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Pedestrian Safety Program
Through education, enforcement, and outreach, NHTSA's pedestrian safety programs are directed toward reducing pedestrian injuries and fatalities. Walking is encouraged as an alternate mode of transportation to motor vehicle travel. Additional goals include: reducing the number of impaired pedestrian injuries and fatalities, improving the safety of elderly pedestrians and reaching diverse communities.
feature arrow icon Uniform Guidelines for State Highway Safety Programs - Pedestrians
feature arrow icon The Walking School Bus: Combining Safety, Fun and the Walk to School
feature arrow icon Traffic Safety Facts 2006: Pedestrians
feature arrow icon Traffic Safety Facts 2006: Children
feature arrow icon Traffic Safety Facts 2005: Older Population
DOT Pedestrian and Bicycle Clearinghouse
feature arrow icon Pedestrian & Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Publications
feature arrow icon One Child’s Death is One Too Many: Preventing Backovers in America’s Driveways
feature arrow icon Zone Guide for Pedestrian Safety
feature arrow icon Walkability Checklist
feature arrow icon Mature Adults: Be Healthy, Walk Safely
Resource Guides
feature arrow icon Back To School Planner for Pedestrians, Bicyclists, and School Bus Riders
feature arrow icon The Walking School Bus: Combining Safety, Fun and the Walk to School
feature arrow icon Prescription for Safety - Walking In Traffic
feature arrow icon Resource Guide on Laws Related to Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
feature arrow icon A Compendium of NHTSA Pedestrian and Bicyclist Traffic Safety Research Projects, 1969-2007
feature arrow icon Getting to School Safely: Community Action Kit
feature arrow icon A Kid’s Guide to Safe Walking
Activities and Materials for Kids
feature arrow icon Pedestrian Safety Trail and Bike Tour
feature arrow icon Kids on the Move: Walking and Biking Safely
feature arrow icon Walking and Biking Safely - Kindergarten to Grade 3
feature arrow icon Walking and Biking Safely - Toddlers and Preschoolers
Safe Routes to School (SRTS)
feature arrow icon DOT National Center for Safe Routes to School
feature arrow icon Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Guide
feature arrow icon Safe Routes to School - Tool Kit
feature arrow icon Safe Routes to School - Practice & Promise
feature arrow icon Walkability Checklist
feature arrow icon FHWA Office of Safety - Safe Routes to School
Studies & Research
feature arrow icon Evaluation of the Miami-Dade Pedestrian Safety Demonstration Project
feature arrow icon Pedestrian Roadway Fatalities
feature arrow icon Literature Review on Vehicle Travel Speeds and Pedestrian Injuries
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 external link icon Safe Communities
 external link icon International Walk To School Day
 external link icon Pedestrian Safety Countermeasures Guide
 external link icon Regional Offices
 external link icon National Strategies for Advancing Child Pedestrian Safety
 external link icon Traffic Safety Digests
More On The Web
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 external link icon Federal Highway Admin. - Bicycle & Pedestrian Program
 external link icon Federal Highway Admin. - Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Research Page
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