#trafficsafety — Public Fediverse posts

@cainmark #BikeNite A7 For some —but unfortunately not all types of— reflective pant cuff /ankle band straps, using 2 connected may solve issue of 1 being too small for calf of many people. #AllBodiesOnBikes #BikeEquity For example, these distributed free by California Highway Patrol really oughta be longer than 14 inches.

@ascentale @bikenite @juliette @sam

#CaliforniaHighwayPatrol #CaliforniaOfficeOfTrafficSafety #TrafficSafety #inclusive #cycling #biking

@cainmark #BikeNite A7 For some —but unfortunately not all types of— reflective pant cuff /ankle band straps, using 2 connected may solve issue of 1 being too small for calf of many people. #AllBodiesOnBikes #BikeEquity For example, these distributed free by California Highway Patrol really oughta be longer than 14 inches.

@ascentale @bikenite @juliette @sam

#CaliforniaHighwayPatrol #CaliforniaOfficeOfTrafficSafety #TrafficSafety #inclusive #cycling #biking

Kimberly Skaggs is appealing a judge’s decision to hold her in jail as she awaits trial on charges of leaving the scene of a fatal crash and tampering with evidence.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/skaggs-appeals-detention-over-vehicle-crash/3079583

#NewMexico #LasCruces #trafficsafety #bicycling #visionzero

Kimberly Skaggs is appealing a judge’s decision to hold her in jail as she awaits trial on charges of leaving the scene of a fatal crash and tampering with evidence.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/skaggs-appeals-detention-over-vehicle-crash/3079583

#NewMexico #LasCruces #trafficsafety #bicycling #visionzero

After providing introductory bike-friendly drivers training today—to all youth at the Monterey County Probation Department Youth Center—we made our typical rounds in our county’s seat and largest city. Today that included Acosta Plaza and two local bike shops on our route.

We also stopped to snap photos of some of our favorite infrastructure (short of bikeways with a physical barrier): Bike boxes at intersections, like this one on West Alisal Street at Lincoln Avenue, Salinas.

#transportation #ActiveTransportation #BikeInfrastructure #TrafficSafety #MontereyCounty #BikeMontereyCounty #cycling #biking #BikeTooter

After providing introductory bike-friendly drivers training today—to all youth at the Monterey County Probation Department Youth Center—we made our typical rounds in our county’s seat and largest city. Today that included Acosta Plaza and two local bike shops on our route.

We also stopped to snap photos of some of our favorite infrastructure (short of bikeways with a physical barrier): Bike boxes at intersections, like this one on West Alisal Street at Lincoln Avenue, Salinas.

#transportation #ActiveTransportation #BikeInfrastructure #TrafficSafety #MontereyCounty #BikeMontereyCounty #cycling #biking #BikeTooter

Laws Every Scout Should Know

https://troop161ma.wordpress.com/2026/06/26/laws-every-scout-should-know/

Laws Every Scout Should Know

https://troop161ma.wordpress.com/2026/06/26/laws-every-scout-should-know/

Laws Every Scout Should Know

https://troop161ma.wordpress.com/2026/06/26/laws-every-scout-should-know/

Laws Every Scout Should Know

https://troop161ma.wordpress.com/2026/06/26/laws-every-scout-should-know/

Laws Every Scout Should Know

https://troop161ma.wordpress.com/2026/06/26/laws-every-scout-should-know/

This is exactly what @notjustbikes warned us about in his driverless car video. When computers take over the driving, the car lobby will try to eliminate speed limits and chase pedestrians and cyclists off the streets. The term Tesla uses is ”speed offset”, implying that computers don’t need speed limits.

https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/sverige-sager-nej-till-bred-lansering-av-tesla-system

#trafiksäkerhet #cykla #ingenbakomratten #driverlesscar #trafficsafety #cycling

This is exactly what @notjustbikes warned us about in his driverless car video. When computers take over the driving, the car lobby will try to eliminate speed limits and chase pedestrians and cyclists off the streets. The term Tesla uses is ”speed offset”, implying that computers don’t need speed limits.

