Vox
2/8/15
100 years ago, if you were a pedestrian, crossing the street was simple: you walked across it. […] Fail to do so, and you’re committing a crime: jaywalking. In some cities — Los Angeles, for instance — police ticket tens of thousands of pedestrians annually for jaywalking, with fines of up to $250. […]
Washington Post
2/4/15
[…] look at the map above (be sure to click for the huge version!). It shows the regions in the U.S. with the highest percentage of bridges deemed by the Federal Highway Administration as “structurally deficient.” […]
The Guardian
2/3/15
[…] In 2014, the state saw a spate of high-profile bicycle deaths in some of its largest cities. It was also demoted in an annual bicycle-friendliness ranking of the 50 states issued by the League of American Bicyclists. […]
Chicago Sun Times
1/27/15
[…] Durbin asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to “immediately and fully” investigate the accident to determine if the driver or his employer, DND International, violated rules limiting the number of hours a driver can be on the road, and take steps to ensure every trucking company complies with the law. […] The driver of the second semi—Renato V. Velasquez, 46, of Hanover Park—was charged with four felony counts of operating a commercial motor vehicle while impaired or fatigued, making a false report of a record and duty status, and driving beyond the 14- and 11-hour rules, according to Illinois State Police. He has pleaded not guilty. […]
Bloomberg News
1/13/15
[…] Highway regulators have failed to act on more than 100 recommendations to improve truck safety at a time when fatalities have risen for four straight years, according to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. […] The accidents that injured comedian Tracy Morgan in June and killed four members of a college softball team in September cast new light on America’s 2 million truckers, who are involved in crashes that kill almost 4,000 people a year. […]
WGN Chicago
2/2/15
[…] On any given day the nation’s roads are loaded with buses and semi-tractor trailers. The heavy vehicles have been linked to some of the deadliest accidents on the road. […]
My Northwest – KIRO Radio
2/2/15
[…] In her district, Clark County, teens account for way more serious accidents and fatal accidents than they should.
“Thirty to 45 percent of all fatalities and serious injury accidents are involved with young drivers that are 16 to 20 years old,” she said. […]
Mehta, Kushal
From University of Waterloo Library
Date: 2015-01-21 (submitted on: 2015-01-20)
[…] Several US states and Canadian Provinces have introduced, or (as is the case in Ontario) are considering, legislation requiring that motorists provide a minimum of one meter of lateral clearance when overtaking and passing a cyclist. […] The model shows that the proportion of passing maneuvers that are unsafe increases as traffic demand increases, the distance between consecutive traffic signals becomes shorter, and traffic signal cycle lengths become longer. […]
California Bicycle Coalition
[…] The Three Feet for Safety Act requires motorists to give at least three feet of clearance when passing people riding bikes.
[…] Give Me 3 is CalBike’s two-point campaign to promote awareness about the law. […]
