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Individuals who have lost loved ones or been injured in a crash confronting traffic violence through advocacy and support. #EndTrafficViolence

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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 21h
It's almost #WeekWithoutDriving! For the millions of people who aren't able or prefer not to drive, transportation is a daily challenge in many parts of the US. It's a chance to put yourself in the shoes of those who don't drive and learn how we can create communities that support mobility for all
weekwithoutdriving.org
Week Without Driving: October 1-8, 2026
Sep 29th – Oct 5th, 2025 - An experience created for everyone to learn firsthand about barriers and challenges for nondrivers. Join, support, or become a host.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 28/09/2026
Attention Philly residents! Please join @bcgp.bsky.social in urging city council to oppose Bill 260699. This proposal would lower speed camera fines, inlcuding reducing penalties for extreme cases of reckless driving of 30+ mph over the limit. 🔗 to email council below:
bicyclecoalition.org
Speed Cameras Save Lives, Say NO to Bill 260699 - Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia
Tell City Council to stand up for safe streets and protect Philadelphia families: Say NO to Bill 260699! Council Bill 260699 proposes lowering speed camera fines across the board, even reducing penalt...
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 28/09/2026
Grassroots work led by NoVa Families for Safe Streets is shedding light on the region's most dangerous spots for pedestrians and cyclists. Gallows Rd by an elementary school saw NINE incident reports recently. To report an incident in the area, text 88 to 844-421-3078 @safestreetsdc.bsky.social
annandaletoday.com
Gallows Road is hazardous for pedestrians
Safe Streets report calls Gallows Road at Woodburn ES the most dangerous crossing for pedestrians.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 24/09/2026
Do you agree that our federal officials need to do more to address traffic violence? We thought so. Please join @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social in urging Congress to prioritize safety and end our pedestrian safety crisis! 🔗 Link to take action: smartgrowthamerica.salsalabs.org/2026_dangero...
Smart Growth America graphic titled “Tell Congress to prioritize safety and end the pedestrian safety crisis.” 

The text below it reads: 
"Despite thousands of preventable deaths each year, our streets are still dangerous by design. A staggering total of 39,254 people died on our roads in 2024, including 7,080 people struck and killed while walking. Each person left behind a family torn apart and a community forever traumatized. Each death was preventable.

While we’ve had a specific federal “safety” program since 1973, the current approach is best understood as spending one dollar on safety improvements while spending the next 50 dollars on other transportation infrastructure that makes the problem worse. Our policymakers' repeated failure to support proven street design countermeasures is why the U.S. faces a pedestrian fatality crisis not seen in any other peer country.

It’s time for Congress to reorient the federal transportation program toward safety. The next surface transportation reauthorization is an opportunity for lawmakers to stop the status quo and finally prioritize safety."
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 21/09/2026
Bruce Morlack sacrificed his life to save school children from a speeding driver. Sadly, Bruce is one of 3 New Jersey crossing guards killed on the job in as many years. Today is NJ's Pedestrian Crosswalk Safety Day, honoring crossing guards like Bruce: vtc.rutgers.edu/3-crossing-g...
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 21/09/2026
"This is not a mandate on ordinary drivers. It says to a convicted super speeder: You can keep driving, and your car will help you do it legally." Nadya Rosen, whose son was killed by a speeding driver, makes the case for the use of ISA in Wisconsin: madison.com/opinion/colu...
Photo of a memorial to 17-year-old Sasha Rosen, who was killed while crossing South Park Street in Madison, WI stands in the median at the intersection with Burr Oak Lane. Photo credit to John Hart of the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 16/09/2026
Further insight from Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets finds that children were present in half the 241 near-miss reports recieved in Alexandria. 🔗 News story via @alexandriabrief.com: www.alexandriabrief.com/children-wer... @safestreetsdc.bsky.social
alexandriabrief.com
Children were present in half of 241 near-miss reports filed in Alexandria
A crowdsourced report from Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets flags nine locations, most near schools, and finds failure to yield cited in three of every four reports
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 16/09/2026
Unacceptable: A new survey from @ghsahq.bsky.social finds that nearly HALF of school children have had a close call with a driver near a bus or in a school zone 😡 Check out the full report: www.ghsa.org/news/school-...
