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Selected Publications

Jonah, B.A., and Dawson, N.E. (1979) Validation of the Motorcycle Operator Skill Test, Accident Analysis and Prevention, 11, 163-171.

Jonah, B.A., Bradley, J.S. and Dawson, N.E. (1981). Predicting individual subjective responses to traffic noise. Journal of Applied Psychology, 66, 4, 409-501

Jonah, B.A., Dawson, N.E. and Bragg, B.W.E. (1981). Predicting accident involvement with the Motorcycle Operator Skill Test. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 13, 307-318

Jonah, B.A. (1982). Comparison of non-respondents and respondents in a roadside survey of driver impairment. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 14, 3, 173-177.

Jonah, B.A., Dawson, N.E. and Bragg, B.W.E. (1982). Are formally trained motorcyclists safer? Accident Analysis and Prevention, 14, 4, 247-255.

Jonah, B.A. and Dawson, N.E. (1982). Predicting reported seat belt use from attitudinal and normative factors. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 14, 4, 305-309

Jonah, B.A., Dawson, N.E. and Smith, G.A. (1982). The effects of a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program on seat belt usage. Journal of Applied Psychology, 67, 1, 89-96.

Jonah, B.A. (1982). Comparison of non-respondents and respondents in a roadside survey of driver impairment. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 14, 3, 173-177.

Jonah, B.A. and Wilson, R.J. (1983). Improving the effectiveness of drinking-driving enforcement through increased efficiency. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 15, 463-481.

Jonah, B.A. (1983). Measuring the relative risk of pedestrian accidents. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 15, 193-206.

Jonah, B.A. and Lawson, J.J. (1984). The effectiveness of the Canadian mandatory seat belt use laws. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 16, 433-453

Jonah, B.A. (1984). Legislation and the prediction of reported seat belt use. Journal of Applied Psychology, 69, 3, 401-407.

Jonah, B.A. and Grant, B.A. (1985). Long-term effectiveness of Selective Traffic Enforcement Programs for increasing seat belt use. Journal of Applied Psychology, 70, 257-263.

Wilson, RJ. and Jonah, B.A. (1985). Identifying impaired drivers among the general population of drivers. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 46, 531-537.

Jonah, B.A. (1986) Accident risk and risk-taking behaviour among young drivers. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 18, 255-273.

Jonah, B.A. and Dawson, N.E. (1987) Youth and risk: Age differences in risky driving, risk perception and risk utility, Alcohol, Drugs and Driving, 3, 13-30.

Jonah, B.A. (1990) Psychosocial and environmental characteristics of impaired driving: An integrated review in relation to Problem Behaviour theory. In R.J. Wilson and RE. Mann (Eds.) Drinking and Driving: Advances in Research and Prevention, Guilford, New York.

Jonah, B.A. (1990) Age differences in risky driving. Health Education Research, 5, 139-149.

 

Publications and Presentations

Jonah, B.A. (1997) Sensation-seeking and risky driving: a review and synthesis of the literature. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 29, 5, 651-665.

Jonah, B.A., Yuen, L. et al (1999) Front-line police officers' practices, perceptions, and attitudes about the enforcement of impaired driving laws in Canada. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 31, 5, 421-444.

Jonah, B.A., Thiessen, R., Au-Yeung, E. (2001) Sensation-seeking, risky driving and behavioral adaptation. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 33, 5, 679-684.

Boase, P., Jonah, B.A., and Dawson, N. (2004) Occupant restraint use in Canada. Journal of Safety Research, 35, 223-229.

Bradley, J.S. and Jonah, B.A. (1979). The effects of site selected variables on human responses to traffic noise. Part I: Type of housing by traffic noise level. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 66, 4, 589-604.

Bradley, J.S. and Jonah, B.A. (1979). The effects of site selected variables on human response to traffic noise. Part II: Road type by socio-economic status by traffic noise level. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 67, 3, 305-407.

