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November 30, 2016

SafeTREC at Upcoming Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting

SafeTREC staff and graduate students will attend the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 96th Annual Meeting on January 8–12, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

California Traffic Safety Survey Released

The seventh wave of the California Traffic Safety Study conducted in 2016 is a statewide representative sample of California vehicle drivers who were surveyed on topics of traffic safety and the awareness of media outreach campaigns. The analyses are based on 1,271 survey responses collected in July and August of 2016. Download the full survey

November 1, 2016

Tribal Road Safety Data Project Presentation at UMN: Nov. 10

California Tribal Road Safety Data Project: Methods, Challenges, and Preliminary Results

Co-director David Ragland will present SafeTREC's Tribal Road Safety Data Project at the University of Minnesota's Roadway Safety Institute on November 10, 2016.
For participants interested in the topic, please watch the live webcast.

Seminar Information

Thursday, November 10, 2016
3 – 4 p.m. Central
Room 1130

October 20, 2016

New and Updated Website: Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS)

National Tribal Transportation Conference: Tribal Road Safety Data Project

Community Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Workshop at ProBike/ProWalk Conference

September 15, 2016

New Paper published by co-director Offer Grembek

NEW PAPER PUBLISHED BY CO-DIRECTOR OFFER GREMBEK

Offer Grembek co-authored a newly published paper titled, "After-Effects in Traffic Crash Victims in Brazil" in the Traffic Injury Prevention journal.

LA Chinatown Community Pedestrian/Bicyclist Safety Workshop: Sept. 24

LA CHINATOWN COMMUNITY PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLIST SAFETY WORKSHOP: SEPT. 24

Workshop Information
Time: Saturday, September 24; 9:30AM- 2:30PM
Place: Chinatown Service Center
767 N. Hill Street, Suite 400A Los Angeles, CA 90012

September is declared California Pedestrian Safety Month

SEPTEMBER IS DECLARED CALIFORNIA PEDESTRIAN SAFETY MONTH

August 25, 2016

Survey: Traffic Safety Culture in California

SafeTREC is conducting a pilot survey about traffic safety culture in California and is seeking online participants. This survey covers a limited range of traffic safety topics to refine questions that may be included in a broader study in the future. The results of the larger study will help to understand
perspectives and attitudes about traffic safety in order to inform safety strategies.

Community Pedestrian Bicyclist Safety Trainings: El Monte & Modesto Reports

Our Community Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Training (CPBST) program with California Walks is a four-hour, community-based workshop designed to help local advocates and community members develop pedestrian safety action plans that leverage best practices, promote walkability and ensure community engagement.

July 22, 2016

Four Papers Authored by SafeTREC Current and Former Staff & Students Featured in Recent Transportation Research Journal

SafeTREC staffers and students regularly make academic contributions to traffic safety research and continue to contribute after they graduate from UCB and head on to academic and professional positions.

Transportation Research Part A, Vol.91: Policy and Practice issue

Researchers Medury and Yu Present on Smart Intersection Study

Course Announcement: Injury Prevention & Control (PH258A), Fall 2016

PH 285A, Injury Prevention and Control course will be offered this Fall semester. The importance of injury, intentional and unintentional, as the leading cause of death before age 45, and the leading cause of years of potential life lost, will be illustrated. Following an overview, the course will be organized around specific current injury-related issues. Students are encouraged to prepare an injury-related paper for publication.