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The U.S. has the highest rate of road traffic fatalities among any wealthy nation. Here's how UC Berkeley experts are working to make our roads safer.

There’s a statistic that sticks in the minds of many who work on traffic safety issues: The U.S., among wealthy nations, has the highest rate of road traffic fatalities. People in the U.S. are nearly three times more likely to die in a car crash than people in Australia, and six times more likely than in Sweden.

For Julia Griswold, this troubling fact should be front of mind for everyone, whether they are drivers,...

Taking note of headline news as wildfires scorch communities across the West and evacuation safety concerns surrounding the University of California, Berkeley, three Master of City Planning took their classroom to the streets of the Berkeley Hills.

In a recent report on street safety and emergency response, MCP students Esteban Villaseñor, Lisa Schroer, and Morgan Cunneen-Franco look at emergency access, pedestrian safety, and traffic congestion in the Berkeley Hills. The study, ...

Recognizing the long stretches of roads and logistical challenges that come with rural and Tribal communities, the University of California, Berkeley’s Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology (PATH) has been awarded a $10 million, six-year project from the ...

A UC Berkeley-led team is using computer simulations to stress-test the region’s disaster preparedness and creating virtual games to educate the public about wildfire safety.