Our mandate is to contribute to the reduction of traffic-related crashes through the understanding of the fundamental processes that support safe driving.
The Centre for Research on Safe Driving aims to enhance the safety of vehicular mobility in older adults in order to support their quality of life, independence, and safety, by examining the effects of emerging technologies, retraining programs, self-beliefs, cognition, medications, and health on safe driving. This research has the potential to inform stakeholders (e.g., older adults, policy-maker
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/
CARSP | CARSP Conference 2018 | Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals
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/
Centre for Research on Safe Driving | Lakehead University 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!
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.
Around Town Friday January 17th, 2014 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
Poster Competition Award - AUTO21 Conference | Lakehead University 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...
