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Three Ways America Could Import Europe’s New Speed Limiter Law

Want to import Europe's most exciting new safety law? Think strategically.

July 1, 2024

Friday Video: Why Cities Around the World Are Reducing Speed Limits

"At some point, we have to realize that anybody fighting against lower speed limits in cities is either willfully ignorant, or they're a selfish asshole who values their convenience more than other people's safety."

June 21, 2024

Here’s a Radical New Way To Cut Car Insurance Claims: Make The Damn Roads Safer

Reducing speeds doesn't just save lives — it also saves dollars.

June 13, 2024

Survey: Most Drivers Want Their Cars To Alert Them When They Hit Deadly Speeds

Turns out, not everyone thinks driving 100 miles an hour anywhere they wish is an inalienable American freedom.

June 12, 2024

50 Years Since Nixon’s ‘National Speed Limit’: A Tale of Missed Opportunities

A half-century after the federal government instituted a national maximum speed, setting speed limits that keep all road users safe has become a political battleground.

January 31, 2024

New York City Continues Battle To Set Its Own Speed Limits

Reminder: last year, despite the support of Gov. Hochul, the state Senate, Mayor Adams and the City Council, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) refused to allow the lower house to vote on the bill.

December 18, 2023

Why So Many U.S. Drivers Think Speeding Is Perfectly Safe

Do Americans hit lethal speeds because they're in a rush, or because they have no idea that they're increasing their chances of death with every tick of the odometer?

November 30, 2023

GOP Pols Want to Ban Speed Limiter Requirements on Deadly Big Rigs

High-speed truck crashes are soaring – so why are lawmakers fighting against long-proven technology to stop them?

August 31, 2023

Opinion: Rock-Bottom Bike Ranking Should Push Chicago To Do Better

Another year, another flawed report from the advocacy group People for Bikes rating Chicago as one of the very worst big American cities for biking.

July 20, 2023