Grant: Canada Research Chairs
The University of British Columbia
$200,000.00
Road Safety
FY 2024-25
Summary
Traffic crashes result in approximately 1,900 fatalities and 165,000 injuries on Canadian roads each year. Presenting an ethical and practical dilemma, current reactive road safety management practices rely on fatalities and injuries to accrue in order to identify unsafe locations to remedy. This research will transform road safety management using advanced computer technology with behavioral econometrics to assess road safety based on observed vehicle trajectories, conflicts and risk indicators. Significant progress can be realized once safety professionals shift their focus from fixing existing safety problems to plan and design roads that will be problem-free, resulting in a safer road system.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2018-00309
Name nom
Sayed, Tarek
Department département
Civil Engineering - The University of British Columbia
Organization id
2
Institution établissement
The University of British Columbia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2024
Competition year année de concours
2018
Award amount
200000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF20101
Field of research list names en
Civil engineering
Field of research list names fr
Génie civil
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Not available
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Non disponible
Application title
Road Safety
Keywords
Road Safety; Road Crashes; Road User Behavior; Proactive Safety Management; Surrogate Safety Measures; Advanced Computer Technology; Connected Vehicles
Application summary
Traffic crashes result in approximately 1,900 fatalities and 165,000 injuries on Canadian roads each year. Presenting an ethical and practical dilemma, current reactive road safety management practices rely on fatalities and injuries to accrue in order to identify unsafe locations to remedy. This research will transform road safety management using advanced computer technology with behavioral econometrics to assess road safety based on observed vehicle trajectories, conflicts and risk indicators. Significant progress can be realized once safety professionals shift their focus from fixing existing safety problems to plan and design roads that will be problem-free, resulting in a safer road system.
