Pedestrian Safety
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Pedestrians account for nearly one third of all motor vehicle-related deaths to California’s children, but sadly they receive little attention compared with other areas of injury. In 2006, nearly 100 children and adolescents in California under the age of 18 died of pedestrian-related injuries and another 1,073 were hospitalized. Young children are more vulnerable to pedestrian injuries because their small stature makes it difficult for drivers to see them. Young children are also less capable of understanding the dangers of motor vehicles.
California Center for Physical Activity Walk to School Headquarters
The California Center for Physical Activity operates the California Walk to School Headquarters. California Walk to School Headquarters provides materials, ideas, and technical assistance to get a Walk to School Program started in your neighborhood. For more information, visit California Walk to School Headquarters.
For more information on pedestrian safety, please visit:
->California Programs
->National Programs
->International Programs
->International Research Centers
->Related Materials and Publications
->Best, Good, and Promising Practices
->California Laws and Regulations
California Programs
- California Center for Physical Activity
- California Center for Physical Activity: California Walk to School Headquarters
- California Department of Public Health: Safe Routes to School Program
- California Walks
- Caltrans Division of Local Assistance: Safe Routes to School Program
- Local Government Commission Center for Livable Communities
National Programs
- America Walks
- CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control: Walk to School Project
- Congress for the New Urbanism
- Kids and Cars
- National Center for Bicycling and Walking
- National Center for Safe Routes to School
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Pedestrian Safety Program
- National Safety Council: Pedestrian Safety
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
- Safe Kids USA: Walk This Way Program
- Smart Growth Online
- Surface Transportation Policy Partnership
- Transportation Alternatives
- Walkable Communities, Inc.
International Programs
- Health in Action - Canada
- International Walk to School
- Living Streets-UK
- Pedestrian Council of Australia
- Safe Routes to School - UK
- Smart Growth BC
- Sustrans- UK
- Way to Go! School Program- Canada
International Research Centers
- Karolinska Institutet - Injuries' Social Aetiology and Consequences - Sweden
- Victoria Transport Policy Institute - Canada
Related Materials and Publications
- Ontario College of Family Physicians: Report on Public Health and Urban Sprawl in Ontario [pdf, 485KB*]
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center: Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT)
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center: Walkability Checklist
- Safe Kids USA: Latest in Child Pedestrian Safety- A Five Year Review [pdf, 1.5MB*]
- Safe Kids USA: Pedestrians at Risk- A Ranking of U.S. Metropolitan Areas Report [pdf, 700KB*]
- Safe Kids USA: Walk a Mile in Their Shoes- A Study of High-risk Child Pedestrians Report [pdf, 2.4MB*]
- U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration: Hispanic Pedestrians and Bicyclists Safety Materials
- U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration: How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan [pdf, 5.1MB*]
- U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration: Pedestrian Safety Focus States and Cities Training and Webinar Materials
- U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration: Pedestrian Safety in Communities Educational Materials
- U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration: Tools to Diagnose and Solve the Problem
- U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration: Safer Journey- Interactive Pedestrian Safety Awareness Website
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Best, Good, and Promising Practices for Pedestrian Safety
- American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement on Pedestrian Safety [pdf, 94KB*]
- American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement on School Transportation Safety
- CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control: National Strategies for Advancing Child Pedestrian Safety [pdf, 159KB*]
- Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center Best Practices: Child Pedestrian Safety
- Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease Promising Practices: Walking School Bus Program
- Safe Routes to School Promising Practices: Marin County Pedestrian Project
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California Laws and Regulations
The following link provides a brief description of relevant laws. For more information click on the provided link.
