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Pedestrian Safety Links

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  •  850-245-4455
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    Mailing Address

    Violence and Injury Prevention Section 

    4052 Bald Cypress Way 

    Bin A13 

    Tallahassee, FL 32399 

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General Pedestrian Safety Links

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Campaigns and Education

  • Alert Today Alive Tomorrow
    The Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow campaign message that “Safety Doesn’t Happen by Accident” is a reminder for all roadway users to pay attention and follow the rules of the road.

  • Bicycle and Pedestrian Curricula Guide
    Published by the Safe Routes to School National Partnership, this guide is intended to give Safe Routes to School practitioners, teachers, school administrators and others the necessary background information to fully understand the positive benefits of teaching bicycle and pedestrian education in the classroom, and to provide these audiences with easy access to currently available curricula. The guide and its accompanying inventory are organized into descriptive categories that will help in choosing the right curriculum for specific classroom needs.

  • Everyone is a Pedestrian
    Created and maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

  • Florida’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Focused Initative
    Florida Department of Transportation

  • Pedestrian Safety Workshop: A Focus on Older Adults
    Developed by the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Pedestrian Safety Workshop: A Focus on Older Adults engages communities in addressing the pedestrian safety issues that older adults face and provides strategies for safer walking.

  • Stepping Out—Mature Adults: Be Healthy Walk Safely

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Reports

  • Pedestrian Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System
    The Pedestrian Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System is intended to provide practitioners with the latest information available for improving the safety and mobility of those who walk. The online tools provide the user with a list of possible engineering, education, or enforcement treatments to improve pedestrian safety and/or mobility based on user input about a specific location.

  • Pedestrian Safety Resource Guide (2014)
    The Children’s Safety Network has produced this resource guide to provide a comprehensive, annotated list of resources for pedestrian safety. The resource guide is divided into eight sections: Data; Safe Routes to School; Pedestrian Safety for Preschoolers; Other Programs, Strategies and Campaigns; Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation; Policy; Research; and Distracted Walking.

  • Pedestrians Fact Sheet
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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