#roadsafety — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #roadsafety, aggregated by home.social.
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‘Zero visibility’: Passenger bus emitting thick black smoke raises safety concerns
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How headlights got brighter, whiter, and more blinding after dark
Excerpt: "Older halogen setups, particularly the reflector housings common through the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s, produced a comparatively soft, warm beam with limited reach. They were inefficient, generated excessive heat, and scattered light somewhat indiscriminately. But they tended to fail gracefully. Visibility wasn’t exceptional, but neither was the likelihood of accidentally assaulting an oncoming driver’s eyes.
"Modern systems have an entirely different engineering goal. LEDs consume less power, last far longer, and can emit vastly more light from a much smaller package. Their compactness allows designers to create thinner headlights and more aggressive front-end styling, but it also means the light source itself becomes intensely concentrated. Automakers have additionally shifted toward cooler color temperatures—closer to daylight white than the yellowish glow of old halogens—because we perceive these wavelengths as sharper and more detailed at night.
"The downside is that blue-white light also produces more glare and discomfort, especially in rain or on poorly marked roads. Add in the current #SUV and #PickupTruck boom, where headlights are mounted higher off the ground than on older sedans, and even correctly aimed low beams can shine directly into the eyeline of drivers in smaller vehicles.
"Then there’s the escalation effect. Modern vehicles are heavier, faster, quieter, and packed with driver-assistance systems that encourage confident nighttime driving at highway speeds [and encourage drivers to STOP paying attention]. To support that, manufacturers continuously increase forward illumination distance and beam intensity.
"Adaptive matrix headlights, which can selectively dim portions of the beam to avoid dazzling other drivers while maintaining maximum illumination elsewhere, are theoretically the technological solution to the problem. In practice, though, adoption remains inconsistent, regulations vary by country, and many vehicles still rely on brute-force brightness rather than precision. The result is that nighttime driving increasingly feels less like navigating through darkness and more like surviving a rolling photonics demonstration from the consumer electronics industry.
"According to 2019 to 2023 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data, 46,154 fatalities on US roads were due to crashes at night and in non-lit areas. 446 were due to glare impeding the driver’s vision."
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How headlights got brighter, whiter, and more blinding after dark
Excerpt: "Older halogen setups, particularly the reflector housings common through the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s, produced a comparatively soft, warm beam with limited reach. They were inefficient, generated excessive heat, and scattered light somewhat indiscriminately. But they tended to fail gracefully. Visibility wasn’t exceptional, but neither was the likelihood of accidentally assaulting an oncoming driver’s eyes.
"Modern systems have an entirely different engineering goal. LEDs consume less power, last far longer, and can emit vastly more light from a much smaller package. Their compactness allows designers to create thinner headlights and more aggressive front-end styling, but it also means the light source itself becomes intensely concentrated. Automakers have additionally shifted toward cooler color temperatures—closer to daylight white than the yellowish glow of old halogens—because we perceive these wavelengths as sharper and more detailed at night.
"The downside is that blue-white light also produces more glare and discomfort, especially in rain or on poorly marked roads. Add in the current #SUV and #PickupTruck boom, where headlights are mounted higher off the ground than on older sedans, and even correctly aimed low beams can shine directly into the eyeline of drivers in smaller vehicles.
"Then there’s the escalation effect. Modern vehicles are heavier, faster, quieter, and packed with driver-assistance systems that encourage confident nighttime driving at highway speeds [and encourage drivers to STOP paying attention]. To support that, manufacturers continuously increase forward illumination distance and beam intensity.
"Adaptive matrix headlights, which can selectively dim portions of the beam to avoid dazzling other drivers while maintaining maximum illumination elsewhere, are theoretically the technological solution to the problem. In practice, though, adoption remains inconsistent, regulations vary by country, and many vehicles still rely on brute-force brightness rather than precision. The result is that nighttime driving increasingly feels less like navigating through darkness and more like surviving a rolling photonics demonstration from the consumer electronics industry.
"According to 2019 to 2023 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data, 46,154 fatalities on US roads were due to crashes at night and in non-lit areas. 446 were due to glare impeding the driver’s vision."
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@Des_egan Schrödinger's road user: all of these road users, dressed in black and invisible - we know this because drivers see them all the time.
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@Des_egan Schrödinger's road user: all of these road users, dressed in black and invisible - we know this because drivers see them all the time.
