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Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) - promotes excellence in the professional discipline of pedestrian and bicycle transportation, including engineering, planning, landscape architecture, safety, and promotion. |
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| Bicycle
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| Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
The Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute is the helmet advocacy program of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association. We are a small, active, nonprofit consumer-funded program acting as a clearinghouse and a technical resource for bicycle helmet information. |
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| Bicycle and Pedestrian Data: Sources, Needs, and Gaps (BTS, 2000) [295kb PDF file] - | ||||
| Bicycle Information Link | ||||
| Brain
Injury Association The Brain Injury Association strives to educate the general public about unintentional brain injuries and to advocate for legislative safety measures in engineering, enforcement and regulation, resulting in such milestones as universal safety belt and car seat legislation, heightened awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving and bike helmet legislation. |
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| FHWA Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety - includes pedestrian and bicycle safety resources. For further information, contact Leverson Boodlal at 202-366-8044 | ||||
| FHWA Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Research - provides information on issues and research related to improving pedestrian and bicyclist safety | ||||
| FHWA Rumble Strips - provides information on FHWA's rumble strips community of practice. | ||||
| FHWA Traffic Calming - provides information and links related to traffic calming. | ||||
| FHWA Transportation Enhancement Program - provides information on a major potential funding source for pedestrian and bicycle facilities. | ||||
| International Center
for Injury Prevention (ICIP) Lots of good information products such as bike and multi-sport helmets etc. |
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| League of American Bicyclists | ||||
| The League of American Bicyclists (LAM) has been working to improve the quality of bicycling in America almost as long as there have been bicycles. LAM's current efforts to create a bicycle-friendly America include fighting for the rights of bicyclists through an aggressive national advocacy program, promoting bicycling for recreation and transportation, and increasing bicycle safety and awareness by educating bicyclists and other road users. | ||||
| National Center for Bicycling and Walking (NCBW) - offers information support, training, consultation services, and resources to public agencies, non-governmental organizations, and advocates; maintains the Internet Support Center; and organizes the biennial ProBike / ProWalk Conference and other special meetings. | ||||
| National Bicycle Safety Network | ||||
| The goal of the National Bicycle Safety Network is to help coordinate efforts among government, private, nonprofit, and research organizations to improve bicycling safety and increase safe bicycle use. It strives to reduce the number of bicycle injuries by promoting bicycle safety through public education, information-sharing among member organizations, and appropriate environmental changes |
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| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Main Website - provides general highway safety information. | ||||
| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Programs - educational outreach, enforcement, and legislation programs to reduce pedestrian and bicycle injuries and fatalities. | ||||
| NHTSA Kids Page | ||||
| The NHTSA kids page features the new and improved bike tour. | ||||
| Pedestrian Information Link | ||||
| Partnership for a Walkable America (PWA) - an alliance of public and private organizations, and individuals who are committed to promoting changes needed to make America more walkable. | ||||
| The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center - provides information on a wide variety of engineering, encouragement, education, and enforcement topics. Established with funding from the US Department of Transportation and operated by the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, in cooperation with the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) | ||||
| SafeRoutes Safe routes to school encourage children to walk and bike to school safely. |
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| U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) - Develops guidelines and standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Architectural Barriers Act. | ||||
| U.S. Department of Transportation Accessibility Website - The Department is committed to building a transportation system that provides access for all Americans. | ||||
| Walk Our Children to School Day - promotes events aimed at encouraging a more walkable America. | ||||
| World Health Org. Helmet Initiative | ||||
| Bike and helmet news. | ||||
| Vince and Larry Bike Safety Tour | ||||
| take a tour with Vince and Larry and learn all about bike safety! | ||||
| Vince and Larry Pedestrian Safety Tour | ||||
| Vince and Larry help pedestrians stay safe while walking our city streets! | ||||
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