Motorized Vehicle Safety

SafeTREC releases California Traffic Safety Survey 2024

July 17, 2024
Submitted by Karen Nguyen Vo

The Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) at the University of California, Berkeley has released the California Traffic Safety Survey 2024. The study was led by Ewald & Wasserman Research Consultants (E&W) and conducted on behalf of the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and UC Berkeley SafeTREC.

The...

California Traffic Safety Survey 2024

Ewald, Katrin
Wasserman, Lisa
2024

Overview of 2024 Study

The 2024 California Traffic Safety Public Opinion Study was conducted by Ewald & Wasserman Research (E&W) on behalf of the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center of UC Berkeley (SafeTREC), using an online self-administered survey. Similar to previous years of the study, the survey panelists were provided through Marketing Services Group, a commercial sample and panel vendor.

To ensure a comparable sample disposition to previous years of data collection, six quota...

Injury Prevention and Control

Course banner with photos left to right of EMT responding to a traffic crash, a firearm with bullets, and a bicycle helmet in a crosswalk Fall 2023: Public Health Injury Prevention and Control Public Health PH285a 2 units (3 units w/publishable paper) | Course #30019 Friday, 12pm - 2pm | Berkeley Way West 1212 Course Overview Injury is the leading cause of death for ages 1- 44...

Course Announcement: Spring 2022 Traffic Safety and Injury Control

January 6, 2022
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

People walking in crosswalk with traffic passing with course title, time and date overlaid

Course Description:

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 traffic crashes is the leading cause of death and disability for people ages 1 to 34, and a major cause for all groups....

SafeTREC Co-Directors David Ragland & Offer Grembek present at ATSIP 2021 Virtual Traffic Records Forum

September 14, 2021
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
SafeTREC's Ragland and Grembek present at 2021 ATSIP Traffic Records Forum ATSIP Traffic Record Forum 2021

This year the Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals (ATSIP) held their annual Traffic Records Forum virtually from August 16-20, 2021 to convene data analysts, state and local law enforcement officials, engineers, motor vehicle officials, emergency...

Consequences of Driving Reduction or Cessation for Older Adults

Harrison, Ayodele
Ragland, David R.
2003

The purpose of this study was to understand the adverse consequences of driving reduction or cessation among elderly adults. A comprehensive literature search was conducted for studies that (a) included information on driving by an elderly population, (b) included results from a qualitative or quantitative (or both) study of the elderly and driving cessation, and (c) provided information to evaluate consequences surrounding driving reduction or cessation. The selected subjects of the studies included men...

July 30, 2021 Webinar: Redesigning the System to Support Safety

July 26, 2021
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
SafeTREC's Katherine Chen presented in CSCRS Safe Systems Summer Learning Series

The Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety (CSCRS) recently launched a new Safe Systems Summer Learning Series that will be held on Fridays...

Observational Survey of Cell Phone Use and Texting by California Drivers, 2011

Cooper, Jill F.
Ragland, David R.
Ewald, Katrin
Wasserman, Lisa
Murphy, Christopher J.
2012

This methodological report describes survey research and data collection methods employed for the first observational survey of cell phone use and texting by California drivers. This study was conducted by Ewald and Wasserman Research Consultants on behalf of the California Office of Traffic Safety and the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center at the University of California, Berkeley. The goal of the survey was to obtain a statewide, statistically representative observational sample. Vehicle drivers were observed at controlled intersections, such as traffic lights and stop...

Reasons Given by Older People for Limitation or Avoidance of Driving

Ragland, David R.
Satariano, William A.
MacLeod, Kara E.
2002

Purpose: To understand the driving behavior of older adults, this study examines self-reported reasons for driving limitation or avoidance.Design and Methods: Baseline interviews were conducted (n = 2,046) as part of a community-based study of aging and physical performance in persons aged 55 years or older in Sonoma, California. Twenty-one medical and nonmedical reasons for limiting or avoiding driving were examined by age and gender. Results: Most older people continue...

SafeTREC at the 2024 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting

December 8, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

UC Berkeley SafeTREC researchers and graduate students are excited to participate in the upcoming Transportation Research Board (TRB) 103rd Annual Meeting, held in person this year January 7-11, 2024 in Washington, D.C. The program covers all transportation modes, with sessions and workshops addressing topics of interest to policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions. The full 2024 program, including details on all...