Pedestrian Safety

Celebrate National Pedestrian Safety Month this October

October 6, 2026

An illustration of two runners crossing the street as a car approaches. The accompanying text says nearly 77% of pedestrian fatalities occur in the dark. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration commemorates National Pedestrian Safety Month every October to remind drivers and others who use our roads that we all have a responsibility to keep pedestrians safe....

California Traffic Safety Survey 2026

Ewald, Katrin
Wasserman, Lisa
2026

The Traffic Safety Public Opinion Study is conducted annually for the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center at UC Berkeley (SafeTREC). Eligible participants were California drivers aged 18 years and older. As in previous years, predetermined quotas were established by age and gender; however, the 2026 study used more detailed age categories aligned with U.S. Census data. For the 2026 version of the Traffic Safety Public Opinion Study, a substantially larger cross-section of 10,014 drivers were surveyed between June and July 2026...

Text Version of CPBSP Interactive Map

Below you will find a web accessible, text version of our interactive Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP) Map, which highlights reports created from 2025 onwards from the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training Program (CPBST) and the...

Impact of the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP)

Kora Robinson
Lucia Ornelas
2026

UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks (the project team) conducted Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP) workshops in seven communities in 2026. All seven of the workshops were conducted in-person. The following research brief discusses findings from the program evaluation, and evaluation developed using the Kirkpatrick Model framework. Levels 1 and 2 of the model (reaction and learning) were measured at the end of each CPBSP workshop with an in-person survey, whereas levels 3 and 4 were measured with an electronic survey hosted on Qualtrics. The electronic survey was...

Identifying Planning Challenges in Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Infrastructure in Rural and Urban Communities: A Sonoma County Case Study

Kora Robinson
2026

This research brief examines pedestrian/bicycle crash and infrastructure differences in rural versus urban communities. Using Sonoma County rural communities as a case study, the brief identifies key differences in pedestrian/bicycle crash characteristics, severities, and locations. It examines differences in the nature of active travel, demographics, and current pedestrian/bicycle infrastructure and future investments. Interviews with three planners working in the county are included to identify key community and infrastructure challenges and areas for opportunities in rural versus urban...

California Pedestrian Safety Month encourages us to prioritize the safety of walkers

September 11, 2026

Whether we’re driving our cars, biking, or walking down the street, we can all take action to prioritize the safety of the most vulnerable among us - pedestrians. September marks California Pedestrian Safety Month and each year, the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and its partners raise awareness about the safety risks pedestrians face on the road and the roles each road user can take to ensure those walking can do so safely and comfortably. Preliminary numbers from the Governor’s...

Identifying Planning Challenges in Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Infrastructure in Rural and Urban Communities: A Sonoma County Case Study

September 14, 2026
Kora Robinson

A new research brief by UC Berkeley SafeTREC, "Identifying Planning Challenges in Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Infrastructure in Rural and Urban Communities: A Sonoma County Case Study",examines pedestrian/bicycle crash and infrastructure differences in rural versus urban communities. Using Sonoma County rural communities as a case study, the brief identifies key differences in pedestrian/...

Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS)

Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS)

"Visualize and conduct your own traffic safety analysis" in dark blue text on a grey background with a data visualization to the right of Berkeley crashes

For over twenty years, the Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS) developed by UC Berkeley SafeTREC has enabled quick...

New Release: 2022 SafeTREC Traffic Safety Fact Sheets

September 12, 2022
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
2022 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 2022 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 the United States Department of Transportation...

Street Story: A platform for community engagement

Street Story

Street Story is a community engagement platform provided by UC Berkeley SafeTREC in English and Spanish that allows residents, community groups, and agencies to collect information about transportation crashes, near misses, general hazards, and safe locations to travel. The tool is free to use, anonymous, and publicly accessible. Street Story is not a...