Grant to Support Safe Driving Program to Curb Traffic Injuries, Deaths

December 16, 2021
With funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the UC San Diego Training, Research and Education for Driving Safety Program (TREDS) aims to educate drivers and pedestrians about making safety the number one priority when sharing the roadways.

Program Expansion to Address Increase of Impaired Driving During Global COVID-19 Pandemic

December 21, 2020
In addition to alcohol, driving under the influence of cannabis and certain prescription or over-the-counter medications has rapidly become a serious traffic safety issue in the United States, especially during the global COVID-19 pandemic.

New Program to Address Impaired Driving from Alcohol, Cannabis and Prescription Drugs

December 16, 2019

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine will expand a statewide program to prevent driving under the influence of alcohol, cannabis and prescription drugs.

UC San Diego Campaign Raises Awareness about “Drugged” Driving
November 13, 2018
Drugged driving has joined drunk driving and distracted driving as a leading cause of motor vehicle collisions. A 2016 Governors Highway Safety Association report listed drugs as a factor in nearly half of fatal collisions, with cannabis the most-commonly detected drug.

TREDS Gets Traction to Improve Traffic Safety, Reduce Impaired Driving
October 25, 2017
Program expands statewide, focus on cannabis use. New funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will support education and training programs that focus on driving under the influence of marijuana and prescription medications.

Survey: Nearly 60 Percent of Seniors Use Cell Phones While Driving
April 21, 2017
With April designated as National Distracted Driving Awareness month, a team of researchers at the Training, Research and Education for Driving Safety (TREDS) program at University of California San Diego School of Medicine has released survey results describing the habits of senior drivers in California.

Sobering Data Drives Home Need to Expand Teen DUI Prevention Program
October 19, 2016
Program will educate both teenagers and parents on life-saving prevention measures. In an effort to put the brakes on sobering statistics related to teenagers driving under the influence, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine will join forces with the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) to reduce alcohol-impaired driving among San Diego youth ages 15 to 20.

Grants Help Program Continue to Put Brakes on Distracted Driving
December 15, 2015
Funding supports campaigns that promote a culture of traffic safety. Texting a friend, using a GPS device or talking on a cell phone while driving – even hands-free – can put lives in danger. Distracted driving has emerged as a major transportation safety problem. To combat it, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine recently received funding for the ninth consecutive year from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Program Helps Local Businesses Implement Cell-Phone-While Driving Bans
November 7, 2014
Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine are launching a new program to help businesses in the San Diego region end the epidemic of distracted driving and the suffering and loss of life that can result. The program, funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), is the newest component of “Just Drive – Take Action against Distraction.” It will offer no-cost technical assistance to employers who are interested in crafting or strengthening bans on their employees using cell phones while driving.

Assessing Elderly Drivers:  Doctors and Law Enforcement Receive Training
November 3, 2014
Every day in America roughly 10,000 people turn age 65. To help keep roadways safe as America grays and to help preserve the freedom of mobility of older drivers, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine are training law enforcement officers to recognize warning signs of impaired driving skills and to take appropriate, compassionate action. They are also training doctors to think more about their patients’ ability to drive safely with age.

UC San Diego Joins Nationwide Efforts To Curb Phone Use While Driving
December 4, 2013
TREDS partners with San Diego-based employers in launching a campaign to end distracted driving

Expanding their efforts to keep citizens safe on San Diego roadways, UC San Diego’s Training, Research and Education for Driving Safety (TREDS) program announced today that they are launching a new distracted driving education project called Just Drive – Take Action Against Distraction, a one hour class free of charge offered to businesses in San Diego.

Grant Will Help Program Continue Training For Safe Senior Driving
November 26, 2013
TREDS works to assist older drivers with health issues that may put them, other drivers at risk.

For the seventh consecutive year, the Training, Research and Education for Driving Safety (TREDS) program at the UC San Diego School of Medicine has been awarded a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) that will help keep our roadways and senior drivers safe through professional training.

Survey Results Reveal Distracted Driving Habits Of San Diegans
April 10, 2013
UC San Diego Researchers and CHP Educate Public on Driving Laws and Safety Tips

According to experts in the Training, Research and Education for Driving Safety (TREDS) program at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, there were approximately 3,300 deaths and 400,000 injuries nationwide in 2011 due to collisions involving distracted driving. The use of cell phones while operating a vehicle is currently the leading cause of driver distraction crashes in California…

UC San Diego’s TREDS Program Promotes Safety For Senior Drivers
January 3, 2013
Researchers and CHP Educate Public on Driving Laws and Safety Tips

UC For the sixth consecutive year, the Training, Research and Education for Driving Safety (TREDS) program at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has been awarded a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to promote driving safety in older adults. This team of experts, part of UCSD’s Injury Epidemiology, Prevention and Research Center, has been working to keep Southern California’s highways and senior drivers safe…

Experts Say Distracted Driving Among College Students In San Diego On Upswing
April 24, 2012
UC San Diego researchers join CHP this morning to educate students and public

UC San Diego Program On Driving Safety Goes Statewide
January 4, 2012
Program showed success in training health care, law enforcement

Older Driver Screening Program Expands To Other Counties, Law Enforcement
January 14, 2011
UC San Diego experts started original program in 2007

Helping Seniors Drive Safely, Perhaps Longer
January 7, 2010
UC San Diego Experts Train Health Care Professionals for Signs of Age-Related Driving Issues

Senior Dilemma: Drive Safely Or Give Up The Keys?
November 15, 2007
UC San Diego Experts Screen for Age-Related Driving Disorders