NACTO Pushes Back as Big Auto Seeks Safety Exemption for Driverless Cars
The national association of city transportation officials cries foul as Ford and GM try an end run around the NHTSA for cars without steering wheels and brakes.
September 23, 2022
ANALYSIS: Can New York Mandate Speed Governors on New Cars?
Advocates are cheering a first-in-the-nation New York bill that would mandate speed-limiting technology in new cars and would limit large passenger vehicles that have blind spots that endanger pedestrians and other vulnerable road users.
But does New York even have the authority to regulate cars this way?
August 30, 2022
New Bill Would Mandate Speed Governors and Set Limits on Huge SUVs on NY Streets by 2024
Sen. Brad Hoylman introduces what he says is a first-in-the-nation effort to make active safety technology standard on new cars.
August 22, 2022
To Fix Inflation And Climate Change, Get Americans out of Cars
Our gas-guzzling rides are tanking our personal finances and municipal budgets as well as dooming the planet.
August 17, 2022
Bad Road Design Is Stoking the U.S. Pedestrian Death Crisis: Report
States that built streets for speed over safety experienced big fatality jumps even as driving diminished during the pandemic.
July 12, 2022
THE ASK: Riders Alliance Wants City, State To Attack ‘Root Causes’ of Transit Ills
The key transit advocacy group has a very long list of improvements it wants from Gov. Hochul, Mayor Adams, MTA CEO Janno Lieber and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell.
June 12, 2022
OPINION: Make Cars Safer for People Outside of Vehicles
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June 2, 2022
Two Scooter Companies Claim They Have the Tech to Stop Sidewalk Parking
Two e-scooter-share companies, Bird and Lime, unveiled new tech for combatting the single-biggest complaint about scooters: riders who leave them all over the sidewalk.
May 11, 2022
THUNDER ROAD: Car Noise Stokes Heart Attacks, Study Finds
Researchers in New Jersey link traffic racket to cardiovascular disease and cardiac episodes, proving again that it's death, not redemption, that's beneath a dirty hood.
May 4, 2022
STEAL THIS IDEA: Denver Offering Rebates on E-Bike Purchases
Colorado is high ... on getting e-bikes into the hands of drivers.
April 26, 2022