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Kea Wilson

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Crash in Oakland. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

US Wants to Advise Other Countries on Road Safety?!

By Kea Wilson | Jul 5, 2022 | No Comments
Don't do as I say — and definitely don't do as I do!
Advocates hoped that the "Reconnecting Communities" program would fund large-scale highway removals, but it may fund more projects like this Las Vegas pedestrian bridge. Photo: David Shane, CC

Four Things Advocates Need to Know About the ‘Reconnecting Communities’ Program

By Kea Wilson | Jun 30, 2022 | No Comments
A disappointingly small federal fund to repair the devastation inflicted by highway builders on predominantly Black, brown, and poor communities is now accepting applications. But more needs to be done.
Photo: iStockPhoto, CC

ANALYSIS: These Advocates Want You to Deflate Your Neighbor’s SUV Tires

By Kea Wilson | Jun 29, 2022 | No Comments
A secretive network of activists are deflating SUV tires in urban neighborhoods around the world to physically force their drivers to find less dangerous and polluting ways to get around — and in the process, they're prompting a conversation about the role of illegal direct action in the movement to end car dependence.
Photo: Carol Highsmith, CC

Advocates Decry Proposed ‘Gas Tax Holiday’

By Kea Wilson | Jun 23, 2022 | No Comments
As President Biden urges Congress to give drivers a gas tax "holiday" that experts say won't even significantly ease pain at the pump, advocates are urging him to give Americans emergency relief from car dependency instead.
Image source: Derrick Pollack/Creative Commons

Opinion: Banning Scooters is Not a Safety Strategy

By Kea Wilson | Jun 22, 2022 | No Comments
St. Louis banned electric scooters following a wave of recent gun violence and traffic safety concerns. The only problem? There's no data that shows that scooters were involved in anyone getting hurt.
Photo: Brad Greenlee, CC

Vehicle-Into-Building Crashes 40% Higher Than Previously Thought

By Kea Wilson | Jun 21, 2022 | No Comments
U.S. drivers ram their cars into buildings about 100 times every single day, according to revised new estimates – and while that's 40 more daily collisions than previously thought, some experts suspect it may still be an undercount. 
Photo: Moonjazz, CC

Study: We Can’t End Car Dependency Without Disincentivizing Driving

By Kea Wilson | Jun 21, 2022 | No Comments
Bad news, livable streets people: Motorists are generally far happier with their daily commutes than we are — an indication that investing in transit, biking and walking alone won't get drivers out of their cars.

Fed. AV Crash Report Underscores How Little We Know About Robocar Safety

By Kea Wilson | Jun 16, 2022 | No Comments
Cars with advanced vehicle automation systems are involved in far more crashes than previously known — and automakers should be compelled to provide far more data to federal regulators to provide a clearer picture of the impact of this emerging technology on U.S. roads, safety advocates say.
Photo: Martin Addison, CC

Study: Black Cyclists Die 4.5x More Often Than White Cyclists

By Kea Wilson | Jun 14, 2022 | No Comments
Black cyclists are more than four times more likely to die while riding a bike than White ones, a new study finds — and the stats aren't much better for other modes or other racially marginalized groups.
Photo: Register Guard, CC

How To Save the Lives of Unhoused Pedestrians

By Kea Wilson | Jun 13, 2022 | No Comments
A disproportionate number of unhoused pedestrians are being killed in car crashes across America — and protecting this uniquely vulnerable group will require a set of strategies that both include and exceed even the conventional street safety playbook, a new study argues.
Photo: Apple.

Why Apple Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Turn a Car Dashboard into an iPhone

By Kea Wilson | Jun 10, 2022 | No Comments
Apple's new CarPlay dashboard (!) is prompting a conversation about why regulators aren't taking action on "infotainment" systems that induce the very dangerous driving that manufacturers claim will do the opposite.
Photo: Pxhere, CC

Why Nearly A Fifth of Pedestrians Deaths Happen on Freeways — And How to Stop It

By Kea Wilson | Jun 9, 2022 | No Comments
A surprising 17 percent of U.S. pedestrian deaths last year happened on roads where people theoretically should never be walking — and that troubling finding should prompt a conversation about why so many of them are doing it anyway.
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