National Teen Driver Safety Week

During the third full week of October, we run an awareness week to raise teen driver safety issues and encourage communities to work with youth to prevent dangerous behaviours.

Parachute Youth Road Safety Grant Program 

Do you care about road safety and are looking to make a difference in your community? Do you want to learn new skills and get paid for it? Parachute is offering a grant opportunity to young people in Canada who are committed to educating their peers and communities about road safety to encourage safe driving […]

Social Media Guide for NTDSW 2023

Youth and young adults are killed in road crashes at a higher rate than any other age group under 75 years old. With road crashes being the third-leading cause of death among people aged 15 to 24 years old, this age demographic has the highest rate of involvement in fatal collisions per 100,000 licensed drivers.  […]

Canadian Youth Road Safety Council

The Canadian Youth Road Safety Council (CYRSC) will co-lead National Teen Driver Safety Week 2023. The CYRSC is an active, passionate, and diverse youth advisory council of diverse youth aged 15 to 24 across Canada who want to make roads safer for youth. Youth input is essential and necessary to ensure the quality and value […]

Walking School Bus Guide, Ottawa Student Transportation Authority

This guide from the Ottawa Student Transportation authority outlines how to set up a walking school bus in your community.

Cannabis Talk Kit: Know How to Talk With Your Teen

This guide from Drug Free Kids Canada provides practical tools and tips for talking to teens about cannabis.

Sources for our NTDSW statistics

Below are a list of the statistics used in the National Teen Driver Safety Week 2023 materials and their sources. “Youth and young adults are killed in road crashes at a higher rate than any other age group under 75 years old.” Statistics Canada. (2020, January 24). Leading causes of death, total population, by age group […]

Observational counts

Do this exercise to collect information about travel mode – how children get to school whether by walking, wheeling or as passengers in a vehicle – during morning drop-off time. Collecting this information will help you know if any of your interventions have helped to increase the number of children who use active forms of […]

Promote your ERS project

Awareness-raising campaigns can educate students, parents and the community about your ERS project. Campaigns can also be used to promote sustainable modes of transport and support physical infrastructure changes. Think about using one of these to launch your ERS project at your school.  We’ve developed a suite of illustrations that can be used on posters or […]