Road User Behavior

2024 CPBSP Program: Apply for a free pedestrian and bicycle safety training in your community

December 18, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks are excited to announce applications are now being accepted for our 2024 Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP)!

Group photo of 13 people, smiling from the CPBST at Westmont Highschool


This year, we will partner with...

Course Announcement: Spring 2024 Traffic Safety and Injury Control

December 19, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Busy urban intersection with people walking, rolling in the crosswalk

Spring 2024: Traffic Safety and Injury Control Civil and Environmental Engineering C265 | Cross-Listed with Public Health C285 3 Units | Class #30620 | Tu - Th | 3:30-5PM Dwinelle 233 Course Overview

Injuries from traffic crashes are a major cause of death and disability in the United States and around the world. In the United States injury from...

Tesla Cybertruck's stiff structure, sharp design raise safety concerns - experts

December 13, 2023

View of the online news item from Reuters showing a photo of Tesla's new Cybertruck on display at a Tesla store in San Diego, CaliforniaOn December 8, 2023 UC Berkeley SafeTREC Director Julia Griswold discussed how Tesla Cybertruck's...

Applications open soon for the 2024 Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program!

December 5, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Graphic showing participants on a walk audit with a light blue filter and CBPSP program launch announcement in white text

The 2024 CPBSP

UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks are excited to announce the upcoming January launch of our 2024 Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP)!

The...

New Podcast Episode: The Future of Transportation Safety

November 28, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

People walking, biking across an intersection on Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles on a sunny day

For many of us, we might think of transportation as a means to safely get from one place to another, but it's much more than that. Transportation is also having access to the basic needs and activities of our lives, and it's a critical factor that influences people's health and the health of our communities...

Applications open for virtual California Local Speed Management Trainings

January 12, 2021
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Original post appeared on the Vision Zero Network.

Is your California community eager to explore and implement strategies to effectively manage speed for safety?

Logos of three sponsors of trainings, Vision Zero Network, ITE and SafeTREC

The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and the...

New Release: 2023 SafeTREC Traffic Safety Fact Sheets

September 29, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
2023 SafeTREC Traffic Safety Fact Sheets feature recent data on some of California's most pressing traffic safety issues to help inform future road safety efforts

UC Berkeley SafeTREC is excited to announce the release of the 2023 series of Traffic Safety Fact Sheets, which feature traffic safety data and trends at the national and state level on a variety of road safety topics. This series also highlights the Safe System approach to road safety, which...

SafeTREC's Julia Griswold on tragedy of hit-and-run fatalities in Sacramento

June 20, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

On June 17, 2023, the Sacramento Bee published a news story by Ryan Lillis discussing the staggering death toll left by hit-and-run drivers in Sacramento, California. Lillis notes that "nearly 140 people were killed in hit-and-run crashes in Sacramento County between 2018 and 2022, according to a Sacramento Bee...

11/16 at UC GIS Week 2023: Traffic Safety in California: Advancing Equity by Identifying At Risk Communities with ArcGIS

November 10, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Outreach graphic for the UC GIS Week 2023 event with an image of a sea monster on a dark beige background

Traffic Safety in California: Advancing Equity by Identifying At Risk Communities with ArcGIS Thursday, November 16, 2023 | 1pm - 1:35pm

Join SafeTREC Research Data Analyst Amalia Stahl for the presentation, "Traffic Safety in California: Advancing Equity by Identifying At Risk...

SafeTREC at the 2023 California Traffic Safety Summit - register now

October 26, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Event graphic with the OTS and AAA logos to the left, and "California Traffic Safety Summit, November 7-8, 2023, Hyatt Regency Orange County to the right

Power of Data to Transform Roadway Safety Wednesday, November 8, 2023 | 10:45am - 12:15pm

Join SafeTREC Safety Data and Tools Lead and Acting Co-Director SangHyouk Oum for the panel session, "Power of Data to Transform Roadway Safety" on...