City Officials All over the U.S. to Feds: Don’t Mandate Helmet Laws!
NACTO, a group of city transportation officials from all over America, urged the National Transportation Safety Board to pull back from its recommendation earlier this week that all states require adults to wear helmets.
November 8, 2019
Report: Uber’s Software Flaws Led to Fatal Crash
The self-driving Uber car that killed an Arizona woman in March 2018 was not programmed to identify pedestrians outside of a crosswalk and lacked software that could have spared her life, a federal safety agency said.
November 7, 2019
Robot Cars of the Future Can’t Fix Traffic, Pollution, Sprawl
Driverless vehicles will contribute to congestion even if there are fewer cars on the road, a new study says.
November 1, 2019
Memphis is the Most Dangerous Place to Walk
Bluff City had the highest fatality rate in the country in 2018 according to federal traffic data.
October 31, 2019
All Hail! Gov’t Workers Using Uber Way Too Much
Federal workers spent 28 percent more money on rental cars and 10 times as much on ride share for business travel than the previous year, records show
October 28, 2019
Congress Eyes Increased Funds for Vision Zero
House members propose a bill that would fund pedestrian- and cycling-safety efforts.
October 25, 2019
Take Transit to the Airport — Cut the TSA Line
More cities are introducing incentives for flyers to ditch cars and taxis and take public transit to their area airports. Here's a roundup.
October 21, 2019
Meet the New Congressional Caucus for Transportation
A small group, for now, but eager to debate ways to better fund transit.
October 18, 2019
New App Helps to Slow Down Speeders
Drivers are reckless and distracted — but soon there'll be an app that helps them realize that.
October 16, 2019
Hearing the Disability Community In Vision Zero
DOT's chief accessibility specialist on the challenges and successes of inclusion.
October 11, 2019