Infographic from the Governors Highway Safety Association titled “What Parents Think About School Bus Safety.” It reports that 46% of parents whose children ride a school bus say their child has experienced a close call near a bus or school zone; 91% support automated stop-arm enforcement to hold dangerous drivers accountable; and 53% believe dangerous driving continues because drivers do not think they’ll get caught. Blue pedestrian, stop-sign, and speedometer graphics illustrate the statistics.
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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 16/09/2026
Yesterday, the Mamdani administration committed to launching the Stop Super Speeders program, to slow down the most dangerous drivers who repeatedly speed through our neighborhoods, racking up ticket after ticket.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 15/09/2026
World Day of Remembrance is coming up 🕯️ If there isn't an event planned in your community, join the next organizing Zoom call to learn more about hosting at the link below. #WDoR2026 #SafetyNotSpeed @visionzeronet.bsky.social @roadtozero.bsky.social 🔗 secure.everyaction.com/p/v6gIL2U7fU... 🔗
Graphic promoting World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims in the U.S. Logos for Families for Safe Streets, It Could Be Me, Vision Zero Network, and Road to Zero appear above the title, alongside icons of people walking, biking, using a wheelchair, and driving. Text reads: “Save the Date: November 15, 2026” and “#WDoR2026.”
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 11/09/2026
🧵🧵🧵 Many official traffic safety guidelines in the U.S. shift responsibility to the most vulnerable road users, overlooking the role of street design, vehicle safety, and transportation policy. Here are some safety myths we're tired of hearing ⤵️
Image of pedestrians crossing a crosswalk above the title "Traffic safety myths we're tired of hearing. A families for safe streets logo is at the bottom.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 10/09/2026
We should all be angered by this: Three students hit in the same day, in the same school district. Two injured and one killed. Traveling to and from school should NOT be a life-threatening activity. Yet, tragedies like this continue to be tolerated. @safestreetsdc.bsky.social
wjla.com
3 students going to and from school in Fairfax County hit by vehicles in the same day
School officials in Fairfax County are asking drivers in the community to be more aware of their surroundings after three students were hit by vehicles.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 08/09/2026
"A truly safe street should not be measured by what happens after a collision. It should be measured by its ability to prevent the collision from happening." Mic-drop in recent Al Día News op-ed 🫳🎤
aldianews.com
The Problem Isn’t Just the Accident: It’s the Streets
Philadelphia is discovering that reducing traffic violence requires something more complex than asking people to be better drivers
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 08/09/2026
Your regular reminder that crashes ≠ accidents. We owe it to the victims of traffic violence to acknowledge that their injuries and deaths are the result of a transportation system that tolerates dozens of serious crashes each day.
Three news headlines describe deadly or serious traffic crashes using the word "accident" in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Plano, Texas; and Mobile, Alabama. Behind them, a gray Families for Safe Streets pattern repeatedly shows the word “CRASH,” with “ACCIDENT” crossed out, emphasizing that preventable crashes are not accidents.
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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 08/09/2026
The Mamdani administration is implementing Sammy’s Law through a patchwork of short, disconnected stretches, some as short as about 100 feet. @familiesforsafestreets.org is calling on the mayor to think bigger and lower speed limits across entire neighborhoods to save lives.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 01/09/2026
According to Indiana law, driving 111 mph isn't enough to qualify as "aggressive driving"😡 Indiana speeding case draws attention to the legal system's limitations in keeping chronic speeders from reoffending:
courierpress.com
111 mph on the Lloyd? It's part of a broader speeding reform fight
How far the law should go to stop drivers who take things far past the realm of an ordinary speeding ticket?
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 26/08/2026
"We argue over 'DEI bike lanes.' We argue over 'equity.' We argue over ideology. But the asphalt does not care." Ending traffic violence is not and should not be a partisan topic. FSS member Chrissy Oakes makes this case in an op-ed ↘️
washingtonexaminer.com
I thought bike lanes were ‘DEI.’ Then an SUV killed my father
Street safety and bike lanes are not a culture war. Infrastructure prevents traffic deaths, boosts economies, and secures freedom.
