safety

It's going to be in the mid-nineties this afternoon and tomorrow, but there's a Critical Mass Ride tonight, with a proposed route memorializing longtime participant Karl Szwet, meeting at 5:30 p.m. at Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington, departing a little after 6. And Saturday is the fabulous Tour de Fat, the major fundraiser for West Town Bikes education center, starting with a bike parade that meets at 10 a.m. at the Humboldt Park boat house, departing at 11.

When Black and Brown cyclists need safety from more than traffic

Local authorities should do everything they can to prevent all types of traffic violence.

The same design features that kill and maim pedestrians are what automakers rely on to appeal to consumers.

America's traffic safety record is going from bad to worse -- and federal transportation officials aren't speaking up about it.

Cofounder Oboi Reed elaborates on Vision Zero rollout issues, and argues that if Black and Brown residents advocate for safer street designs, their aldermen will support them.

The new Chicago law requiring vehicle side guards and safety mirrors will help prevent future tragedies.

Better infrastructure and education "carrots," rather than enforcement "sticks," are key.

More than 112,500 people lost their lives in speed-related crashes from 2005 to 2014, accounting for 31 percent of all traffic deaths in America over that period. In a draft report released earlier this week, the National Transportation Safety Board says excessive speed is a deadly problem in our nation's transportation system -- one that federal and state officials aren't doing enough to address.