Kea Wilson
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Advocates Warn ‘Reconnecting Communities’ Program Could Actually Expand Highways
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A massive coalition of advocates is calling on the federal Department of Transportation to make sure a historic fund that could tear down harmful urban highways across America isn't used to expand or maintain them instead.
Why the Argo Shut Down Is a Bad Sign For America’s AV Future
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A vehicle automation company known for prioritizing the concerns of vulnerable road users more than others in the industry is closing — and it's sparking new questions about whether the companies that remain can afford to put safety first.
Can An App That Pays Americans to Walk Get Them To Leave Their Cars At Home?
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Its creator is optimistic that the app has the potential to get Americans walking — or at least, to get them talking about why walking matters.
Buttigieg Hates ‘Murderous’ Human Drivers — But AVs Aren’t The Answer
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In shilling for the AV industry, the U.S. Transportation Secretary is succumbing to a fallacy that the goal of reducing car crash deaths and serious injuries is the same as ending them completely.
Safety Group Walks Back Advice to Let Risky Teens Drive Megacars
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A top safety organization is recommending that parents put their teen drivers in larger cars that are safer for occupants but more lethal for pedestrians and cyclists — raising the issue of why we are enlisting children in the SUV arms race rather than making cars smaller and safer for everyone.
‘Minimobility’ Can Make Streets Safer — But Will SUV-Loving Americans Embrace It?
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Small, slow-speed passenger vehicles that are safer for pedestrians could be a $100-billion industry by the end of the decade, a new report claims.
Three Biking Challenges That Policymakers Should Address
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Driver aggression is far from the only reason why people don't ride bikes, a new report finds — and if they paid more attention, policymakers could seize the opportunity to systemically address the most frequently ignored "personal" barriers to traveling on two wheels.
How The Traffic Violence Pandemic Is Creating A Silent Mental Health Crisis
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The global traffic violence pandemic is also spawning a devastating global mental health crisis that could be making traffic violence trends worse — and researchers say policymakers must do more.
‘Pedestrian Delivery Robots’ Have the Same Challenges As … Pedestrians
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These delivery robots will struggle in its promise to reduce car and truck deliveries — to say nothing of conflicts with pedestrians, a new study finds.
Study: Automatic Emergency Braking Systems Fail At Deadliest Crash Speeds
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The automatic emergency braking systems that will soon come standard on nearly all new cars don't reliably prevent crashes at the high speeds at which the overwhelming majority of roadway deaths occur, a new study finds.
Not All Roundabouts are Created Equal When it Comes to Bicycle Safety
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We're continuing our unprecedented coverage of traffic circles with this slight pushback.
Study: Some Roundabout Designs Slash Injury Crashes Up to 85%
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A Indiana city famous for roundabouts was able to cut injury-causing traffic crashes by as much as 84 percent at intersections outfitted with the circular design, a new study finds.