Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Bike/Ped

This driver survived. But the pedestrian he might have hit would likely have died. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Drivers Get Safety — The Rest of Us Get Slaughtered

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 22, 2019 | No Comments

Fatal car crashes are down for the second straight year across the nation — but the number of pedestrians and cyclists killed by motorists are up again, further evidence that cars are getting safer only for people inside the vehicle. According to final 2018 data released today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 36,560 […]

The BBC tested air pollution levels for people who drove, biked, and walked to school -- and found those who took their cars were exposed to the highest levels of pollutants.

Report: Drivers Inhale More Pollution than Cyclists

By Aaron Short | Oct 8, 2019 | 2 Comments

Poetic justice: People who drive end up being exposed to more pollution from their cars than people who ride bikes or walk, a new report found.

A study by AAA found that car companies' new pedestrian detection systems — which are supposed to automatically slow down cars before they smash into a huming being — don't work very well. Photo: AAA

AAA: Technology Won’t Save Pedestrians from Deadly Cars

By Vince DiMiceli | Oct 7, 2019 | 8 Comments

The pro-car group says so-called "pedestrian detection systems" don't work in cars going more than 30 miles per hour or when driving at night.

Spin Scooters is offering non-profits seeking pedestrian-friendly infrastructure a chance to get their hands on data that could help get their projects done.

Spin Data Could Help Build Safer Streets

By Vince DiMiceli | Oct 1, 2019 | 2 Comments

The Ford-owned company wants to make streets safer for scooters, bicyclists and pedestrians.

Photo: Erik Voss and the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition via the Better Bike Share Partnership

Atlanta Moves to Make Deadly Streets Safer

By Vince DiMiceli | Sep 26, 2019 | 3 Comments

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms hopes to save lives in a city where pedestrians are killed at twice the national average.

The Alexandria Times, tackling bike lanes on Seminary Road. Image: Alextimes.com

Media Watch: Local Papers Love Drivers

By Vince DiMiceli | Sep 23, 2019 | 4 Comments

An editorial board in a Missouri town warns that “impatient teens” are going to get themselves killed — by drivers who apparently have the right of way — if something isn’t done to solve the drop-off and pick-up problem at a local high school. Another in Oregon questions whether city buses should be allowed to control […]

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