Monday’s Headlines Put Safety First

...unlike car companies, which could be using technologies like LIDAR and external airbags to protect pedestrians, but don't.

By Blake Aued

12:01 AM EDT on October 16, 2023

This sign might not slow many drivers down — but other educational approaches will. Photo: LINYperson615, CC

|LINYperson615, CC

Automakers could easily make cars less dangerous for pedestrians, but they often choose not to add safety features, and the government isn't making them. (BBC)
The total cost of owning a new car is now more than $12,000 a year, up over $1,000 from last year, and now makes up 16 percent of the average household's income. (New York Times)
Starting next year, the electric vehicle tax credit will be applied directly at the dealership, instead of as a refund on taxes. (Marketplace)
Satellites could be used to implement pay-per-mile tolling. (Traffic Technology Today)
Research shows that walking to work elicits a feeling similar to falling in love. (Inside Hook)
A climate group crashed a Pete Buttigieg interview in Baltimore, deriding the transportation secretary as "Petro Pete." (The Hill)
A new federally funded research center at the University of Maryland will study green transportation networks. (Washington Post)
The Philadelphia Inquirer has a how-to guide on using the regional transit system SEPTA.
SEPTA cameras caught 36,000 bus drivers parked in bus lanes during a two-month test. (NBC Philadelphia)
The Chicago Transit Authority received a $100 million federal grant for the Red Line extension. (Progressive Railroading)
Milwaukee officials hope building more protected bike lanes will lower the city's high rates of deaths and injuries from car crashes among cyclists. (Urban Milwaukee)
Milwaukee's Lakefront Line streetcar extension is opening soon. (Fox 6)
Boston is offering discounted annual memberships for the Bluebike bikeshare. (Hoodline)
This writer did a lot of eating but not much writing on a cross-country Amtrak trip. (Longreads)