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We've lost loved ones or been injured in a car crash. We're confronting traffic violence across the country through advocacy and support. www.familiesforsafestreets.org

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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Let's #StopSuperSpeeders Email your legislators today! secure.everyaction.com/VpULUtlMD0uo...
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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
NORTH CAROLINA - Allison Simpson's husband, #MattSimpson, was riding 15 feet in front of her and their two small children; then, in an instant, he was gone!😢 Now she's pushing for a law that would prevent dangerous speeding across NC. Read more at: www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...
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Michelle DuBarry @dubarrypie.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Every time I read something like this I wonder if my son (killed by a careless driver in 2010) is one of the lives that could have been saved
A blond-haired toddler boy wearing a red fleece jacket and navy blue pants. He is standing ankle-deep in a mountain lake holding a fistful of rocks and laughing
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
​New research shows that the US has been a global laggard curbing crash deaths. If the US had merely matched improvements in 14 peer nations, 500,000+ lives would have been saved from 2000-24. doi.org/10.1080/1538...
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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 23/07/2026
New Yorkers are being killed on streets that the City knows are dangerous. New York City officially designates the most dangerous streets as "Vision Zero Priority Corridors." 27% of fatalities this year took place on these corridors, even though they make up just 7% of streets.
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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
If you live in AZ, take 2 mins to thank your elected officials with our easy click-to-email action alert! secure.everyaction.com/eRLBnzB-e0GE... #StopSuperSpeeders
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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Thank you to #RepQuangNguyen, #RepKevinVolk and @senanaliseortiz.bsky.social for championing this effort and the Arizona State Legislature for their support!
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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Thank you #GovernorKatieHobbs! “The Governor’s signature is a powerful acknowledgment that Arizona can no longer accept preventable roadway deaths as inevitable.”
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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
ARIZONA - This month, Arizona Stop Super Speeders bill (HB 2417) passed Senate 24-5 and House 33-21 and #GovernorKatieHobbs signed into law! 🎉
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Ken McLeod @kenmcld.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
"Aviation is governed by a philosophy roadway transportation has never adopted: that catastrophic failures and harm must be systematically prevented, not merely mitigated or responded to after they occur" A shift to an aviation-like regulatory approach would be a big shift for Autonomous Vehicles
Comparison of auto and aviation regulation
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Scott Berkley @scott-berkley.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Love this framework for how we can ensure the future of safe streets. I'm a sucker for any policy that says "this is how we do it right, now let's do it"
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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
We had an amazing discussion with #MarcoConner, #TomDeVito and #RudyFaust! Resources & recording available on our website
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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Thank you to all who attended the webinar and to our speakers #MarcoConner, #TomDeVito and #RudyFaust for an engaging discussion of our new AV Framework! #AVGainGuardRule #AutonomousVehicles #AVSafety #TrafficSafety
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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
AVs aren't coming — they're already here. We just released a landmark framework to make sure this technology helps save lives! #AVGainGuardRule #AutonomousVehicles #AVSafety #TrafficSafety #VisionZero #PedestrianSafety #FamiliesForSafeStreets #SelfDrivingCars #TransportationSafety #RoboTaxis
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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Happening Now! FSS unveils groundbreaking framework for Autonomous Vehicle Regulations. Learn more at www.familiesforsafestreets.org/autonomous-v...
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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Happening Now! FSS unveils groundbreaking framework for Autonomous Vehicle Regulations. Learn more at www.familiesforsafestreets.org/autonomous-v...
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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
📰Fresh off the press! Check it out! usa.streetsblog.org/2026/06/18/d...
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Driverless Cars Could Save Tens of Thousands of Lives. But We Must Treat Them Like Aviation — Not Like Cars — Streetsblog USA
Commercial passenger aviation has nearly zero passenger deaths per year compared to about 40,000 roadway deaths. That's not a function of driving being inherently riskier — it is a function of what ou...
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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 27/05/2026
To every member of Families for Safe Streets who traveled up to Albany to share their story with legislators, to every TA activist who picked up the phone to make it clear that saving lives was non-negotiable — this victory is yours.
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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 27/05/2026
Last night, the Stop Super Speeders bill was passed as a part of this year’s New York State budget package! The bill will empower New York City to establish a program requiring speed-limiter devices on vehicles that receive 16+ speeding tickets in a single year.
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Ken McLeod @kenmcld.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Ride For Your Life is now a national nonprofit—turning remembrance into action for safer streets everywhere. rideforyourlife.org Started by @bikeleague.org Board Member Dan Langenkamp after the tragic loss of his wife, Ride For Your Life has organized 11 events in 5 cities with 10k+ participants
Image from rideforyourlife.org
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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
This bipartisan measure by state #RepMartiDeuter, aims to increase roadway safety has passed the Senate and is headed to the governor’s desk. Next step >> Email @GovPritzker and tell him #StopSuperSpeeders secure.everyaction.com/5KDfayQyG0i-...