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Jay Hightman @jay.hightman.org · 25/08/2026
For those in New York City, bicyclist or not, I encourage you to attend the "die-in" at City Hall Park tomorrow (8/26) at 5:30 pm. The protest is to demand a comprehensive traffic safety plan from Mayor Mamdani following a surge in cyclist fatalities @familiesforsafestreets.org @transalt.org
TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES

4 NEW YORKERS
KILLED IN 5 DAYS

WHAT IS CITY HALL'S PLAN TO
STOP THE CARNAGE?

DIE-IN

AT CITY HALL PARK

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26
5:30 PM
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 25/08/2026
🚸 Robust crosswalks 🚶‍♂️ Human-scaled store fronts 🐌 Lowered speeds 🚌 Reliable public transit 🛑 Speed-limiting technology What street safety interventions did we miss?
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 24/08/2026
THREAD🧵🧵🧵 An underride crash, demonstrated in this video, is a particularly violent crash in which a car skids underneath a trailer, instantly severing the passenger compartment. The story of Marianne Karth underscores why we need to address this.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 21/08/2026
This is alarming: A new study finds that in 2025, nearly 33K car crash patients required prehospital blood transfusions, underscoring the severity and toll traffic violence has on crash victims, first responders, and our medical system at large. Study🔗: rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/93039
County-level U.S. map titled “Motor Vehicle Crash Patients Meeting Criteria for Prehospital Blood Transfusion in 2025.” Counties are shaded from light to dark purple based on the number of EMS responses, from much lower than average to higher than average; white indicates limited data. In total, 32,992 responses were recorded across 3,061 counties—an average of 10.8 per county. Higher numbers appear in parts of the Southwest, West Coast, Texas, Gulf Coast, Florida and Northeast.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 21/08/2026
Have you or a loved one been impacted by traffic violence? Do you want to support those who have been impacted? We invite you join Families for Safe Streets for support and advocacy, using the following link: secure.everyaction.com/rx89TpwAbkaU...
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 18/08/2026
Street safety is a choice. Our roads and streets should be designed to protect the most vulnerable road users. Yet in the US, we too often design roads that encourage deadly speed, leaving cyclists, pedestrians, and people with disabilities at a high risk.
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Ken McLeod @kenmcld.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Good news for #StopSuperSpeeders @familiesforsafestreets.org "About 72% of drivers supported requiring those convicted of serious speeding offenses to use a device that prevents them from exceeding the posted speed limit."
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 17/08/2026
“These incidents serve as a clear indicator that driver behavior must evolve,” said FSS advocate Joe Martinez, who lost his son to Fresno's deadly streets. Fresno County recently ranked among the deadliest spots for speeding in the US😡
fresnobee.com
Fresno County ranked among deadliest spots for speeding in the US. Here’s why
A total of four California counties have some of the highest rates of speeding-related fatalities in the nation.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 13/08/2026
“Families for Safe Streets San Diego knows what happens when there are gaps in the bike network and plans without implementation. People die, families are shattered, and lives are cut short,” said Laura Keenan of San Diego's FSS chapter 🗣️ timesofsandiego.com/community/20...
timesofsandiego.com
Grand jury report supports improvements to region's bicycle network
Grand Jury report, Shifting Gears: San Diego Peddles Bicycle Mobility Through a City Dominated by Cars, calls for improvements to bike lanes.
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Vision Zero Network @visionzeronet.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Join us tomorrow (Aug 12 10amPT/1pmET) to learn how to plan a World Day of Remembrance #WDoR2026 event (Nov15, 2026, wdor-usa.org) to remember those killed, injured in crashes and to advocate for safe streets. Tomorrow's call: secure.everyaction.com/W_U-72VW50Cr... @familiesforsafestreets.org
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 10/08/2026
These U.S. headlines all occurred within the LAST 24 HOURS. A reminder that these are the types of consequences we choose to accept when we tolerate traffic violence. Crashes ≠ accidents.
