Safety
Streetsblog California
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
‘It Ain’t 94 Percent’: NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy Discusses the Role of Human Error in Car Crashes
National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy talks to Streetsblog about how why it's so important to say the right things about our national traffic crash crisis.
February 1, 2022
“Solving” Congestion Creates Worse Problems
Our “cures” for congestion are often worse than the problem.
January 31, 2022
That Bridge in Pittsburgh Is Where I Became an Advocate
After seeing the collapse of such a hauntingly familiar site, I hope the President really will "build back better"
January 31, 2022
What’s In the Groundbreaking New USDOT Safety Strategy — and What’s Missing
For the first time in history, the United States Department of Transportation has committed to using every available resource to end roadway deaths and serious injuries on American roads — and now, they face the critical challenge of getting the rest of America to buy in with them.
January 28, 2022