https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/sverige-sager-nej-till-bred-lansering-av-tesla-system

#trafiksäkerhet #cykla #ingenbakomratten #driverlesscar #trafficsafety #cycling

Man killed in motorcycle crash in Maine, speed likely a factor

A man from the town of Mexico is dead after …
#France #FR #Europe #EU #Paris #CarletonMerrill #deadlyaccident #deadlycrash #driversafety #highwaysafety #Mainetraffic #Maine'sTotalCoverage #Mexicomankilled #motorcyclecrash #motorcyclepassing #motorcyclesafety #Pariscrash #parispolice #ParkStreet #publicsafety #roadsafety #safetynews #speeding #StephensMemorialHospital #trafficsafety #WMTW
https://www.europesays.com/france/30937/

Impact fatal : Un véhicule percute un poteau électrique

A driver who was drunk crashed into an electric pole in Paris today, May 24, 2026. This shows the danger of drunk driving.

#DrunkDriving, #ParisAccident, #TrafficSafety, #May242026, #RoadSafety

https://newsletter.tf/drunk-driver-hits-electric-pole-paris-2026/

A driver crashed into an electric pole in Paris today. This is a serious accident caused by drunk driving.

#DrunkDriving, #ParisAccident, #TrafficSafety, #May242026, #RoadSafety
https://newsletter.tf/drunk-driver-hits-electric-pole-paris-2026/

Pittsburgh Ride of Silence 2026 #visionzero #trafficsafety #rightofway
https://youtube.com/shorts/QrPD3LQHdPk?si=4yqH8Dc-1X8u7V_z

Pittsburgh Ride of Silence 2026 #visionzero #trafficsafety #rightofway
https://youtube.com/shorts/QrPD3LQHdPk?si=4yqH8Dc-1X8u7V_z

Child Fatally Struck by Amazon Delivery Vehicle; Driver Leaves Scene

A 4-year-old boy died in Kansas City, MO after being hit by an Amazon delivery vehicle. The driver left the scene but was later released.

#KansasCity, #AmazonDelivery, #ChildFatality, #TrafficSafety, #Missouri

https://newsletter.tf/kansas-city-boy-4-dies-amazon-van-incident/

A 4-year-old boy has tragically died in Kansas City, MO. The incident involved an Amazon delivery vehicle.

#KansasCity, #AmazonDelivery, #ChildFatality, #TrafficSafety, #Missouri
https://newsletter.tf/kansas-city-boy-4-dies-amazon-van-incident/

When crashes in city corridors repeatedly end in death, the discussion often shifts from isolated blame to questions of traffic speed, enforcement, and street engineering.
#BoyleHeights #LosAngeles #TrafficSafety #UrbanSafety #CrashReporting #California

🚧👷‍♀️👷‍♂️👷🚧
It's National Work Zone Awareness Week!
National Work Zone Awareness Week is an annual spring campaign held at the start of construction season to encourage safe driving through all #workzones.
🔗https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=48506&Dept=50
#NWZAW #Orange4Safety #SafeWorkZonesForAll #StandDown4Safety #DriveSafe #DriveSmart #TrafficSafety #RoadwaySafety

Los Angeles has installed a new traffic signal at the South L.A. intersection where 12-year-old Adan Manzano was killed, following sustained community advocacy.
#SouthLA #TrafficSafety #LosAngeles #StreetSafety #PedestrianSafety #LocalNews #news

Roanoke to host interactive traffic garden event to promote student traffic safety https://www.allforgardening.com/1698038/roanoke-to-host-interactive-traffic-garden-event-to-promote-student-traffic-safety/ #garden #gardener #gardening #Roanoke #RoanokeCityPublicSchools #TrafficSafety

Roanoke to host interactive traffic garden event to promote student traffic safety https://www.allforgardening.com/1698038/roanoke-to-host-interactive-traffic-garden-event-to-promote-student-traffic-safety/ #garden #gardener #gardening #Roanoke #RoanokeCityPublicSchools #TrafficSafety

