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5 Low-Cost Options to Improve Pedestrian Safety

This article was posted by Robert Kurka on November 1, 2021

A pedestrian is struck and killed every two hours in the United States, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Association (NHTSA). The responsibility of improving pedestrian saf …

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Getting Started on Vision Zero

This article was posted by Brian Scharles Sr. on November 1, 2021

Vision Zero is a strategy. Vision Zero is a commitment. Vision Zero is – yes, you guessed it – a vision of a community where no fatalities or serious injuries result from traffic a …

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How Much Do We REALLY Know About Wrong-Way Drivers?

This article was posted by Kate Bert on November 1, 2021

Crashes involving wrong-way drivers in the United States are well-documented. Stories of tragedies fill our newsfeeds and televisions practically every day. So it should come as no surprise 36 …

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Where are the 'No Texting' Signs?

This article was posted by Aleischa Kronshagen on November 1, 2021

Everyone knows texting while driving is extremely dangerous — and we can rattle off a bunch of stats in support of it, like: Using a cellphone quadruples the risk of crashing and the averag …

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5 Tips on How to Avoid Wrong-Way Drivers

This article was posted by Kate Bert on November 1, 2021

You're driving home on a dark highway late one summer night when headlights suddenly blind your line of sight. A wrong-way driver comes speeding toward you. Your heart pumps frantically as you …

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