Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety

The 2012 National Survey of Bicyclist and Pedestrian Attitudes and Behavior is the second survey on this topic conducted for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Data collection was conducted by Abt SRBI, Inc, a national research organization. The survey utilized an overlapping dual frame (landline and cell) sample design and included an oversample of 16-39 year olds. A total of 7,509 interviews were conducted with persons 16 years of age or older living in the United States. Interviewing began on July 12, 2012, and ended on November 18, 2012. The samples were combined and weighted to produce national estimates of the target population. This report presents summary findings from the survey and compares selected results to the 2002 administration.

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The 2012 National Survey of Bicyclist and Pedestrian Attitudes and Behavior is the second survey on this topic conducted for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Data collection was conducted by Abt SRBI, Inc, a national research organization. The survey utilized an overlapping dual frame (landline and cell) sample design and included an oversample of 16- to 39-year-olds. A total of 7,509 interviews were conducted with persons 16 years of age or older living in the United States. Interviewing began on July 12, 2012, and ended on November 18, 2012. The samples were combined and weighted to produce national estimates of the target population. The survey assessed the extent to which respondents engaged in bicycling and walking outdoors; demographic and typological descriptions of bicyclists and pedestrians; the extent and frequency of using electronic devices while biking or walking; attitudes and perceptions about bicycling and pedestrian activity; the availability and use of bike paths and lanes in the community; knowledge of various laws pertaining to bicyclists and pedestrians; and changes in bicycling and pedestrian behavior and attitudes since 2002.This report presents detailed findings from the survey and compares results to the 2002 administration.

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The 2012 National Survey of Bicyclist and Pedestrian Attitudes and Behavior is the second survey on this topic conducted for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Data collection was conducted by Abt SRBI, Inc, a national research organization. The survey utilized an overlapping dual frame (landline and cell) sample design and included an oversample of 16-39 year olds. A total of 7,509 interviews were conducted with persons 16 years of age or older living in the United States. Interviewing began on July 12, 2012, and ended on November 18, 2012. The samples were combined and weighted to produce national estimates of the target population. This report presents detailed information on the survey methodology, as well as the full survey instrument.

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Psychological theories of learning and updated child development theories are not often used when developing child pedestrian education programs.  Interventions based on relevant theories might be more effective in increasing safe pedestrian behaviors in young children.  This report reviews the literature on child pedestrian education and discusses possible programs that may be more effective in keeping child pedestrians safe. 

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The increase in the older population as well as its increased frailty has led the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to conduct research initiatives examining the safety and mobility of older adults. Although older adults are struck less frequently than children, they are more likely to die after being struck due to frailty or physical complications. With that in mind, NHTSA is interested in developing effective countermeasure strategies that can be strategically targeted towards the prevention and mitigation of crashes involving older pedestrians. The objective of this project was to identify appropriate countermeasures that will reduce older pedestrians’ exposure to injuries and fatal crashes. This involved exploring countermeasures within the area of transportation as well as in other fields such as public health and education with the intention of identifying strategies that can be implemented to increase older pedestrian safety. Additionally, experts in the fields of aging, occupational therapy, transportation safety, traffic engineering, aging and ophthalmology, gerontology, and older pedestrian safety were contacted. These individuals provided contextual information to help explain the dynamics behind older adults’ involvement in pedestrian crashes as well as insights into what strategies might be effective in communicating with older adults to effect change in their walking behavior.

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This brochure provides parents, children and motor vehicle drivers with a series of helpful lifesaving tips to make traveling to and from school and school-related activities safer for everyone.  Full color, 3.75" x 8.5".

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This toolkit includes materials for educators and others to promote walking and biking to school.  The basic components of the Safe Routes to School program outlined in this toolkit are mapping the routes to school, activities and outreach, and classroom lessons.  The toolkit also includes sample Safe Routes to School forms, press releases, posters, and other resources.  8.5" x 11",   full color, 89 pages.

http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/pedbimot/bike/Safe-Routes-2002/

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 The need to make the nation's roadways safer for walkers, has prompted public officials to seek out and create new ideas in a variety of areas--engineering, enforcement, legislation, training, and public education.  However, with the scarcity of funds, communities can efficiently concentrate pedestrian safety improvements by carefully selecting where they are applied.  To do this, they need to be able to identify small land areas (or zones) where these improvements will reach a large number of the pedestrians whose crash risk is to be reduced.  This guide describes what zoning is and explains how to design and use pedestrian safety zones to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of pedestrian safety programs.  Black and white, 8.5" x 11", 14 pages.

http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/PED_BIKE/docs/zoneguide.pdf