Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about speeding

Police vehicle blocks bike lane; another police vehicle turns into a bicyclist trying to get around it

Editorial: We Have the Data, Now We Need Accountability on City Employee Speeding

By Roger Rudick | Oct 8, 2020 | No Comments

There's an epidemic of reckless driving among San Francisco's own employees. City officials should either fire serial speeders and other dangerous scofflaws or stop pretending to care about Vision Zero

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Road Fatality Rates Reach Highest Level in 15 Years

By Kea Wilson | Oct 2, 2020 | No Comments

It's official: walkers who ventured outdoors during COVID-19 lockdowns had a greater chance of being killed on our autocentric roads than any time in the past 15 years despite historic declines in driving.

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Pasadena Nudges Drivers to Slow Down, Share Streets with Bicyclists and Pedestrians during COVID-19

By Kristopher Fortin | May 14, 2020 | No Comments

Pasadena's "three-tiered campaign is a reminder that roads are multi-modal and are meant to be safely shared by all” per Transportation Director Laura Cornejo.

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Speeding Isn’t the Only Dangerous Driving Behavior on the Rise During COVID-19

By Kea Wilson | May 7, 2020 | No Comments

New data suggests that drivers aren't just speeding up on our empty roads — they're also braking harder, scrolling cell phones longer, and crashing more.

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Real-Time Data Shows Stay-at-Home Orders May Be Saving Lives in More Ways Than One

By Melanie Curry | Apr 9, 2020 | No Comments

"The Governor’s shelter-in-place order may have provided unexpected reductions in injuries and harm from traffic accidents."

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As Roads Empty To COVID-19, Drivers Who Remain Are Speeding Up

By Kea Wilson | Mar 30, 2020 | No Comments

The virus isn't just a public health emergency for our hospitals. It's also a public health emergency for our roads.

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