Distracted Walking
Advocates to Chao: First ‘Pedestrian Safety Month’ Must Be More Than Just A Press Release
A coalition of transportation safety and consumer groups is urging Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to push for laws aimed at decreasing the pedestrian death toll on America's roadways, which reached a 30-year high of 6,590 last year.
September 30, 2020
STUDY: COVID-19 Might Finally Get City Planners Out of Their Cars
If city planners really do start walking or biking to work, that's better for the rest of us.
August 13, 2020
STUDY: Many Transportation Pros Wrongly Think ‘Distracted Walking’ Kills
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.
May 13, 2020