Substantial efforts devoted to decreasing the burden of transport-related injuries (TRIs) in Canada, including public awareness campaigns aiming to influence attitudes and behaviors, may lead the public to perceive other types of injuries differently. This study examined the relationship between public perception of the preventability of injuries and the type of injury (TRIs vs. non-transport unintentional injuries (NTUIs)); and assessed whether exposure to a social marketing campaign (Preventable) influenced this association.

In Canada, road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among children and youth ≤19.

The study examines the impact of a social marketing campaign on HAPA constructs in the context of bicycle helmet use.

To examine the relationship between rider age and injury patterns, we analyzed data from British Columbia’s motorcycle-related Discharge Abstract Database for 2001 to 2010.

This Juristat article analyzes trends in police-reported impaired driving in Canada, as defined by the Criminal Code, the penalties imposed by the courts, as well as characteristics of those admitted to correctional services for an impaired driving conviction.

This report was prepared in light of growing interest from BC Health Authorities (HAs) regarding the distribution of the relative burden of managing motor-vehicle (MV) injury patients in BC.

This study looks at trends among youth drivers, and the specific factors causing distracting driving.

A study on child passenger safety for First Nations groups.

The aim of this study was to explore the relationship of drunk and drugged driving to the occurrence of fatal crashes associated with speeding, failure to obey/yield, inattention, and seat belt non-use.

AUTO21 Network of Centers of Excellence and UBC collaborated to discuss the severity and prevalence of whiplash injuries, and how these types of injuries can be mitigated.