Cars Most Often Hit Pedestrians on ‘Stroads’ -- and in Rural, High-Poverty Counties
Pedestrian deaths have dropped recently but are still 14% higher than they were pre-pandemic. The deaths are clustered in areas mostly in...
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Jun 261 min read
Pedestrian Deaths In Crashes Drop, Total Exceeds Prepandemic Level
The number of U.S. pedestrians killed in motor-vehicle crashes last year was notably higher than prepandemic levels, says a new report...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 22 min read
‘Put The Phone Away Or Pay’ Cracks Down On Distracted Driving
Highway safety regulators are kicking off a new campaign to reduce distracted driving, targeting younger drivers who are the most likely...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 12, 20231 min read
Pedestrian Deaths At Night Have Increased Since 2009
American roads at night started to become deadlier for pedestrians in around 2009, the New York Times reports. Since 2009, fatalities...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 15, 20232 min read
Cities Tap Infrastructure Funding to Make Streets Less Deadly
As part of its program to fund transportation improvements from the massive 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the U.S....
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 25, 20232 min read
Pedestrian Deaths 'No Accident,' Author Says in Urging Reforms
Vehicles are getting bigger and people are becoming more likely to live in places with more dangerous roads in the United States. Last...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 27, 20232 min read
More Pedestrians Are Being Killed Than In Decades -- 7,500 Last Year
A new study shows how dangerous U.S. roads can be: every day, 20 people walk outside and end up killed by a moving vehicle. "There are...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 28, 20232 min read
NYC's Vision Zero Nears Decade Mark Without Evident Effects
Vision Zero Action Plan, a 2014 initiative of former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, was intended to eliminate traffic fatalities...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 7, 20222 min read
Safety Takes Back Seat Amid 'SUV-ification' of Police Fleets
When the nation's largest police department announced its effort to transition to using an all-SUV fleet, New York Police Department...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 1, 20221 min read
Judge Rejects Plea Agreement in Deadly Car Crash
A judge threw out a plea deal reached last year that would have meant no prison time for the operator of a limousine company involved in...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 19, 20221 min read
Traffic Deaths Hit 20-Year High in First Three Months of 2022
In the first three months of this year, more than 9,500 people were killed in traffic mishaps around the U.S.. The total represents the...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 4, 20221 min read
NY to Raise Hundreds of Crosswalks to Reduce Traffic Deaths
Raised crosswalks have been shown to make streets safer, but New York City has used the design in only 17 of its roughly 40,000...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 2, 20221 min read
U.S. Traffic Deaths Rise At Record Pace During Pandemic
An estimated 31,720 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes from January through September 2021, an increase of about twelve...
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