Why Not Just Retrain Pedestrians to Make Self-Driving Vehicles Safer? August 17, 2018 By Jeremy Kahn You’re crossing the street wrong. That is essentially the argument some self-driving car boosters have fallen back on in the...
The Road Ahead for Autonomous Cars and Auto Insurance May 17, 2018 By Sandee Perfetto and Andrew Blancher The death of a pedestrian who was struck by an autonomous vehicle in Tempe, Arizona, has brought fresh scrutiny to...
Cities Hope Fines Will Curb Distracted Walkers August 24, 2017 By Isabel Gottlieb This really shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who’s done it: You are just no good at texting and walking....
Black Pedestrians at Higher Risk Than Whites at Crosswalks from Motorists Not Stopping March 17, 2017 Motorists approaching mid-block crosswalks are less likely to yield for black pedestrians than white pedestrians and the pedestrian bias is...
Pennsylvania’s York County Sees Sharp Rise in Roadside Deaths June 2, 2016 By Gordon Rago, York Daily Record Nita Stout of York, Pennsylvania, was known in some parts of Lewisberry as “the walker.” It was what the Bangladeshi...
Why Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities Are on Rise March 9, 2016 The number of pedestrians killed in traffic accidents is expected to have risen by as much as 10 percent when...
Cyclist, Pedestrian Traffic Deaths on Rise in U.S. December 16, 2015 By Patrick Clark More Americans are walking and bicycling to work, which is great as a means to reducing the risk of heart...
Bike Advocates Applaud Passage of Safety Bill in Maine July 7, 2015 Bike safety advocates are celebrating a new law in Maine that they say will make the roads safer for bikers...
Seattle, Boston Top Cities for Pedestrian Safety October 9, 2014 By Laura Davison Seattle, where a crowd of football fans celebrating a Super Bowl victory waited at a crosswalk for a signal change...
Florida Metro Areas Rated Most Dangerous for Pedestrians May 22, 2014 A new report says Orlando is the most dangerous metro area for pedestrians, and three other Florida cities are also...