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Crash data is readily available and accessible for public use through government information databases. Crash data typically entails vehicle-related injuries and fatalities that were reported to police authorities. But what about unreported incidents--incidents that only require exchange of contact and insurance information, incidents that may not involve an injury  or injuries that might not have been reported?

On May 13, 2018, SafeTREC founder and co-director David R. Ragland was honored with the Zak Sabry Mentorship Award at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health Commencement ceremony. 

Interested in learning how to make walking and biking to and from school safer for kids and residents? We have two Safe Routes to School Workshops coming up in Southeast Fresno and Pomona. Registration now open!

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Walking and Bike Summit

As part of our Focus Cities Program, Los Angeles Walks will be hosting a Walking Safety Assessment on Wednesday, May 23 in Los Angeles in partnership with California Walks and the Youth Policy Institute. Join us to learn more about how to make walking and biking safer around the Santa Monica Boulevard Community Charter School!

Join us for the next Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) in Eureka! UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks will be hosting a workshop on how to make walking and biking safer near Zane Middle School on Tuesday, May 22.

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DATE/TIME: Tuesday, May 22, 2018; 2:45pm-6:00pm
LOCATION:  Zane Middle School, 2155 S. Street, Eureka, CA
Register online at https://tinyurl.com/EurekaCPBST

Join SafeTREC and the Safe Routes to School National Partnership on Wednesday, May 23 to learn about how to make walking and rolling safer for kids in the Delhi community! Dinner, childcare, and interpretation will be available. Registration now open!

Whether rural, suburban or urban dweller, transportation for older adults is a critical lifeline to meet the needs of daily living, maintain independence and enable social connection.

Walking and bicycling are important transportation alternatives to motor vehicle travel. They are also important sources of physical activity and social connectedness for older adults.

Making communities age-friendly and transportation systems supportive of walking and bicycling for older adults is incredibly important as we consider the following statistics:

Interested in learning how to make walking and biking safer in Bakersfield? Register now for the latest Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) on Thursday, May 10th!

Join SafeTREC and the Safe Routes to School National Partnership on Friday, April 27 to learn about how to make walking and rolling safer for kids in Modesto's Airport Neighborhood! This will be the first Safe Routes to School Launch Workshop of 2018. Registration now open!

Save the date for the Safe Systems Summit on September 13-14, 2018!

April 1 - 7, 2018 is California Teen Driver Safety Week

According to recent data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), crashes are still the leading cause of teen deaths. In 2016, there were 1,908 young drivers aged 15 to 20 years old killed in motor vehicle crashes in the United States. In California that year, there were 473 young driver fatalities.

Interested in learning how to make walking and biking safer in Kern County? Register now for the latest Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) in the City of Arvin on Friday, April 20th!

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DATE/TIME: Friday, April 20, 2018; 3:00pm-6:30pm
LOCATION: Haven Middle School, 341 Haven Dr., Arvin, CA
REGISTRATION: register online at http://bit.ly/WalkBikeArvin or text/call: (714) 742-2295.

The Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS) has been updated with 2017 SWITRS data!

NEW PAPER PUBLISHED BY CO-DIRECTOR OFFER GREMBEK

Offer Grembek has co-authored a newly published paper, "Developing a safety heatmap of uncontrolled intersections using both conflict probability and severity" in the Accident Analysis & Prevention journal. 

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Join us on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 for the first Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) at Howe Community Park in Arden-Arcade!

TRAINING INFORMATION

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, March 6, 2018; 12:00pm-4:00pm
LOCATION: Howe Community Park, Richard T. Conzelmann Community Center, 2201 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825
REGISTRATION: http://bit.ly/Arden-Arcade

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SafeTREC staff and students attended the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 97th Annual Meeting on January 7-11, 2018, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C. to present the latest SafeTREC research and projects. Here are a selection of photos to share what we were up to!

The California Young Driver Heat Map (Teen Safety Heat Map), a new geographic information system (GIS) resource developed by SafeTREC in partnership with the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) was recently highlighted in the Winter, 2017-2018 issue of the California Department of Education's CDE Driver Education Update.