Road User Behavior

11/16 at UC GIS Week 2023: Traffic Safety in California: Advancing Equity by Identifying At Risk Communities with ArcGIS

November 10, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

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Traffic Safety in California: Advancing Equity by Identifying At Risk Communities with ArcGIS Thursday, November 16, 2023 | 1pm - 1:35pm

Join SafeTREC Research Data Analyst Amalia Stahl for the presentation, "Traffic Safety in California: Advancing Equity by Identifying At Risk...

Register now for the 2023 Mobility Summit on November 3, 2023

October 25, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

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Join SafeTREC Safety Research Lead and Acting Co-Director Julia Griswold for the panel session, "Vision Zero: Closing the Loop on Safety and Equity" on Friday, November 3, 2023 at the 2023 Mobility Summit, UC Berkeley's flagship annual mobility conference sponsored by the Haas Transportation & Mobility Club...

New Research Brief: Community Engagement at the Intersection of Public Health and Transportation

October 25, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
New research brief explores the use of the Promotores Model to engage residents in transportation safety campaigns in their community and features a case study from CBOs using the model to deliver resources and programs

A new research brief, "Community Engagement at the Intersection of Public Health and Transportation: Highlighting Community Based Organizations’ Use of the Promotores Model for Engaging Community Members in the Field of Transportation" authored...

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

September 25, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
New research brief highlights effectiveness and progress of the CPBST, and features case studies with community partners on how the program can be strengthened

A new research brief, Towards a Better Understanding of Best Implementation Practice for the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training Program, co-authored by UC Berkeley SafeTREC's Aqshems Nichols, Areli A. Balderrama, and Katherine L. Chen explores the program effectiveness and...

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...

Course Announcement: Fall 2023 Public Health Injury Prevention and Control

July 26, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

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Download Course PDF COURSE OVERVIEW Injury is the leading cause of death for ages 1- 44, and the leading cause of years of potential life lost up to...

2022 Statewide Traffic Safety Survey Summary

Cooper, Jill F.
2022

2022 marked the thirteenth year of the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) California’s 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 while being administered by Ewald and Wasserman Research Consultants along with University of California Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and...

California Traffic Safety Survey 2023: Speeding and aggressive driving, distracted driving, and drunk driving biggest safety concerns

July 3, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

UC Berkeley SafeTREC is excited to release the 2023 California Traffic Safety Survey led by Ewald & Wasserman Research Consultants (E&W). This study was conducted on behalf of the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) at the University of California, Berkeley.

Speeding and...

California Traffic Safety Survey 2023

Ewald, Katrin
Wasserman, Lisa
2023

Similar to the survey waves since 2020, the 2023 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), with an online self-administered survey. Survey panelists were provided through Marketing Services Group, a commercial sample and panel vendor.

The eligibility criteria for participating in the study were possessing a valid California driver’s license and being 18 years or older. Eligible...

2022 California Active Transportation Bills Go into Effect

February 27, 2023
Submitted by Kristen Leckie
With the start of the new year, California saw a number of active transportation bills go into effect. You can find out what bills are now live below!

Photo of the front of the State Capitol in Sacramento, it's a white building with columns and a large dome in the middle of the roof with pine trees on either side of the building.

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