A city tells the truth about itself through its design. If the safest way to move through it requires a car, then freedom has been quietly tied to income and ability.

#Urbanism #TransportationEquity #VulnerableRoadUsers

Car dominance is so deeply baked into everyday life that it disappears into the background. Speeding, blocked crosswalks, unsafe turns, long crossing distances, and hostile roads get filed under “just traffic.”
#Urbanism #Bikesky #VulnerableRoadUsers #ActiveTransportation

while staying quiet about speeding vehicles, slip lanes, missing sidewalks, huge turning radii, or blocked curb cuts, then pedestrian safety is not really their core value. It is an argument they are borrowing to defend the status quo.

#Urbanism #Bikesky #VulnerableRoadUsers #ActiveTransportation

Committee expresses support for speed-monitoring safety corridors bill, seeks clarity on 'high risk' definition The committee moved favorable on SB487, which authorizes state and local speed-monitoring systems in safety corridors for vulnerable road users; a committee member asked for clarification on how 'high risk' areas will be defined or mapped.

Senate Bill 487 is on track to enhance safety for pedestrians and cyclists by implementing speed-monitoring systems in high-risk areas—are we finally prioritizing vulnerable road users?

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#PrinceCounty #MD #TrafficSafety #CitizenPortal #PublicSafety #VulnerableRoadUsers

Kirkland refines Transportation Safety Action Plan; proposes 20 mph default on local streets Council reviewed a consultant‑backed Transportation Safety Action Plan that recommends a 20 mph default on local streets and a policy preference for 30 mph on arterials; staff will return with an ordinance and an implementation/phasing plan in early 2026.

Kirkland is taking a bold step towards safer streets by proposing a default 20 mph speed limit on local roads—will this change save lives?

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#KirklandKingCounty #WA #CitizenPortal #PublicSafety #KirklandTransportation #UrbanDesign #VulnerableRoadUsers

#PedestrianSafety #VulnerableRoadUsers

Santa Fe Residents Demand Stricter Traffic Laws for Cyclists and Pedestrians Community members advocate for vulnerable road users law following multiple traffic incidents.

Santa Fe residents are rallying for urgent changes to traffic laws after heartbreaking incidents put cyclists and pedestrians at risk on local roads.

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#SantaFeSantaFeCounty #NM #CitizenPortal #TrafficLawReform #SantaFeBicycleSafety #CommunitySafety #VulnerableRoadUsers

Texas Enacts Lisa Torrey Smith Act To Protect Pedestrians In Crosswalks The new law makes it a crime to harm pedestrians in Texas crosswalks.

Texas just enacted the Lisa Torrey Smith Act, making it a crime to harm pedestrians in crosswalks—will this change the way drivers behave?

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#LubbockLubbockCounty #TX #CitizenPortal #LubbockPedestrians #TrafficSafety #LegislationReform #VulnerableRoadUsers

Ugh.😞

3 different news stories today from @cheknews.ca, yet there's a common theme: #preventable tragedy on our roads.

My condolences to the child's family.🫂 The heartbreak from this tragedy will ripple out and affect many others.💔

#VulnerableRoadUsers #TrafficSafety #RoadSafety

First-of-its-kind mobile town hall connects Colorado lawmakers with reality of cyclist deaths A bus tour held on Saturday in Boulder spotlighted the dangers faced by cyclists and called for safer streets.

Every state elected leader needs a similar tour!

#Cycling
#cyclinglife
#CyclingSafety
#empathy
#VRU
#vulnerableroadusers
#Colorado
#outsidethebox

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New SUVs Really Do Have Worse Visibility, Study Shows - Consumer Reports Visibility and blind spot measurements from the IIHS prove new cars and SUVs really do have worse visibility.

"But this study shows just the opposite. The amount drivers can’t see is actually increasing.”
#MobilityIsEquity #VulnerableRoadUsers
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Was the driver of the motor vehicle there or was it a fully autonomous motor vehicle that struck and killed a vulnerable child road user? #roadsafety #vulnerableroadusers #bcpoli

Motor vehicles are weapons of serious injury and fatality on a regular day, but add speed and frustration to the mix along with shared roads during a bike race and we end up with preventable tragedies #roadsafety #vulnerableroadusers #closetheroads #GranFondo #bcpoli

Speed limit on Vancouver residential streets to be reduced to 30 km/h | CBC News Vancouver city council has voted unanimously to reduce speed limits on residential streets from 50 to 30 kilometres per hour. Mayor Ken Sim says data shows slower speed limits make neighbourhoods safe...

