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Improving Road Safety Is A Win For The Climate, Too
Closing the notorious "fatality target" loophole wouldn't just save lives — it'd help save the human species from climate catastrophe, too.
January 29, 2026
Opinion: Sean Duffy’s ‘Golden Age’ of Dangerous Streets
Sean Duffy is calling for a "golden age" of civility in American travel. He should start by ending barbaric policies that get people killed on the ground and in the skies.
Ethan Andersen
December 8, 2025
California Awards More Than $140 Million of Federal Funds for Local Road-Safety Programs
The projects are aimed at supporting the governor's modest goal of reducing traffic deaths by 30% in a decade.
The post California Awards More Than $140 Million of Federal Funds for Local Road-Safety Programs appeared first on Streetsblog California.
Damien Newton
December 4, 2025
Advocates Push for Safety in Next Surface Transportation Reauthorization
A much-anticipated annual survey of state road safety laws called on federal lawmakers to back up their colleagues work.
Jack Guan
December 2, 2025
Investigation: How Trump’s U.S. DOT Is Loosening Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public
In Trump’s second term, the agency opened 50-percent fewer investigations into vehicle safety defects, concluded 83-percent fewer enforcement cases against trucking and bus companies and started 58-percent fewer pipeline enforcement cases compared with...
November 30, 2025
How Cheap Technology Could Fix New York’s E-Bike Enforcement Mess
Internet-connected technology could eliminate commercial e-bike crashes and battery fires.
Mike Peregudov
November 10, 2025
More Transit Means Safer Streets
Promoting transit isn't just a social good. It's also a tool to achieve Vision Zero.
Leslie Vasquez Guzman
September 29, 2025
Want Safer Vehicles? Amid Federal Inaction, Look to the States
Our federal regulatory framework still lacks essential technology that makes cars, SUVs, and trucks safer. So states are leading.
Kristina Curtiss
September 23, 2025
Study: Boring Roads End Up With More Injuries For People Outside Cars
And beautiful roads report fewer.
August 20, 2025
Who Owns the Most Dangerous Roads in America? Likely Your State
Two states show that meaningful, statewide action is possible to save lives on state-owned arterials — and cities show the results.
Jenn Fox
August 10, 2025