"85 cyclists detained trying to 'take over' San Francisco's Bay Bridge” https://www.thecalifornian.com/story/news/california/2026/03/30/california-highway-patrol-stops-85-riders-from-bay-bridge-take-over/89390966007/
#SFBA

In contrast, "Rideout or Rude Out? Make your bike party courteous, safer, legal, and fun” https://bikemonterey.org/rideout-or-rude-out-make-your-bike-party-courteous-safer-legal-and-fun.html

#YouthBike #MoreKidsOnBikes #SpringBreak #BikeParty #AmazingGeneration #cycling #biking #TrafficSafety #freeway

"85 cyclists detained trying to 'take over' San Francisco's Bay Bridge” https://www.thecalifornian.com/story/news/california/2026/03/30/california-highway-patrol-stops-85-riders-from-bay-bridge-take-over/89390966007/
#SFBA

In contrast, "Rideout or Rude Out? Make your bike party courteous, safer, legal, and fun” https://bikemonterey.org/rideout-or-rude-out-make-your-bike-party-courteous-safer-legal-and-fun.html

#YouthBike #MoreKidsOnBikes #SpringBreak #BikeParty #AmazingGeneration #cycling #biking #TrafficSafety #freeway

I saw cars, once even a truck, going the wrong way on the highway in Cambodia. But:

1) They were going on the edge of the highway, in the slowest lane.
2) They were going slow
3) They were (usually?) flashing their blinker in the direction out from the highway

Never seen a can going the wrong way on a highway in the fastest lane, unlike in Czechia.

https://tv.idnes.cz/krimi/senior-jet-dalnice-pardubice-protismer.V260327_144831_idnestv_ande

#czechregime #czechculture #czechsociaty #commonsense #czech #czechia #traffic #trafficsafety #highway #wrongway

I saw cars, once even a truck, going the wrong way on the highway in Cambodia. But:

1) They were going on the edge of the highway, in the slowest lane.
2) They were going slow
3) They were (usually?) flashing their blinker in the direction out from the highway

Never seen a can going the wrong way on a highway in the fastest lane, unlike in Czechia.

https://tv.idnes.cz/krimi/senior-jet-dalnice-pardubice-protismer.V260327_144831_idnestv_ande

#czechregime #czechculture #czechsociaty #commonsense #czech #czechia #traffic #trafficsafety #highway #wrongway

I saw cars, once even a truck, going the wrong way on the highway in Cambodia. But:

1) They were going on the edge of the highway, in the slowest lane.
2) They were going slow
3) They were (usually?) flashing their blinker in the direction out from the highway

Never seen a can going the wrong way on a highway in the fastest lane, unlike in Czechia.

https://tv.idnes.cz/krimi/senior-jet-dalnice-pardubice-protismer.V260327_144831_idnestv_ande

#czechregime #czechculture #czechsociaty #commonsense #czech #czechia #traffic #trafficsafety #highway #wrongway

I saw cars, once even a truck, going the wrong way on the highway in Cambodia. But:

1) They were going on the edge of the highway, in the slowest lane.
2) They were going slow
3) They were (usually?) flashing their blinker in the direction out from the highway

Never seen a can going the wrong way on a highway in the fastest lane, unlike in Czechia.

https://tv.idnes.cz/krimi/senior-jet-dalnice-pardubice-protismer.V260327_144831_idnestv_ande

#czechregime #czechculture #czechsociaty #commonsense #czech #czechia #traffic #trafficsafety #highway #wrongway

I saw cars, once even a truck, going the wrong way on the highway in Cambodia. But:

1) They were going on the edge of the highway, in the slowest lane.
2) They were going slow
3) They were (usually?) flashing their blinker in the direction out from the highway

Never seen a can going the wrong way on a highway in the fastest lane, unlike in Czechia.

https://tv.idnes.cz/krimi/senior-jet-dalnice-pardubice-protismer.V260327_144831_idnestv_ande

#czechregime #czechculture #czechsociaty #commonsense #czech #czechia #traffic #trafficsafety #highway #wrongway

“'Seth Pollack spent his life teaching people how to see clearly – to look past easy narratives, sit with complexity, and do the hard work of understanding. It is a painful irony that in the days after his death, the story of how he died became one of those easy, inaccurate narratives.'