Yellow Families for Safe Streets graphic titled “Within the last 24 hours…” Eight news headlines report: a 1-year-old girl killed by a vehicle in Las Vegas; a pedestrian critically wounded and two young boys fighting for their lives in California; a construction worker killed and two others injured in Nesconset; a child killed by a dump truck in Sprague; a woman killed while walking in Stamford; a Dallas pedestrian killed by an SUV and thrown into a Waymo; a missing teen killed in a crash on I-20 in Columbia County; and a man killed by multiple vehicles in Bakersfield.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 07/08/2026
"Being in a car was the most dangerous thing most of us did on any given day, and we seemed to have no choice but to accept the consequences. But, it turns out, we don’t." While road deaths remain unacceptably high, new data shows deaths fell 21% worldwide from 2011-2025. Progress is possible.
vox.com
The simple idea that helped prevent millions of traffic deaths
The road safety revolution began when we stopped treating crashes as inevitable. Now, we have to finish the job.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 07/08/2026
"Nine months later, the impact is apparent: Outlawing Ontario’s speed safety cameras has triggered an explosion of urban speeding." The predictable results have proven true in, with steep increases in speeding reported where cameras were removed. What Happens When Speed Cameras Get Shut Off ↘️
bloomberg.com
What Happens When Speed Cameras Get Shut Off
In 2025, Ontario banned automated traffic enforcement. Now the number of drivers exceeding the speed limit has surged, according to traffic data.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 05/08/2026
Speeding is one of the dumbest things we do. If being dangerous isn’t a convincing enough reason to follow the speed limit, a new study finds that speeding barely saves time on our commutes while costing us at the pump. Speeding simply isn't worth it. 🔗 to study: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 04/08/2026
"The new mandate places responsibility on city government to follow the same street-safety standards it expects from other New York drivers." NYC to require audible pedestrian alert technology on its 4,000 non-emergency municipal trucks 👏👏 Learn more about the recent executive order ⤵️
harlemworldmagazine.com
Mamdani Orders Safety Overhaul Of NYC Fleet
Mamdani directed the Dept. of Citywide Administrative Services to retrofit non-emergency municipal trucks with audible pedestrian alerts.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 30/07/2026
Speeding isn't just deadly. New research finds that it's costing speeders at the pump, it's causing excess emissions, AND it doesn't get drivers to their destinations any faster than driving the speed limit. In case you still needed further incentive to slow down ⤵️
apnews.com
Need for speed? Driving above the speed limit costs you — and doesn't actually save much time
Racing to work, to pick up your children from school, or go from one errand to the next not only wastes money and sends harmful emissions into the air, it barely saves you time, new research says.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 29/07/2026
“It took my incident to have some reckless driving law changes” The MD #StopSuperSpeeders law is taking effect Oct. 1, requiring ISA tech in the cars of reckless drivers. Learn more about the stories that compelled lawmakers to make this happen: www.mymcmedia.org/new-maryland...
mymcmedia.org
New Maryland law will require speed-limiting tech for 'super speeders'
MCM spoke with Montgomery County Police Lt. Patrick Kepp and Olney resident Mindy Badin, both who know the cost of reckless driving.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 24/07/2026
We're continuing to hold Riley O'Neil and Louisa Gag in our hearts ❤️❤️ Two cities, two strikingly similar tragedies, just over a month apart. These preventable deaths, along with too many others everyday, remind us how important their efforts were, and how much work remains in front of us.
Memorial graphic featuring photos of transportation planners Louisa Gag, speaking beside a bicycle in a reflective vest, and Riley O’Neil, riding a bike and flashing a peace sign. Text: “Louisa Gag and Riley O’Neil dedicated their careers to safe streets. Their tragic deaths underscore how important their efforts were—and how much work remains.” Families for Safe Streets logo below.Chicago Tribune headline: “Riley O’Neil, bicyclist killed in Bridgeport crash, remembered at vigil: ‘People loved him.’” Below is a photo of hundreds of people and bicycles covering a street during a memorial die-in. Text reads: “Riley O’Neil, a Chicago Dept. of Transportation employee focused on bicycle safety and infrastructure, was killed by a driver while biking along an unprotected bike lane on June 5.”News headline: “Boston bike activist Louisa Gag hit by truck, killed while cycling to work at City Hall, mayor ‘devastated.’” A photo below shows a large memorial gathering outside Boston City Hall. Text reads: “Just over a month later, Louisa Gag, a Transportation Planner for the City of Boston, was killed by a driver while biking to work.”Black memorial graphic with yellow text: “Riley and Louisa were killed on the very streets they worked to make safer for all users. Families for Safe Streets joins the cycling community in mourning the devastating losses of Riley O’Neil, Louisa Gag, and too many other vulnerable road users every day across the U.S.” Photos show Louisa speaking beside a bicycle and Riley riding a bike. Families for Safe Streets logo at bottom.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 22/07/2026
Attention Virginia drivers! VA's #StopSuperSpeeders law took effect this month, requiring judges to order the use of speed-limiting technology in the cars of convicted reckless drivers. Here's what you need to know about the new law:
pilotonline.com
Virginia has a new tool to stop speeders. Here’s how it works.
