Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Distracted Walking

Pedestrians are constantly in danger. Photo: AAA

'Safety Month' Must Be More than A Press Release

By Kea Wilson | Sep 30, 2020 | No Comments

A coalition of transportation safety and consumer groups is urging Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to push for laws aimed at decreasing the pedestrian death toll on America's roadways, which reached a 30-year high of 6,590 last year.

President Jimmy Carter is one of the few policymakers we've ever seen on a bike...or a sidewalk...or a bus. That's a problem — and COVID-19 might help change it. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

COVID-19 Might Get City Planners Out of Their Cars

By Kea Wilson | Aug 13, 2020 | No Comments

If city planners really do start walking or biking to work, that's better for the rest of us.

The pervasive belief that this is a more dangerous behavior than driving two thousand pounds of metal at high speeds shows just how much car culture has distorted our thinking. Source: Creative Commons.

Many Transport Pros Still Believe 'Distracted Walking' Kills

By Kea Wilson | May 13, 2020 | No Comments

Almost a third of those who plan our road networks think that “distracted walking” is a leading factor in pedestrian deaths — and a new study argues that it’s distracting them from finding solutions to mitigate the real threat to walkers: dangerous driving. Researchers from Rutgers University surveyed transportation practitioners nationally and found that 30 […]