Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about traffic deaths

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Traffic Violence Report: 541 Crashes, 3 Serious Injuries Last Week

By Andy Bosselman | May 21, 2019 | 4 Comments

Drivers caused 541 crashes on Denver’s streets last week, sending three people to the hospital with serious injuries, according to preliminary police statistics. Compared to a year ago, there were 523 crashes, 3.3 percent fewer.

Councilwoman Debbie Ortega slowly reads the people killed at an event to remember the 88 people drivers killed on Denver streets since 2018. Photo: Andy Bosselman

At Event Remembering 88 Victims of Traffic Violence, Mayor Admits to Inadequate Response

By Andy Bosselman | May 16, 2019 | 3 Comments

Dozens of cyclists and pedestrians walked and biked to a ceremony yesterday where they remembered the 88 people killed on Denver’s streets since January 2018. There, Mayor Michael Hancock admitted that the city isn’t doing enough to stop traffic fatalities and serious injuries. “Every one of those lives lost is unacceptable and preventable,” Hancock said before listing the […]

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Ahead of Denver’s Ride and Walk of Silence, Our Traffic Violence Report Is Back

By Andy Bosselman | May 14, 2019 | 8 Comments

This year, drivers have already killed 26 people, far outnumbering the 15 traffic fatalities at this point last year.

An Associated Press reporter asks Sam Cole, a CDOT spokesperson, a question

Pot Smokers Think Driving While Stoned Is No Big Deal. Colorado Wants to Change That.

By Andy Bosselman | Mar 5, 2019 | 2 Comments

As more people get caught behind the wheel while stoned, the State of Colorado wants to improve the ad campaigns it uses to persuade them to stop.

Pedestrian Deaths up 75% in Colorado, 35% Nationally

By Andy Bosselman | Mar 1, 2019 | 38 Comments

Drivers killed 35 percent more pedestrians in the U.S. than they did a decade ago — and in Colorado the number of fatalities grew by an astonishing 75 percent over a similar period. Population growth, people driving more miles per year, driving at night and the growing popularity of SUVs and smartphones are among the reasons why. To solve the problem, the design Denver's streets needs to change.

Young women wait to cross Colfax at Irving Street last week, not far from where a driver killed Raymond Hansford Jan. 3.

Traffic Fatalities: ‘It’s Definitely Been a Bad Year for Colfax’

By Andy Bosselman | Feb 12, 2019 | 2 Comments

Drivers have killed four people on Colfax Ave. already this year. City officials could move fast to fix the deadly street — and the killing will continue until they do.

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