Kea Wilson
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‘Lock the Clock’ to Save Human and Animal Lives on Our Roads
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Rolling back the clocks in November may give millions of Americans an extra hour of sleep — but it also costs human and animal lives on U.S. roads that could be saved by making daylight savings time permanent, a new study argues.
Research: Scooters Cut Car Travel and Emissions More Than Previously Thought
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A pair of new studies are challenging the myth that micromobility doesn't cut car travel or reduce more emissions than the modes they tend to replace.
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.
Buttigieg Hates ‘Murderous’ Human Drivers but AVs Aren’t 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.
Why Some Pittsburghers Want To Scrap Mobility Pilot
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A coalition of disability rights groups is calling on their city to cancel an headline-grabbing transportation pilot that they say will only make streets worse for people with mobility challenges — and build a better one with their needs at the center.
Safety Group Walks Back Advice on Teens & 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.
Will SUV-Loving Americans Embrace ‘Minimobility’?
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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.
Traffic Violence 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.
Three Reasons People Don’t Bike That Policymakers Should Pay Attention To
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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.
Not All Roundabouts are Created Equal for Bicycle Safety
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As roundabouts decrease traffic deaths for drivers, some designs of the controversial traffic treatment may actually increase non-deadly collisions for people on bikes. while scaring others off riding entirely, a series of studies suggests — and its raising thorny questions about who might get hurt along the road to Vision Zero.
Study: Automatic Emergency Braking Fails at High 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.