Well as folks say Vision Zero has quickly turned to Zero Vision. For lack of funding or will to change. Regardless, pedestrian traffic injuries and fatalities continue to be on track to the highest rate in 50 years.
Thanks to KPBS recent story we learn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nIt’s been more than eight years since city officials adopted “Vision Zero<\/a>,” a goal of ending all traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2025. More than two years from that deadline, the number of total deaths and injuries each year is\u00a0essentially unchanged<\/a>. Meanwhile pedestrian deaths are on the rise \u2014 both in San Diego and across the country.<\/p>\nAudit finds San Diego severely underfunds pedestrian safety<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
In short, over 1000 safety priority work projects on the list and a typical year sees approximately 40 or so of these projects done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Still, the transportation safety rebels are doing a lot with gumption, paint, planters, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Traffic cameras can also increase safety for those not in vehicles and raise revenue for these safety projects. But not much is happening fast.
And 2023 is looking likely to be a worse year than 2022 for bicyclist fatalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAccording to the blog Biking LA on October 31, 2023:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nThis is at least the 50th bicycling fatality in Southern California this year, and the 16th that I\u2019m aware of in Los Angeles County; it\u2019s also at least the eighth time a person was been killed riding a bicycle in Los Angeles since the start of the year.<\/p>\nUpdate: Valley Glen man dragged, killed by hit-and-run driver; 4th LA County bike death in 4 days, 15th SoCal rider killed in 25 days<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
On the wake of the tragic PCH pedestrian car crash fatalities in October, we have more cyclists and pedestrians being seriously injured and killed on our roads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cFatal traffic collisions this year have taken 250 lives,\u201d LAPD Chief Michel Moore stated during a recent meeting of the Los Angeles Police Commission<\/a>. The deaths, from the period of Jan. 1\u2013Oct. 14, was nine more than in the same timeframe in 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then Moore added, \u201c\u200b\u200bBut most troubling is when we look back to 2019, that number was 188. That\u2019s a 33% increase.\u201d<\/p>\nLos Angeles on pace to surpass 300 traffic collision deaths for second consecutive year<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Hit and run car crashes are at an epidemic level. It’s just gone from bad to really, really bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, new gear for cyclists in the form of air bags do offer some on demand safety improvements potentially to cyclists, adding to the traditional helmet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\nScientific research shows that H\u00f6vding\u2019s airbag technology offers protection up to eight times better than traditional bicycle helmets. French testing institute Certimoov has given its stamp of approval, confirming that H\u00f6vding is the safest option for cyclists.<\/p>\nShould cyclists start wearing airbags or what?<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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