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Hey Cork, the deadline is tomorrow! have your say on 30km/h speed limits on:
✅ All housing estate roads
✅ Roads adjacent to schools
✅ Urban roads with significant interaction between traffic and vulnerable road usersMake a submission: [email protected]
https://bit.ly/4f7eA4l
By post: Staff Officer, Roads Management & Development Unit, Annabella, Mallow, Co Cork#mastodaoine #cork #countycork #love30 #roadsafety #speedlimit #roaddeathtoll #roaddea #streets4peeps #streetsforlife
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Hey Cork, the deadline is tomorrow! have your say on 30km/h speed limits on:
✅ All housing estate roads
✅ Roads adjacent to schools
✅ Urban roads with significant interaction between traffic and vulnerable road usersMake a submission: [email protected]
https://bit.ly/4f7eA4l
By post: Staff Officer, Roads Management & Development Unit, Annabella, Mallow, Co Cork#mastodaoine #cork #countycork #love30 #roadsafety #speedlimit #roaddeathtoll #roaddea #streets4peeps #streetsforlife
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The Centre has proposed a phased rollout of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication systems in new vehicles, aiming to improve road safety through connected mobility https://english.mathrubhumi.com/auto/india-v2v-communication-rules-new-vehicles-ais230-qhker0ia?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #V2V #ConnectedCars #RoadSafety #MoRTH #Automotive
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The Centre has proposed India's first regulatory framework for two-wheeled road ambulances, introducing national standards for safety, construction, inspections and fitness https://english.mathrubhumi.com/auto/india-first-two-wheeled-road-ambulance-rules-draft-fcsxf5f9?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #BikeAmbulance #RoadSafety #MoRTH #EmergencyCare #Healthcare
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The Supreme Court directed the Centre to ensure every road has a properly demarcated, encroachment-free walking space for pedestrians, reinforcing the fundamental right to walk safely. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/supreme-court-centre-encroachment-free-walking-space-every-road-s1r3rmzh?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SupremeCourt #PedestrianRights #RightToWalk #Footpaths #RoadSafety
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Not sure if that is stock colour for #Audi #S3 - could be one of those wraps which are fashionable nowadays - Lad wasn't also charged for TWOC (taking without consent) so he hadn't nicked #car - doesn't appear to have previous, nor crop up on social media where those into #hooning congregate.
Which begs the question of why so many people were enabling him to drive without valid #insurance and to ignore traffic laws (parents? siblings?)
There's this fucked up double standard in British society where taking hard drugs or getting into a fight is viewed as #crime - but anything in a car is overlooked, even though it can lead to injuries and fatalities..
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Not sure if that is stock colour for #Audi #S3 - could be one of those wraps which are fashionable nowadays - Lad wasn't also charged for TWOC (taking without consent) so he hadn't nicked #car - doesn't appear to have previous, nor crop up on social media where those into #hooning congregate.
Which begs the question of why so many people were enabling him to drive without valid #insurance and to ignore traffic laws (parents? siblings?)
There's this fucked up double standard in British society where taking hard drugs or getting into a fight is viewed as #crime - but anything in a car is overlooked, even though it can lead to injuries and fatalities..
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“The record-breaking figures highlight the success of the Met’s ongoing crackdown on the illegal modification and dangerous use of two-wheelers, helping to improve #roadsafety and cut crime across #London.
The news comes soon after a different #UK force, West Midlands Police, had to reverse their decision to prosecute a Birmingham #cyclist after wrongly seizing and destroying a legal #eBike worth £6,500” https://cyclingindustry.news/met-police-set-new-record-and-seize-2500-illegal-ebikes-and-escooters/ -
“The record-breaking figures highlight the success of the Met’s ongoing crackdown on the illegal modification and dangerous use of two-wheelers, helping to improve #roadsafety and cut crime across #London.
The news comes soon after a different #UK force, West Midlands Police, had to reverse their decision to prosecute a Birmingham #cyclist after wrongly seizing and destroying a legal #eBike worth £6,500” https://cyclingindustry.news/met-police-set-new-record-and-seize-2500-illegal-ebikes-and-escooters/ -
Christopher Harry on buying an SUV – cartoon
By Christopher Harryhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/aug/01/christopher-harry-buying-suv-cartoon
#Roadtransport #UKnews #Greenhousegasemissions #Roadsafety #Motoring #Automotiveemissions #Environment #Automotiveindustry #TheGuardian #ChristopherHarry
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#infrastructure #RoadSafety
US push to defund ‘DEI #bikelanes’ will make roads less safe, advocates say
Trump administration boasts of cutting $1.73bn already allocated for #cycling improvements to city streets https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/bike-lanes-defund-trump-administration-dei -
#infrastructure #RoadSafety
US push to defund ‘DEI #bikelanes’ will make roads less safe, advocates say
Trump administration boasts of cutting $1.73bn already allocated for #cycling improvements to city streets https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/bike-lanes-defund-trump-administration-dei -
From the Collision Tracker, reported this morning:
"Was cycling straight along road in cycle lane, Garda vehicle turned left across my path with no indication leading to collision."
