Road User Behavior

California Traffic Safety Survey 2024

Ewald, Katrin
Wasserman, Lisa
2024

Overview of 2024 Study

The 2024 California Traffic Safety Public Opinion Study was conducted by Ewald & Wasserman Research (E&W) on behalf of the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center of UC Berkeley (SafeTREC), using an online self-administered survey. Similar to previous years of the study, the survey panelists were provided through Marketing Services Group, a commercial sample and panel vendor.

To ensure a comparable sample disposition to previous years of data collection, six quota...

Research Brief: Mobility Safety for California’s Affordable Housing Residents: Co-locating Improvements

June 26, 2024
Submitted by Kris Leckie
New research brief highlights mobility safety needs for California’s affordable housing residents and provides recommendations to better connect mobility safety improvements with anticipated affordable housing developments.

A new research brief, Mobility Safety for California’s Affordable Housing Residents: Co-locating Improvements, authored by UC Berkeley SafeTREC's Kyler Blodgett explores how California is rapidly building affordable housing, yet...

June 11, 2024: SafeTREC's Griswold and Oum to present at OTS Traffic Safety Law Enforcement Forum

June 5, 2024
SUBMITTED BY LISA PETERSON
Upcoming forum to highlight the importance of traffic safety throughout CaliforniaCalifornia Office of Traffic Safety Logo

On June 11, 2024 SafeTREC's Director Julia Griswold and Associate Director SangHyouk Oum will present on key traffic safety topics at the ...

SafeTREC's Griswold awarded new contract for "Developing a Safe System Approach to Setting Speed Limits: Phase II"

May 6, 2024
SUBMITTED BY LISA PETERSON
Research project to inform future speed-limit-setting in CaliforniaPrinciples and elements of the Safe System approach to road safety

In April, 2024 SafeTREC Director Julia Griswold was awarded a new contract, "...

The 2024 CSSA: Partnering with 16 communities to advance Complete Streets safety improvements

March 29, 2024
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

This year as part of SafeTREC's Complete Streets Safety Assessment Program (CSSA) we are excited to share that we will be partnering with 16 communities throughout California to identify and implement traffic safety solutions that lead to improved safety for all users.

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

The 2024 CSSA Program

SafeTREC's...

The 2024 CPBSP: Partnering with 13 communities throughout California for safer walking, biking & rolling

March 25, 2024
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks are excited to share news about the communities throughout California that we will be partnering with this year as part of our 2024 Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP)!

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Street Story: How can we create inclusive community engagement technologies?

November 1, 2018
Submitted by Kate Beck

During the California-wide PedsCount! Summit 2018, we launched Street Story, SafeTREC’s new community engagement platform that allows residents, community groups and agencies to collect information about transportation collisions, near-misses, general hazards and safe locations to travel. In essence, the platform invites users to enter ...

Investigating Bicyclists' Perception of Comfort on Physically Separated Bicycle Paths in Nanjing, China

Li, Zhibin
Wang, Wei
Liu, Pan
Schneider, Robert J.
Ragland, David R.
2014

Providing bicyclists favorable and comfortable riding environments is an important objective for transportation professionals. This study investigated the factors that contribute to bicyclists' perception of comfort on physically separated bicycle paths and quantified their impacts. A survey was conducted on 29 physically separated bicycle paths in the metropolitan area of Nanjing, China. A factor analysis and an ordered probit model were used to analyze the data. The results showed that the mean perception of comfort was significantly different between age groups, but not...

Consequences of Driving Reduction or Cessation for Older Adults

Harrison, Ayodele
Ragland, David R.
2003

The purpose of this study was to understand the adverse consequences of driving reduction or cessation among elderly adults. A comprehensive literature search was conducted for studies that (a) included information on driving by an elderly population, (b) included results from a qualitative or quantitative (or both) study of the elderly and driving cessation, and (c) provided information to evaluate consequences surrounding driving reduction or cessation. The selected subjects of the studies included men...

9/22/21 Webinar - Safety on Our Streets: Traffic Safety in San José

August 31, 2021
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
Focus Cities Webinar: Safety on Our Streets: Traffic Safety in San José

World Day of Remembrance memorial event in San Jose, CA to honor loved ones lost to traffic violence.

The recording of the September 21, 2021 Focus City Webinar: Safety on Our Streets can be found at the ...