Transportation safety scientist and lecturer at UC Berkeley. Co-director UC Berkeley SafeTREC #trafficsafety, #safesystem, #pedsafety, #bikesafety
Berkeley, CA
Joined January 2014
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Thanks @ibrahimalitani and thank you to the rest of students and postdocs. This has been an excellent year and I look forward to seeing all of you continue to grow! xitter.cf/ibrahimalitani/status/…
Last research group meeting of the semester at @UCBSafeTREC . It was a great opportunity to discuss our transportation safety projects in a constructive environment and to grow as researchers. Big thanks to @GrembekOffer for the mentorship and support.
Offer Grembek retweeted
The next online seminar on 2/23 features our 2022 student of the year Aqshems Nichols @UCBSafeTREC discussing his work on peer influence & perceptions of safety. Don’t miss it! #SafeSystem #AmazingUTCs unc.zoom.us/webinar/register…
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Being part of @CSCRSinfo is one of the most rewarding parts of my job. I take pride in working together across universities led by @hsrcinfo to advance #safesystem using research, prof. development, and education. See our report below! roadsafety.unc.edu/wp-conten…
The 2023 #TRBAM ended today, though much of our staff came home yesterday (in some cases, pivoting travel modes to avoid flight disruptions). Great event, great interactions, great to be back in person! Sharing one more round of images showing off our busy week … 🧵
Both of you are rockstars! Thank you for all that you do for @BerkeleyITS and @UCBSafeTREC on the front and back stage 🏆
.@BerkeleyITS Comms at #TRBAM unite!! Awesome to connect with Berkeley ITS rockstar comms director Amanda Cairo 🤩 #TRBAM2023
ALT SafeTREC communications manager Lisa Peterson smiles, taking a selfie at TRBAM with Berkeley ITS communications director Amanda Cairo, also smiling!
Had to force myself to come to #TRBAM this yr. I’m fond of my local work env & limited travel needs. But seeing how #SafeSystem approach has become focal for US traffic safety is worth the trip! I believe much was seeded by @USDOT-funded @CSCRSinfo. Come see 💪 work by this UTC
Congratulations, Aqshems! This is a well deserved recognition 👏 👏 👏
Can't wait to celebrate Aqshems tonight at the @CUTCResearch banquet! @BerkeleyITS @UCBSafeTREC #TRBAM roadsafety.unc.edu/home/educ…
Congratulations to Aqshems! This is a well deserved recognition 👏
Congrats to @BerkeleyITS doctoral student Aqshems Nichols, @CSCRSinfo 2022 Outstanding Student of the Year!✨👏🏼“All of Aqshems’ work at SafeTREC has furthered awareness of the Safe System approach...He is an outstanding student, researcher, and colleague.” bit.ly/3G3MSoM
ALT Photo of Aqshems Nichols smiling, wearing glasses, a brown woven scarf, and maroon pullover.
Offer Grembek retweeted
Congrats to @BerkeleyITS doctoral student Aqshems Nichols, @CSCRSinfo 2022 Outstanding Student of the Year!✨👏🏼“All of Aqshems’ work at SafeTREC has furthered awareness of the Safe System approach...He is an outstanding student, researcher, and colleague.” bit.ly/3G3MSoM
ALT Photo of Aqshems Nichols smiling, wearing glasses, a brown woven scarf, and maroon pullover.
It was an honor to participate in this conference. Lots of good things in the works!
On December 13, our Co-Director @GrembekOffer presented virtually at the Israel Road Safety Conference about the #SafeSystem approach to #RoadSafety. Learn more here: bit.ly/3F3t1TT
ALT SafeTREC Co-Director Offer Grembek begins his virtual presentation on Safe Systems at the Israel Road Safety Conference on December 13, 2021
1/4 Can grandma deliver your groceries?
[I framed this comically since it’s not based on research we’re doing, but rather an insight from chats on the topic of safety and AV’s]
The main challenge of AV’s in achieving safety is the tradeoff between a SMOOTH ride and a SAFE ride.
3/4 users want a smooth & safe ride, but it’s not simple.
If your AV is moving people, delivering a smooth & safe ride is a hard problem to solve & will impose additional risks to VRU’s. But if your AV is moving goods, the ‘groceries’ wouldn’t mind being driven around by grandma
Given a crash between an SUV and a pedestrian, the ped is almost 87 times more vulnerable. US vehicle safety rating system provides information about the protective capability of vehicles to occupants but neglects to provide information about protection for vulnerable road-users
“Efforts to quantify the protective capability that cars provide to pedestrians is likely to have a positive impact on safety.” @UCBSafeTREC Co-Director @GrembekOffer
bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @citylab
Ultimately, this is about the system's capability to control and/or contain the unsurvivable amounts of kinetic energy carried by motorized modes. If we don’t systematically monitor how well a vehicle can protect non-occupants, we are missing out on many life-saving innovations.
Offer Grembek retweeted
“Efforts to quantify the protective capability that cars provide to pedestrians is likely to have a positive impact on safety.” @UCBSafeTREC Co-Director @GrembekOffer
bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @citylab
Today at 5:30pm PDT, I'll be on a panel about equitable solutions for safety with @Kaplan4Oakland, David Chui, @ShengForOakland, @JaniceForBART, @Derailluer & other. To register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
Register now for 4/14 Roadway Safety Townhall: Equitable Solutions for Traffic Safety w/ panelists @Kaplan4Oakland, David Chui, @ShengForOakland, @GrembekOffer, @JaniceForBART, @Derailluer & more: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… #SpeedManagement #SafetyOverSpeed #Equity #TrafficSafety
(1/5) This is a big one. @NSCsafety is reporting a spike in traffic fatality rates which echoes what we've been seeing on CA highways (tims.berkeley.edu/covid19.ph…). This really demonstrates the importance of kinetic energy as a focal traffic safety variable.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
(4/5) During the pandemic people still make mistakes which can result in crashes. The main difference during the pandemic is derived from the fact that the average trip is faster, and accordingly carries more kinetic energy, so the consequences of a crash are more severe.