Recent Streetsblog USA posts about pedestrian deaths

Want Drivers to Stop at Crosswalks? Slow Them Down First

By Kea Wilson | Jan 11, 2023 | No Comments

Many motorists yield to pedestrians in crosswalks — but not when they're driving at deadly speeds, according to a new study that shows the need to slow down car drivers with broader road design changes, and not just more signs and paint.

Road Deaths Surged Alongside Covid — But Who Died, Exactly?

By Kea Wilson | Jan 9, 2023 | No Comments

The surge of traffic deaths in the first year of the pandemic can't be completely explained by quarantine-emptied roads that made speeding easy — and new data on who, exactly, was involved in those crashes may lead to more questions than answers.

Big Auto’s Fuel Economy Plateau is Especially Bad News for Pedestrians

By Kea Wilson | Dec 15, 2022 | No Comments

Average fuel economy on new U.S. vehicles has hit a troubling plateau last year, a new federal report finds — and the reason why is particularly bad news for vulnerable road users, in addition to the planet at large.

Why There Are So Few Monuments to Traffic Violence Victims — And Why It Matters

By Kea Wilson | Nov 18, 2022 | No Comments

People who die in car crashes largely go unmemorialized in the public realm. Here's why that's bad.

Walkable City 10 Years Later: What If We Took Traffic Violence As Seriously As Terror?

By Jeff Speck | Nov 17, 2022 | No Comments

Research suggests that you are 568 times less likely to die in a terror attack than a car crash. So why do cities devote so much less to making their cities walkable than they do to preventing politically-motivated violence?

Senators Urge Regulators to ‘Put the Pedal to the Metal’ On Vehicle Safety Standards

By Kea Wilson | Nov 16, 2022 | No Comments

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has been in effect for a full year, but federal transportation leaders still haven't implemented some of its most crucial safety provisions — and advocates and electeds say its time they step up to stem the record-setting tide of traffic deaths on U.S. roads

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