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UC Berkeley SafeTREC and the Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety (CPBS), a Tier-1 University Transportation Center (UTC) supported by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) and led by the University of New Mexico (UNM), has released a Year 1 (2023-2024) research report titled "A context-sensitive roadway classification framework for speed limit setting in the US" authored by UC Berkeley's Julia Griswold, Cheng-Kai Hsu, Melody Tsao and John Bigham; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Robert Schneid

UC Berkeley SafeTREC has recently released a new research brief titled "An Early Analysis of Speed Safety Camera Program Rollout in California" by former graduate student researcher Kyler Blodgett.

Autonomous Vehicles (AV) Safety Dashboard - visualize AV crashes and mileage data in California

Preliminary Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) data for 2024 indicates that traffic crashes caused 3,376 preventable deaths statewide, of which 950 were pedestrians and 148 bicyclists. Additionally, in 2024, there were 16,142 people seriously injured in traffic crashes in California, including 2,531 pedestrians and 1,255 bicyclists. These deaths are unacceptable and preventable.

Join us in welcoming new students to the SafeTREC team! 

Jordan Collins

Student Assistant

UC Berkeley SafeTREC has released the California Traffic Safety Survey 2025. The study was led by Ewald & Wasserman Research Consultants (E&W) and conducted on behalf of the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and SafeTREC.

UC Berkeley SafeTREC is excited to share an update and refresh to our Safe System Approach toolkit, including new strategies, easier navigation, and more! 

UC Berkeley SafeTREC research data analyst Amalia Stahl will present "Autonomous Vehicle Safety in California: Visualizing AV Safety Data in a Simple and Accessible Way for the General Public" at the Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals (ATSIP) 2025 Traffic Records Forum on Monday, July 7, 2025.

Join program partners UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks for these upcoming Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) workshops in the following communities:

UC Berkeley SafeTREC is excited to announce the final part of our 2025 online peer exchange series as part of the Complete Streets Safety Assessment (CSSA) program. This two-part webinar series aims to support agencies and communities working to advance safer walking and biking throughout California. 

UC Berkeley SafeTREC research data analyst Liza Lutzker will be presenting "Trends and disparities in pedestrian injuries and fatalities in hit-and-run crashes" in a poster session at the 2025 Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) Annual Meeting on June 11th, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Welcome back to the SafeTREC Spotlight Series, where we highlight a SafeTREC team member and share their stories, work, and interest in transportation and safety research. In today's post, meet graduate student researcher Kyler Blodgett. 

Kyler is a recent graduate of UC Berkeley's Master of City and Regional Planning program. This interview was conducted shortly before the Spring 2025 commencement season.

There’s a statistic that sticks in the minds of many who work on traffic safety issues: The U.S., among wealthy nations, has the highest rate of road traffic fatalities. People in the U.S. are nearly three times more likely to die in a car crash than people in Australia, and six times more likely than in Sweden.