Bradley, J.S. and Jonah, B.A. (1979). The effects of site selected variables on human responses to traffic noise. Part III: Community size by socio-economic status by traffic noise level. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 67, 3, 409-423.

Clément, R.C. and Jonah, B.A. (1984). Field dependence and driving behaviour. Personality and Individual Differences, 5, 1, 87-93.

Malenfant, L Van Houten, R. and Jonah, B.A. (2002) A study to measure the incidence of driving under suspension in the Greater Moncton area. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 34, 4, 429-438.

Mann, R.E. Macdonald, S., Stoduto, G. Bondy, S., Jonah, B.A. and Shaikh, A. (2001) The effects of introducing or lowering legal per se blood alcohol limits for driving: an international review. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 33, 5, 569-584.

Wilson, R.J. and Jonah, B.A. (1988). Assignment of responsibility and penalties for an impaired driving incident. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 4, 173-192.

Wilson, RJ. and Jonah, B.A. (1988). The application of Problem Behaviour Theory to the understanding of risky driving. Alcohol, Drugs and Driving, 1, 173-192.

 

Conference Proceedings

Jonah, B.A., Dawson, N.E. and Bragg, B.W.E. Evaluation of the Canada Safety Council's Motorcycle Training Program. Proceedings of International Motorcycle Safety Conference, Washington, D.C., May, 1980.

Jonah, B.A., Dawson, N.E. and Bragg, B.W.E., Predictive validity of the Motorcycle Operator Licence Skill Test. Proceedings of International Motorcycle Safety Conference, Washington, D.C., May, 1980.

Bragg, B.W.E., Dawson, N.E. and Jonah, B.A. Profile of the accident involved motorcyclist. Proceedings of International Motorcycle Safety Conference, Washington, D.C., May, 1980.

Jonah, B.A. Driver behaviour, legislation and enforcement. Proceedings of Canadian Multidisciplinary Highway Safety Conference, Halifax, N.S., May, 1982.

Jonah, B.A., Dawson, N.E., MacGregor, C.G. and Wilde, G.J.S. Promoting seat belt use in Canada: A comparison of three approaches. Twenty-sixth Proceeding of America Association for Automotive Medicine, Ottawa, Ont., 1982.

Wilson, R.J. and Jonah, B.A. Predicting impaired driving among the general Canadian population. Proceedings of Ninth International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety, San Juan, Puerto Rico, November, 1983.

Jonah, B.A. and Lawson, J.J. The impact of the Canadian mandatory seat belt use laws. Proceedings of Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference, London, Ontario, May, 1984.

Jonah, B.A. Accident risk and risk-taking behaviour among young drivers. Proceedings of Conference on Risk-Taking in Adolescent Drivers, Vancouver, November, 1984.

Jonah, B.A. and Wilson, R.J. Drinking and Driving among Youth. Proceedings of a Symposium on Epidemiological and Social Psychological Studies Concerning Alcohol and Drug Use among Young People, Toronto, 1984.

Jonah, B.A., Arora, H.K and White, E. The national child restraint use survey. Proceedings IVième Conférence Canadienne Multidisciplinaire sur la Sécurité Routière, Montreal, mai, 1985.

Jonah, B.A. Occupant restraint use in Canada: Past, present and future. Proceedings of Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference VI, Fredericton, 1989.

Beirness, D.J., Simpson, H.M., Mayhew, D.R. and Jonah, B. The impact of administrative license suspension and vehicle impoundment on DWI in Manitoba. In C. Mercier-Guyon (Ed.) Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety, Annecy, France: CERMT, Volume 2, 919-925, 1997

Jonah, B.A., Boase, P. and Bierness, D. Cannabis and road safety in Canada: Evidence on the prevalence of cannabis use and driving. Proceedings of the International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety, 2004, Glasgow, Scotland.