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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Yesterday, Illinois’ Stop Super Speeders legislation, SB 3102 passed the Senate (49-9) after previously passing the full Illinois House (HB 4948) with a 77-24 vote. FSS member @rudyfaust.bsky.social speaks out! Read more: www.familiesforsafestreets.org/news/illinoi...
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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
ILLINOIS — Last night, Illinois’ Stop Super Speeders legislation, HB 4948, passed the Senate Transportation Committee unanimously (18-0) after previously passing the full Illinois House with a 77-24 vote. Learn More: www.familiesforsafestreets.org/news/stateme...
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 12/05/2026
"Intelligent speed assistance isn’t forcibly stopping you, it’s just not letting you go faster than you’re supposed to," a deputy commissioner with the Dept. of Citywide Administrative Services told Streetsblog. "We’re not asking anything except to follow the law."
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City's In-House Program Proves Speed Governors Work - Streetsblog New York City
The effort by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services reduced speeding dramatically. Take note, Albany!
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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
The movement for safe streets is being led by a powerful collective of mothers. We honor them as Moms for Safe Streets. We see them fully in their grief, their grit, and their grace. www.familiesforsafestreets.org/news/to-the-mothers-who-are-grieving-and-to-those-grieving-mothers
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To the mothers who are grieving, and to those grieving mothers… — Families for Safe Streets - USA
This is a special message to the mothers who are grieving, and to those grieving mothers, from your National Communications Director, BriTanya Brown.
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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
The movement for safe streets is being led by a powerful collective of mothers. We honor them as Moms for Safe Streets. We see them fully in their grief, their grit, and their grace. www.familiesforsafestreets.org/news/to-the-mothers-who-are-grieving-and-to-those-grieving-mothers
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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 07/05/2026
Today, it was announced that the Stop Super Speeders bill, legislation that will require speed-limiter devices on vehicles that receive 16+ speeding tickets in a single year, will be included in the final state budget.
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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 07/05/2026
Statement from Darnell Sealy-McCrorey, a member of @fam4safestreets.bsky.social:
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Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria @esmeraldasoria.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Today I had the opportunity to meet with real families who have lost ones they love to a reckless driver who was speeding on our roadways. They have turned their trauma and anguish into pure resolve, creating @fam4safestreets.bsky.social! Support my bill, AB 2276, the Stop Super Speeders Act!
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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
NORTH CAROLINA - Today North Carolina Families for Safe Streets members met with legislators to urge support for HB 1199, sponsored by #RepSchietzelt.
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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
GEORGIA - Today @BrianKempGA signed SB 160, #StopSuperSpeeders bill into law! Big shout out to #SenKirkpatrick (bill sponsor) #SatyaBahn, #KatherineCummings and @letspropelatl.bsky.social for representing this landmark win for safe streets! Read full: www.familiesforsafestreets.org/news/governo...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/05/2026
Black text on a white page that reads:

I am devastated by the loss of a 
9-year-old boy struck this morning while crossing the street in Williamsburg. 

My heart is with his family and loved ones as they endure this tragic loss. 

Children should be safe walking around our city, and this horrific road death is a painful reminder that we must continue to use every tool available to make our streets safe for all New Yorkers.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
"A driver must be caught on camera speeding 16 or more times in a single year [to] qualify as a super-speeder." If you're that reckless of a driver, requiring Intelligent Speed Assist is the bare minimum. TBH, your car should be impounded and your driver's license canceled.
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A Way to Slow Down ‘Super-Speeders’ Who Keep Breaking the Law
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 29/04/2026
There is nothing more important than keeping New Yorkers safe, and reining in super speeders will save lives. I am proud to support efforts in Albany to enable new tools like Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) in our fight for safe streets.
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Albany must finally slow the super speeders
New York City streets have never been safer — but one persistent danger demands our full attention. A small but reckless group of recidivist speeders poses a grave threat to the health and safety of e...
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Jay Hightman @jay.hightman.org · 28/04/2026
Nearly 1 in 3 super speeders caught in NYC school zones have out-of-state plates. Out-of-state drivers are putting New Yorkers in danger! Call Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie's office and urge him to put the Stop Super Speeders bill in the budget: 518-455-3791 @familiesforsafestreets.org
Nearly One in Three
NYC Super Speeders
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
There’s a law underway to stop this by mandating speed limiters in vehicles that rack up a history of reckless driving. but it’s being held up by the state assembly, because the Speaker is… also a super speeder himself. Call Speaker Heastie and tell him to support Stop Super Speeders: 518-455-3791
Wasn't me! Assembly
Speaker Carl Heastie's car triggers speed camera 12 times - blames staffers
By Zach Williams
Published June 9, 2023
Updated June 9, 2023, 2:51 p.m. ET
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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 24/04/2026
This week's biggest loser according to City & State's poll? Super speeder James Giovansanti. Assembly Speaker Heastie could slow him down — and the thousands of other super speeders like him. But Heastie's reportedly blocking Stop Super Speeders from the state budget.
