Media Advisory - Sept. 18 Montreal event hosts leading experts on Distracted Driving Français

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Sep 11, 2018, 07:00 ET

MONTREAL, Sept. 11, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ -

WHAT:     

Distracted Driving: Changing the Culture
According to the RCMP, driver distraction is a factor in about 4 million motor vehicle crashes in North America each year. But, so far, efforts to curb distracted driving have fallen short of the mark. How can Vision Zero principles to end serious injuries and traffic fatalities be best applied to distracted driving? You are invited to attend this discussion among Quebec's leading experts on Vision Zero road safety and distracted driving.

The panel discussion, in French, will be livestreamed and a simultaneously translated version of the livestream will be available with English audio.

Panelists and our facilitator, Professor Marie-Soleil Cloutier, are also available for interviews in advance of the event.


WHEN:    

Sept. 18, 2018
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. EDT 



WHERE:   

Espace Desjardins, next to the Tour Sud reception at Complexe Desjardins
175 René-Lévesque Boulevard West, Montreal.


WHO:        

Opening Remarks

  • Steve Podborski, Parachute President and CEO



Panelists

  • Denis Dubois, President and Chief Operating Officer of Desjardins General Insurance Group
  • Etienne Grandmont, Executive Director, Accès Transports Viables, Quebec
  • Nadia Maranda, Road Safety Advisor, SAAQ
  • Martin Lavallière, Professor in the Department of Health Sciences at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
  • Officer Sophia Provost, Police Department, City of Montreal



Facilitator

  • Marie-Soleil Cloutier, Associate Professor, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (Centre Urbanisation Culture Société) 

                       

ABOUT PARACHUTE
Parachute is Canada's national charity dedicated to reducing the devastating impact of preventable injuries. Injury is the No. 1 killer of Canadians aged 1 to 44, where one child dies every nine hours. The financial toll is staggering, with injury costing the Canadian economy $27 billion a year. Through education and advocacy, Parachute is working to save lives and create a Canada free of serious injuries. For more information, visit us at parachutecanada.org and follow us on Twitter Facebook Instagram and LinkedIn.

SOURCE Parachute

Kelley Teahen, Parachute, 647-776-5128 (w), 416-886-0950 (c), [email protected]; Valerie Lamarre, Desjardins, 1-866-866-7000, ext. 5557275, or 514-281-7275, [email protected]

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