Bicycle safety

SafeTREC staff publish research brief on equitable transportation planning using the Safe System Approach

September 26, 2024
Submitted by Kris Leckie
Public health safety concerns surrounding road use in the United States are prevalent, with the number of fatalities and serious injury crashes for those walking, biking, and rolling continuing to reach all-time highs. These burdens are also disproportionately felt by the most vulnerable road users, especially those in low-income and BIPOC communities.

A new research brief by UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) staff Noelani Fixler, Lucia Ornelas, and Kris Leckie aims to explores how the ...

Equitable Transportation Planning for Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety through the Use of the Safe System Approach

Noelani Fixler
Lucia Ornelas
Kris Leckie
2024

This research brief explores how the Safe System Approach works to reframe the current landscape in the United States to promote equitable transportation policies and planning. Topics identified for further discussion and analysis from current literature on equity and the Safe System Approach include 1) engaging diverse communities in transportation planning, 2) turning towards equity to address past systemic injustices, and 3) employing education and prevention strategies to promote “upstream” versus “downstream” (i.e., traditional) approaches.

SafeTREC's Iman Mahdinia and Julia Griswold publish report on safety effects of stop-as-yield laws for bicyclists

September 23, 2024
Submitted by Karen Nguyen Vo
New report evaluates safety implications of stop-as-yield laws for bicyclists

In California, a bill to instate a "stop-as-yield" law for bicyclists — where cyclists can treat stop signs as yield signs — has been introduced multiple times but Evaluate the Safety Effects of Adopting a Stop-as-Yield Law for Cyclists in California August 2024 has consistently failed to be put...

Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety (CPBS)

CPBS Logo of a dark teal blue bicycle spoke on the left, Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety text in the middle, and an icon of a person walking on the right, all on a white background

UC Berkeley SafeTREC is excited to be a part of the Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety (CPBS), a Tier-1 University Transportation Center (UTC) supported by the...

Evaluate the Safety Effects of Adopting a Stop-as-Yield Law for Cyclists in California

Iman Mahdinia
Julia B. Griswold
Rafael Unda
Soheil Sohrabi
Offer Grembek
2024

The escalating number of injuries and fatalities among cyclists is a pressing safety concern. In the United States, communities are actively seeking strategies to boost cyclist safety, with some states implementing bike-specific policies, such as stop-as-yield laws, to support cyclists. Stop-as-yield laws allow cyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs. The laws are not yet widely implemented, and their potential safety impact is a subject of debate among transportation experts and advocates. This study investigates how stop-as-yield laws can positively or negatively affect safety and...

Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP)

The Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP) was launched by UC Berkeley SafeTREC in collaboration with California Walks to reduce pedestrian and bicycle fatalities and serious injuries in California communities. The CPBSP prioritizes working in communities that are at disproportionate risk for road traffic injuries and addressing the safety needs of people who are underserved by traditional transportation resources and planning, e.g., older adults, people with lower incomes, people with disabilities, people who use a mobility device, immigrant or refugee...

National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) releases 2023 Shared Micromobility in the U.S. and Canada report

August 14, 2024
Submitted by Karen Nguyen Vo

The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) released the 2023 Shared Micromobility in the U.S. and Canada report in July 2024, where monthly and yearly trends in the usage of e-bikes, pedal bikes, and e-scooters were collected and analyzed.

The report finds that shared micromobility options are a popular and growing form of public transportation, especially in major cities, and...

Join SafeTREC this week for CPBST and CAyS workshops in San Diego and Knights Landing

August 14, 2024
Submitted by Karen Nguyen Vo

Join program partners UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) and California Walks (Cal Walks) for the upcoming Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) and Comunidades Activas y Seguras (CAyS) workshops in San Diego and Knights Landing:

Community Date Flyer San Diego Saturday, August 17, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m....

SafeTREC’s SangHyouk Oum and Amalia Stahl to present at ATSIP 2024 Traffic Records Forum

August 7, 2024
Submitted by Karen Nguyen Vo

UC Berkeley SafeTREC associate director SangHyouk Oum and research data analyst Amalia Stahl will present at the Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals (ATSIP) 2024 Traffic Records Forum on August 13, 2024 in San Diego, California. The Traffic Records Forum gathers transportation professionals, including data analysts and engineers, to discuss the best practices and newest collection methods of highway safety data and traffic records.

SafeTREC researchers will be speaking in the...

Injury Prevention and Control

Emergency responders with an ambulance to the left, people walking and biking in a crosswalk in the middle and a helmet and bike in a crosswalk on the right Fall 2024: Public Health Injury Prevention and Control Public Health PH285a 2 units | Course #30506 Friday, 12pm - 2pm | Berkeley Way West 1206 Course Overview

Injury is the leading cause of death for ages 1-44 and the leading cause of years of potential life lost up to...