Omeleto released a video in March 2021 that describes a utopian society where citizens are programmed to spy on each other. It is brilliant and disturbing. One vignette depicts a man blowing desperately into a breathalyzer device telescoping from the steering wheel of his vehicle to start it. The developers were prescient. Later that same […]
At the start of the new year, the state of Alaska inaugurated new regulations that allow four-wheelers on roads with a speed limit of 45 mph or less. In the past, rules allowed these motorized vehicles to cross state roads only. Alaska defines all-purpose vehicles as any self-propelled device on wheels or tracks that make […]
December 12, 2021 • 85TH PERCENTILE,
Bicyclist,
CALIFORNIA,
CROSSWALK,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Idaho Stop,
Jaywalking,
LEGISLATION,
LIDAR,
NEWSLETTER,
PEDESTRIAN,
RADAR,
SAFETY,
speed limits,
SPEED TRAP,
SPEEDING,
Stop Signs,
TICKET QUOTA,
TRAFFIC CALMING,
Traffic Safety,
VISION ZERO In October, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed AB122, a bill that would have enabled bicyclists to utilize the Idaho Stop (using stop signs as yield signs if no cars or pedestrians are present). Newsom cited safety as the primary reason for the veto: “While I share the author’s intent to increase bicyclist safety, I am […]
It won’t entirely be Mother Nature’s fault either. A number of state departments of transportation are warning drivers that roads and mountain passes may be closed longer and will likely be in worse condition than normal. Just as the nation’s staffing shortage has hit school bus drivers, it has also reduced the ranks of intrepid […]
November 28, 2021 • AUTO INDUSTRY,
Bicycle,
Bicyclist,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
GAO,
INSURANCE,
MASS TRANSIT,
NEWSLETTER,
NHTSA,
PEDESTRIAN,
Road Safety,
ROUNDABOUT,
SAFETY,
Speed,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION,
Traffic Safety,
VISION ZERO By Randal O’Toole, The Antiplanner Editor’s Note: The NMA has received permission to post this report on recent findings on traffic safety in the US. Read Parts 1 and Part 2 for more information. Data-Driven Safety Such data-driven analyses play almost no role in urban traffic safety programs today. For example, Vision Zero is based on […]
