Feds to Explore Drunk Driving Prevention Tech
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We have the technology we need to stop drunk driving right now. Why aren't we using it?
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about NHTSA
'The Auto Industry Went Beserk' Says Ex-NHTSA Head
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The first woman head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reflects on her successes — retractable stop signs on buses, mandatory crash test standards, airbags and the end of hood ornaments, for instance — and the construct battle against auto makers.
Let's Get Beyond the 94% Crash Myth
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You’ve heard the claim that 94 percent of crashes are due to human error. Traffic safety campaigns are grounded in it. Agencies are using it to advocate for autonomous vehicles. But simply put: It’s not true.
Road Fatality Rates Reach Highest Level in 15 Years
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It's official: walkers who ventured outdoors during COVID-19 lockdowns had a greater chance of being killed on our autocentric roads than any time in the past 15 years despite historic declines in driving.
'Safety Month' Must Be More than A Press Release
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A coalition of transportation safety and consumer groups is urging Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to push for laws aimed at decreasing the pedestrian death toll on America's roadways, which reached a 30-year high of 6,590 last year.
Fed 'Pedestrian Safety Month' Perpetuates Dangerous Myths
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Our tax dollars paid for this? The first federally funded "National Pedestrian Safety Month" is centered around a press campaign aimed at blaming walkers themselves.