🚗 Welcome to Season 2, Episode 1 of The Traffic Jam! 🚦In this exciting episode, Sean Shapiro, host of #ASKaTrafficCOP and The #TrafficJam , dives into The Great Canadian Driving Games with two incredible guests: Bill Bland from the Safe Roads Challenge and Craig Lyon from the Traffic Injury Research Foundation www.tirf.ca We’re talking about an innovative new initiative from TIRF.ca that could change the way Canadians think about driving! Imagine adding a simple app to your phone that tracks your driving habits, gives you insightful feedback, and even lets you compete with family members—like seeing who’s safer behind the wheel! Plus, you could win $100,000 just for participating.From March 14th to September 14th, drivers can join The Great Canadian Driving Games to help researchers study driving behaviors like acceleration, deceleration, cornering, swerving, phone use, and speeding. The data collected—anonymously, of course—will help identify risk areas and analyze how education affects driver behavior.This episode is packed with fascinating insights so sit back, relax, and get ready to learn how you can make the roads safer while having some fun—and maybe even challenging your parents to see who’s the better driver!Get more info here: http://tirf.ca/projects/national-safe-roads-challenge-research💬 Let us know what you think in the comments, and don’t forget to like and subscribe!

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Join us in this compelling episode of TPS Traffic Jam as host Sean Shapiro sits down with Aaron Dale, a Toronto Police Constable and co-creator of the Military Veterans Wellness Program (MVWP). Aaron shares his journey from the Canadian Special Operations Regiment to the Toronto Police Service, revealing the personal challenges he faced during his transition and how these experiences inspired the creation of the MVWP.

Discover how this innovative program, developed in collaboration with fellow officer Jeremy Burns, aims to bridge the gap in support services for military veterans in crisis. Aaron explains how the MVWP provides police officers across Canada with crucial training on military culture, common struggles faced by veterans, and effective de-escalation techniques. This training is now available for free to all Canadian police services through the Canadian Police Knowledge Network.

Learn about the program’s national and international impact, with implementation in every Canadian province and territory, and growing interest from the United States and Australia. Aaron’s story highlights the transformative power of the MVWP, not only for the veterans it serves but also for the police officers who receive this vital training.

Whether you’re a member of the military community, a police officer, or simply someone interested in supporting our veterans, this episode offers valuable insights into the importance of mental health support and community collaboration.

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• Website: Toronto Police Community Partnerships Engagement Unit - Military Veterans Wellness Program

• Social Media: @military_veteran_wellness

• Email: TPSVeteranWellness@tps.ca

Tune in to learn how you can make a difference in the lives of those who have served.

Tags: #MilitaryVeterans #WellnessProgram #TorontoPolice #TPS #CommunitySupport #MentalHealth #VeteranSupport #DeEscalation #PoliceTraining

Occasionally I record a livestream that sorta feels like a podcast episode and that's exactly what happened on April 29th, 2024. I was joined in studio by Senior Sergeant Chris Hayes of the Victoria Police Service and we took questions from our livestream audience and Chris shared his Australian perspective things.

Chris is an amazing person and I'm so glad that I got an opportunity to meet and get to know him on during his stay in Toronto. We'll be doing a followup dedicated podcast episode discussing his research trip around the world working to make policing safer after he returns home.