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Advocates React To the Feds’ Latest Offensive Bike Safety PSA
We wish we could celebrate true freedom — from terrible public service announcements from our government.
July 5, 2023
So Much for ‘Carmageddon’ (Philadelphia Edition)
More capacity generates more travel, more sprawl, more pollution, and ultimately more congestion. It’s time to get off this treadmill.
June 13, 2023
Crash in Castro Highlights Yet Another Perilous Intersection
"This incident is still under investigation," say the police... yet they are already blaming the cyclist.
September 17, 2019
A Day to Remember the Tens of Thousands of Americans Killed in Traffic
Traffic collisions are one of the leading killers in America, particularly for young people. But outside of the occasional roadside memorial, there is little lasting public remembrance of the victims -- and the problem.
November 16, 2016
Why Are American Traffic Fatalities Rising So Quickly?
Summer is barely over but this much is already clear: Traffic safety on American streets is taking a big step backward in 2016.
September 28, 2016
Are San Francisco Cyclists Guilty Until Proven Innocent?
Justin Liszanckie was running an errand on the evening of July 20. "I was on Brannan and heading west, trying to turn south on Fourth towards the ballpark," he said. And that's the last thing he remembers until "waking up in the hospital hours later."
September 13, 2016
NTSB Finally Takes an Interest in Cycling Deaths — Still Misses the Point
The National Transportation Safety Board is best known for investigating train crashes and plane crashes to figure out what went wrong.
August 8, 2016