Under new legislation effective July 1, a judge must order a person convicted of reckless driving over 100 mph to install an intelligent speed assistance device in their vehicle.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 22/07/2026
Orlando is demonstrating safer streets ARE achievable “I think they’ve done a really great job looking at those key locations … to prioritize getting to those urgent spots as quickly as possible,” said Heidi Simon of @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social
fastcompany.com
How Orlando made its streets safer for pedestrians
After years of being one of the most dangerous cities for pedestrians, Orlando is reversing the trend.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 22/07/2026
Thank you to Andrew Miller of the Changing Lanes newsletter for the thoughtful review of our AV framework, Gain and Guard! Check out the newsletter, "Ten Times Safer" at the link below ⤵️ substack.com/@andrewmille...
Yellow Families for Safe Streets graphic featuring the quote: “A lot is at stake. If we pick a target that’s too high, the [autonomous vehicle] will cause incidents that wouldn’t have happened otherwise. But if we pick one that’s too low, human drivers will cause incidents that an [AV] would have avoided.” Families for Safe Streets logo at the bottom.Yellow Families for Safe Streets graphic featuring the quote: “At the centre [of FSS’ answer] sits a proposed certification standard the paper calls the Gain and Guard Rule: before full-scale commercial deployment, automated vehicles must be at least 10x safer than human drivers on average across everywhere they operate, and never worse than human drivers in any single operating environment.” Families for Safe Streets logo at the bottom.Yellow Families for Safe Streets graphic featuring the quote: “The Gain prong demands a tenfold reduction in fatality, injury, and crash rates across all a system’s authorized operational design domain. The Guard prong forbids performance within any single ODD that is worse than human driving.” Families for Safe Streets logo at the bottom.Yellow Families for Safe Streets graphic featuring the quote: “The first question to ask about this is whether asking for 10x improvement over a human standard is reasonable. Perhaps that’s expecting too much?” Families for Safe Streets logo at the bottom.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 19/07/2026
“The most tragic thing about what we’re seeing now is that this is entirely preventable,” Sam Trumbull, of @safestreetsdc.bsky.social said of the capital's rise in traffic violence despite Vision Zero pledge:
washingtonpost.com
Road deaths up sharply in the nation’s capital, despite goal of reaching zero
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser pledged to eliminate traffic deaths in the city. More than a decade later, they still haven’t gone down.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 17/07/2026
Somerville, MA is the latest proof that tools are available to reduce traffic violence. Officials just need to prioritize established best practices for road safety, including more speed bumps, more visible crosswalks, and better bike lanes. Learn more about Somerville's recent success ⤵️
governing.com
This New England City Hasn't Had a Traffic Death in Three Years
Somerville, Mass., officials say their success is rooted in tried-and-true best practices for traffic safety.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 15/07/2026
6,732 That's the number of pedestrians struck and killed by U.S. drivers in 2025, according to a new report from @ghsahq.bsky.social. The report breaks down recent trends and offers insights to what's behind this unacceptable level of traffic violence. 🔗: www.ghsa.org/resource-hub...
