Traffic Safety
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Neha Bhatt, D.C.'s pedestrian advocate, speaks on our walkability challenges
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The chair of the Pedestrian Advisory Council gives her take on what the District needs for safer walking as well as how we'll need traffic cameras, engineering skill, and public passion to help transform our city for the better.
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A closer look at who's responsible in pedestrian crashes
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The District's data from 2004 to 2010 breaks down how and where walkers and drivers ran into one another.
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Signs now warn bicyclists to be careful near H Street streetcar tracks
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Bicyclists and streetcar tracks don't generally get along. But new signs, at least, caution those on bikes to watch out if they're heading along the risky stretch of our city's first new streetcar tracks.
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Drivers Incorporated makes a business of designated driving in D.C.
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One small company promises to take drunk people home in the customers' own vehicles to save them hassle and improve traffic safety.
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The crosswalk is the most dangerous place for D.C. pedestrians
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The D.C. Police Department confirmed that the public space reserved for those on foot is, in fact, the area in which they face the most risk.
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Will Capital Bikeshare helmet sales hurt our D.C. bike shops?
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Neil Sandler, editor and publisher of Spokes magazine, says that our local government should stay out of the business of selling bike helmets and leave that commerce to Washington, D.C.'s bike shops.
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A cautionary tale about jaywalking from Montgomery County
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One young man ignored the crosswalk and found himself arrested. Don't let this incident happen to you.
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The new 511: How Maryland and Virginia convey traffic updates and video
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Our neighbor states have created new programs to provide real-time status updates about our roads, including live video of what's happening. No fuss, no confusion, and no delays, all from dialing three digits.
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Distracted driving puts today's motorists at risk, industry officials say
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Thousands of people die on the road due to texting and staring at their cell phones. But how are telematics and auto companies responding to this emerging transportation issue?
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Gas prices drop in time for Memorial Day
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Although most forms of transportation will become more expensive this summer, drivers will experience a brief respite for the coming weekend holiday.
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Washington D.C. is on track for record-low traffic fatalities in 2012
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D.C. lays claim to just six traffic fatalities as of May 11, according to the police department, compared to 14 traffic fatalities at this time last year. That's a drop of 57.1%.
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How a car's speed affects the chances a struck pedestrian survives
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How likely are you to survive if an automobile strikes you at 20 miles/hour? 30 miles/hour? 40?
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No traffic fatalities in 10 years? Chicago's new transportation goals
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The Windy City proposes an ambitious new plan for traffic safety from the minds of people who once ran D.C.'s transportation department.
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At least nine bicyclists of the mid-Atlantic died in traffic this past year
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May is National Bike Safety Month and the perfect time to reflect on how to make our commuting lives a little safer.
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The ongoing confusion over D.C. bike laws
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A new video shows how little people really know about the rules that govern the District's bicyclists.
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Pedicab operators finally begin open dialogue with NPS and Park Police
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How will the new National Park Service rules change the face of transportation on the National Mall? Tuesday night all parties came together to figure out the best ways to move forward.
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Bicycles versus streetcar tracks?
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The grooves of streetcar tracks are wide enough to "eat your tire" when riding a bike and can send bicyclists crashing. How will D.C. manage this problem when spreading its streetcar tracks across 37 miles of District land?
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The future of cars may not include drivers
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Google released a video of a blind man riding along in one of its new self-driving cars.
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