Safety
Streetsblog California
What If Drivers Had to Follow Scooter Laws?
It seems like there's a story every other day about an exciting new traffic law aimed at curbing the most dangerous behaviors on U.S. roads. The only problem? They're almost exclusively aimed at the riders of electric push scooters — not automobile drivers, who are responsible for almost all deaths on our roadways.
August 31, 2021
Down to the Wire: Bills on Jaywalking, Bikes at Stop Signs Could Use Support
Two important safety bills are close but not quite across the finish line, and could use help from supporters to get there.
August 19, 2021
Punishment Pass on Great Highway
Attack on cyclist gets usual police inaction and double-talk, helping illustrate why the Great Walkway needs to be reopened
August 19, 2021
In Car Culture, Crash Victims are Always Blamed (Even By Loved Ones)
First, a driver hit me. Then many in my social circle implicitly blamed me. That’s reason enough for examining our deadly deal with the automobile.
Kate Rozen
August 17, 2021
Last Push to Keep Telegraph Safe
Tuesday, July 6, the Oakland City Council will hear arguments for removing safety features from Telegraph in the KONO district
July 2, 2021
Safety Compromises Kill Again, This Time in Hayward
The carnage will continue until a standard of criminal negligence is applied to reckless motorists *and* officials who knowingly design and build unsafe streets
June 30, 2021
Fear of Assault Keeps Women From Walking
And transportation leaders aren’t doing enough to design streets that can make people of all genders feel comprehensively safe traveling outside cars.
June 29, 2021
Three Turning Restrictions Cities Need to Put on Drivers
To everything there is a season — but killer turns should never get the time of day in U.S. cities.
June 28, 2021
Poll Confirms Golden Gate Bridge Path Made Dangerously Windy by New Fence
Results of a new survey confirms that cyclists are getting pummeled by winds thanks to a new fence design.
June 24, 2021
Stats Show Blacks and Indigenous People Suffer Disproportionate Road Deaths
The U.S. is still failing to make meaningful progress to end the decades-long racial disparity in fatal car crash rates across modes, a new study finds — and things got worse during the pandemic.
June 23, 2021
