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Argo Shut Down Is a Bad Sign For America’s AV Future
A vehicle automation company known for prioritizing the concerns of vulnerable road users more than others in the industry is closing — and it's sparking new questions about whether the companies that remain can afford to put safety first.
November 2, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: The Scoop on Sidewalk Delivery Robots
The tiny vehicles showed promise, but they're slow and have limitations, a study of businesses found.
October 28, 2022
Buttigieg Wants to Replace ‘Murderous’ Human Drivers — But AVs Aren’t The Answer
In shilling for the AV industry, the U.S. Transportation Secretary is succumbing to a fallacy that the goal of reducing car crash deaths and serious injuries is the same as ending them completely.
October 27, 2022
OPINION: Use Speed Cameras to Change Drivers’ Behavior
Combined with other interventions, the devices could have an even greater role in traffic calming post-pandemic.
October 26, 2022
Safety Group Walks Back Advice to Let Risky Teens Drive Megacars
A top safety organization is recommending that parents put their teen drivers in larger cars that are safer for occupants but more lethal for pedestrians and cyclists — raising the issue of why we are enlisting children in the SUV arms race rather than making cars smaller and safer for everyone.
October 25, 2022
Fed Safety Administrator: Let’s Legalize the ‘Idaho Stop’
One of the Biden Administration's top road safety officials has come out in favor of legalizing the so-called "Idaho stop," which allows cyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs and red lights as mere stops signs.
October 20, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Saying ‘Yes’ to the City
How 'millennials' are battling 'boomers' in order to change the politics of urban housing policy.
October 20, 2022
Evidence Says Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants Improves Street Safety
Advocates say allowing undocumented immigrants to apply for a driver’s license makes roads safer.
October 20, 2022
Opinion: Cars Do More Damage to Business Districts Than Local Officials Admit
The disproportionate number of crashes caused by unlicensed drivers defeat the business-friendly and safety purpose of complete streets, road diets, curb extensions, and other traffic-calming elements to encourage bike- and pedestrian-safe main streets.
October 19, 2022
Vision Zero Cities: How to Fix Our Most Dangerous Roads
In urban areas, arterials make up just 15 percent of all roads but are where a whopping 67 percent of pedestrian deaths occur.
October 19, 2022
