Pedestrian Safety

Research Brief: Towards a Safer California: Addressing the Road Safety Needs of Older Adults

July 19, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
New research brief explores the factors that contribute to road safety needs of older adults

With an aging state population, it is crucial to understand the factors that contribute to road safety among adults aged 65 and older and identify at-risk neighborhoods for targeted interventions. In a new research brief, Towards a Safer California: Addressing Road Safety Needs of Older Adults, UC Berkeley SafeTREC's Graduate Student Researcher Lekshmy Hirandas analyzes fatal and serious injury (FSI) trends and patterns among aging road users, including older pedestrians and...

The Influence of Alcohol Outlet Proximity on Pedestrian Injury Incidence: Insights from Literature

Aqshems Nichols
Jill F. Cooper
Katherine L. Chen
2023

Preventing roadway deaths and injuries due to motor vehicle crashes continues to be a prevailing public health challenge in the United States. Included in this challenge is improving the safety of pedestrians on street and road networks. Researchers and other professionals continue to develop best practices for ameliorating the outcomes of pedestrian crashes by conducting studies that examine why these crashes occur and what steps can be taken to prevent them in the future. To do this, many researchers have employed a systems approach to addressing pedestrian safety by acknowledging that...

Towards a Better Understanding of Best Implementation Practice for the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training Program

Aqshems Nichols
Areli Ariana Balderrama
Katherine L. Chen
2023

The Community Pedestrian Safety Training Program (CPST), funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), was established in 2009 to help promote informed community awareness, advocacy, planning, and programming in reducing pedestrian injuries and fatalities. Originally considering pedestrian safety only, the program was expanded to include bicycle safety in 2016 and became known as the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training Program (CPBST). The program is a statewide project of the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC), a research center created in...

9/12 Webinar: Street Story and Perceptions of Safety

September 5, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Participants in the CPBST at Westmont High School conducting a walk and bike assessment

Participants conducting a walk and bike assessment near Westmont High School in San Jose, CA

Street Story and Perceptions of Safety Tuesday, September 12, 2023 | 1pm PT |...

2023 California Traffic Safety Study Summary

Jill F. Cooper
2023

2023 marked the fourteenth year of the California Office of Traffic Safety’s (OTS) Annual Traffic Safety Study. The study is intended to create a better understanding of trends in traffic safety behaviors and help focus traffic safety programs, which include enforcement efforts along with public education campaigns to ensure they are effective in targeting areas with disproportionate traffic safety injuries. The survey is sponsored by the OTS and administered by Ewald and Wasserman Research Consultants, along with University of California Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and...

CPBST 9/19: Promoting safe walking, biking and rolling at Cal Poly Pomona

August 31, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

This year, the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) Program will partner with seven communities throughout California to discuss, plan, and implement active transportation safety improvements. Join us for the last CPBST of 2023 at Cal Poly Pomona on Tuesday, September 19th!

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Join us for an upcoming Comunidades Activas y Seguras workshop in Lamont and Fresno!

August 8, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Join program partners UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks for an upcoming Comunidades Activas y Seguras (CAyS) workshop in the following communities:

Community Date Flyer Lamont, Kern County Friday, August 11, 2023 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm English |...

Join us for an upcoming Community Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Training in Riverside and Menifee!

July 31, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Join program partners UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks for an upcoming Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) in the following communities:

Community Date Flyer Liberty Elementary School, Riverside Thursday, August 17, 2023 | 4:00pm - 7:00pm English |...

Explore our latest CPBST reports!

August 3, 2023
Submitted by Kristen Leckie

As the summer rolls on, our Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training Program (CPBST) continues to work with communities across the state of California to advance their pedestrian and bicycle safety goals. In 2023, the CPBST program is partnering with 7 new communities to:

review pedestrian and bicycle crash data and safety strategies;

facilitate a walking and biking assessment;

strategize with participants to define specific community pedestrian...

Injury Prevention and Control

Course banner with photos left to right of EMT responding to a traffic crash, a firearm with bullets, and a bicycle helmet in a crosswalk Fall 2023: Public Health Injury Prevention and Control Public Health 285A 2 units (3 units w/publishable paper) | Course #30019 Friday, 12pm - 2pm | Berkeley Way West 1212 Course Overview Injury is the leading cause of death for ages 1- 44, and the leading cause of years of potential...