BellingenNSWJun 4

Taller hoods are a major contributor to crashes that kill pedestrians.

"More evidence is piling up that extra-tall vehicle hoods, increasingly common on American trucks and SUVs, are more dangerous to pedestrians."

"...Data from the 1990s found that a pedestrian hit by a light truck was two to three times more likely to be killed, with another study finding that light trucks were twice as likely to injure a pedestrian than a car, especially at low speed.” >>
https://www.planetizen.com/news/2024/01/127196-study-zeroes-dangers-taller-vehicles
#pedestrians #cars #SUVS #PickupTrucks #PedestrianFatalities #PedestrianDeaths #regulation
Image: Tall vehicle hood mingling with toddler and pram, Bellingen

Larry Felton JohnsonDec 27, 2024

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed Monday night, December 23, on C.H. James Parkway, west of Florence Road #CobbCounty #PowderSprings #PedestrianFatalities #TrafficDeaths

https://cobbcountycourier.com/2024/12/pedestrian-killed-monday-dec-23-crossing-ch-james-pkwy/

Pedestrian killed Monday Dec 23 crossing CH James Pkwy

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed Monday night, December 23, on C.H. James Parkway, west of Florence Road

Cobb Courier
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏Aug 8, 2024

"The district attorney's office says Cruz had an open bottle of beer in the car when he sped through a red light driving 50 mph before killing that three-year-old boy and injuring his father.” https://www.ksbw.com/article/suspect-california-salinas-deadly-toddler-hit-run-appears-court/61806859

#RIPFerminMaldonado

#MontereyCounty #Salinas #TrafficViolence #VehicularHomicide #Speeding #Pedestrian #PedestrianFatalities

Houston Public MediaMay 17, 2024

A Galveston police officer struck and killed a pedestrian while driving to work early Friday morning, according to city and county officials on the island southeast of Houston.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2024/05/17/487897/galveston-police-officer-kills-pedestrian-in-early-morning-crash/

#Galveston #LawEnforcement #Local #News #GalvestonCountySheriffSOffice #GalvestonPoliceDepartment #PedestrianDeaths #PedestrianFatalities

Galveston police officer kills pedestrian in early morning crash

The 63-year-old man who died was struck on Broadway, a multi-lane thoroughfare with an esplanade in the middle. The officer who struck him was commuting to work in his personal vehicle, according to city and county officials on the island.

Houston Public Media
Houston Public MediaMar 13, 2024

Unsafe street conditions in Houston are not only resulting in fatalities and serious injuries among children, but they may also be contributing to kids’ physical and mental health problems, according to a Rice University study.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/public-safety/2024/03/13/480499/houston-street-conditions-contribute-to-fatalities-as-well-as-health-problems-among-children-study-finds/

#Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #PublicSafety #Transportation #BakerInstituteForPublicPolicy #BikeHouston #LINKHouston #PedestrianFatalities #RiceUniversity #TrafficFatalities

Houston street conditions contribute to fatalities as well as health problems among children, study finds

Twenty-one children in Houston died while using active transportation modes such as walking and cycling between 2018-23, according to a recent study by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. The study authors noted that hazardous road conditions for children likely are contributing to a national trend in which kids have become considerably less active.

Houston Public Media
Slavery is violenceJul 8, 2023
Translation: your great big vehicle is stupid and deadly.
#PedestrianFatalities #CarsKill #AmericaIsUniquelyDangerous
https://www.vox.com/23784549/pedestrian-deaths-traffic-safety-fatalities-governors-association
Why pedestrian deaths in the US are at a 40-year high

How many fatalities will it take to get officials to take the problem seriously?

Vox
CTNewsJunkie BotJan 3, 2023

OP-ED | Hoboken Shows Street Violence Not Inevitable
Author: Kerri Ana Provost

https://ctnewsjunkie.com/2023/01/03/op-ed-hoboken-shows-street-violence-not-inevitable/

#EditorialCartoons #Hartford #Opinion #PublicSafety #RepublishedwithpermissionfromCagleCartoons #Transportation #WestHartford #400pTuesday #AdamZyglis #CagleCartoons #editorialcartoons #Extra #pedestriandeaths #pedestrianfatalities #pedestriansafety #publicsafety #SafeStreets #stnpromo

OP-ED | Hoboken Shows Vehicular Violence Not Inevitable

The city of Hoboken, New Jersey has had no traffic deaths in the last four years. Here in Connecticut, three pedestrians were killed in West Hartford – a comparably-sized city – last year alone. Add to that the three people killed in a two-car crash on Christmas morning, the truck driver who perished in a seven-vehicle collision on I-84 at the beginning of December, and a motorcyclist left dead back in March after he struck a car at the intersection of Trout Brook Drive and Lawler Road.

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CTNewsJunkie BotDec 23, 2022

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Author: Doug Hardy and Christine Stuart

https://ctnewsjunkie.com/2022/12/23/merry-christmas-and-happy-holidays/

#Uncategorized #400pFriday #holidays #pedestrianfatalities #stnpromo

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Gladwyn d’SouzaNov 22, 2022
#Deregulation the #RepublicansBackLosers gospel of crime: #PedestrianFatalities on US streets have surged in the past decade. In 2021, 7,485 pedestrians were killed by vehicles. 65% more since 2011 and the highest annual total in 40 years. Even during #Covid19 lockdowns, when fewer people were driving, more pedestrians were hit and more died as a result. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/22/he-was-fast-he-ran-you-right-over-what-its-like-to-get-hit-by-an-suv?CMP=share_btn_tw
‘He was fast … he ran you right over’: what it’s like to get hit by an SUV

The long read: One Thursday afternoon, I stepped out to cross a city street – and woke up in hospital with broken bones and a brain injury. After I recovered, I started looking into why so many drivers just don’t stop

The Guardian