#pedestriansafety — Public Fediverse posts

https://youtu.be/M7kB0lis3xg
First half very on point. 2nd half a bit less so. Obvious points but good to see them aired:
The heavier the vehicle that crashes into your vehicle the greater the likelihood you die.
The higher the bonnet* of the vehicle that runs into a pedestrian the greater the likelihood they die.

Heavy, high bonneted vehicles are more dangerous. I feel we should have much much higher taxes on them and possibly ban certain of them outright.

#PedestrianSafety #DriverSafety #CyclistSafety #VehicleRegulation

*hood in American.

@phocks The height finding is real, but it answers a narrow question: given a crash, how likely is death? It says nothing about why the crash happened.
Missing here: enforcement, phone use, lighting and road design, thinning traffic patrols, and crash-avoidance tech that actually works at night. Going straight from "suvs are taller" to taxes and licence conditions skips every lever that prevents the collision in the first place.
#RoadSafety #PedestrianSafety #UrbanPlanning

Mamdani unveils new safety plan to minimize pedestrian fatalities in NYC

Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday unveiled “Vision Zero Reimagined,” a wide-ranging plan to eliminate traffic deaths within 10…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Metro #pedestriansafety #pedestrians #UnitedStates #Us #USNews #USA #ZohranMamdani
https://www.newsbeep.com/734319/

https://www.europesays.com/people/230234/ Mamdani unveils new safety plan to minimize pedestrian fatalities in NYC #Metro #PedestrianSafety #pedestrians #USNews #ZohranMamdani

https://www.europesays.com/ch/127935/ South Main crosswalk lights installed in Geneva | News #beacon #driving #Geneva #Geneva(city) #JoeVenuti #LandTransport #NewYork #pedestrian #PedestrianCrossing #PedestrianSafety #RoadInfrastructure #RoadSafety #RoadTransport #SouthMainStreet #Street #transport #Transport&Infrastructure #TransportSafety #Walking

🚗💤 Japan decides to slow down its already glacial city traffic to a thrilling 30km/h to presumably give pedestrians a chance to outpace cars. Meanwhile, the Guardian prioritizes reader engagement with a riveting game of menu hide-and-seek. 🚦🙄
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/02/japan-new-speed-limit-30kmh-narrow-city-streets #JapanTraffic #SlowDown #PedestrianSafety #ReaderEngagement #MenuHideAndSeek #CityLife #HackerNews #ngated

📰 5 US Cities Hire Robot Called ‘Dax’ to Help Survey and Repair

🗒 It looks for unsafe sidewalks in need of repair, and sends the data to city planners.

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/5-us-cities-hire-robot-called-dax-to-help-survey-and-repair-sidewalks-kids-love-him/

#tech #technews #Robot #robots #walkability #pedestriansafety #pedestrianfriendly

The City of Alameda has received $850,000 in federal funding to go toward safety and mobility improvements along a high-injury corridor. Vicky Nguyen reports that improvements include installing roundabouts, disability parking zones, better lighting, and high visibility crosswalks. https://alamedapost.com/news/rep-simon-announces-850k-of-funding-for-alameda-safety-and-mobility-improvements/

#alameda #ErinSmith #LateefahSimon #MarilynEzzyAshcraft #PedestrianSafety

Learn more about the Pedestrian Working Group in this 15-minute presentation at #SOTMUS2026:

🔗 https://youtu.be/IkkWVjAqQR4?si=ULDd4G_i9txopcfG

🦩

#pedestrians #pedestrianmapping #pedestriansafety #OpenStreetMap

https://www.europesays.com/africa/337721/ ROSACU Calls for Coordinated Action as Child Road Fatalities Rise #ChildSafety #PedestrianSafety #RoadCrashes #RoadSafety #ROSACU #SchoolTransport #TrafficSafety #transport #Uganda #UgandaPolice

Woman Injured by Lime Bike Rider Faces Compensation Denial

📰 Original title: ‘I felt my spine and body split’: the woman who was hit by a child on a Lime bike – and denied compensation

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/woman-injured-by-lime-bike-rider-faces-compensation-denial.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait_uk.mastodon_world

#justice #limebikes #compensationdenial #pedestriansafety

New cars are getting longer, wider, taller and higher off the ground — and that brings multiple problems as big cars are more dangerous to pedestrians and cyclists, take up more parking space, and consume more energy. Car Scoops explains one set of European researchers' "right-sizing" solution.

https://flip.it/q0zGEs

#Automotive #Cycling #PedestrianSafety

@urbanistorg
#pedestriansafety
#BicycleAndPedestrianAdvisoryCommission
#bicyclesafety

