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May 30, 2023
May 24, 2023
Recently, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported a decline in motor vehicle traffic fatalities in 2022. And yet, the conditions for vulnerable road users outside the vehicle, like people walking and biking, have become increasingly dangerous.
Please join us in wishing congratulations to the amazing Class of 2023 graduates! We are excited to celebrate the many transportation safety achievements and contributions of our staff, and former and current SafeTREC graduate student researchers that will be embarking on a new professional path. We can't wait to see what they achieve next!
This year, the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) Program will partner with seven communities throughout California to discuss, plan, and implement active transportation safety improvements. Join us for the next CPBST of 2023 at GROW Academy in Arvin on Tuesday, June 13th!
May 19, 2023

The public health and traffic safety world suffered a deep loss on Sunday, May 7, 2023 with the passing of visionary and beloved colleague, teacher, mentor and friend, Dr. David R. Ragland, founder and Co-Director of the UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC).
May 18, 2023
New CSCRS Road Safety Fellowship Research Posted
We are excited to share the final report for Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety (CSCRS) Fellow Meiqing Li, "Cross-Country Comparison of Micromobility Safety, Built Environment and User Behavior."
May 11, 2023
This year, the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) Program will partner with seven communities throughout California to discuss, plan, and implement active transportation safety improvements. Join us for the next CPBST of 2023 at Westmont High School in Campbell!
May 9, 2023
Join us in welcoming new staff members to the SafeTREC team!
Simon Kao
Application Programmer
May 2, 2023
In April, 2023 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released the latest traffic safety data, noting that 42,939 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2021, a 10 percent increase from 2020. Key findings from the report also reveal increasingly dangerous and unsafe roadways for vulnerable road users. Traffic fatalities in 2021 vs 2020 increased 14% for older adults (65+), 13% for pedestrians, and 1.9% for pedalcyclists.
May 1, 2023
This year, the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) Program will partner with seven communities throughout California to discuss, plan, and implement active transportation safety improvements. We're excited to announce the 2023 CPBST program will launch with our first workshop in Riverside at Arlanza Elementary School on Monday, May 8, 2023 at 8:30am!
April 10, 2023
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March 27, 2023
Can you share a little bit about yourself and your role at SafeTREC?
March 24, 2023
March 21, 2023
Can you share a little bit about yourself and your role at SafeTREC?
March 10, 2023
After 13 great years of leading safety research at University of California, Berkeley, I’ve decided that it’s time for another challenge and I will be leaving my position as Co-Director of the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC). My time at SafeTREC has been extremely rewarding and I believe that it was also impactful.
March 9, 2023
February 27, 2023
With the start of the new year, California saw a number of active transportation bills go into effect. You can find out what bills are now live below!
February 21, 2023
February 15, 2023
On February 9, 2023, SafeTREC Researcher Julia Griswold discussed the tragic trend of hit-and-run fatalities for a CBS Sacramento news story about a hit-and-run in Modesto, California with correspondent Ashley Sharp.
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