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Study: Drivers More Reckless When Their Cars Have More ‘Safe’ AV Tech

Automated vehicle technology was supposed to end car crashes forever — but a new study suggests that the more automated a car gets, the more reckless its driver may become.

November 19, 2020

Study: Drivers More Reckless When Their Cars Have More ‘Safe’ AV Tech

Streetsblog USA |Autonomous cars

Feds to (Finally) Explore Drunk Driving Prevention Tech

We have the technology we need to stop drunk driving right now. Why aren't we using it?

November 15, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bicycling

STUDY: Most Cyclists Killed Are Middle-Aged

A new study finds that traffic violence deaths among adult cyclists in the U.S. have tripled since 1975, even though cycling deaths overall have actually decreased by 17 percent over the same period.

November 2, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Auto Insurance

How Auto Insurers Subsidize Car Carnage

It costs less to insure an SUV, despite its role in the pedestrian death crisis. And drunk drivers barely pay more for insurance (why can they even get insurance again?).

October 22, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Auto Insurance

Why A New Michigan Law Has Non-Drivers Buying Car Insurance

A new state law is sending non-drivers in Michigan scrambling to buy auto insurance for cars they don’t own — and offering an urgent reminder of how deeply our legal systems disenfranchise those who get around by foot, bike and wheelchair. Until recently, Michigan had long been known for having one of the best policies […]

October 6, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Car crashes

Road Fatality Rates Reach Highest Level in 15 Years

It's official: walkers who ventured outdoors during COVID-19 lockdowns had a greater chance of being killed on our autocentric roads than any time in the past 15 years despite historic declines in driving.