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/21/us/trucks-suv-pedestrian-crashes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.slA.ZiXC.anLUGdyvzKI1&smid=nytcore-ios-share

🚗💥 Wow, who could've guessed that driving around in urban tanks might squash a few more pedestrians? 🤯 Let's just update that privacy policy and pretend it's all fine while we play virtual racing games instead. 👍
https://www.thedrive.com/news/75-more-pedestrians-have-been-killed-since-2009-giant-trucks-and-suvs-are-why #urbanTanks #pedestrianSafety #privacyPolicy #virtualRacing #gamingNews #HackerNews #ngated

Because drivers in the US and Canada have a thing for massive pickups and SUVs (arguably a visual representation of what they’re otherwise missing physically or mentally, and - most especially for those with pickups - only rarely used for their intended purpose), they make for less-safe streets and a significant hazard where they and pedestrians co-exist. However ‘safe’ a driver thinks they are.

#pickups #suv #suvs #usa #canada #pedestrian #pedestriansafety

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/21/us/trucks-suv-pedestrian-crashes.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#PSA: A #SpeedLimit is just a Limit; one can _always_ go slower.

What a rush to go fast!
Can you go slow and enjoy this?

#Driving #publichealth #publicsafety #trafficlaw #slogan #bicycling #motorcycle #travel #pedestrian #pedestriansafety #wildlifeconservation #conservation #mindfulness #inthemoment

🚧✨ Progress in Rock Creek Manor! ✨🚧
Check out these before, during, and after images from the Rock Creek Manor Phase II Sidewalk Construction project. #montgomerycountymd #visionzero #sidewalks #pedestriansafety

Speed doesn’t forgive mistakes, and some Anchorage corridors are proving it over and over again. The Glenn Highway and key connector zones keep showing up in serious pedestrian crashes. Where are the danger stretches, and why do they keep repeating? Tap in before you drive through: 👉🏿 https://shorturl.at/5DoIg
#Anchorage #GlennHighway #Boniface #PedestrianSafety #DriveSafeAK #SlowDown #WatchForPedestrians #AlaskaTraffic #RoadSafety #StayAlert #PedestrianFatalies #Alaska #News #BreakingNews 🚗⚠️👀

🚸Meet the 2026 MCDOT Vision Zero Youth Ambassadors!🚸
✳️The goal of the Vision Zero youth ambassador program is to equip young adults to be the next generation of traffic safety leaders in their community. The program helps educate Montgomery County high school students about traffic safety and the importance of roadway design, law enforcement, and education to achieve the goal of #VisionZero.
💻▶️ https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/government/departments-agencies/department-transportation/walk/vision-zero-youth-ambassador #montgomerycountymd #maryland #visionzero #pedestriansafety #students #mcdot

#SacoME, #PortlandME and #LewistonME - #RideOfSilence

May 20, 2026

"The Ride of Silence, an annual international bicycle ride will be hosted in Portland, Saco and Lewiston, by the BCM on Wednesday May 20th, 2026 at 6:30pm. New this year, we are also hosting a #WalkOfSilence to honor the disproportionate number of pedestrians who were killed by traffic violence in the past year."

Event details:

Portland
https://www.bikemaine.org/event/ride-of-silence-8/

Saco
https://www.bikemaine.org/event/ride-of-silence-saco-2/

Lewiston
https://www.bikemaine.org/event/ride-of-silence-lewiston-2/

#SolarPunkSunday #BikeTooter
#BikeSafety #BicycleCoalitionOfMaine #BCM #BuildingCommunity #BikeAdvocacy #PedestrianSafety #MaineEvents #CriticalMass

#VirtualEvent - Join us for Monthly #Maine #BikePed Meetups!

May 18, 2026

"Across Maine, local bike/ped committees, planning commissions, non-profits, and volunteers are working hard to improve safe, enjoyable, and practical active and #AlternateTransportation options. But we aren’t always talking to one another!

In these virtual monthly meetings, we hope we can learn from each other’s successes and challenges, get advice, and share resources in a casual setting – a forum for those already active in the bike/ped world, as well as for those who are curious about the current work being done or who want to start their own local conversations.

Meetings recur every third Monday of the month at 4 PM via Zoom (Link below). Meetings will be ~45 minutes and will consist of introductions, share outs, and time for questions! I’ll be there to facilitate and help connect folks with resources."

