Resources

The agencies and organizations listed below can provide more information on bicycle safety issues and countermeasures and links to numerous other resources.

• Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center: www.pedbikeinfo.org/
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:

• Bicycles – www.nhtsa.gov/road-safety/bicyclists
• Research and Evaluation – www.nhtsa.gov/research-data
• Behavioral Safety Research Reports – https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/

• Federal Highway Administration:

• Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (Pedestrian and Bicycle Program) – www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/
• Office of Safety – https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/

• League of American Bicyclists: www.bikeleague.org/

• Smart Cycling Videos – www.bikeleague.org/ridesmartvideos

• Governors Highway Safety Association: www.ghsa.org/issues/bicyclists-pedestrians
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov/

• National Center for Safe Routes to School: www.saferoutesinfo.org/
• SAFE KIDS Worldwide: www.safekids.org
• Consumer Product Safety Commission: www.cpsc.gov
• Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute: www.helmets.org
• Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals: www.apbp.org
• Complete Streets Coalition: www.completestreets.org
• National Center for Bicycling and Walking: www.bikewalk.org
• Safe Routes to School National Partnership: www.saferoutespartnership.org
• Bicycle Safer Journey: Skills for Safe Bicycling for Ages 5 to 18: www.pedbikeinfo.org/bicyclesaferjourney/
•  A Resident’s Guide for Creating a Safer Communities for Walking and Biking: www.safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/ped_cmnity/ped_walkguide/

Specific resources that provide further information on engineering, enforcement, and educational strategies are:

• NHTSA Advancing Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety: A Primer for Highway Safety Professionals: www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/nti/pdf/812258-Peds_Bike_Primer.pdf
• NHTSA Motion Graphics - Fitting a Bicycle Helmet, Rules of the Road, Driving Safely Around Pedestrians and Bicyclists, and Bike Riding Safety: www.trafficsafetymarketing.gov/get-materials/bicycle-safety/evergreen-campaign-material
• FHWA A Resident’s Guide for Creating Safer Communities for Walking and Biking: http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/ped_cmnity/ped_walkguide/

• AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, 4th Edition, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials:
  
  • https://njdotlocalaidrc.com/perch/resources/aashto-gbf-4-2012-bicycle.pdf
  • Updated version, to be released soon: https://tooledesign.com/project/update-to-the-aashto-guide-for-the-design-of-bicycle-facilities-2019/
• NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide, National Association of City Transportation Officials: www.nacto.org/cities-for-cycling/design-guide/
• Public Policies for Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety and Mobility: An Implementation Project of the Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety and Mobility International Scan: www.pedbikeinfo.org/cms/downloads/PBSPolicyReview.pdf
• Uniform Guidelines for State Highway Safety Programs: Highway Safety Program Guideline No. 14: Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety: https://one.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/whatsup/tea21/tea21programs/pages/PedBikeSafety.htm
• National Cooperative Highway Safety Research Program, NCHRP Report 500, Volume 18, A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Bicycles: https://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_500v18.pdf
• BIKESAFE: Bicycle Countermeasure Selection System: www.pedbikesafe.org/BIKESAFE/
• National Center for Safe Routes to School, Enforcement: Role for Law Enforcement in SRTS: http://apps.saferoutesinfo.org/lawenforcement/
• AAA Bicycle Safety Exchange: https://exchange.aaa.com/safety/bicycle-safety/#.XV2Rd5XfOpo

Resources released or updated since the last Countermeasures That Work update:

• The League of American Bicyclists: Bicycling and Walking in the United States - 2018, Benchmarking Report: https://bikeleague.org/benchmarking-report
• FHWA Strategic Agenda for Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation: www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/publications/strategic_agenda/fhwahep16086.pdf

For more information on education, engineering, vehicular, and legislative practices and recommended strategies from International resources, refer to PBIC’s Compendium of International Resources - www.pedbikeinfo.org/resources/resources_details.cfm?id=5080.

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