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Why Nearly A Fifth of Pedestrians Deaths Happen on Freeways — And How to Stop It

By Kea Wilson | Jun 9, 2022 | No Comments

A surprising 17 percent of U.S. pedestrian deaths last year happened on roads where people theoretically should never be walking — and that troubling finding should prompt a conversation about why so many of them are doing it anyway.

Post-Pandemic Period Proves Perilous to Pedestrians

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 7, 2022 | No Comments

The decade-long pedestrian death crisis has worsened, with a double-digit percentage increase in deaths caused by U.S. drivers — and experts are blaming it on speeding, distracted driving, larger vehicles and roads that prioritize car drivers over everyone else.

Advocates Debate Role of Education and Enforcement in Safe Systems Approach

By Kea Wilson | Dec 17, 2021 | No Comments

A prominent highway safety organization is still pushing enforcement and education in the fight to end roadway fatalities — again sparking controversy among advocates of better road design who say that driver behavior is already over-emphasized and policing subject to racial bias.

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Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Governors Highway Safety Association

Why Nearly A Fifth of Pedestrians Deaths Happen on Freeways — And How to Stop It

Post-Pandemic Period Proves Perilous to Pedestrians

Advocates Debate Role of Education and Enforcement in Safe Systems Approach

Report: States Must Fix Bias in Policing

Road Death Rate Worse for Blacks, Indigenous People

US Pedestrian Fatality Rate Up By Double Digits