Jonah, B.A. Thiffault, P, Bierness, D. and Boase, P. The Road Safety Monitor: Tracking public opinion regarding alcohol and drug impairment. Proceedings of the International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety, 2004, Glasgow, Scotland.

Jonah, B.A., Boase, P., and Murie, A. Perceptions, Attitudes, and Behaviours Regarding Impaired Driving in Canada. Proceedings of the International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety, 2007, Seattle,WA.

Jonah, B.A., Boase,P., Murie, A. Regional Differences in Perceptions, Attitudes, and Behaviours Regarding Impaired Driving in Canada. Proceedings of Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference, Whistler, BC, 2008.

 

Papers Presented

Jonah, B.A. and Norman, R.M.G. The effects of the length and nature of an interpersonal relationship on causal attribution. Presented at Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Quebec City, June, 1975.

Jonah, B.A. and Dawson, N.E. Effects of a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program on seat belt usage. Paper presented at Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Calgary, Alberta, June, 1980

Jonah, B.A. Using the Fishbein Model to predict seat belt use. Paper presented at Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, June, 1981.

Jonah, B.A. and Lawson, J.J. The effects of legislation and enforcement on seat belt use in Canada. Paper presented at Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington, DC, January 1982.

Jonah, B.A., and Wilde, G.J.S. A comparative study of the effects of enforcement and posted feedback upon compliance with the seat belt legislation. Paper presented at the Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Montreal, 1982.

Jonah, B.A. and Grant, B.A. Long-term effectiveness of selective traffic enforcement programs for increasing seat belt use. Paper presented at Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Winnipeg, June, 1983.

Jonah, B.A. Mandatory seat belt legislation and the Canadian experience. Paper presented at Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington, D.C., January, 1984.

Jonah, B.A., Grant, B.A. and Lawson, J.J. Motivating safety belt use through disincentives. Paper presented at American Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, August, 1984.

Jonah, B.A. Impaired driving in Canada: An overview. Paper presented at American Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, August, 1984.

Jonah, B.A. Legal deterrence of impaired driving. Paper presented at Public Forum, Drinking and Driving: Legal or Social Issue? Addiction Research Foundation, Toronto, November, 1984.

Jonah, B.A. Preventing impaired driving: An overview of past and present interventions. Paper presented at Conference on Violence in Contemporary Canadian Society, Ottawa, June, 1986.

Jonah, B.A. High risk drivers in Canada. Invited paper presented at Workshop on High Risk Target Groups, sponsored by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. DOT, Washington, D.C., April, 1992.

Jonah, B.A. Client satisfaction with Marine Search and Rescue. Paper presented at Canadian Evaluation Society, Ottawa, May, 1992.

Jonah, B.A. and Gutoskie, P. Canada'a Road Safety Vision 2010. Paper presented at 6th World Injury Prevention and Control Conference, Montreal, May, 2002.

Jonah, B.A. Road Safety Vision 2010. Keynote address at the Alberta Injury Prevention Conference, Oct 2004, Edmonton, Alberta.

Jonah, B.A. Uses of road safety data in Canada. Workshop on Data, First Latin American and Carribean Stakeholders Forum on Road Safety, San Jose, Costa Rica, Sept 2006.

Jonah, B.A. Road Safety Vision 2010. Presentation to Governors Highway Safety Administrators' Conference, Portland, OR, Sept, 2007

Jonah, B.A. Road Safety in Canada. Presentation to American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, Phoenix, Nov, 2007.

Jonah, B.A. Road Safety Vision 2010. Presentation at Second Latin American and Caribbean Stakeholders Forum on Road Safety, San Juan, PR, Dec., 2007.

Jonah, B.A. Seat belt use in Canada. Presentation at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, 2009.

Jonah, B.A. Truck driver safety in British Columbia, Presentation at the B.C. Trucking Association Annual Meeting, Whistler, B.C. June, 2009.

Jonah, B.A. Impaired driving in Canada. Presentation at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, 2010.

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