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Washington DC
fromWashingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
4 days agoWhy Republicans Are Jumping Into DC's Speed-Camera Debate
Speed cameras in Washington DC have significantly reduced traffic deaths, with fatalities dropping to the lowest level since 2012 after camera installations increased from 100 to 546 devices.
fromStreetsblog
4 months agoTuesday's Headlines: Carnage All Over Edition - Streetsblog New York City
That death was horrible. And it will take greater enforcement and education by the city to make sure something like that never happens again. We're no friends to such devices - indeed, we think all vehicles on city streets should be capped at 20 miles per hour. But Lebowitz's deep dive on the threat of illegal motorbikes is a reminder that for all the fears that fast-moving two-wheeled vehicles stoke, the real menace remains cars.
New York City
fromArs Technica
10 months agoRoad deaths fell below 40,000 in 2024, the lowest since 2019
A rare spot of good news today: For the second year in a row, US roads got a little safer. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published its early estimate of road deaths in 2024; 39,345 people lost their lives, which is a 3.8 percent decrease from the 40,901 deaths that occurred on US roads in 2023.
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