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OPINION: To Defeat the New Electric Dodge Muscle Cars, Amp Up Sound Cameras
The Charger Daytona SRT Banshee is being pitched as a big, fat thumb in the eye of "authority." Well, authority needs to stick a thumb back.
September 28, 2022
Four Reasons Not to Celebrate NHTSA’s New Fatality Numbers
News dropped yesterday that the number of people dying in motor vehicles across the country went down slightly during the first half of 2022 — but don't start celebrating.
September 21, 2022
Electric Cars Cause More Damage than Gas Cars, Says Big Insurance Co.
"A look at the accident statistics shows that drivers of electric cars cause 50 percent more collisions with damage to their own vehicles than those of conventional combustion engines," the insurance giant AXA said.
September 9, 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
Drunk Drivers Who Kill Could Be Paying for their Crime for Almost 20 Years
New York's legislature is only following Tennessee and other states that are seeking to make drunk drivers pay child support if their actions orphan a child.
July 8, 2022
Study: SUVs Are Indeed Death Machines for Children and Black Road Users
Maybe the 354th story with this headline will finally change some minds — or some federal regulations.
July 7, 2022
Amid Senior Pedestrian Death Crisis, City Rolls Out Small Safety Initiative
With more than 40,000 intersections across the city, it will take centuries to hit them at all.
June 15, 2022
Opinion: Now Detroit is Selling $75K Pickup Trucks for the Cappuccino Run
Toyota has realized that there are only so many buyers in the market that require massive size and capability for functional purposes. Enter the new Tundra ad, "Cappuccino," the automaker's clear effort at repositioning pickup trucks for the glam set.
May 25, 2022
‘ALWAYS SCARED’: Dangerous Streets Outside City Schools Threaten Children
A six-month Streetsblog investigation found that streets near schools are uniquely dangerous, with rates of crashes and injuries that exceed city averages — particularly near schools where most students are poor or children of color.
May 24, 2022
