..PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ZONE..
Center for Injury Prevention Research and Education The Center for Injury Prevention Research and Education (CIPRE) conducts community based injury prevention activities throughout the state of New Mexico. Through funding from the New Mexico Department of Transportation, Traffic Safety Bureau, CIPRE conducts the New Mexico Pedestrian Safety Project. This project supports the development and activities of several Walkability Advocacy Groups. These community based coalitions focus on pedestrian safety issues specific for their own city, town, or pueblo focusing on advocating effective local change in the areas of education, enforcement, engineering and encouragement. You can view the following resources for additional pedestrian and bicycle safety information.      Pedestrian Safety Information & Brochures                 NEW! Tips for Creating Walking and Bicycling Route  Maps from the National Center for Safe Routes to School.                 NEW! Tips for Assessing Walking and Bicycling Routes:  A Selection of Tools from the National Center for                     Safe Routes to School.                 Pedestrians! Make Crosswalks Work for You.                 RIGHT-OF-WAY: Concerning Vehicles or Pedestrians                 Safe Streets for Seniors: Addressing Senior Pedestrian Focus Areas in New York City.                 Walking Safely: Safety is a shared responsibility for all road users including drivers and pedestrians.                     Here are tips to improve road safety for everyone.                 What Makes A Walkable Community?      General Pedestrian Information Links                 American Council of the Blind Pedestrian Safety [Revised 1/30/2007]: http://www.acb.org/pedestrian/index.html                 Crossing Advice for Pedestrians - downloadable document from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal                     Highway Administration: http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/fourthlevel/pdf/every2.pdf                 Federal Highway Administration, Pedestrian Safety Campaign:                     http://Safety.fhwa.dot.gov/local_program/pedcampaign/index.htm                   I'M SAFE! Safety Education that Gets Results: http://www.imsafe.com                  Los Alamos Walks - mission is to make walking a safe, efficient, and enjoyable mode of transportation for                     everyone in Los Alamos: www.lawalks.org/                 National Center for Safe Routes to School: http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/                 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Pedestrian Safety Program:                     http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/menuitem.dfedd570f698cabbbf30811060008a0c/                 Pedestrian Bicycle Information Center: www.pedbikeinfo.org                 Public Rights-of-Way 2005 draft; final rule expected 2010: www.acess-board.gov/prowac/                 Safe Kids Walk This Way: http://www.usa.safekids.org/wtw/                 See and Be Seen - Walking is a routine part of everyday life, review these safety tips for walkers:                     http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/olddrive/SteppingOut/getting_started_safely.html                 State Pedestrian and Bicyle Coordinators: http://design.transportation.org/                 The Otero Walkability Advocacy Group mission is to increase the awareness of pedestrian safety and walkability                     concerns within Alamogordo, New Mexico. Visit http://oteropath.com/programs/owag.html for more information                     about elements that make this community walkable and safe.                 U.S. DOT Federal Highway Administration Bicycle and Pedestrian Program:                     http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bikeped/index.htm                 Walking Safely - Tips to prevent pedestrian injuries froom the Centers of Disease Control Prevention:                     http://www.cdc.gov/safeusa/walk/walking.htm      Bicycle Safety Information & Brochures                 Bicycle Helmet Satety Institute                 Child Helmet Safety Act                 New Mexico Annotated Statutes Covering Bicycles                 RIGHT-OF-WAY: Concerning Vehicles or Pedestrians      Crash Facts                 NHTSA 2007 Traffic Safety facts: Bicyclists and Other Cyclists                 Travel Safety Facts (NHTSA) 2007 Data: Children                 Travel Safety Facts (NHTSA) 2007 Data: Pedestrians                 Traffic Safety Facts December 2008: Early Estimates of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities                     from January to October 2008      Additional Pedestrian Safety Zone Links      Additional Pedestrian Safety Zone Links in PDF format*            (recommended for best printout quality)        Pedestrian Bibliography                 Engineering                 Education                 Enforcement                 Encouragement                 Advocacy                 Research                 Funding      Pedestrian Bibliography in PDF format*            (recommended for best printout quality)            * It is necessary to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to open the PDF files. 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