Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Car crashes

Podcast: The (Too-Brief) History of Traffic Violence Memorials in America

By Kea Wilson | Dec 14, 2022 | No Comments

Mass memorials to the victims of traffic violence are a rarity on American roads. But it wasn't always that way — and there's a fascinating history behind why so many lost lives have become virtually invisible in the public realm today.

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Essay: Sarah Langenkamp Loved biking. She Shouldn’t Have Died Because of It.

By Dan Langenkamp | Dec 4, 2022 | No Comments

"We can certainly turn around our deadly trends. Sarah, other victims, and so many families mourning this holiday season deserve at least as much."

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That Viral NY Times Article on Road Death Was Only the Tip of the Iceberg

By Kea Wilson | Dec 2, 2022 | No Comments

The New York Times jumped into the ongoing conversation about why American road deaths are so rapidly outpacing the rest of the industrialized world — but the scratch-the-surface approach left a lot of causes and solutions on the table.

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Why There Are So Few Monuments to Traffic Violence Victims — And Why It Matters

By Kea Wilson | Nov 19, 2022 | No Comments

People who die in car crashes largely go unmemorialized in the public realm. Here's why that's bad.

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Research: Permanent Daylight Savings Time Could Save Human and Animal Lives on Our Roads

By Kea Wilson | Nov 11, 2022 | No Comments

Rolling back the clocks in November may give millions of Americans an extra hour of sleep — but it also costs human and animal lives on U.S. roads that could be saved by making daylight savings time permanent, a new study argues.

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Essay: Five Car Crashes, Over $100,000 in Damages, And No Answers

By Wyatt Gordon | Nov 7, 2022 | No Comments

Most people ring in the new year with a glass of champagne and perhaps even a kiss at midnight for good luck. Richmond resident (and my neighbor) Marilyn Joyner started her 2022 in a far worse fashion — with a driver slamming his sedan into the side of her home in the wee hours of the morning.

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