Safety
Streetsblog California
Watchdog to Audit Flawed U.S. Motor Vehicle Safety Program
Our rising pedestrian death toll isn't what prompted the investigation — but could the investigation help end it - even inadvertently?
August 20, 2020
Why Some of the Most Dangerous Drivers Are Allowed to Keep Their Licenses
A new short form documentary from the Boston Globe exposes a loophole in the national driver's license compact
August 19, 2020
Driver Kills Pedestrian at Gough and Geary
With the return of traffic and compromises on safety plans, Vision Zero is proving as elusive as ever
August 13, 2020
Oakland’s Quick-Build Protected Intersections are Safer
Study shows positive results from the installation of protected intersections around the Lake Merritt BART station
August 5, 2020
Building a Better “Faster Bay Area” w/ Angie Schmitt
A chat with Angie Schmitt, a past editor with Streetsblog USA and author of the upcoming book, "Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America"
August 4, 2020
Walk SF Urges City not to Allow Return to Pre-COVID Traffic Violence
The tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic came with one positive aspect: the shutdown meant a drop in traffic-related pollution and a reduction in traffic violence and deaths. However, as advocates for safe streets expected and feared, with the economy partially re-opened, too many people are dying in traffic collisions once again.
July 31, 2020
Protected Bike Lanes that Any City Can Afford
You don't need to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to protect cyclists, scooter riders, and other vulnerable road users from car traffic.
July 30, 2020
Fell Protected Bike Lane Opens, Telegraph Still in Trouble
A look at ongoing protected bike lane developments on both sides of the Bay
July 28, 2020
American SUVs are Too Dangerous for UK Roads, UK Safety Experts Say
American SUVs kill so many people on U.S. roads that other countries don't want them anywhere near their own roads.
July 22, 2020
