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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...

Course Announcement: Fall 2023 Public Health Injury Prevention and Control

July 26, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Course flyer banner showing images of EMT responding to a car crash, a firearm with bullets, and a crosswalk with a crashed bicycle and helmet

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...

CPBST 7/11: Promoting safe walking, biking and rolling in Bell Gardens

July 5, 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 next CPBST of 2023 in Bell Gardens on Tuesday, July 11th!

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

Lekshmy Hirandas
2023

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 this context, this report analyzes fatal and serious injury (FSI) trends and patterns among aging road users, including older pedestrians and bicyclists, with a focus on identifying neighborhoods at risk for crashes based on senior FSI rates. 2178 census tracts (32.7%) were deemed as being potential at-risk neighborhoods, as they all exceeded the state average senior FSI rate of 120 per 100,...

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...

CSCRS Clearinghouse for Bicyclist and Pedestrian Safety-Related Data

R14: Creating a CSCRS Clearinghouse for Bicyclist and Pedestrian Safety-Related Data, Phase 1: Inventory & Framework
Research Team

Prinicipal Investigator
Krista Nordback
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Co-Investigators
Wes Kumfer
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Seth LaJeunesse
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Julia Griswold
University of California, Berkeley


Funding Organization

Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety (CSCRS)...

An Enhanced Systemic Approach to Safety

R2: An Enhanced Systemic Approach to Safety
Research Team:

Principal Investigator
Offer Grembek
University of California, Berkeley

Co-Investigator
Libby Thomas
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill


Funding Organization

Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety (CSCRS)


Summary

The traditional, transportation safety management approach involves the identification of crash hotspots, in which public agencies prioritize locations eligible for safety...

Linking Crash and Post-Crash Data

R12: Linking Crash and Post-Crash Data
Research Team

Prinicipal Investigator
David R. Ragland
University of California, Berkeley

Co-Investigator
Chris Cherry
University of Tennessee, Knoxville


Funding Organization

Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety (CSCRS)


Summary

This project addresses two different but important issues in California. One is to provide a more accurate picture of traffic injuries in California by utilizing medical data to fill in...