Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Safety

Protecting Non-Motorists Makes NTSB Priority List

By Kea Wilson | Apr 7, 2021 | No Comments

For the first time in its 54 year history, the transportation sector's most influential investigative agency wants America to focus on protecting vulnerable road users. What took so long?

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Chicago's Speed Cameras Are Working

By John Greenfield | Mar 4, 2021 | No Comments

Fatal or serious injury crashes increased by 1 percent near speed cameras between 2012-13 and 2017-18, compared to a 19 percent increase citywide.

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L.A. Should ‘Al Fresco’ Its Bus Stops

By Luke Klipp | Nov 17, 2020 | No Comments

Apply the same L.A. Al Fresco energy to improving bus stops - for the safety and well-being of essential workers.

It's cheaper to insure a monster like this than a Corolla.

How Auto Insurers Subsidize Car Carnage

By Eve Kessler | Oct 22, 2020 | No Comments

It costs less to insure an SUV, despite its role in the pedestrian death crisis. And drunk drivers barely pay more for insurance (why can they even get insurance again?).

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How Does Your State Score On Walkability?

By Melanie Curry | Sep 11, 2020 | No Comments

The scores are based on metrics like whether the states have policies or offer funding in support of walkability, whether they focus on high-need communities, and whether they do anything to support active schools and neighborhoods.

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8 Ways To Make School Buses Safer During COVID-19

By Jesse Capecelatro | Sep 8, 2020 | No Comments

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on The Conversation and is republished here with permission. The school bus industry is still calling for more relief funding from Congress to implement safety recommendations like these; learn more about their efforts and how you can support them here. Short trips. Masks for everyone. Far fewer passengers than […]

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