013

http://healthsciences.lakeheadu.ca/news/?display=news&nid=28

Congratulations to Hillary Maxwell, a 2008 graduate of the Master of Public Health Program at Lakehead University, and a team of researchers from the Centre for Research on Safe Driving (CRSD) at Lakehead University. Together they earned a 2nd place finish, out of 70 participants, in the Poster Post...