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CPBS 11/13 Webinar: Pedestrian and Bicycle Level of Traffic Stress

November 6, 2024
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
People walking and biking in a crosswalk with "Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety" in dark teal on a white background below

Join our consortium partners at the Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety (CPBS) and guest speakers on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 12pm PDT and learn how new tools are being developed to assess roadway...

Cal ITE's Interdistrict Transportation Competition workshop features SafeTREC's VR simulator

November 27, 2024
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

This fall, the UC Berkeley student chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and the Cal Transportation Team hosted the 2024 Interdistrict Transportation Competition (ITC) a conference intended to be a space for students to "engage in various transportation-related challenges often seen in the professional world, including in fields like planning, design, and data analysis."...

Tesla Cybertruck's stiff structure, sharp design raise safety concerns - experts

December 13, 2023

View of the online news item from Reuters showing a photo of Tesla's new Cybertruck on display at a Tesla store in San Diego, CaliforniaOn December 8, 2023 UC Berkeley SafeTREC Director Julia Griswold discussed how Tesla Cybertruck's...

Watch the recording: Toolkit for Safe Speed Limit Setting - New Flexibility Under California State Law

February 21, 2024
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
Want to implement lower speed limits in your community? Watch the conversation with SafeTREC, Caltrans, and Rock Miller, PE to learn how to get started!

Two construction workers install a 25 MPH speed limit sign on the sign of the road.

Two recently passed state laws (...

SafeTREC Webinar available: Toolkit for Safe Speed Limit Setting Webinar

January 9, 2024
Submitted by Kris Leckie
Want to implement lower speed limits in your community? Watch the SafeTREC, Caltrans, and Rock Miller, PE "Toolkit for Safe Speed Limit webinar" SafeTREC to learn how to get started.

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SafeTREC at the 2023 California Traffic Safety Summit - register now

October 26, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Event graphic with the OTS and AAA logos to the left, and "California Traffic Safety Summit, November 7-8, 2023, Hyatt Regency Orange County to the right

Power of Data to Transform Roadway Safety Wednesday, November 8, 2023 | 10:45am - 12:15pm

Join SafeTREC Safety Data and Tools Lead and Acting Co-Director SangHyouk Oum for the panel session, "Power of Data to Transform Roadway Safety" on...

3/18 Latest in Public Health Research Series - Active Transportation: a climate and health solution

March 14, 2025
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Join UC Berkeley SafeTREC's transportation safety researcher Matthew Raifman on Tuesday, March 18th from 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm PT for his presentation, "Active Transportation: a climate and health solution." This session is part of the Latest in Public Health Research series from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, a virtual lunchtime series of talks featuring cutting-edge research from Berkeley...

SafeTREC at Lifesavers Conference on Roadway Safety 2025

February 24, 2025
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Lifesavers logo in yellow, oranges and blues, with a surfer on a wave to the far left

UC Berkeley SafeTREC researchers will be presenting at the 2025 Lifesavers Conference for Roadway Safety, held in Long Beach, California from March 9 - 11, 2025. This event brings roadway professionals and subject matter experts together from...

CPBS 3/18 Webinar: The human case for fewer cars in our lives

February 12, 2025
Submitted by Karen Nguyen Vo
People walking and biking in a crosswalk with "Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety" in dark teal on a white background below Join the conversation with CPBS about the effects of "low-car" cities

Join our consortium partners at the Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety (CPBS) and guest speakers on Tuesday, March 18 at 11am PST...

CPBS 2/5 Webinar: Vehicle design and pedestrian safety ​

February 3, 2025
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
People walking and biking in a crosswalk with "Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety" in dark teal on a white background below Join the conversation with CPBS about vehicle design and pedestrian safety

Join our consortium partners at the Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety (CPBS) and guest speakers on Wednesday, February 5th at...