Pedestrian Safety

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

July 26, 2021
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...

Street Story: A Platform for Community Engagement

Share stories about where you've been in a crash or near miss, or where you feel safe or unsafe traveling using our Street Story tool.

Street Story

Street Story is a community engagement tool that allows residents, community groups and agencies to collect information about transportation crashes, near-misses, general hazards and safe locations to travel. To promote access to the tool, SafeTREC conducts technical assistance with communities and...

Register now for our Toolkit for Safe Speed Limit Setting Webinar on 01/18!

January 9, 2024
Want to implement lower speed limits in your community? Join SafeTREC, Caltrans, and Rock Miller, PE on Thursday, January 18th at 9:30am PT, SafeTREC to learn how to get started. Register for the webinar today!

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2024 CPBSP Program: Apply for a free pedestrian and bicycle safety training in your community

December 18, 2023

UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks are excited to announce applications are now being accepted for our 2024 Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP)!

Group photo of 13 people, smiling from the CPBST at Westmont Highschool


This year, we will partner with...

SafeTREC at the 2024 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting

December 8, 2023

UC Berkeley SafeTREC researchers and graduate students are excited to participate in the upcoming Transportation Research Board (TRB) 103rd Annual Meeting, held in person this year January 7-11, 2024 in Washington, D.C. The program covers all transportation modes, with sessions and workshops addressing topics of interest to policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions. The full 2024 program, including details on all...

Course Announcement: Spring 2024 Traffic Safety and Injury Control

December 19, 2023

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

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...