United States Department of TransportationThe agencies and organizations listed below can provide more information on comprehensive pedestrian safety issues and countermeasures, and links to numerous other resources.
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:
- Pedestrians – www.nhtsa.gov/road-safety/pedestrian-safety
- Research and Evaluation – www.nhtsa.gov/research-data
- Behavioral Safety Research Reports – https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC): www.pedbikeinfo.org – a national information center funded by FHWA and NHTSA.
- Federal Highway Administration: www.fhwa.dot.gov/
- Office of Planning, Environment, & Realty (Pedestrian and Bicycle Program) – www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/
- Safety Office, Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety – http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/
- Federal Highway Administration Research and Technology, Coordinating, Developing, and Delivering Highway Transportation Innovations, Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety – www.fhwa.dot.gov/research/topics/safety/pedbike/
- Federal Highway Administration Division Office State Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinators: www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/state_fhwa_contacts.cfm
- State Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinators: www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/state_contacts.cfm
- Governors Highway Safety Association: www.ghsa.org/issues/bicyclists-pedestrians
- National Center for Safe Routes to School: www.saferoutesinfo.org
- Smart Growth America – National Complete Streets Coalition: www.smartgrowthamerica.org/complete-streets
- SAFE KIDS Worldwide: www.safekids.org/
- Safe Routes to School National Partnership: www.saferoutespartnership.org
- Safe States Alliance: www.safestates.org
- United States Access Board: www.access-board.gov
- National Center for Bicycling and Walking: www.bikewalk.org
- America Walks: www.americawalks.org
- Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals: www.apbp.org
- Vision Zero Network: www.visionzeronetwork.org
Several specific resources that provide further information on engineering, enforcement, and educational strategies are:
- Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operation: A How-to Guide: www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/nti/pdf/812059-PedestrianSafetyEnforceOperaHowToGuide.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
- Pedestrian Safety Training for Law Enforcement: www.nhtsa.gov/pedestrian-safety/pedestrian-safety-training-law-enforcement
- Identifying Countermeasure Strategies to Increase Safety of Older Pedestrians: www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/nti/pdf/811799.pdf
- NHTSA Motion Graphics:
- Walking Safety – www.nhtsa.gov/links/PedMotionGraphics/PedMotionWalkingSafely.zip
- Driving Safely Around Pedestrians and Bicyclists - www.trafficsafetymarketing.gov/get-materials/pedestrian-safety/everyone-pedestrian
- Pedestrian Safer Journey: Skills for Safe Walking for Ages 5 to 18 www.pedbikeinfo.org/pedsaferjourney/
- PEDSAFE: Pedestrian Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System: www.pedbikesafe.org/PEDSAFE/
- How to Develop a Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Action Plan: https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/ped_focus/docs/fhwasa17050.pdf
- Safer People, Safer Streets: Summary of U.S. Department of Transportation Action Plan to Increase Walking and Biking and Reduce Pedestrian and Bicyclist Fatalities: www.dot.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/safer_people_safer_streets_summary_doc_acc_v1-11-9.pdf
Resources released or updated since the last Countermeasures That Work update:
- U.S. DOT: Safety for All Users: Report Developed by the U.S. DOT under Section 1442 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act: FHWA, 2017: www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/mission/safety/303201/safety-all-users-report.pdf
- FHWA: Accessible Shared Streets: Notable Practices and Considerations for Accommodating Pedestrians with Vision Disabilities: www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/publications/accessible_shared_streets/fhwahep17096.pdf
- FHWA: Strategic Agenda for Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation: www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/publications/strategic_agenda/fhwahep16086.pdf
- PBIC: The Role of Law Enforcement in Supporting Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety: An Idea Book: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49827
- PBIC: An Overview of Automated Enforcement Systems and Their Potential for Improving Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety: www.pedbikeinfo.org/cms/downloads/WhitePaper_AutomatedSafetyEnforcement_PBIC.pdf
- Safe Routes to School National Partnership: Engaging Students with Disabilities in Safe Routes to School: www.saferoutespartnership.org/sites/default/files/resource_files/engaging_students_with_disabilities_in_srts_final.pdf
- The League of American Bicyclists. Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2018, Benchmarking Report: https://bikeleague.org/benchmarking-report