"They [Pollack’s family] are referring to a CHP [California Highway Patrol] statement immediately following the crash that Pollack was on the wrong side of the street, later determined to be unfounded.”
—Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow

https://www.montereycountynow.com/opinion/local_spin/criminal-charges-and-a-lawsuit-seek-justice-for-a-slain-bicyclist-s-family/article_934a0c54-165c-4a2a-9d8f-d431919ce661.html

#MontereyCounty #FatalCollisions #PebbleBeach #SethPollack #RestInPeaceSethPollack #cycling #biking #BikeTooter #TrafficSafety #justice

“'Seth Pollack spent his life teaching people how to see clearly – to look past easy narratives, sit with complexity, and do the hard work of understanding. It is a painful irony that in the days after his death, the story of how he died became one of those easy, inaccurate narratives.'

"They [Pollack’s family] are referring to a CHP [California Highway Patrol] statement immediately following the crash that Pollack was on the wrong side of the street, later determined to be unfounded.”
—Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow

https://www.montereycountynow.com/opinion/local_spin/criminal-charges-and-a-lawsuit-seek-justice-for-a-slain-bicyclist-s-family/article_934a0c54-165c-4a2a-9d8f-d431919ce661.html

#MontereyCounty #FatalCollisions #PebbleBeach #SethPollack #RestInPeaceSethPollack #cycling #biking #BikeTooter #TrafficSafety #justice

“'Seth Pollack spent his life teaching people how to see clearly – to look past easy narratives, sit with complexity, and do the hard work of understanding. It is a painful irony that in the days after his death, the story of how he died became one of those easy, inaccurate narratives.'

"They [Pollack’s family] are referring to a CHP [California Highway Patrol] statement immediately following the crash that Pollack was on the wrong side of the street, later determined to be unfounded.”
—Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow

https://www.montereycountynow.com/opinion/local_spin/criminal-charges-and-a-lawsuit-seek-justice-for-a-slain-bicyclist-s-family/article_934a0c54-165c-4a2a-9d8f-d431919ce661.html

#MontereyCounty #FatalCollisions #PebbleBeach #SethPollack #RestInPeaceSethPollack #cycling #biking #BikeTooter #TrafficSafety #justice

“'Seth Pollack spent his life teaching people how to see clearly – to look past easy narratives, sit with complexity, and do the hard work of understanding. It is a painful irony that in the days after his death, the story of how he died became one of those easy, inaccurate narratives.'

"They [Pollack’s family] are referring to a CHP [California Highway Patrol] statement immediately following the crash that Pollack was on the wrong side of the street, later determined to be unfounded.”
—Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow

https://www.montereycountynow.com/opinion/local_spin/criminal-charges-and-a-lawsuit-seek-justice-for-a-slain-bicyclist-s-family/article_934a0c54-165c-4a2a-9d8f-d431919ce661.html

#MontereyCounty #FatalCollisions #PebbleBeach #SethPollack #RestInPeaceSethPollack #cycling #biking #BikeTooter #TrafficSafety #justice

“'Seth Pollack spent his life teaching people how to see clearly – to look past easy narratives, sit with complexity, and do the hard work of understanding. It is a painful irony that in the days after his death, the story of how he died became one of those easy, inaccurate narratives.'

"They [Pollack’s family] are referring to a CHP [California Highway Patrol] statement immediately following the crash that Pollack was on the wrong side of the street, later determined to be unfounded.”
—Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow

https://www.montereycountynow.com/opinion/local_spin/criminal-charges-and-a-lawsuit-seek-justice-for-a-slain-bicyclist-s-family/article_934a0c54-165c-4a2a-9d8f-d431919ce661.html

#MontereyCounty #FatalCollisions #PebbleBeach #SethPollack #RestInPeaceSethPollack #cycling #biking #BikeTooter #TrafficSafety #justice

Our sympathy to the family and friends of Linda Theresse Munoz of Salinas.

Linda suffered fatal injuries after being struck on her bicycle by a truck, and then by two additional vehicles, while biking in Salinas on March 14.

