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Streetsblog

Study: Find Out Exactly How Much More Likely a Tall Car Is To Kill You - Streetsblog USA

Capping the hood height of passenger trucks and SUVs at the level of a modest crossover could reduce pedestrian deaths by 18 percent.

The increasing hood height of vehicles is contributing to the national pedestrian death crisis. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

The Upshot published an article exploring the rising number of pedestrian deaths at night in the US.

While there is no definitive answer, possible culprits include smartphones, suburbanization of poverty, and brighter LED headlights. [ more ]

Los Angeles Times

Traffic fatalities in Los Angeles have been increasing, with more deaths from traffic collisions than from murders.

In 2023, 337 people were killed by cars on L.A. streets, an 8% increase compared to the previous year. [ more ]

HuffPost

Pedestrian deaths in the US have risen dramatically, with the highest number of fatalities in 2022 in the past 41 years.

Factors contributing to the increase in pedestrian deaths include risky driving behaviors and a lack of sidewalks and good lighting. [ more ]

Brooklyn Eagle

Adam's press secretary was a foreign agent for a Turkish trade group in 2021

Mayor's new strategy on traffic safety includes better intersection 'daylighting' [ more ]

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