Paul de LEUR

CURRICULUM VITAE

Qualifications

• 1988 Bachelor of Civil Engineer at University of Saskatchewan, Canada
• 1992 Master of Applied Science, University of BC, Vancouver, Canada
  Thesis: Roadside Hazard Simulation Model
• 2001 Doctor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  Thesis: Managing Road Safety

Professional activities

• 1988 - 1991: Research Associate, University of Toronto, Canada
• 1993 - 1994: Transportation Engineer, Hamilton Associates, Vancouver, Canada
• 1994 - 1997: Safety Research Engineer, Ministry of Highways, Victoria, Canada
• 1997 - 1998: Director Highway Safety, Ministry of Highways, Victoria, Canada
• 1998 - 2005: Consultant to the Insurance Corporation of BC, Vancouver, Canada
• 1998 - 2005: President, de Leur Road Safety Consulting Ltd, Vancouver, Canada

Main areas of interest

• Estimating the safety performance of proposed road improvement projects.
• Project management and implementation of road safety projects.
• Post-implementation evaluation of road safety projects and initiatives.
• Road safety auditing of small and large road improvement projects.
• Understanding the safety implications associated with road design.
• Quantification of road safety planning and engineering strategies.

1. Actor and Co-writer in ICBC financed television commercial concerning roadside safety entitled, "Consumer Benefits, Phase 2", Broadcast in 2001.
2. Organizer and Instructor, Seminar on "Consultant Training for the Road Safety Improvement Program" for the Insurance Corporation of BC, June 19 - 21, 2000.
3. Organizer and Instructor, Seminar on "Road Safety Audits and Value Engineering" BC Ministry of Transportation, November 1, 1999.
4. Organizer and Instructor, Seminar on "Road Safety Audits and Ambient Standards" BC Ministry of Transportation and ICBC, August 11-14, 1999.
5. Co-writer and Producer of educational training video entitled "Making the Grade: Preventing Downhill Runaways", Financed by ICBC and the Ministry of Transportation and Highways, 1995.

Recent publications

1. de Leur , P., and Sayed, T. (2003), "A Framework to Proactively Consider Road Safety within the Road Planning Process", Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 30 (4), pp. 711-719, 2003.
2. Lin, F., Sayed, T., and de Leur, P. (2003), "Estimating the Safety Benefits of Road Improvements: A Case Based Approach", The American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE): Journal of Transportation Engineers, Volume 129, Issue 4, pp. 385 - 391, July / August 2003.
3. de Leur, P., and Sayed, T. (2002), "Development of a Road Safety Risk Index", Transportation Research Record 1784, Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), pp. 33 - 42, 2002.
4. de Leur, P., and Sayed, T. (2001) "Using Claims Prediction Model for Road Safety Evaluation", Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 28 (5), pp. 804-812, 2001.
5. de Leur, P., Ho, G., and Zein, S., (2001) "The Canadian Road Safety Audit Guide", National Manual prepared for the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC).
6. Sayed, T., and de Leur, P., (2001) "ICBC 2000 Road Improvement Program Evaluation" Report prepared for the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia.
7. de Leur, P., and Sayed, T. (2000) "A Framework for Proactive Road Safety Planning" Report prepared for the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC).
8. de Leur, P., Abdelwahab, W., and Navin, F., (1994) "Evaluating Hazardous Roadsides Using Computer Simulation", American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Journal of Transportation Engineers, Vol. 120(2), pp. 229 - 245, 1994.

Last updated: 2005-06-20