Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about speeding

Why America Can’t Rein in Teen Speeding

By Kea Wilson | Feb 1, 2021 | No Comments

Teenage driver crash rates are four times higher than drivers over 20. But some advocates think addressing the problem will take far more than the enforcement and education. Let's dig in.

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A Conversation with New Assembly Transportation Chair Laura Friedman

By Melanie Curry | Jan 29, 2021 | No Comments

Assemblymember Laura Friedman talks about her new position as Senate Transportation Committee chair, and about her thoughts on furthering sustainable transportation in California.

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

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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

car with crumpled front end leaning into broken utility pole

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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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