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Spending on rail crossing safety upgrades varies widely across Southland

Spending on rail crossing safety upgrades varies widely across Southland
LA Times
3/1/15

[…] 36 of the 100 most dangerous rail intersections listed in U.S. data are in Southern California […] When a Metrolink train slammed into an SUV on railroad tracks in Glendale a decade ago, the horrific chain reaction wreck prompted a major campaign to improve the safety and security of Southern California grade crossings. […]

After growing 46DD breasts, man wins $2.5 million from drug company

After growing 46DD breasts, man wins $2.5 million from drug company

The Oregonian
3/1/15

[…] A 20-year-old Alabama man with autism was awarded $2.5 million in damages on Tuesday by a Philadelphia jury that found a drug he began taking as a child caused him to grow large breasts and that his family was not “adequately warned” of this side effect, according to a report by The Philadelphia Daily News. […]

Why it’s so hard to punish drivers who kill pedestrians

Why it’s so hard to punish drivers who kill pedestrians

Slate
2/22/2014

The vast majority of traffic fatalities never lead to an arrest. […] Less obvious, but no less consequential, was the legal shift through which society absorbed and dismissed the hazards of urban driving, exonerating individual drivers for crashes, even when they killed pedestrians. […]

3 things Portland can learn about bicycling from London

3 things Portland can learn about bicycling from London

Portland Business Journal
2/23/15

London wants to dramatically increase bicycling in the heart of the city.

To do it, it’s investing $1.3 billion in a 10-year infrastructure campaign that goes where Portland so far has not: It is separating bicyclists from motor vehicles in a move to allay fears that bicycling is too risky. […]

‘Cyclist friendly’ trucks unveiled to cut deaths on capital’s roads

‘Cyclist friendly’ trucks unveiled to cut deaths on capital’s roads

The Evening Standard
2/26/15

[…] Radical “cyclist friendly” construction trucks were being unveiled today at a London conference into cycling deaths and injuries. […] The new trucks give drivers a much clearer view around their vehicle, enabling them to see cyclists who would otherwise have been in their blind spot. […]

State court’s ruling on bicyclists’ rights was the right one

State court’s ruling on bicyclists’ rights was the right one

One of two major rights affirmed allows bicyclists to sue if they are harmed by a negligent driver.
Central Main
2/14/15

[…] The coalition was concerned that if the bus company prevailed in its interpretation of the passing law, any time a bicycle was hit by a car while passing to the right of traffic – whether in a bike lane, in a shared lane or on a shoulder – the motorist would have been protected from any liability and the bicyclist barred from recovering damages. This would have had a chilling effect on encouraging people to ride bicycles, which are typically ridden to the right of motor vehicle traffic, because cyclists would basically be denied the right to bring an action against motorists, even in cases where the motorist was clearly negligent. […]