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Canada @[email protected] · 2026-06-07 · 22:20 UTC

Councillor wants city to spend $6 million more on traffic safety improvements

As serious vehicular collisions and pedestrian fatalities continue to mount across Calgary, one city councillor is calling on…
#Canada #Calgary #citycouncillor #fatalcollisions #NathanielSchmidt #noticeofmotion #operatingsurplus #pedestrianfatalities #trafficincidents #Trafficsafety
https://www.europesays.com/canada/78676/

#trafficsafety #trafficincidents #pedestrianfatalities #operatingsurplus #noticeofmotion #nathanielschmidt

BellingenNSW @[email protected] · 2026-06-04 · 22:48 UTC

Taller hoods are a major contributor to crashes that kill pedestrians.

"More evidence is piling up that extra-tall vehicle hoods, increasingly common on American trucks and SUVs, are more dangerous to pedestrians."

"...Data from the 1990s found that a pedestrian hit by a light truck was two to three times more likely to be killed, with another study finding that light trucks were twice as likely to injure a pedestrian than a car, especially at low speed.” >>
https://www.planetizen.com/news/2024/01/127196-study-zeroes-dangers-taller-vehicles
#pedestrians #cars #SUVS #PickupTrucks #PedestrianFatalities #PedestrianDeaths #regulation
Image: Tall vehicle hood mingling with toddler and pram, Bellingen

#pedestrians #suvs #pickuptrucks #pedestrianfatalities #pedestriandeaths #regulation

BellingenNSW @[email protected] · 2026-06-04 · 22:48 UTC

Taller hoods are a major contributor to crashes that kill pedestrians.

"More evidence is piling up that extra-tall vehicle hoods, increasingly common on American trucks and SUVs, are more dangerous to pedestrians."

"...Data from the 1990s found that a pedestrian hit by a light truck was two to three times more likely to be killed, with another study finding that light trucks were twice as likely to injure a pedestrian than a car, especially at low speed.” >>
https://www.planetizen.com/news/2024/01/127196-study-zeroes-dangers-taller-vehicles
#pedestrians #cars #SUVS #PickupTrucks #PedestrianFatalities #PedestrianDeaths #regulation
Image: Tall vehicle hood mingling with toddler and pram, Bellingen

#pedestrians #suvs #pickuptrucks #pedestrianfatalities #pedestriandeaths #regulation

Canada News Beep @[email protected] · 2026-02-18 · 02:00 UTC

City council looking for solutions following pedestrian fatalities

After two pedestrian deaths on the Family Day long weekend, Calgary city councillors are seeking measures to combat…
#NewsBeep #News #Calgary #AndrewYule #CA #CalgaryPoliceService #Canada #citystreets #DevinDreeshen #fatalcollisions #JeromyFarkas #pedestrianfatalities #Pedestriansafety #photoradar #provincialgovernment #trafficcollisions #trafficenforcement
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/481934/

#trafficenforcement #trafficcollisions #provincialgovernment #photoradar #pedestriansafety #pedestrianfatalities

Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏 @[email protected] · 2024-08-08 · 05:00 UTC

"The district attorney's office says Cruz had an open bottle of beer in the car when he sped through a red light driving 50 mph before killing that three-year-old boy and injuring his father.” https://www.ksbw.com/article/suspect-california-salinas-deadly-toddler-hit-run-appears-court/61806859

#RIPFerminMaldonado

#MontereyCounty #Salinas #TrafficViolence #VehicularHomicide #Speeding #Pedestrian #PedestrianFatalities

#ripferminmaldonado #montereycounty #salinas #trafficviolence #vehicularhomicide #speeding

Houston Public Media @[email protected] · 2024-05-17 · 22:22 UTC

A Galveston police officer struck and killed a pedestrian while driving to work early Friday morning, according to city and county officials on the island southeast of Houston.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2024/05/17/487897/galveston-police-officer-kills-pedestrian-in-early-morning-crash/

#Galveston #LawEnforcement #Local #News #GalvestonCountySheriffSOffice #GalvestonPoliceDepartment #PedestrianDeaths #PedestrianFatalities

#galveston #lawenforcement #local #news #galvestoncountysheriffsoffice #galvestonpolicedepartment

Houston Public Media @[email protected] · 2024-05-17 · 22:22 UTC

A Galveston police officer struck and killed a pedestrian while driving to work early Friday morning, according to city and county officials on the island southeast of Houston.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2024/05/17/487897/galveston-police-officer-kills-pedestrian-in-early-morning-crash/

#Galveston #LawEnforcement #Local #News #GalvestonCountySheriffSOffice #GalvestonPoliceDepartment #PedestrianDeaths #PedestrianFatalities

#galveston #lawenforcement #local #news #galvestoncountysheriffsoffice #galvestonpolicedepartment

Houston Public Media @[email protected] · 2024-03-13 · 23:12 UTC