Speed limit on Vancouver residential streets to be reduced to 30 km/h - reducing max motor vehicle speeds is evidence-based health promotion, #publichealth, injury prevention and safer active transportation all rolled into one #roadsafety #vulnerableroadusers #yyj #csaan www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Once again, motor vehicles are weapons which endanger #vulnerableroadusers, even when they are wearing bright gear, are on the side of the roadway, have flashing lights and do all the right things. Roads and motor vehicles are deadly by design #roadsafety #bcpoli

Milad Haghani on Suicide and Road Safety
Spotify: tinyurl.com/3vxex2ns #RoadSafety #SuicidePrevention #MentalHealthAwareness #TransportPolicy #CrashData #IntentionalCrashes #VehicleSafety #PsychologicalAutopsy #PublicHealth #VulnerableRoadUsers #HeavyVehicles #TrafficFatalities #StigmaReduction

This is a #publichealthemergency in Duncan and the mid-Island. This highway is built for motor vehicles and #vulnerableroadusers are an afterthought. These are all preventable deaths #roadsafety #deadlybydesign #bcpoli

When roadways are safe only for motorists, we have achieved peak #transportationinequity. This keeps happening and no one is trying to fix it because #vulnerableroadusers are less than an afterthought #yyj #bcpoli

Utah DoT chooses Econolite & Ouster for Lidar traffic management Ouster's 3D digital Lidars are used in combination with its BlueCity platform

🚦#Lidar traffic management comes to Utah 🚙 🚲 🚶

#vulnerableroadusers
#BlueCity #Ouster #Econolite
#ConnectedWest @usdot.bsky.social @fhwa.bsky.social

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Dona Ana County unveils data-driven safety action plan to reduce traffic fatalities The county presents strategic recommendations to improve traffic safety and reduce fatalities.

Dona Ana County is taking bold action to save lives on the road with a new Safety Action Plan that targets traffic fatalities and enhances safety for pedestrians and cyclists.

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#DoñaAnaCounty #NM #VulnerableRoadUsers #TrafficSafety #InfrastructureImprovements #LocalGovAI

Maryland cyclist advocates for safety after personal tragedy and rising roadway fatalities Cyclist urges action on road safety amid alarming rise in traffic fatalities in Maryland

A cyclist's heart-wrenching testimony at the JPR Committee Session reveals the tragic realities of Maryland's rising traffic fatalities and the urgent need for enhanced roadway safety.

Learn more here

#MD #MarylandRoadSafety #VulnerableRoadUsers #TrafficFatalities #CitizenPortal #PublicSafety

Motor vehicles are weaponized on city and community roads and have been for 100years #RoadSafety #VulnerableRoadUsers #bcpoli #cdnpoli

The EXPO has opened!

Visit the Empathy Intersection to learn to enineer for people.

@trb.org
#TRB2025 #TRBAM2025 #EXPO #VULNERABLEROADUSERS #EMPATHY #STREETSAREFORPEOPLE

The reason why more and more pedestrians are getting killed in Trinidad and Tobago and why deaths will continue to increase!
#MobilityIsEquity #VictimBlaming #VulnerableRoadUsers
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This #Roadsafety #vulnerableroadusers #yyj #csaan

Thieves & even killers wear hi-vis while going about their grisly business - its cloaking properties shields them from unwanted attention.
So it's basically camouflage, but the "road safety" industry pushes it as protection for #VulnerableRoadUsers against drivers...

Paint isn't infrastructure and def isn't safe system protection for #vulnerableroadusers. Calling these bike lanes is upselling "new bike lanes connecting Brentwood Bay and Saanichton — a top priority in the municipality’s Active Transportation Plan, said #CSaan Mayor Ryan Windsor" #RoadSafety #yyj

I get death threats for suggesting that we don't run over children in school zones. But some poor people need large twruck to go fast! Zero obstacles and no responsibility on the roads; don't tell them what to do!

Can you tell there was another hit and run?
#roadsafetyadvocacy
#vulnerableroadusers

If you #roll, #ride, #drive, and #walk you will want to check out this update on our #mobilitynetwork and exciting next steps to make #cityofnorthvancouver safe for #vulnerableroadusers

Since 2019 we have added 7.3km of #allagesandabIlities #mobilitylanes and routes. #northvan

#roadsafety for #vulnerableroadusers in Central Saanich is a public health emergency IMHO #bcpoli