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STUDY: Police Stops Don’t Reduce Car Crashes
An explosive new study found that higher rates of state patrol traffic stops do not lessen car-crash rates.
July 15, 2021
I Watched ‘F9’ So Other Bike/Ped Advocates Don’t Have To
Kea Wilson writes about car crashes all day. Here's her take on the new "Fast and the Furious" movie.
July 9, 2021
Plan To Tame Northern Blvd. Needs Work, Advocates Say
“We have waited a very, very long time. It doesn’t go far enough," said Jim Burke, the former chairman of the Fix Northern Boulevard campaign.
June 28, 2021
Stats Show Blacks and Indigenous People Suffer Disproportionate Road Deaths
June 27, 2021
DECISION 2021: Nine Candidates Vie To Represent Lower Manhattan
There's a rock ’em sock ’em Democratic primary to represent the oldest part of the city — which presents candidates with some thorny street-safety issues.
May 7, 2021
OPINION: What is ‘Traffic Violence’ and Why Do We Need To Talk About It?
We were all raised in car culture — which normalizes the idea that 40,000 people will die in car crashes every year. But it's not normal. And it needs to be called what it is.
May 4, 2021
Why Motorcycle Companies Are Betting on E-Bikes
America's best-known motorcycle brand is now selling e-bikes — reigniting a conversation about the changing role of automotive options beyond cars on U.S. roadways.
April 13, 2021
REPORT: City Spent More to Settle Crash Suits Last Year
Injuries caused by city employees behind the wheel of their taxpayer-funded government cars cost the city close to $150 million in settlements last year — 33 percent more than they did just one year earlier, a new report shows.
April 12, 2021
REPORT: Increase in Death Rate in 2020 Highest One-Year Spike in Almost a Century
The total annual mileage dropped about 13 percent during the pandemic, meaning that the increase in the death rate was actually the highest since 1924.
March 4, 2021
Hit-and-Runs Against Cyclists Surge During Quarantine
Drivers aren't just killing cyclists on quarantine-emptied roads — they're also leaving them to die there.
February 10, 2021
