Crash and Safety Resources and Research

document International Synthesis Report: Netherlands, Federal Highway Administration
This report is a review of recent pedestrian safety research in the Netherlands. It addresses several topics, reporting findings and providing a comprehensive list of references. ...more >
document Bilingual Pedestrian Safety Poster: Sidewalks, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
This poster urges pedestrians to walk facing traffic. In Spanish and English. ...more >
web American Council of the Blind--Pedestrian Safety, American Council of the Blind
The American Council of the Blind is the nation's leading membership organization of blind and visually impaired people. ...more >
document International Synthesis Report: Australia, Federal Highway Administration
This report summarizes Australian research and activities regarding pedestrian safety. ...more >
multimedia Hispanic Radio Public Service Announcement #1, Federal Highway Administration
This public service announcement is intended for broadcast on hispanic radio. It uses a small dramatized conversation between two women to highlight the necessity of respecting traffic signals and of looking both ways before crossing the road. ...more >
multimedia Hispanic Radio Public Service Announcement #2, Federal Highway Administration
This public service announcement is intended for broadcast on hispanic radio. It uses a small dramatized conversation between two men on their way to work to illustrate the need to respect traffic signals and look both ways before crossing the road, ...more >
document Making Streets Safer for Seniors on Foot, Highway Safety Research Center
Older walkers face the same dangers as younger pedestrians but often have less physical agility to cope with those dangers. This news style article written for the Partnership for a Walkable America discusses the challenges for elderly pedestrians. ...more >
document Safety Effects of Cross-Section Design on Rural Multilane Highways, Federal Highway Administration
This study examines the effects of various cross-section-related design elements on accident frequency and developed an accident prediction model for rural, multilane, nonfreeway highways. ...more >
document 'Cops in Crosswalks': Pedestrian Decoy Enforcement in New Jersey, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
The New Jersey Pedestrian Decoy Safety Program, 'Cops in Crosswalks,' worked to raise awareness of pedestrian safety and new driving laws regarding crosswalks. ...more >
web Motor-Vehicle-Related Deaths Involving Intoxicated Pedestrians, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
This article from the Centers for Disease Control's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report provides statistics on motor-vehicle-related deaths involving intoxicated pedestrians between 1982 and 1992. ...more >