:chefkiss:
https://www.collisiontracker.ie/?ref=mastodon
#Rothar #MastoDaoine #Dublin #RoadViolence #RoadSafety #BikeTooter #Cycling #Statistics #Data #DublinInquirer #CollisionTracker
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From the Collision Tracker, reported this morning:
"Was cycling straight along road in cycle lane, Garda vehicle turned left across my path with no indication leading to collision."
:chefkiss:
https://www.collisiontracker.ie/?ref=mastodon
#Rothar #MastoDaoine #Dublin #RoadViolence #RoadSafety #BikeTooter #Cycling #Statistics #Data #DublinInquirer #CollisionTracker
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via @samtranum in the @dublininquirer mailing list:
Working with Brian Rogers, of the UCD Spatial Dynamics Lab, Dublin Inquirer's Collision Tracker has recently been updated:
https://www.collisiontracker.ie/?ref=mastodon
It now includes not only hazards, near misses, and collisions reported by users, but also years of data from the Road Safety Authority.
#Rothar #MastoDaoine #Dublin #RoadViolence #RoadSafety #BikeTooter #Cycling #Statistics #Data #DublinInquirer #CollisionTracker
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via @samtranum in the @dublininquirer mailing list:
Working with Brian Rogers, of the UCD Spatial Dynamics Lab, Dublin Inquirer's Collision Tracker has recently been updated:
https://www.collisiontracker.ie/?ref=mastodon
It now includes not only hazards, near misses, and collisions reported by users, but also years of data from the Road Safety Authority.
#Rothar #MastoDaoine #Dublin #RoadViolence #RoadSafety #BikeTooter #Cycling #Statistics #Data #DublinInquirer #CollisionTracker
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Child pedestrian deaths are almost five times higher in England’s worst-off areas
By Gwyn Topham Transport correspondentOfficial figures expose widening gap in road casualty rates between poor and wealthy postcodes
#Roadsafety #England #Transport #UKnews #Inequality #TheGuardian #GwynTophamTransportcorrespondent
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Child pedestrian deaths are almost five times higher in England’s worst-off areas
By Gwyn Topham Transport correspondentOfficial figures expose widening gap in road casualty rates between poor and wealthy postcodes
#Roadsafety #England #Transport #UKnews #Inequality #TheGuardian #GwynTophamTransportcorrespondent
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Child pedestrian deaths are almost five times higher in England’s worst-off areas https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/30/child-pedestrian-deaths-five-times-higher-england-worst-off-areas #RoadSafety #England #Transport #UkNews #Inequality
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Child pedestrian deaths are almost five times higher in England’s worst-off areas https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/30/child-pedestrian-deaths-five-times-higher-england-worst-off-areas #RoadSafety #England #Transport #UkNews #Inequality
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More #IdeologicalStupidity, this time impacting cycling and #RoadSafety
US push to defund ‘DEI bike lanes’ will make roads less safe, advocates say
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/bike-lanes-defund-trump-administration-dei?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other -
More #IdeologicalStupidity, this time impacting cycling and #RoadSafety
US push to defund ‘DEI bike lanes’ will make roads less safe, advocates say
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/bike-lanes-defund-trump-administration-dei?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other -
Flock surveillance cameras can pose a crash risk for drivers, US experts say
By Stephen Starr in Beavercreek, OhioRoadside safety advocates say some automated license plate readers may not meet highway safety standards
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/controversial-flock-ai-surveillance-camera-risk
#Ohio #USnews #AIartificialintelligence #Roadsafety #TheGuardian #StephenStarrinBeavercreek #Ohio
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Flock surveillance cameras can pose a crash risk for drivers, US experts say https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/controversial-flock-ai-surveillance-camera-risk #Ohio #UsNews #AiArtificialIntelligence #RoadSafety
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Flock surveillance cameras can pose a crash risk for drivers, US experts say https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/controversial-flock-ai-surveillance-camera-risk #Ohio #UsNews #AiArtificialIntelligence #RoadSafety
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Probe into the Kuttippuram bus crash finds the private bus was travelling at 130 km/h before the accident. Speeding and rain are suspected causes. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/kuttippuram-bus-crash-130-kmph-speeding-rain-probe-ap84xx4n?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Kuttippuram #Kerala #BusCrash #RoadSafety #Speeding
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In a significant ruling, the Delhi High Court held that sleeping on a pavement cannot be treated as contributory negligence, observing that homeless people often have no choice but to rest on footpaths https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/delhi-high-court-sleeping-on-pavement-not-negligence-compensation-od6ggocq?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DelhiHighCourt #DelhiHC #RoadAccident #LegalNews #RoadSafety
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Newtown’s Pop-Up Garden Removed Over Safety Concerns https://www.allforgardening.com/1894642/newtowns-pop-up-garden-removed-over-safety-concerns/ #garden #newtown #RoadSafety #Sydney #TransportForNSW
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Newtown’s Pop-Up Garden Removed Over Safety Concerns https://www.allforgardening.com/1894642/newtowns-pop-up-garden-removed-over-safety-concerns/ #garden #newtown #RoadSafety #Sydney #TransportForNSW
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Recognised #Clacton straight away on this #ITV report about #DUI and #DrugDriving
#Essex #Police #RPU ( #RoadsPolicingUnit ) sarge seems to be taking fashion tips from Alexander Lukashenko , and lass nicked for #cannabis use behind the wheel doesn't come across as sharpest tool in the box..
