Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Car crashes

Study: Distracting Roadside Safety Billboards May Cause 17K Crashes A Year

By Kea Wilson | May 2, 2022 | No Comments

Just in time for today's announcement by the DOT: These signs are provoking a conversation among advocates about the limits of on-road safety messages more broadly.

Study: Asphalt Art Decreases Vulnerable Road User Crashes By 50 Percent

By Kea Wilson | Apr 23, 2022 | No Comments

Turns out, paint can be protection, at least when it's done right.

It’s 4:20 Somewhere: Can We Stop Stoned Driving Without Ending Car Dependency?

By Kea Wilson | Apr 18, 2022 | No Comments

No one wants drivers to drive under the influence of marijuana — but they won't without accompanying systemic change that gives residents other options to get around when they've danced to the Doobie Brothers.

The aftermath on Van Duzer St. Photo: Vince DiMiceli

Staten Island Group Wants Safety Measure that City DOT Doesn’t Like

By Vince DiMiceli | Apr 8, 2022 | No Comments

Residents want a mid-block crosswalk and more pedestrian space, but DOT's Staten Island Commissioner said it was unlikely.

Three-Quarters of Licensed Drivers Used a Mobile Device While Driving, New Survey Finds

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 30, 2022 | No Comments

Thank goodness April is "Distracted Driving Month."

SEE IT: The Deadliest Intersections in the United States

By Streetsblog | Mar 14, 2022 | No Comments

A law firm examined 20 years of fatal crash data, analyzing 159,394 fatal crashes that were designated as intersection-related. Less than 1 percent of U.S. intersections even had one fatal crash (147,000). And 1,828 had three or more fatal crashes — less than .01 percent. Check it out.

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