A Course in Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Training Next Month

By Albert Stoll | March 21, 2011

Next month at the California Office of Traffic Safety Leadership (OTS) is offering a Training Seminar from Wednesday, April 20 to Friday, April 22, 2011.  The location is the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California.  In addition, “Bicycle and Pedestrian Training” will be taught in a 16-hour session during the 2011 OTS Leadership and Training Seminar.

The training will include the following:

  • Safety planning,
  • Enforcement, and Programs
  • Public Health and Transportation
  • Pedestrian and Bicycle Counting Techniques
  • Web-Based Tools and Data for Education, Enforcement, Engineering, and Advocacy
  • Designing walkable and bike able streets.

A certification will also be available (i.e. UC Berkeley SafeTREC will provide certificates of completion).  No prerequisites are required and the course will consist of a 16-hour duration period.  The class is recommended specifically for the following groups: Safety Activists, City and County Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Coordinators, Engineers, and Planners, Community Service and Traffic Officers, and OTS Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety grantees.

Space is limited and is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. To ensure participation, registration is encouraged by the previous March 1, 2011 deadline but if you missed that simply, call (916) 278-4433 or (800) 858-7743 for more information about registering.  One may also find the links online at www.ots.ca.gov. Registration fees are $350 for all Training Seminar participants.   It includes two continental breakfasts, two lunches, one brunch, refreshment breaks, and all Training Seminar materials.  Limited scholarship support is available.  Contact Jill Cooper, Associate Director of SafeTREC, at cooperj@berkeley.edu, or call 510-642-4259.

Finally, funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  Residents of California are continuing to speak out about the importance of pedestrian safety and if you want your city involved, contact your local representative or participate in events like these.  They are both great for the community and help spread awareness about public safety.

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