Government Organizations
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President Trump’s ‘Anarchist’ Declaration Could Cost Transit Funds to Three Big Cities
October 14, 2020
The 94% Error: We Need to Understand the True Cause of Crashes
You’ve heard the claim that 94 percent of crashes are due to human error. Traffic safety campaigns are grounded in it. Agencies are using it to advocate for autonomous vehicles. But simply put: It’s not true.
October 14, 2020
Road Fatality Rates Reach Highest Level in 15 Years
It's official: walkers who ventured outdoors during COVID-19 lockdowns had a greater chance of being killed on our autocentric roads than any time in the past 15 years despite historic declines in driving.
October 1, 2020
Advocates to Chao: First ‘Pedestrian Safety Month’ Must Be More Than Just A Press Release
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.
September 30, 2020
‘National Pedestrian Safety Month’ Campaign Is An Offensive Parade of Dangerous Traffic Violence Myths
Our tax dollars paid for this? The first federally funded "National Pedestrian Safety Month" is centered around a press campaign aimed at blaming walkers themselves.
September 30, 2020
Letter From Norway: Here’s How to Do Outdoor Eating Right This Winter
September 28, 2020
OPINION: Surviving a Hit-and-Run Bike Crash in a City Choked by Cars
September 27, 2020
Top Highway Safety Org Recommends Reform in Traffic Policing; Activists Say We Need Abolition
An influential transportation safety organization recommended ways to cut racism from traffic policing — but stopped short of advocating to get police out of traffic enforcement altogether.
September 25, 2020
OPINION: We Need to Open Streets for Retail Now
September 25, 2020
Congress Sells Out Non-Drivers by Reauthorizing FAST Act
Congress passed a short-term spending bill that will renew funding for our existing car-focused infrastructure, missing an opportunity to reform a broken system that's killing our planet and its people.
September 23, 2020
