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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...

New Research Brief: Impact of the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training

May 2, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

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. These deaths are unacceptable and...

SafeTREC's Liza Lutzker to present at 2025 SER Annual Meeting

May 29, 2025
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

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. This presentation draws from a current research project for the Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety (CPBS) that is examining recent trends and risk factors in pedestrian fatalities and injuries in hit-and-run...

The Goal of Road Safety in the Safe Systems Context

Fortin, Garrett
McMillan, Tracy
Grembek, Offer
Cooper, Jill F.
2018

Safe Systems is an approach to road safety that envisions the elimination of fatal and serious injuries and seeks to provide both a theoretical framework and practical roadmap for accomplishing such an ambitious goal. The Safe Systems approach involves a paradigm shift from traditional approaches to road safety planning and responsibility. This fact sheet provides an overview of the Safe Systems Approach and how it relates to both current road safety practice and initiatives such as Vision Zero. Read the full SafeTREC...

Join us for an upcoming Community Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Training in Riverside and Menifee!

July 31, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

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

Community Date Flyer Liberty Elementary School, Riverside Thursday, August 17, 2023 | 4:00pm - 7:00pm English |...

CPBST 7/11: Promoting safe walking, biking and rolling in Bell Gardens

July 5, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

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 in Bell Gardens on Tuesday, July 11th!

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CPBST 5/15: Promoting safe walking and biking at Westmont High School in Campbell

May 11, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

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!

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CPBST 6/13: Promoting safe walking, biking and rolling in Arvin

May 24, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

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!

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Join us for an upcoming Community Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Training in Hollywood, Fort Jones & Fillmore

August 15, 2022
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

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

Community Date Contact Information | Flyer Hollywood August 18, 2022 For assistance, call or email: Vane Fernandez, (562) 265-8522, vane@calwalks.org |...

8/9: Community Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Training in South Stockton

August 2, 2022
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

South Stockton, Tuesday, August 9, 2022, 5p-7p" in blue, black, & white text on a stacked yellow and blue background with blue and orange spheres in the corners

Join us to promote safe walking, biking and rolling in South Stockton!

Join program partners UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks on Tuesday, August 9th, from 5pm-7pm for a Community Pedestrian...