-> Traffic fatalities are on the rise up again, with an increase of 8.1 percent in the first half of 2015, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (https:\/\/1.usa.gov\/1lWDhEr). NHTSA officials attribute the problem to driver (or passenger) error \u2014 drunk driving, speeding, failure to wear seatbelts \u2014 but did promise “new initiatives to protect vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists.” The hazards NHTSA flags are real, but Robert Steuteville at Better Cities & Towns says the agency is also overlooking another major culprit: dangerous street design, propagated by an engineering profession that’s still pushing a “bigger is better” agenda… https:\/\/bit.ly\/1Q037E2
\nfrom CenterLines, the e-newsletter of the National Center for Bicycling & Walking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
-> Traffic fatalities are on the rise up again, with an increase of 8.1 percent in the first half of 2015, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (https:\/\/1.usa.gov\/1lWDhEr). NHTSA officials attribute the problem to driver (or passenger) error \u2014 drunk driving, speeding, failure to wear seatbelts \u2014 but did promise “new initiatives to … <\/p>\n