Safety
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NY Considers Requiring Speed Governors on Huge SUVs
Sen. Brad Hoylman introduces what he says is a first-in-the-nation effort to make active safety technology standard on new cars.
August 23, 2022
The Death of the Muscle Car as We Know It Isn’t Necessarily Good News
Two of the most notoriously dangerous muscle cars are being retired — but probably just to make room for heavier, bigger, and more dangerous models.
August 18, 2022
Senator Calls on Feds to Mandate ‘Frontover’ Cameras on Huge Cars — But It Won’t Save Enough Lives
A Connecticut senator is calling for federal action on megacars that are too big for drivers to see children right in front of them — but not necessarily by making vehicles smaller, which could save lives in other kinds of crashes, too.
August 18, 2022
“One Bike Lane Could Destroy Our Venue”
Bottom of the Hill, Potrero Hill music venue, is fighting safe bike infrastructure
August 12, 2022
Opinion: Slow Transportation Should Be a Human Right
American culture, and particularly American transportation culture, is profoundly rooted in the idea that traveling fast is best — because if we don't, that culture insists, we won't be able to make or spend money efficiently enough to retain our position as a global economic superpower.
August 12, 2022
NY City Is Slowly Rolling Out Tech to Stop Gov’t Workers from Speeding
The new technology, known as intelligent speed assistance, can adjust to the local speed limit.
August 12, 2022
Feds Commit Money to Howard Street Improvements
Significant upgrades will be coming to Howard Street's mostly paint-and-plastic based protected bike lanes in SoMa.
August 11, 2022
Open Letter to the S.F. Board of Supervisors: Fix this Deadly Grate in Golden Gate Park
There's a bicycle booby trap in the park. The Music Concourse manager refuses to fix it. The City Attorney and the Board of Supervisors must intervene.
August 10, 2022
California’s Laws on Cell Phone Use While Driving Are Not Good Enough
Washington and Oregon, which have similar distracted driving law on cellphone use, reduced crashes at a higher rate than California
August 9, 2022
The Problem With EV ‘Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems’ That No One Is Talking About
Countless marginalized U.S. communities, though, are already being annoyed by car noise —and experts say that may not change even if every vehicle on the road were electrified overnight.
August 8, 2022
