Safe System

Custom Boundary Instructions for Street Story now available in Spanish!

September 30, 2022
Submitted by Jarah Crowner

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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...

New Publication - Highway Crashes in California During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights and Considerations

August 8, 2022
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
New publication provides insights on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on road safety in California

SafeTREC Co-Director Offer Grembek, former Postdoctoral Researcher Praveen Vayalamkuzhi, and Applications Program Manager SangHyouk Oum have co-authored a book chapter, "Highway Crashes in California During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights and Considerations" as part of the new publication "Pandemic in the Metropolis:...

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

Outreach graphic for the UC GIS Week 2023 event with an image of a sea monster on a dark beige background

Traffic Safety in California: Advancing Equity by Identifying At Risk Communities with ArcGIS ...

Speed Management Workshops Planned in California

March 23, 2021
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Original post authored by Leah Shahum appeared March 23, 2021 on the Vision Zero Network

Communities Embrace Safe Speeds, Key to Safe System Approach

safe street design, safe speed limits and speed safety cameras

We are pleased to announce that three California communities have been...

Highlights of SafeTREC at TRB Annual Meeting 2023

February 8, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

This year SafeTREC faculty, staff and graduate students joined transportation professionals from around the world for the Transportation Research Board 102nd Annual Meeting from January 8-12, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Our team had the opportunity to participate in various events, workshops and activities, connect with alum, and present some of our latest transportation safety research on the Safe System approach, automated vehicle safety, bicycle network connectivity, transportation equity, and more. Enjoy...

CSCRS Webinar on 2/22/23: Peer Influence and the Perceptions of Safety

February 3, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

SafeTREC graduate student researcher Aqshems Nichols smiling in the promotional graphic for the 2/22 CSCRS Webinar

Join UC Berkeley SafeTREC Graduate Student Researcher and Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety (CSCRS) 2022 Student of the Year Aqshems Nichols for the latest session in the CSCRS Research to Practice Bytes Series on Wednesday, February 22 at 11:30am PT for "Peer Influence...

2022 CSCRS Student of the Year, Aqshems Nichols

December 19, 2022
Submitted by Jennifer Palcher-Silliman

Today we're excited to share a guest news story from Jennifer Palcher-Silliman, Professional Development and Outreach Program Manager for the Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety (CSCRS). This post was originally posted on December 15, 2022.

Logo for the Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety in blue text on a white background

CSCRS is proud to announce Aqshems Nichols, a University of...

California Safe System Institute for Road Safety

California Safe System Institute for Road Safety

Principles and elements of the Safe System approach to road safety

The UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) is excited to announce the inaugural cohort of the California Safe System Institute for Road Safety (Institute). The Institute is a Safe...

California Traffic Safety Survey 2022

Ewald, Katrin
Wasserman, Lisa
2022

Ewald & Wasserman Research (E&W) conducted the 2022 California Traffic Safety Public Opinion Study on behalf of the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center of UC Berkeley (SafeTREC). Similar to previous years and since 2020, the data collection transitioned from an intercept survey to an online panel with survey panelists provided by Marketing Services Group, a commercial sample and panel vendor.

Panelists consisted of California drivers who were forwarded to an online survey portal programmed and managed by E&W...