Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Safety

Making vehicles less deadly for walkers isn't just a matter of techy pedestrian detection systems like these. It's also a matter of simply making them smaller, lighter and slower. Source: Government Accountability Office.

Vehicle Safety Standards Don’t Protect Pedestrians

By Kea Wilson | Apr 28, 2020 | No Comments

Federal regulators have failed to consider safety of pedestrians in their vehicle safety standards for far too long— and now the Government Accountability Office is calling them out.

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San Francisco is Ordering Residents to ‘Shelter in Place’

By John Greenfield | Mar 16, 2020 | No Comments

It's probably only a matter of time before Chicago does the same thing, and all other big cities should follow suit.

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We Can Socially Distance Without Dooming Transit

By John Greenfield | Mar 16, 2020 | No Comments

If you don't need to use public transportation during the pandemic, do the right thing and avoid riding it, which will make conditions safer for those who have no other option.

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How Not to Be a Garbage Person When You’re Driving

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 10, 2020 | No Comments

Driving isn’t like a video game. It is part of our lives, part of the legacy we leave as people.

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California Found a Better Way to Set Speed Limits

By Melanie Curry | Feb 6, 2020 | No Comments

The "85th Percentile Rule" relies on outdated assumptions and needs to be fixed

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Explaining Houston’s Sky-High Roadway ‘Death-Goal’

By Kea Wilson | Jan 30, 2020 | No Comments

The Texas metropolis is a Vision Zero City. So why is its 2020 street fatality target HIGHER than last year's?

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