Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Bicycle Safety

Study: Some Roundabout Designs Slash Injury Crashes Up to 85%

By Kea Wilson | Sep 21, 2022 | No Comments

An Indiana city famous for roundabouts was able to cut injury-causing traffic crashes by as much as 84 percent at intersections outfitted with the circular design, a new study finds.

Four Reasons Not to Celebrate NHTSA’s New Fatality Numbers

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 21, 2022 | No Comments

News dropped yesterday that the number of people dying in motor vehicles across the country went down slightly during the first half of 2022 — but don't start celebrating.

Opinion: America Should ‘Think Round’ For Safety for Vulnerable Road Users

By Jonathan French | Sep 19, 2022 | No Comments

Congress has not only codified roundabouts into federal law for the first time, and put them at the top of the list of examples of highway safety improvement projects. They've also defined them as providing “for the safety of all road users.”

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‘We’re Luring Bicyclists To Their Deaths’: Husband of Diplomat Killed While Cycling Turns Anguish Into Advocacy

By Kea Wilson | Sep 1, 2022 | No Comments

The husband of a U.S. diplomat who survived an evacuation from war-torn Ukraine only to be killed in a car crash as she biked on a Maryland road is raising money to stop other families from having to endure similar tragedies — and urging the public to reckon with an epidemic of traffic violence that's left his children without a mother.

How To Design Better Cities For ‘Unseen’ Cyclists

By Kea Wilson | Aug 30, 2022 | No Comments

Bicycles play a radically different role in the lives of many cyclists experiencing housing insecurity, a new study suggests — and policymakers don't always do enough to consider the unique needs of people who bike for their survival.

Can This Documentary Get Americans to Care About Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths?

By Kea Wilson | Aug 25, 2022 | No Comments

A new documentary aims to tell the dramatic story of America's escalating pedestrian and cyclist death crisis — and, hopefully, inspire non-advocates to get involved in the movement to end the epidemic.

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