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The UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies has released a new research report, "Who's to Blame for E-scooter Collisions?" by Milena Johnson, Master of Urban and Regional Planning Student at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

The Vision Zero Network (VZN) is hosting an upcoming webinar on January 29, 2026 highlighting speed management tools to improve people's safety on the road. Learn more below and register for the webinar here.

Now that it’s October, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) invites us to celebrate National Pedestrian Safety Month!

During Pedestrian Safety Month, Walk and Roll to School Day encourages children and their guardians to incorporate activity into their commute and consider how to make active routes to school safer for all.

Available to view on our website, the Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Data by County webpage provides pedestrian and bicycle crash data for all California counties from 2020 to 2024.

UC Berkeley SafeTREC is excited to announce the launch of the redesigned Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS) website, including the integration of the Safety Heat Map, easier navigation, and more! 

Led by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), California Pedestrian Safety Month urges people to consider how to make our roads safer for all — particularly pedestrians.

The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has released their latest annual spotlight report, "Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2024 Preliminary Data (January - December)" that provides an indepth overview of state and national trends in pedestrian traffic fatalities for 2024.

Explore our newest installments in the Stories From the Field Series to learn how people on the frontline are improving road safety for people who walk, bike, and roll in their communities! In our latest Safety Stories, the SafeTREC team spoke with Pedro Naranjo with the city of San Leandro, Mike King with Pear Street Consulting, Marianne Hernandez with the California Department of Public Health, and Kari Finley with Montana State University.

Available to view on our website, the Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Data by County webpage provides pedestrian and bicycle crash data for all California counties from 2020 to 2024.

The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) is hosting an upcoming webinar series highlighting the newly updated American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) fifth edition of its Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities.