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America Has a Terrible Traffic Safety Record Because We Drive Too Much
Even though the U.S. traffic fatality rate per mile driven has fallen by two-thirds in the last 50 years, America today still has the deadliest road system per capita in the developed world. Much of the improvement from safer driving and better emergency care has been wiped out by increases in total traffic.
September 8, 2016
Cheap Gas, More Driving Make 2016 an Especially Deadly Year on U.S. Streets
The number of traffic deaths in America each year is so staggering, it almost defies comprehension -- about 35,000 lives lost is the norm. But 2016 is shaping up to be even worse.
August 26, 2016
The Name Says It All: U.S. Senate Unveils the DRIVE Act
What does Congress envision for the future of transportation in the U.S.? Hint: The Senate's transportation bill is called the DRIVE Act.
June 23, 2015
Some Perspective On How Angelenos Are Driving Less
Last week, Los Angeles City Deputy Mayor, and soon-to-be Santa Monica City Manager, Rick Cole tweeted out a graph showing that Angelenos are driving less than we used to. In 2002, the average city resident drove 11.9 miles each day. By 2013, that daily Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) has declined to about 10.8 miles each day. I asked Cole for the source of the graph, and his only response, tweeted, was that it's from an "L.A. City Planning Report." Which report is not clear.
June 23, 2015