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Pedestrian Safety Education

Pedestrian Safety Education. Diane Wigle Chief, Safety Countermeasures Division National Highway Traffic Safety Administration April 29, 2008. NHTSA’s Role in Pedestrian Safety. Reducing pedestrian fatalities involves incorporating all three E’s: education, enforcement and engineering.

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Pedestrian Safety Education

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  1. Pedestrian SafetyEducation Diane Wigle Chief, Safety Countermeasures Division National Highway Traffic Safety Administration April 29, 2008

  2. NHTSA’s Role in Pedestrian Safety • Reducing pedestrian fatalities involves incorporating all three E’s: education, enforcement and engineering. • Develop pedestrian safety programs based on problem identification that focus on the behavioral and enforcement factors. • Conduct continuing research on pedestrian-related issues to improve countermeasures and address emerging issues. • Work with States and local agencies on implementing pedestrian safety programs.

  3. Pedestrian Education • Identify and focus efforts on the high-risk pedestrian groups and high-crash locations of pedestrians • Include stakeholders • Reach both pedestrians and motorists • 3 E’s – Education, Enforcement and Engineering

  4. Resources • Zone Guide for Pedestrian Safety • Good Practices Guide for Pedestrian Safety Education • National Strategies for Advancing Child Pedestrian Safety • Walkability Checklist • Walking Through the Years • Pedestrian Safety for your Child (English & Spanish) • Pedestrian Safety for the Older Adult (65+)

  5. Resources • Walking School Bus • Pedestrian Safety Action Plan (FHWA) • A Resident’s Guide to Creating Safe and Walkable Communities (FHWA)

  6. Resources Coming Soon • Child Pedestrian Safety Video and Materials • ESOL Modules on Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety • Pedestrian Safety Countermeasures for Hispanic Youth • Education Section in Pedestrian Safety Action Plan • Watching Out for Us – Older Pedestrian Safety Training

  7. For More Information Leah Preiss Pedestrian Program Manager leah.preiss@dot.gov 202-366-4301

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