We have no details on this collision so can’t comment about the circumstances except to say: #KSBW’s report https://www.ksbw.com/article/bicyclist-struck-killed-salinas-california/70760894 mentions she was biking “in dark clothing.” High visibility apparel is not required by law, and while we do suggest it (https://bikemonterey.org/tips-for-tourists/more-bicycle-safety-gear), being visible can’t protect you from drivers who are texting, speeding, under the influence, etc.—as we experienced and pointed out last week https://sfba.social/@bikemonterey/116219787478611800.

We don’t know if Linda’s bicycle had the equipment required by California law for biking in the dark (see #9 in our Calif bike law summary https://bikemonterey.org/wp-content/uploads/Bike-law-summary-2025.pdf).

#MontereyCounty #FatalCollisions #Salinas #cycling #biking #BikeTooter #TrafficSafety

Our sympathy to the family and friends of Linda Theresse Munoz of Salinas.

Linda suffered fatal injuries after being struck on her bicycle by a truck, and then by two additional vehicles, while biking in Salinas on March 14.

We have no details on this collision so can’t comment about the circumstances except to say: #KSBW’s report https://www.ksbw.com/article/bicyclist-struck-killed-salinas-california/70760894 mentions she was biking “in dark clothing.” High visibility apparel is not required by law, and while we do suggest it (https://bikemonterey.org/tips-for-tourists/more-bicycle-safety-gear), being visible can’t protect you from drivers who are texting, speeding, under the influence, etc.—as we experienced and pointed out last week https://sfba.social/@bikemonterey/116219787478611800.

We don’t know if Linda’s bicycle had the equipment required by California law for biking in the dark (see #9 in our Calif bike law summary https://bikemonterey.org/wp-content/uploads/Bike-law-summary-2025.pdf).

#MontereyCounty #FatalCollisions #Salinas #cycling #biking #BikeTooter #TrafficSafety

A Monterey County landscaper is grieving the avoidable death of his grandson, 22-yr-old Alejandro Covarrubias, who was killed by a hit-and-run driver while changing a flat tire. https://www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-my-brothers-memory-qccts?attribution_id=sl:dd7874ca-e9b7-4337-862b-43fa75b6e8bd&lang=en_US&ts=1772397247 As reported by KTLA-5, authorities say the suspect could possibly have been driving an #Amazon truck. https://ktla.com/news/local-news/family-mourns-young-man-killed-in-hit-and-run-while-changing-tire-on-5-freeway/

Alejandro's tragic death is an example of why California Assembly Bill 390 was passed in 2025. AB 390 extends protections that were already given to police officers, highway workers, Caltrans employees and other people doing official work on the highways to ANYONE outside of their vehicle—as reported by Streetsblog California, University of California at Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC), and others. SafeTREC found that, in 2022, over 1,200 individuals nationwide were killed due to drivers maneuvering too close or fast near parked cars, including 221 in California.

#HitAndRun #TrafficSafety

The pedals she is referring to have built-in lights. They automatically switch colors and are always white ahead, red back. Like ordinary pedal reflectors, the motion of the pedal lights let overtaking motorists easily see that you are a cyclist. #beseen #trafficsafety #cycling

The pedals she is referring to have built-in lights. They automatically switch colors and are always white ahead, red back. Like ordinary pedal reflectors, the motion of the pedal lights let overtaking motorists easily see that you are a cyclist. #beseen #trafficsafety #cycling

"Not sure if I can say this onscreen. But lights over helmets"

Yes you can say it! Bike lights are more important than bike helmets. So are a lot of other things: 30 kph speed limits, bike paths, bike training, driver visibility out of truck cabs, etc

See video at timestamp:
https://youtu.be/FxOWSzN8dAM?t=623

#pathlesspedaled #cyclehelmet #helmet #trafficsafety

"Not sure if I can say this onscreen. But lights over helmets"

Yes you can say it! Bike lights are more important than bike helmets. So are a lot of other things: 30 kph speed limits, bike paths, bike training, driver visibility out of truck cabs, etc

