Bicycle safety

Register now for 12/16 ITE webinar: Land Use as a Fundamental Safety Strategy

December 8, 2025
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Join UC Berkeley SafeTREC's director Julia Griswold and guest presenters on Tuesday, December 16th from 11:10 am - 12:30 pm PT for the webinar "Land Use as a Fundamental Safety Strategy." This session is hosted by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE).

Land Use as a Fundamental Safety Strategy...

Course Announcement: Spring 2026 Traffic Safety and Injury Control

December 8, 2025
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Busy urban intersection with people walking, rolling in the crosswalk

Spring 2026: Traffic Safety and Injury Control

Civil and Environmental Engineering C265 | Cross-Listed with Public Health C285

3 Units | Class #29661 | Tu - Th | 3:30-5 p.m.

O'Brien 212

Course Overview

Traffic crashes are a major cause of death and disability worldwide. In the United States, they are the leading cause...

2025 series of SafeTREC Traffic Safety Facts released!

October 27, 2025
Submitted by Karen Nguyen Vo and Cindy Chen
The 2025 SafeTREC Traffic Safety Facts series features the latest trends and data on various traffic safety topics, including pedestrian and bicyclist safety, drug and alcohol-impaired driving, and emergency medical services.

UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) is excited to announce the release of the 2025 series of Traffic Safety Fact Sheets, which feature traffic safety data and trends at the national and state level on twelve road...

UC Berkeley SafeTREC receives $4.9 million in grant funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety

November 18, 2025
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
Logo of UC Berkeley SafeTREC California Office of Traffic Safety Logo For immediate release

UC Berkeley SafeTREC receives $4.9 million in grant funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety
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Join our office hours to learn about our 2026 programs

December 1, 2025
Submitted by Kris Leckie

The UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) launched applications for our 2026 programs last month, which includes:

The California Safe System Institute for Road Safety program;

The ...

SafeTREC at the 2026 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting

November 25, 2025
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

TRB in white text over a dark purple background with a spiralled circle in multiple colors in the bottom left and event details in white text to the rigth

UC Berkeley SafeTREC is excited to participate in the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 105th Annual Meeting, held on January 11-15, 2026 in Washington, D.C. The...

2026 SafeTREC program applications are now open!

November 21, 2025
Submitted by Kris Leckie
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...

Over 1,500 Street Story reports submitted in Humboldt County!

November 14, 2025
Submitted by Lucia Ornelas

People who live or travel in Humboldt County have used the Street Story platform to make more than 1,500 reports of hazards, near-misses, crashes, and safe places on local streets, roads and highways as of November 5, 2025. Funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety, Street Story is a community engagement platform that allows residents, community groups, and agencies to collect information about transportation crashes, near-misses, general hazards, and safe locations to...

Safety Impacts of Vehicle Weight on Vulnerable Road Users

Safety Impacts of Vehicle Weight on Vulnerable Road Users
Research Team:

Matthew Raifman
Amalia Stahl
SangHyouk Oum


Funding Organization:

California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)


Summary:

A person in a motorized wheelchair on a sidewalk in between a truck and SUVnd

(Photo...

SafeTREC's Griswold to present on Unified Safe System Implementation Framework at 2025 AASHTO Safety Summit

October 13, 2025
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

The Safe System Approach (SSA) is central to U.S. transportation safety. While progress is underway, it is often siloed and reactive. On October 28, 2025 SafeTREC director Julia Griswold will present a poster at the 2025 AASHTO Safety Summit and Peer Exchange in New Orleans, LA that proposes a Unified Safe System Implementation Framework combining concepts from public health, context-sensitive design, and kinetic energy risk management to address this. The matrix links SSA elements to...