Car Sales Are On the Rise — Especially Trucks and SUVs
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Drivers aren't just buying more cars than they were a month ago — they're buying bigger ones.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about pedestrian deaths
Many Transport Pros Believe 'Distracted Walking' Kills
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Almost a third of those who plan our road networks think that “distracted walking” is a leading factor in pedestrian deaths — and a new study argues that it’s distracting them from finding solutions to mitigate the real threat to walkers: dangerous driving. Researchers from Rutgers University surveyed transportation practitioners nationally and found that 30 […]
Don't Let Car Culture Take Over Protest Culture
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The worst thing about the new wave of car "sit-ins" at state capitol buildings is not the cars (though they suck!). It's the feeling that the voices and needs of non-drivers will be ignored because they can't show up during a pandemic.
Are COVID and Traffic Deaths the Cost of Doing Business?
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It’s bad enough that most Americans think that 40,000 road deaths a year is just the price we pay for the freedom to go wherever we want whenever we want — but now that argument is being used by conservatives who want to abandon the health practices that can help us defeat the coronavirus. President […]
Car Sticker Price Predicts Driver Rage Towards Walkers
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The more expensive the car, the less likely the driver is to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. But why?
Three Simple Ways to Make Cities More Walkable
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America doesn’t need an ambitious pedestrian safety target. We need seven of them.