awards

road safety engineering Award

Subject Area and Award Eligibility

In recognition of the importance of road safety within the transportation sector, TAC has established the Road Safety Engineering Award to honour exemplary contributions by a TAC member in Canadian roadway safety engineering and infrastructure. The Award encourages the development and implementation of roadway safety countermeasures, guidelines and safety management systems for roadway design and operations.

All TAC-member roadway safety initiatives dealing with or related to engineering and/or road infrastructure are eligible to receive the Award. The Award is normally presented to an organization rather than an individual. However, under certain circumstances, an individual award may be recommended.

Nomination Requirements

The official representative of any TAC member may make a nomination by submitting one nomination form, six copies of a written statement (with supporting diagrams, photos, etc.) and one complete electronic file in PDF format on CD to TAC by Thursday, March 1, 2012. Submissions should:

  • Identify the organization or the individual being nominated
  • Outline what activity or initiative was undertaken to benefit road safety
  • Demonstrate innovation in the initiative
  • Describe the overall applicability of the activity, technique or concept to transportation

Submissions should be no longer than 7 pages (8.5" x 11"). Please send your submission to:

Josée Cyr
Project Manager
Transportation Association of Canada
2323 St. Laurent Boulevard
Ottawa, ON K1G 4J8
Tel: (613) 736-1350, ext. 231
Fax: (613) 736-1395
E-mail: jcyr@tac-atc.ca

Review Procedures and Evaluation Criteria

A selection committee composed of members of TAC's Road Safety Standing Committee will evaluate all submissions and make a recommendation to the Chief Engineers' Council and the Board of Directors regarding the award. Each nomination will be evaluated on:

  • Enhancement of, benefits to, or increased awareness about, road safety that result from the implementation of the technique or concept.
  • Degree of innovation (or significant modification of known safety activities) demonstrated.
  • Research support provided for technique or concept.
  • Organizational commitment to ensure the technique or concept has adequate financing, or other means of sustainability, to achieve its goals over a target period.
  • Overall applicability of the technique or concept to transportation (as opposed to only local initiatives). The cost-effectiveness or cost/benefit of the activity could be a consideration. The applicability to Canadian transportation would be enhanced if a statement is provided concerning how the recommended initiative is consistent with and supports the objectives of Canada's Road Safety Strategy 2015, or a provincial/territorial traffic safety plan.

The award will normally be given annually and presented during the TAC annual conference.

To promote road safety and the contributions made by infrastructure and engineering initiatives, nominees are expected to present their submissions at the TAC conference. Presentations will be included in annual conference proceedings. Award recipients will be featured in an edition of TAC News.