Study: Police Aren't Deterring Texting Drivers Much
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An over-focus on enforcement poses unconscionable dangers to black residents — and it doesn't even deter many dangerous drivers.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Distracted Driving
Dangerous Driving on the Rise During COVID-19
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Drivers aren’t just speeding up on our empty roads — they’re also braking harder, scrolling cell phones longer, and crashing more, new data show. In the five weeks after many states announced lockdown orders on March 16, the data company Zendrive said drivers’ use of cell phones behind the wheel is up 38 percent over […]
Federal Government Doing Nothing On AVs
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Right now, Big Auto is developing technologies that will affect every single person in this country — and the federal government is sitting on its hands.
Report: Uber’s Software Flaws Led to Fatal Crash
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The self-driving Uber car that killed an Arizona woman in March 2018 was not programmed to identify pedestrians outside of a crosswalk and lacked software that could have spared her life, a federal safety agency said.
Robot Cars of the Future Can’t Fix Traffic, Pollution, Sprawl
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A new study shows traffic congestion in cities will become significantly worse if autonomous vehicles proliferate.
Memphis is the Most Dangerous Place to Walk
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But progress on pedestrian safety is moving slowly (unlike Bluff City drivers!).