See video at timestamp:
https://youtu.be/FxOWSzN8dAM?t=623

#pathlesspedaled #cyclehelmet #helmet #trafficsafety

Speeding BMW kills 24-yr-old gardener, migrants lay siege to Phullanwal chowk https://www.allforgardening.com/1639947/speeding-bmw-kills-24-yr-old-gardener-migrants-lay-siege-to-phullanwal-chowk/ ##DriverArrested ##LudhianaAccident ##MigrantKilled ##TrafficSafety #FatalAccident #garden #gardener #gardening #hitandrun #PoliceInaction #protest #RoadAccident #VehicleCrash

Speeding BMW kills 24-yr-old gardener, migrants lay siege to Phullanwal chowk https://www.allforgardening.com/1639947/speeding-bmw-kills-24-yr-old-gardener-migrants-lay-siege-to-phullanwal-chowk/ ##DriverArrested ##LudhianaAccident ##MigrantKilled ##TrafficSafety #FatalAccident #garden #gardener #gardening #hitandrun #PoliceInaction #protest #RoadAccident #VehicleCrash

From California Bicycle Coalition/ #CalBike —

Public Safety First: Call to action for District Attorneys and State Attorney General to enforce consumer protection laws against companies selling illegal e-motos as legal e-bikes. https://go.calbike.org/a/public-safety-first

#emotos #ElectricMotorcycles #ebikes #ebike #ConsumerProtection #ActiveTransportation #ClimateAction #PublicSafety #TrafficSafety #Youth #MoreKidsOnBikes

Summary of new California #transportation laws for 2026 is on pages 11-12 of Transportation Agency for Monterey County’s Bike and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee meeting packet for Feb: https://www.tamcmonterey.org/files/e73eb70df/BPC+Agenda+Packet+February+4+Meeting.pdf

Among the new laws:
AB 382 (Berman) – #Pedestrian safety: #SchoolZones: #SpeedLimits
AB 1014 (Rogers) – #TrafficSafety: #SpeedLimits
SB 671 (Cervantes) – #PedestrianCrossing signals
SB 71 (Wiener) – California #Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: #transit projects [AND #ActiveTransportation projects]
AB 544 (Davies) – #ElectricBicycles: required equipment
AB 875 (Murasutchi) – Vehicle removal — In part, "grants law enforcement authority to #impound certain noncompliant electric vehicles. Officers may remove electric vehicles with fewer than four wheels that exceed legal #speed thresholds and do not qualify as #ebikes, as well as Class 3 e-bikes operated
by riders under 16 years old or without required helmets.”

#TrafficLaws #biking #walking #PublicSafety #DriverEducation #BikersEd #youth

Summary of new California #transportation laws for 2026 is on pages 11-12 of Transportation Agency for Monterey County’s Bike and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee meeting packet for Feb: https://www.tamcmonterey.org/files/e73eb70df/BPC+Agenda+Packet+February+4+Meeting.pdf

Among the new laws:
AB 382 (Berman) – #Pedestrian safety: #SchoolZones: #SpeedLimits
AB 1014 (Rogers) – #TrafficSafety: #SpeedLimits
SB 671 (Cervantes) – #PedestrianCrossing signals
SB 71 (Wiener) – California #Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: #transit projects [AND #ActiveTransportation projects]
AB 544 (Davies) – #ElectricBicycles: required equipment
AB 875 (Murasutchi) – Vehicle removal — In part, "grants law enforcement authority to #impound certain noncompliant electric vehicles. Officers may remove electric vehicles with fewer than four wheels that exceed legal #speed thresholds and do not qualify as #ebikes, as well as Class 3 e-bikes operated
by riders under 16 years old or without required helmets.”

#TrafficLaws #biking #walking #PublicSafety #DriverEducation #BikersEd #youth

Teenagers Injured in Collisions with Vehicles Across Multiple Incidents

https://newsletter.tf/teens-injured-car-accidents/

Young people are getting seriously hurt or killed in car accidents in several recent events.

#TeenSafety, #RoadAccidents, #YouthSafety, #CarCrashes, #TrafficSafety