Updated Cost of Collision Study

CRISP’s 2010 Collision Cost Study estimated that crashes in the Capital Region cost nearly $1 billion with each fatal collision costing more than $180,000, each injury collision costing almost $40,000 and the average collision that only involves property damage costing approximately $11,000. The feedback from this report was so favourable, that a new report has … Read more

SAVE THE DATE – 10th Annual International Conference on Urban Traffic Safety

July 9-12, 2018 – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada CRISP is proud to sponsor Edmonton’s 10th International Conference on Urban Traffic Safety being held at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada The conference is designed for law enforcement, engineers, legal professionals, community partners, academics and researchers, students, and professionals interested in the latest traffic safety strategies … Read more

Traffic Culture Survey

The 2nd Edmonton and Area Traffic Safety Culture Survey is now available. The survey was conducted by the City of Edmonton’s Office of Traffic Safety and provides insights into how road users perceive themselves and their actions, the actions of others, and the rules of the road. More than 3,600 drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists participated in this study … Read more

Updated Collision Cost Study Underway

CRISP’s 2010 Collision Cost Study estimated that crashes in the Capital Region cost nearly $1 billion with each fatal collision costing more than $180,000, each injury collision costing almost $40,000 and the average collision that only involves property damage costing approximately $11,000. The feedback from this report was so favourable, that a new report using … Read more

8th International Conference on Urban Traffic Safety

CRISP is proud to co-host Edmonton’s 8th International Conference on Urban Traffic Safety. Towards Vision Zero – Zero Fatalities and Serious Injuries is the theme for the 2016 event that will be held April 25 – 28, 2016 at the Edmonton Shaw Conference Centre. The goal of the 2016 conference is to showcase world class best practices in … Read more

Student Paper Competition 2016

In April 2016, CRISP awarded first place in the Student Paper Competition to co-winners Mostafa Mohammed and Suliman Gargoum. As the two papers were considered so close in content and quality, CRISP elected to award two first prizes. Each winner received a $2,500 award as well as a full registration to the 8th Annual Traffic … Read more

Urban Traffic Safety Conference 2015

CRISP is proud to co-host Edmonton’s 7th Annual International Conference on Urban Traffic Safety. Building Safer Communities through the Safe System Approach is the theme for the 2015 event that will be held April 27 – 30, 2015 at the Edmonton Shaw Conference Centre. The goal of the 2015 conference is to showcase world class best … Read more

Safe System

CRISP secured the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) in Australia to complete a pilot project on the engineering application of the Safe System Approach at selected intersections within Alberta’s Capital Region. The Safe System aims to define how intersections should ‘look and operate’ in order to develop a death and serious injury-free transportation system. … Read more

Automated Enforcement and Detection of Driver Risk

CRISP partners supported a proof-of-concept study to explore the untapped potential of automated enforcement data. The original belief was that municipalities and law enforcement agencies across Alberta are sitting on a rich store of traffic safety information and could this data be put to work in other ways. The study found positive relationships between AE … Read more

Urban Traffic Safety Conference 2014

CRISP is proud to co-host Edmonton’s 6th Annual International Conference on Urban Traffic Safety. Innovation in Urban Traffic Safety: Working Smarter to Save Lives is the theme for the 2014 event that will be held April 28 – May 2, 2014 at the Edmonton Shaw Conference Centre. A Special Session: Smarter Analytics for Safer Communities has … Read more