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Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria @esmeraldasoria.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
#winning! The Stop Super Speeders Act passed the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee this week unanimously with bipartisan support! This bill will help save lives and hold those accountable who continue to recklessly speed. @fam4safestreets.bsky.social @familiesforsafestreets.org
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StreetsPAC @streetspac.org · 21/04/2026
"We're not trying to take away your car, we're not trying to send you to prison, we're just trying to change your behavior so you don't kill people." Making a few thousand brazenly dangerous drivers obey speed limits is common sense. Unless you're Assembly Speaker. hellgatenyc.com/stop-super-s...
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Stop Super Speeders Bill Hits a Roadblock—Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie
"It's like one guy who doesn't like this stuff, and unfortunately that one guy is the most powerful guy in the State Assembly."
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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 09/04/2026
"A driver with a long record ran down a woman and her baby — and now the victim is calling out lawmakers for not doing enough to get recidivist reckless drivers off the road before they injure or kill someone." Albany must include Stop Super Speeders in the budget.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 03/04/2026
"Liam Lagunas, age 6, was on his way home from getting ice cream with his dad when a driver going over 100 mph hit their vehicle and took his life." Street racers and habitual speeders (aka Super Speeders) are 5x more likely to cause serious or deadly crashes ncsafestreets.com/2026/03/14/s...
A smiling little boy in a red shirt
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Families for Safe Streets @fam4safestreets.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
We are thrilled that California Assemblymember @esmeraldasoria.bsky.social introduced AB2276, the #StopSupersSpeeders Act, yesterday! Impacted families across the state are standing with you! Learn more about the national movement: familiesforsafestreets.org/stop-super-spe…
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Ken McLeod @kenmcld.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
One of the biggest drivers of increased costs is the marketing of larger and larger vehicles as the safer choice in an arm's race among consumers to have the largest vehicle involved in a crash and 'win' $3,998.54, or 17.1%, of price increases since 2002 is due to people choosing larger trucks
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Diana Moreno @dianaforqueens.com · 10/12/2025
Tonight, I joined Astoria neighbors to demand that the city stand by its 31st Street safety project & appeal a ridiculous court order to rip up the protected bike lane. Afterwards, I participated in a die-in protest where advocates read names of those we've lost to traffic violence.
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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 09/12/2025
Today, we unveiled a map with brand-new data: New York's Most Dangerous Intersections Under @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social
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Kevin B @kevinrbing.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Seeing @fam4safestreets.bsky.social discussed in @peoplemag.bsky.social is the exact type of mainstream conversation needed to break out and bring change. people.com/after-12-yea...
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Streetopia Upper West Side @streetopia.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
“You can’t tell me a parking space at the corner of a street is worth a life.” Advocates are in front of the district office of @galeabrewer.bsky.social this morning to ask her why she changed her mind and no longer supports universal daylighting in NYC.
A group of people gathered on the sidewalk in front Council Member Gale Brewer’s district office. A group of people gathered on the sidewalk in front Council Member Gale Brewer’s district office. A sign held up in front of Gale Brewer’s office that reads “You supported safety, Gale. Don’t turn your back now.”
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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
If you like this change to the street, please let Brooklyn CB6 know by emailing info@bkcb6.org I'm on the board and we're already getting some cranky emails. The folks who are using this and benefit from it don't know they have to stand up for good things, so help us stand up for good things.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
A great way to keep kids safe: Place automatic traffic cameras near schools. After cameras were installed in Toronto: 🔹 Share of vehicles speeding ⬇️ 45% 🔹 85th percentile speed ⬇️ 10.7 km/h Droivers speeding the most were most likely to slow down. injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/inju...
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Montgomery County (MD) Department of Transportation @mcdotnow.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
🚔🚸🚔🚸🚔 🌟Proven results: The Montgomery County Department of Police's speed camera📸 program successfully reduces driver speeds and injuries according to independent studies. 🌟Safer speeds=Safer communities for everyone. @montgomerycountymd.bsky.social @mcgexec.bsky.social @mococouncilmd.bsky.social
Proven results: @mcpnews speed camera program successfully reduces driver speeds and injuries according to independent studies. Safer speeds = safer communities for everyone .
If all U.S. communities implemented Montgomery County’s speed camera program, more than 21,000 fatal or incapacitating injuries would have been prevented over a year.
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