Crash Facts

In order for a state or locality to understand its pedestrian or bicycle safety problem, it is important to take a detailed look at crash facts in order to come up with solutions.  The documents on this page offer general pedestrian and bicycle crash information.

  • NHTSA 2007 Traffic Safety Facts: Pedestrians [PDF 281 KB]

  • NHTSA 2008 Traffic Safety Facts: Bicyclists and Other Cyclists [PDF 542 KB] NEW

  • “Not in Roadway” Pedestrian and Bicycle Crashes [PDF 132 KB]

Program Contact

Tamara Redmon

202-366-4077

Dick Schaffer

202-366-2176

What's New

The FHWA Safety Office is continually developing new materials to assist states, localities and citizens in improving pedestrian and bicycle safety. The materials listed on this page were completed recently.

Examples of State/Local Pedestrian Safety Action Plans

Pedestrian Forum - Fall 2009

LTAP/TTAP Interchange, Tamara Redmon

Evaluation of the Focused Approach to Pedestrian Safety Program (PDF 225 KB)

“Not in Roadway” Pedestrian and Bicycle Crashes (PDF 132 KB)

How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan (PDF 5.14 MB)

FHWA Guidance Memo Contains Provisions to Improve Pedestrian Safety

Toolbox of Countermeasures and Their Potential Effectiveness for Pedestrian Crashes

Pedestrian Safety Guide for Transit Agencies

Evaluation of Pedestrian Countermeasures in Three Cities: San Francisco, Las Vegas and Miami

Pedestrian Road Safety Audit Guidelines and Prompt Lists