Tribal road safety

Deadline extended! Apply now for a Complete Streets Safety Assessment by January 30th

January 22, 2026
Apply by January 30th to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety in your community!

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Deadline extended! Apply now for the UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC)...

2026 SafeTREC program applications are now open!

November 21, 2025
Apply now for our 2026 programs!

A group of twelve people wearing fluorescent safety vests stand together to discuss roadway conditions and concerns.

The UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) is excited to announce applications are now being accepted for...

SafeTREC Co-Director David Ragland honored with ATSIP Traffic Records Forum 2021 Award

November 15, 2021
Ragland honored with ATSIP's Traffic Records Forum Best Practices Award for his work to improve transportation safety on California's Tribal Lands

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 medical services providers, judicial administrators, and highway safety professionals from across the United States to learn more about the latest safety data collection...

Tribal Road Safety Data Collection

Since 2014, SafeTREC has been working on the Tribal Road Safety Data Collection project to improve traffic safety on tribal lands in California. The goal of this project is to improve traffic safety on and near tribal lands in California.

Project Background

It is vital to improve road safety for California’s tribal populations, as well as for all population groups that travel to California’s Rancherias and reservations or through their lands. Improving the quality and quantity of data collected in regards to the collisions that occur within the boundaries of these...

Tribal Road Safety Program

UC Berkeley SafeTREC has been working since 2014 on a variety of projects to improve transportation safety for California’s tribal populations, as well as for all population groups that travel to California’s Rancherias and reservations or through their lands.

Young man with skateboard on Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation road...

Co-director David Ragland presents on Tribal Safety Data at the University of Minnesota's (UMN) Roadway Safety Institute

November 30, 2016

Co-director David Ragland presented SafeTREC's Tribal Road Safety Data Project at the University of Minnesota's (UMN) Roadway Safety Institute on November 10, 2016. His presentation focused on the development of the Tribal Road Safety Tool in conjunction with the National Indian Justice Center. This tool will allow individual tribes to analyze SWITRS data relevant to their specific tribal area, add data from tribal police and/or first responders, and conduct analyses for improving road safety. Learn more about our ...

Registration open for 12/17 webinar about the Tribal Transportation Safety Assessment (TTSA) Program

December 10, 2019
The Tribal Transportation Safety Assessment (TTSA) Program

Participants in Happy Camp safety assessment

Caltrans, Division of Transportation Planning (DOTP), Native American Liaison Branch (NALB), in collaboration with SafeTREC and the National Indian Justice Center (NIJC) will provide California Native American Tribal Governments with expert, focused, and independent Tribal Transportation Safety Assessments (...

Register now for an upcoming webinar about the Tribal Transportation Safety Assessment (TTSA) Program!

November 12, 2019
The Tribal Transportation Safety Assessment (TTSA) Program

Participants in Happy Camp safety assessment

Caltrans, Division of Transportation Planning (DOTP), Native American Liaison Branch (NALB), in collaboration with SafeTREC and the National Indian Justice Center (NIJC) will provide California Native American Tribal Governments with expert, focused, and independent Tribal Transportation Safety...