#Cops divulge how they check for minor #traffic violations as a reason to stop drivers for the DUI check (sleep deprivation caused by #drugs can lead to these)
TBH wasn't expecting the #DPD driver to be positive as these companies tend to do their own drug tests, though he should really have been wearing his #seatbelt
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Recognised #Clacton straight away on this #ITV report about #DUI and #DrugDriving
#Essex #Police #RPU ( #RoadsPolicingUnit ) sarge seems to be taking fashion tips from Alexander Lukashenko , and lass nicked for #cannabis use behind the wheel doesn't come across as sharpest tool in the box..
#Cops divulge how they check for minor #traffic violations as a reason to stop drivers for the DUI check (sleep deprivation caused by #drugs can lead to these)
TBH wasn't expecting the #DPD driver to be positive as these companies tend to do their own drug tests, though he should really have been wearing his #seatbelt
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An #Audi #driver in South #Essex got #prison for #driving at 110 mph ( 177 km/h ) on the highway - this is well over the 50mph (80 km/h) limit for that area. he crashed into 3 #Council workers on ride on lawnmowers, causing 2 of them serious injury (hence #jail time even after a guilty plea).
He claimed the "brakes locked up" - vehicle was a mid 2000s Audi S3 ( Typ 8P ) which has very good brakes with ABS if well maintained, but those won't save anyone from driving too fast for the conditions - in a car review from that era there's warnings against pushing it to the rev limiter and that it can become "uncomposed" - the video from the #Police clearly shows him doing exactly that..
https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26403609.benfleet-audi-driver-jailed-southend-lawnmowers-crash/
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An #Audi #driver in South #Essex got #prison for #driving at 110 mph ( 177 km/h ) on the highway - this is well over the 50mph (80 km/h) limit for that area. he crashed into 3 #Council workers on ride on lawnmowers, causing 2 of them serious injury (hence #jail time even after a guilty plea).
He claimed the "brakes locked up" - vehicle was a mid 2000s Audi S3 ( Typ 8P ) which has very good brakes with ABS if well maintained, but those won't save anyone from driving too fast for the conditions - in a car review from that era there's warnings against pushing it to the rev limiter and that it can become "uncomposed" - the video from the #Police clearly shows him doing exactly that..
https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26403609.benfleet-audi-driver-jailed-southend-lawnmowers-crash/
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Kerala Police turn to Manchester City striker Erling Haaland to urge two-wheeler riders to wear helmets in their latest creative road-safety awareness campaign. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/even-haaland-wears-one-kerala-police-tap-football-superstar-to-drive-home-helmet-safety-watch-wy7d1mnq?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #KeralaPolice #ErlingHaaland #RoadSafety #HelmetAwareness
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#DUBLIN: CW - Road violence / cycling
Very serious incident in Conyngham Road/Parkgate Street inbound, at left turn into Phoenix Park: left-turning coach ran over a person cycling who had been proceeding straight ahead. Fire Brigade appliance, ambulance, and An Garda Síochána on scene.
#Rothar #MastoDaoine #RoadViolence #RoadSafety #BikeTooter #Cycling
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In a turbulent world of increasing division, we can all agree that everyone who sets out on a journey, to work, to school, to see the people they love, should reach their destination safely.
I call on world leaders to ensure new UN declaration on #RoadSafety becomes more than words on a page.