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fromFast Company
1 day ago

We need to rethink our love affair with big vehicles

Larger vehicles like SUVs and pickup trucks pose significantly greater safety risks to pedestrians and cyclists than standard passenger cars, with research showing they are 45% deadlier and children are eight times more likely to be killed by them.
fromStreetsblog
4 days ago

Driver Kills Two-Year Old Child in Mission Rock - Streetsblog San Francisco

I heard someone screaming out 'you're dragging her' and I looked in the intersection and saw the horrific scene. The San Francisco Police Department's hearts and prayers go out to the family who tragically lost their child last night during a vehicle collision that occurred near 4th and Channel.
Mission District
fromNBC New York
3 months ago

Chronic speeder gets up to 9 years for killing mom, 2 kids in Brooklyn crosswalk

A chronic speeder with a history of violating speed limits and red lights was sentenced to up to nine years in prison for the deaths of a mother and her two kids run down while walking through Brooklyn crosswalk earlier this year. Miriam Yarimi, 33, of Midwood, was sentenced by a Brooklyn judge on Wednesday to a prison term of three to nine years for killing Natasha Saada and her daughters, Diana and Deborah.
New York City
fromSFGATE
9 months ago

Pedestrian hit and killed near San Francisco Costco

Traffic deaths, particularly pedestrian fatalities, continue to rise in San Francisco, marking an urgent public safety concern that authorities are struggling to address.
San Francisco
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