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New York City Mayor Eric Adams shared that the city government will be allotting nearly $1 billion to transit safety programs in an effort to create safer streets for all New Yorkers.

Last week New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled a massive investment in transit safety. According to a press release issued by his administration, the city government will devote nearly $1 billion toward addressing traffic violence and creating “a safer, healthier, and greener city for all New Yorkers.” Continue reading

According to a recent study, electric bikes are considered to be more dangerous and cause more injuries than a motorcycle or even a car, although the injuries were less severe than those caused by car crashes.

Using an electric bicycle is more likely to result in injury than using a motorcycle or car, according to a recent UCLA study. However, the study found, those injuries were “less serious than those of victims of motorcycle and car crashes, and significantly less deadly.” Continue reading

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched a new campaign that will bring awareness to the dangers of distracted driving and inform drivers about the risks of texting while driving and how this can increase crashes and traffic incidents.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a division of the Department of Transportation, launched a campaign raising attention to the dangers of distracted driving. As a recent release by the agency notes, April is “National Distracted Driving Awareness Month,” and the NHTSA marked the occasion with a weeklong enforcement effort intended to stop drivers who were texting while driving and inform them about the risks of their behavior. Continue reading

The Governors Highway Safety Association released data on pedestrian traffic fatalities by state and it shows that these fatalities have continued to increase with about 3,441 pedestrian deaths in the first 6 months of 2021.

This month the Governors Highway Safety Association released its annual Spotlight on Highway Safety report on pedestrian traffic fatalities by state, using preliminary data gathered from State Highway Safety Offices. According to the report, traffic fatalities continued rising through the first six months of 2021, with the GHSA projecting that 3,441 pedestrians lost their lives in traffic collisions between January and June of that year. This figure represents “a 17% increase from 2020 and 507 additional lives lost in preventable crashes,” the GHSA states. Continue reading

A new poll by the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety tells us that distracted driving has increased with a higher proportion of drivers using a phone for multiple reasons while driving.

A new poll by the Advocates for Highway & Auto Safety revealed that distracted driving may be a bigger risk than previously known. According to the organization’s survey, published in March 2022, 70% of licensed drivers acknowledged “they used a mobile device while driving for personal reasons in the past 90 days.” A breakdown of the survey, which reached 1,848 respondents, shows that 62% used the device for conversations, video calls, or texting; 37% used it for social media or another app; 27% used it to take a photo; 26% used it to record, stream, or watch a video; 25% used it to check or send email; 16% used it to review a document; and 4% used it for other purposes. Continue reading