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DMV getting ready to allow driverless big rigs; Allowing bike riders to roll through stop signs does not increase risky behavior; Where are the bikes for women? More

8:40 AM PDT on September 3, 2024

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  • Electric trains are great. Why is Newsom pushing hydrogen? (SF Chronicle)
  • CA DMV is gearing up to allow testing of driverless big rigs (NBC Bay Area)
  • Study: Allowing bike riders to roll through stop signs does not increase risky behavior (OPB)
  • Why are there so few bikes built for women? (Bike Radar)
  • Bill to add speed enforcement cameras to Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu passes legislature (KEYT)
    • So does bill requiring passive speed governors on new cars in CA (Scott Wiener)
  • Fresno's historic rail station is being transformed for future high-speed rail (The Cool Down)
  • Advocates grade Biden's climate efforts (AP News)
  • Taking the train across the country (Washington Post)
  • USDOT proposes rule on pedestrian accessibility standards (SmartCitiesDive)

Find more California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry@StreetsblogCal

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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