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California
fromSan Jose Spotlight
4 days ago

Santa Clara adopts safety plan to reduce traffic fatalities - San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara adopted a Vision Zero plan to eliminate traffic deaths through roadway design improvements, education, and enforcement after 51 traffic fatalities occurred between 2019 and 2023.
San Francisco
fromStreetsblog
5 months ago

Commentary: Speed Cameras are a Good Start for Safe Streets - Streetsblog San Francisco

Speed cameras with active enforcement reduce speeding by 72% and lower average speeds, yielding roughly 20,000 fewer speeding vehicles daily at sampled sites.
fromwww.pressdemocrat.com
5 months ago

Secret to a long life': Bay Area cyclist, 94, remembered after fatal crash

Fernando Velazquez, 94, was stopped on the shoulder just south of Shiloh Road when the driver of a northbound Range Rover veered off the road and struck him, California Highway Patrol Officer David deRutte said. Velazquez was taken to Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, where he later died. Velazquez rode his tricycle every day, joking it was his secret to a long life, according to a GoFundMe set up to cover funeral expenses.
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NYC politics
fromStreetsblog
7 months ago

Cyclist Badly Hurt on Segment of McGuinness Blvd. That Mayor Adams Refused to Make Safe - Streetsblog New York City

Road safety measures were compromised, leading to a serious cyclist injury.
Bicycling
fromStreetsblog
8 months ago

Dangerous Intersection on Freitas Parkway Claims Life of Beloved Mountain Bike Coach - Streetsblog San Francisco

A bicyclist named Chris Brignetti was killed in a crash at a dangerous intersection in Terra Linda, highlighting preventable roadway hazards.
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