Pedestrian Safety

July 30, 2021 Webinar: Redesigning the System to Support Safety

July 26, 2021
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
SafeTREC's Katherine Chen presented in CSCRS Safe Systems Summer Learning Series

The Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety (CSCRS) recently launched a new Safe Systems Summer Learning Series that will be held on Fridays...

Creating safer streets for walking & biking: apply for a CPBST in your community!

February 11, 2021

Today we're excited to share a guest blog post by Katherine Chen, Senior Policy & Program Analyst at SafeTREC and the lead for the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) program. The CPBST program works with local neighborhood residents and health, transportation and safety advocates to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety through engaging local stakeholders, providing information and data, supporting community empowerment, and strengthening collaboration with local officials and...

Experimental Research of Relationship between Pedestrian Stopping Distance and Walking Speed to Avoid Pedestrian Crowd Stampede Accident

Zhang, Yuanyuan
Chen, Xiaohong
Li, Na
2010

Stampede accidents usually take place in crowded areas in transfer stations, sports stadiums, shopping malls, religious places and other similar areas. One of the causes of stampedes is that people do not have enough distance to stop themselves when there are emergencies. Like vehicles, pedestrians also need stopping distance when they want to stop from a certain speed, especially in a sudden situation without any previous notice. People who could not stop in time crush into or step upon other people, and may trigger a stampede accident. Analysis of worldwide stampede accidents reveals the...

SafeTREC at 2017 International Cycling Safety Conference 9/21 and 9/22

September 20, 2017

The 6th annual International Cycling Safety Conference was held for the first time outside of Europe in Davis, California, USA from September 20-23, 2017.

2017 ICSC

SafeTREC joined researchers from over 20 different countries and a diverse interdisciplinary group of attendees to explore and discuss how to make the streets safer for cyclists and how to promote cycling for all. The following papers from SafeTREC...

Course Announcement: Spring 2024 Traffic Safety and Injury Control

December 19, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Busy urban intersection with people walking, rolling in the crosswalk

Spring 2024: Traffic Safety and Injury Control Civil and Environmental Engineering C265 | Cross-Listed with Public Health C285 3 Units | Class #30620 | Tu - Th | 3:30-5PM Dwinelle 233 Course Overview

Injuries from traffic crashes are a major cause of death and disability in the United States and around the world. In the United States injury from...

Apply now for a 2024 Complete Streets Safety Assessment

December 18, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Participants at the Santa Cruz Complete Streets Safety Assessment conducting a walk audit

Participants on a walk audit during the Complete Streets Safety Assessment in Santa Cruz, CA

UC Berkeley SafeTREC’s 2024 Complete Streets Safety Assessments (CSSA) Program has launched! Our team will partner with California cities and public school and university campuses with a population of at least 2500, counties, and...

UC Berkeley SafeTREC Receives $4.9 Million in Grant Funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety

December 5, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
SafeTREC logo in one line with "Berkeley" in dark blue and "SafeTREC" in gold California Office of Traffic Safety Logo FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UCB SafeTREC Receives $4.9 Million in Grant Funding from the...

Applications open soon for the 2024 Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program!

December 5, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Graphic showing participants on a walk audit with a light blue filter and CBPSP program launch announcement in white text

The 2024 CPBSP

UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks are excited to announce the upcoming January launch of our 2024 Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP)!

The...

New Podcast Episode: The Future of Transportation Safety

November 28, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

People walking, biking across an intersection on Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles on a sunny day

For many of us, we might think of transportation as a means to safely get from one place to another, but it's much more than that. Transportation is also having access to the basic needs and activities of our lives, and it's a critical factor that influences people's health and the health of our communities...

August 6th Webinar: Broadening the Toolbox for Kinetic Energy Management

August 2, 2021
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
SafeTREC Co-Director Offer Grembek to present in CSCRS Safe Systems Summer Learning Series

The Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety (CSCRS) recently launched a new Safe Systems Summer Learning Series that will be held...