Safety

Instead of proactively asserting a right for people to walk and roll safely and conveniently outside of a vehicle, the standards used to determine when and where to put safety infrastructure require people to either risk their bodies or experience harm before any paint or concrete are poured.

The post Road Feels Unsafe? Prove It! appeared first on Streetsblog California.

Increased funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration makes this a historic amount of money for a historic number of grants

The post Office of Traffic Safety Announces $127.3M in Grants appeared first on Streetsblog California.

Now it's up to Governor Newsom to sign it

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California Highway Patrol supports Pedestrian Safety Month with yet another tone deaf Public Safety Announcement putting the onus for safety on the most vulnerable people using roads

The post Here We Go Again: Pedestrian Safety Month Means Watch Out, People! appeared first on Streetsblog California.

The legislation Portantino has written and championed since his recent conversion reflect what he's learned about safety and priorities on the streets.

The post Senator Portantino’s Bike Conversion Is Paying Off for All appeared first on Streetsblog California.

BART ridership is still only at about forty percent of its pre-pandemic levels, and that media-fed perception of danger might be one factor in the slow recovery rate.

The post It’s Safe to Ride Transit appeared first on Streetsblog California.

Every year, hundreds of people die horrific deaths in underride crashes U.S. roads. But a new documentary says regulators aren't counting the vast majority of them — or mandating a simple technology to save their lives.

The post Why Regulators Are Ignoring 90% Of ‘Underride’ Crash Deaths — And Not Counting Vulnerable Road Users At All appeared first on Streetsblog California.

Too often, road user "education" in the U.S. looks like pedestrian-shaming PSAs, flimsy driver's ed courses, and lame signs on the side of the road. Streetsblog readers say there's a better way.

The post Five Better Ways to Do Traffic Safety Education Beyond PSAs appeared first on Streetsblog California.