Recent Streetsblog USA posts about traffic deaths

The Real Reason Why So Many Americans Drive Distracted

By Kea Wilson | Apr 5, 2023 | No Comments

It's more complicated than policymakers assume — and until we dive deep into the psychology of distracted motorists, we'll struggle to convince them to stop or win support for systemic solutions.

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.

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

What It’s Really Like to Lose Someone to Traffic Violence

By Streetsblog | Nov 1, 2022 | No Comments

More than 100,000 Americans lose a loved one in a car crash every single year. So why don't more of us talk about it — and why don't more of us take action to prevent other families from enduring those tragedies, too?

Study: Downtown Congestion is Still Down — And It Could Help Explain Roadway Dangers

By Kea Wilson | Sep 27, 2022 | No Comments

Downtown rush hour has still not roared back to pre-pandemic levels even as car travel surges in the suburbs, a new study finds — and it may help explain why traffic deaths have stayed so stubbornly high in U.S. communities.

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‘We’re Luring Bicyclists To Their Deaths’: Husband of Diplomat Killed While Cycling Turns Anguish Into Advocacy

By Kea Wilson | Sep 1, 2022 | No Comments

The husband of a U.S. diplomat who survived an evacuation from war-torn Ukraine only to be killed in a car crash as she biked on a Maryland road is raising money to stop other families from having to endure similar tragedies — and urging the public to reckon with an epidemic of traffic violence that's left his children without a mother.

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