Safety
Streetsblog California
Mitigating Risks on Group Bike Rides with COVID on the Rise
While group bike rides, even with masks and social distancing, aren't without risk during the pandemic, community activists say the benefits are worth it.
November 9, 2020
Another Crash on Valencia as City Drags Feet on Safety
The latest victim of Valencia Street's incomplete safety measures could have easily been killed... would that have been enough to spur SFMTA into finishing the bike lane?
October 28, 2020
Alameda Mayor Blasts Oakland/Alameda Freeway Plan
Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft calls B.S. on a Caltrans, Alameda County plan to turn the Webster and Posey tubes into I-880 ramps
October 26, 2020
Safest Block on Broadway Is a Construction Zone
Oakland finally follows Dutch/Danish best practices by placing the construction barrier between moving cars and the bike lane
October 20, 2020
‘The Auto Industry Went Berserk’: Joan Claybrook, Former Head of NHTSA
The retractable stop-sign, mandatory crash test standards, mandatory airbags and bendable hood ornaments are just a few of Joan Claybrook's traffic safety legacies — but behind the scenes, she pushed for far more.
October 16, 2020
Best Practices: How Oslo Reached Vision Zero (And How Your City Can, Too!)
Inside the car-free livability program that transformed Norway’s capital.
October 16, 2020
Police Impound Reckless Driver’s Car Based Solely on Video Evidence
Wait a sec, don't cops have to see a traffic violation with their own eyes to do something?
October 15, 2020
Exactly How Far U.S. Street Safety Has Fallen Behind Europe, in Three Bombshell Charts
We knew it was bad, but not THIS bad.
October 13, 2020
Why A New Michigan Law Has Non-Drivers Buying Car Insurance
...and chances are, your state's insurance laws are probably even worse.
October 6, 2020
Editorial Cartoon: Federal ‘Pedestrian Safety Month’ is a Joke
This week, our cartoonist Bill Roundy goes national to lampoon the federal government's weak response to the pedestrian safety crisis.
October 6, 2020
