Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Car crashes

COVID-19 Cuts Car Crashes — But What About Crash Rates?

By Kea Wilson | Apr 9, 2020 | No Comments

This silver lining is tarnished: The number of car crashes is plummeting, but the rate of car crashes is actually up in many cities — as are the injury and fatality rates for both drivers and vulnerable users.

Are COVID and Traffic Deaths the Cost of Doing Business?

By Kea Wilson | Mar 24, 2020 | No Comments

It’s bad enough that most Americans think that 40,000 road deaths a year is just the price we pay for the freedom to go wherever we want whenever we want — but now that argument is being used by conservatives who want to abandon the health practices that can help us defeat the coronavirus. President […]

A twenty mile per hour neighborhood speed limit saves lives in the best of times. In a pandemic, it can make the difference between an overburdened hospital system and one that's strained to a breaking point. Source Creative Commons.

Lowering Speed Limits Will Help Stop COVID-19

By Kea Wilson | Mar 16, 2020 | No Comments

Hospitals are about to be overwhelmed with virus patients. Let's not strain our health care system any more — we need to reduce speed limits now.

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Streetsblog 101: How Media Help Build Car Culture

By Kea Wilson | Mar 5, 2020 | No Comments

Journalists reinforce anti-sustainable transportation sentiment in all kinds of ways — but they don't have to.

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What if Attending a Game Was as Dangerous as Driving?

By Jonathan Salmans | Feb 28, 2020 | No Comments

Because the fact is, eight people in that 68,400-person stadium will likely die from road violence this year.

Car Sticker Price Predicts Driver Rage Towards Walkers

By Kea Wilson | Feb 28, 2020 | No Comments

The more expensive the car, the less likely the driver is to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. But why?

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