FMI:
https://www.bikemaine.org/event/maine-bike-ped-monthly-meetups-3/2026-05-18/

#SolarPunkSunday #BikeTooter
#BikeSafety #BicycleCoalitionOfMaine #BCM #PedestrianSafety #BuildingCommunity #BikeAdvocacy

MCDOT Hosts FREE "Safety Day" Event in Rockville!
🗓️Saturday, May 9, 2026
🕰️11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
📍Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, MD 20850
▶️https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/department-transportation/walk/pedestrian-safety-day/getting-pedestrian-safety-day
#montgomerycountymd #maryland #weekend #pedestriansafety #saturday #kids #freeevent #police #firedepartment #transportation

Cool episode of Your City Could Be Better about Nashville’s bench builders & tactical urbanism. 25 min episode. Thanks for making #Nashville just a bit better, friends. 🫶

https://megaphone.link/CC7231982723

#tacticalurbanism #nashvilletn #pedestriansafety #cityplanning #publictransit #transit #urbanplanning

RE: https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews/british-columbia-i8sdok9nz/-/a-d4S1Yc3HQEGzwaPR5HKlew%3Aa%3A107108217-%2F0

Given the shitty sidewalk infrastructure in Vancouver, this is bound to end quickly.

And, will the delivery devices give way to pedestrians who use walkers and other mobility aids?
#Vancouver #infrastructure #walking #pedestriansafety

🖍️ICYMI🖍️
#MontgomeryCoMD's Safe Routes to School Program is hosting its annual #PedestrianSafety Art Contest to raise awareness about pedestrian safety with school aged children. You must submit your work by 11:59pm on Friday, April 17, 2026!
🎨Details▶️ https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-Pedsafety/ArtContest/ #schools #visionzero #mcps #pedestriansafety #artcontest

MCDOT has announced the winners of our #VisionZeroMC 2026 “Heads Up, Phones Down” teen video contest, an annual competition that empowers high school students to promote safer, distraction-free travel
🌟 News▶️ https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=48458&Dept=50 #montgomerycountymd #maryland #pedestriansafety #maryland #students #visionzero

If you missed the Hines Road Traffic Safety Improvements project meeting last night, the information is available▶️ https://montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-Traffic/HinesRoad.html
🗣️Please share your comments or questions by 5:00pm, May 15, via email 📧 to [email protected]
#visionzero #pedestriansafety #montgomerycountymd #maryland #mdroads

The Pedestrian Working Group has hit full stride (pun intended)! After two years of collaboration, iteration, and extensive discussions regarding crosswalks, the pedestrian working group is thrilled to announce the release of the PWG Sidewalk Mapping Schema, version 1.0!

Learn more 🔗 https://openstreetmap.us/news/2026/03/pwg-schema-release/

#OpenStreetMap #pedestrian #pedestriansafety #walkability

Reminder: Public comments on the draft Active Transportation Plan – which covers ways to make our city more bike- and pedestrian-friendly – are due by this Tuesday, March 10. There’s a link to the draft and a comment form at https://www.toaksatp.org/documentation

Although the Bicycle Advisory Team (BAT) and Traffic and Transportation and Advisory Commission (TTAC) have already reviewed the draft, it’s also important to gather public input.

Please post comments on the city’s web page, not here!

#activetransportation #cycling #pedestriansafety #safestreets #thousandoaks #tocc

#MCPD’s Traffic Operations Division is participating in Montgomery County's #VisionZero “Wave” initiative through March 14, 2026. 👮‍♂️Officers👮‍♀️will focus on traffic safety and violations that contribute to serious crashes. ⭐Locations & times will vary countywide. #mdroads #mdtraffic #mdcommuters #pedestriansafety
(📸 used courtesy of MCP)

Virtual Event - #Maine #BikePed Monthly Meetups

February 16 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

"Join us for Monthly Maine Bike Ped Meetups! Across Maine, local bike/ped committees, planning commissions, non-profits, and volunteers are working hard to improve safe, enjoyable, and practical active and alternate transportation options. But we aren’t always talking to one another! In these virtual monthly meetings, we hope we can learn from each other’s successes and challenges, get advice, and share resources in a casual setting – a forum for those already active in the bike/ped world, as well as for those who are curious about the current work being done or who want to start their own local conversations. Meetings recur every third Monday of the month at 4 PM via Zoom (Link below). Meetings will be ~45 minutes and will consist of introductions, share outs, and time for questions."

FMI:
https://www.bikemaine.org/event/maine-bike-ped-monthly-meetups/2026-02-16/

#SolarPunkSunday #BikeTooter #BicycleSafety #PedestrianSafety #BicycleCoalitionOfMaine #MaineCyclists #Advocacy #CommunitySpokes