Safety
Streetsblog California
New Bike Lanes on Yosemite Drive in Eagle Rock
The "Slow Yosemite" improvements a relatively rare asymmetric bikeway - a new uphill bike lane, with sharrows in the downhill direction
February 10, 2022
Six Ways AVs Could Reshape Our Cities — And Not for the Better
A recent Congressional hearing on "the road ahead for automated vehicles" largely ignored the potentially devastating effect that personally owned AVs could have on the neighborhoods those cars drive through.
February 10, 2022
New Portantino Legislation Would Force Better Transportation Planning in California Cities
“There is no denying it, California needs safer streets,” stated Portantino.
February 9, 2022
Berkeley’s Milvia Street Safety Features Removed Over Bogus Truck Dimensions
That's not a big rig
February 9, 2022
Feds: Megacar Owners Actually Drove More in 2020 than 2019
The owners of the largest passenger cars on the road actually drove more in 2020 than they did in 2019, according to new data that can also explain why road deaths surged so sharply during the early days of the pandemic.
February 8, 2022
Glendale Blvd Hit-and-Run Crash Highlights Need for Safety Improvements
If Caltrans is serious about its professed commitment to safety, multi-modal transportation, and complete streets, it should take some kind of immediate action to fix the situation.
February 4, 2022
Berkeley Rips out Chunk of New Milvia Protected Bike Lanes
No consultation, no warning... they just ripped out a protective island and curbs
February 4, 2022
Automatic Braking Doesn’t Work on Dark Streets, Where One-Third of Peds Deaths Happen
Automatic braking systems aren't reliable on dark roads where more than one-third of all walking deaths currently happen, according to a new study.
February 4, 2022
New Fed. Law Requires Some (But Not All!) States to Improve Bike/Walk Safety
The new-and-slightly-reformed Highway Safety Improvement Program could represent a turning point on U.S. roads, at least in the states that are required to spend the money right.
February 3, 2022
STUDY: 20 Is Plenty — But Signs Alone Don’t Always Get Drivers to Slow Down
Drivers did not slow really down after Portland lowered the speed limit in residential neighborhoods, but a new study suggests that the reason is more about road design than driver behavior.
February 2, 2022
