Safety
Texas Gov. Makes Life-Saving Red Light Cameras Illegal
Greg Abbott tweeted a video of himself allowing motorists free rein on Texas's already dangerous roads. His tweet was viewed 1.37 million times, and received 61,883 likes and 14,683 retweets, in 48 hours.
June 3, 2019
Texas, Where 10 People Are Killed on Roads Every Day, Commits to Vision Zero
One of the most dangerous states has set a goal to end traffic deaths entirely. Now comes the hard part.
May 31, 2019
Should We Regulate Ads that Promote Dangerous Driving?
They do it in the U.K. and Australia and Singapore and studies show it saves lives.
May 28, 2019
Best Bike Friendly Cities? Look to the Northwest
If you want to live and bike safely in a city head to the Northwest. And definitely get out of Tucson.
May 6, 2019
Fed E-Scooter Safety Study Raises Serious Concerns
A new CDC study raises some concerns. But we still don't know really how injury rates compare to other modes.
May 3, 2019
The Economic Value of Actually Following Through on a Bike Plan
Building out Kansas City's bike plan would add $500 million to the local economy and, save 36 lives a year, a new study finds.
April 12, 2019
The Mounting Fallout from Uber and Lyft’s Disruption of the Taxi Industry
From rapes and abductions to rising traffic congestion and fatalities, it's starting to become clear why the government gets involved with for-hire drivers.
April 11, 2019
Arkansas Passes the ‘Idaho Stop,’ Allowing Cyclists to Treat Red Lights Like Stop Signs
Arkansas becomes the second state to fully adopt Idaho's famous 1982 cycling safety law.
April 3, 2019
Aggressive Drivers See Cyclists as ‘Less than Human’
Almost half of non-cyclists in a study rated cyclists as less than fully human, using standard psychological surveys.
March 28, 2019
We Must Change How We Talk about Pedestrian Deaths
The death of three more pedestrians offers yet another example of what can go wrong when drivers do not exercise due care — and why so few drivers learn the lesson.
March 12, 2019
