Research

The center's research goal is to effectively tap the UC Berkeley's diverse community of experts in public health, transportation engineering and planning, vision, human factors, technology and other disciplines to execute research projects that address traffic safety issues in California and beyond.

The Center also sponsors the Traffic Safety Research Seminar.

TSC Research Areas

Crash Analysis and Methodology

• DUI (Alcohol-Involved) Crashes
• Backing Crashes
• Geocoding Statewide (SWITRS) Crash Data
• High Crash (Collision) Concentration Locations

Vulnerable or Underserved Populations

• Child Passenger and Bicycle Safety (Occupant Protection;
  see also Seat Belt Use)
• Latino Traffic Safety
• Older Drivers
• Rural Traffic Safety
• Teenage Drivers
• Traffic-Related Burdens of Disease for California Population Groups
• International Traffic Safety

Policy, Practice and Enforcement

• Cost-Effectiveness of Traffic Safety Interventions
• Effects of Transportation Corridor Features on Driver and Pedestrian Behavior and on Community Vitality
• Public Health Preparedness
• Seat Belt Use (see also Child Passenger Safety)
• Speeding

Advanced Technologies Deployed for Traffic Safety

• Intersection Crashes

Traffic Safety in Non-Automobile Modes

• Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety (Multiple sub-topics)
• Public Transportation
• Railroad Crossings
• Workplace Injuries