GHSA infographic over a map of the United States showing pedestrian deaths rising from 5,984 in 2017 to 6,412 in 2019, 7,443 in 2021, and 7,472 in 2023, before declining to a projected 6,732 in 2025. The 2025 estimate is down 7% from 2024 but remains 12.5% above the 2017 level. A note says Oklahoma did not provide final 2021 data because of a reporting issue.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 10/07/2026
Speed limiting devices coming to every vehicle? License suspensions are an effective deterrent? These are some of the misleading claims and outright lies promoted in a recent video from Car Coach. Thanks for giving the opportunity to set the record straight! 📽️📽️
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 09/07/2026
Heartbreaking and maddening news out of Boston 💔 Louisa, like too many others, should still be with us. Rest in peace, Louisa, and thank you for the work you did for safer streets in Boston.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 09/07/2026
"The changes turned the budget from a disaster for livable streets advocates into one that was celebrated instead." Advocates with our San Diego chapter successfully fought to restore funding for several multi-modal safety initiatives 🙌 Via @usa.streetsblog.org @streetsblogca.bsky.social ⤵️
cal.streetsblog.org
San Diego Avoids Disastrous Cuts to Transportation Safety, Final Budget Praised by Advocates - Streetsblog California
The adopted budget includes $551,000 for improvements at the city’s “Fatal 15” intersections - along with $2.4 million for implementation of the city’s Speed Management Plan, and $1.45 million to main...
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 08/07/2026
“If some of these plans had been implemented, we may not have lost a life or two,” said Amril Hamer of Baltimore Families for Safe Streets via @thebaltimorebanner.com on the city's efforts to address traffic violence 🗣️ www.thebanner.com/community/tr...
thebanner.com
Why Baltimore wants to be more like Hoboken when it comes to road safety
A new draft Vision Zero plan outlines steps including targeted enforcement, more automated cameras and quicker street safety improvements to reduce traffic deaths in Baltimore.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 03/07/2026
"VA's new intelligent speed assistance law finally gives judges a tool that prevents the next crash instead of merely punishing the last one." Fmr judge speaks to the importance of ISA tech, as other interventions, like suspensions, often fall short:
dailyprogress.com
Virginia hands judges a tool to stop the drivers who keep killing | Michael Cassidy
For the most dangerous repeat speeders, Virginia’s new intelligent speed assistance law finally gives judges a tool that prevents the next crash instead of merely punishing the last one.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 02/07/2026
Benefits of active ISA technology extend beyond personal automobiles, a recent report found regarding the safety and financial benefits it brings to commercial truck fleets 🚚 🚚 🚚 Learn more about how trucking companies are realizing the benefits of this safety technology ⤵️
trucknews.com
Fleets cite safety, financial gains with intelligent speed assist - Truck News
In the years since the Covid-19 pandemic, traffic fatalities have been rising. While there are many theories about why this is happening, new research is
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 30/06/2026
This framework couldn't be more timely as the federal government is LOWERING the safety requirements for putting AVs on the road 😡
reuters.com
US proposes to drop brake pedal requirements for self-driving vehicles
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed on Thursday to end a government requirement for manual brake pedals ​in self-driving vehicles, a move that would make it easier to deploy ‌s...
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Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 29/06/2026
Gov. Pritzker signed the “Stop Super Speeders” law, which will allow repeat offenders to drive if they use technology that forces them to obey the posted speed limit. 👍 @activetransportation.org @familiesforsafestreets.org @jbpritzker.bsky.social @rideillinois.bsky.social
chi.streetsblog.org
Pritzker signed "Stop Super Speeders" law, which will allow repeat offenders to drive if they use technology that forces them to obey posted speed limit - Streetsblog Chicago
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 29/06/2026
"If AVs are going to be on our roads… then we need to be able to trust, as human beings, that they are safe." Last week, Marco Conner led an informative webinar on autonomous vehicles. Learn more about how we're evaluating AV safety: www.familiesforsafestreets.org/autonomous-v...
Screenshot of a presentation slide titled “SAFER AVs. Fewer Lives Lost.” with the subtitle “Imagining the Impact of AV Safety on Annual U.S. Traffic Deaths.” The slide compares current roads with hypothetical autonomous vehicle safety improvements. Current roads show about 40,000 U.S. traffic deaths per year, described as a persistent public health crisis. A “10x safer” AV threshold shows about 4,000 deaths per year, framed as a major reduction but still less safe than travel by bus, train, or airplane. A “100x safer” AV goal shows about 400 deaths per year, described as approaching near-zero deaths and aligning with Vision Zero and Road to Zero goals. A bottom box estimates lives saved each year: about 36,000 at 10x safer and about 39,600 at 100x safer. The slide notes that this is an illustrative scenario, not a forecast.
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