Native American Pedestrians Have Highest Death Rate
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The roads around reservations are dangerous and offer little accommodation for those on foot. But many native people rely on walking for transportation.
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One Woman’s Decade-Long Struggle for Safer Intersections in Florida
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Florida's red-light camera law, just upheld by the state Supreme Court, is the work of a mother who lost her husband to a red-light-running motorist.
“I Can’t Be Quiet About This.” How a Grieving Mother Found Her Voice.
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Since losing her son Dustin to a drunk driver, Kristi Finney has become one of the Portland region's most energetic and compelling advocates for traffic safety reforms.
We Know SUV Design Kills Pedestrians, But We Still Let Carmakers Sell Them
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The same design features that kill and maim pedestrians are what automakers rely on to appeal to consumers.
Why You Shouldn’t Trust Media Coverage That Blames Pedestrians for Getting Struck
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Police and local reporters rushed to blame a 14-year-old girl who was struck by a speeding driver in a marked crosswalk.
How to Counter the Victim-Blaming Impulse After a Traffic Crash
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When a driver strikes someone walking or biking, the tendency to blame the victim runs deep. Ask Raquel Nelson, who lost her young son to a hit-and-run driver, then got convicted for vehicular homicide, even though she was just trying to walk across the street with her children from a bus stop to her home. Or […]