Appendix K - Advance Letter

January 31, 2021

NAME

ADDR1

ADDR2

CITY, ST ZIP

Dear NAME:

I am contacting you on behalf of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. NHTSA has contracted with Abt SRBI to conduct a national study on bicyclist and pedestrian behavior. I have sent this letter to alert you that an interviewer from Abt SRBI will be calling in the near future to request that a member of your household participate in the survey. NHTSA is conducting the survey in order to identify current issues and obstacles that people have in being able to walk and bicycle outdoors. The information obtained will be used to provide guidance to programs across the country that seek to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety.

The interviewer will ask to interview one member of your household that the interviewer will select randomly. This random selection is necessary in order to produce national estimates. The interview takes only about 20 minutes to complete. It is voluntary and the person being interviewed doesn’t have to answer any questions that he or she doesn’t want to answer. The interviewer will not collect information that could be used later to identify the person who provided the responses.

NHTSA has placed a link on its home page (www.nhtsa.dot.gov) where prospective survey participants can confirm this is a government-sponsored survey. The survey has been reviewed and approved by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. The OMB control number is 2127-XXXX.

Your household’s participation in this survey would be a big help to NHTSA in its continuing efforts to improve safety for bicyclists and pedestrians, as well as to the many others across the country who use this information to design their own safety programs and community improvements. I hope you will agree to participate.

Sincerely,

8403 Colesville Road, Suite 820 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone 301.608.3883 Fax 301.608.3888 Web www.srbi.com