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Families for Safe Streets

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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 · 08/10/2026
Safety advocates: what other points would you add to this?
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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
Why is legislation like this needed? As Nadya points out in the Wisconsin State Journal: "The suspension is a formality."
Screenshot of an excerpt from Nadya Rosen's op-ed in the Wisconsin State Journal that reads: 

"In 2025, speed was a factor in 182 fatal crashes and 6,285 injuries on Wisconsin roads, according to the state Department of Transportation. Wisconsin has the second-highest share of drivers with a speeding ticket on their record of any state in the country.

And here is what our state does with the drivers who speed the most, the ones convicted repeatedly of extreme speeds: It fines them, suspends their license for a while, then hands the keys back. The suspension is a formality. As many as three-quarters of drivers with suspended licenses keep driving anyway. There is nothing in Wisconsin law between a speeding ticket and a funeral.

Sasha's Bill would change that. Rep. Russell Goodwin, D-Milwaukee, and Sen. Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee, have agreed to introduce it in January. It would require drivers convicted of the most serious repeat speeding offenses to install intelligent speed assistance, or ISA, technology in their vehicles as a condition of getting their license back."
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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
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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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
Myth: “When crossing the street, stay alert” Reality: No amount of pedestrian alertness can control drivers who are distracted or speeding
Collage showing four different drivers exhibiting dangerous distracted behaviors, including reaching for a purse, texting, speaking on the phone, and holding a cup of coffee
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 11/09/2026
Myth: “Never cross midblock. Always cross at crosswalks or intersections” Reality: The nearest crosswalk often requires a long, indirect detour—if a safe crossing exists at all
Screenshots of two Google Maps routes that are examples of far distances between crosswalks. One image shows a 21 minute, 0.9 mile walk and the other shows a 17 minute, 0.7 mile walk.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 11/09/2026
Myth: “Always walk on the sidewalk” Reality: Many streets have sidewalks that are missing, disconnected or impossible to reach safely
Collage of four images, including one showing a sidewalk abruptly ending, two showing crosswalks that don't lead to any sidewalk, and one showing a wide road with no sidewalks
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 11/09/2026
Myth: “Just follow the rules of the road to stay safe” Reality: The “rules” often restrict where people can walk—while cars often block sidewalks, crosswalks and bike lanes
Collage of 4 images including one showing an intersection with a sign barring pedestrians from crossing, one showing a car blocking a sidewalk, one showing a crosswalk blocked by a van as a person in a wheelchair is crossing, and one showing a car parked in a bike lane
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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 · 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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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
Federal regulations do require rear underride guards on trailers. But thanks to the trucking lobby, there are no strength testing requirements, hindering the rule’s effectiveness. NHTSA could fix this by requiring and enforcing the the use of inexpensive equipment
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 24/08/2026
In 2013, Marianne was driving on a Georgia highway with her son, Caleb, and daughters, AnnaLeah and Mary When traffic slowed down, a trailer hit her car from behind, causing them to slide backward underneath another truck, killing AnnaLeah and Mary
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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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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 · 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 · 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
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 · 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 · 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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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 25/06/2026
Gary Eckstein and Alan Mukamal are currently biking across the U.S. to raise awareness and funds for safe streets! 🚴‍♂️ 🚴‍♂️ Follow along and consider supporting their fundraising efforts here: mukish.com/blog/cycling...
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 21/06/2026
Tragic and preventable news out of Fairfax, VA 😠 Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets has been sounding the alarm on the dangerous road conditions that contribute to these fatalities. The deaths include a motorcyclist and four pedestrians.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 12/06/2026
Lots of alarming insights detailed in @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social's 2026 "Dangerous by Design" report, including a ranking of the most dangerous states and cities for pedestrians. Check out the full report ⤵️
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 11/06/2026
"I urge you to support this legislation so that fewer North Carolina families experience the loss that mine has endured." Learn more about the SEATBELT Act, including testimony from FSS member Allison Simpson, from WFNY 2: www.wfmynews2.com/article/news...
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 09/06/2026
UPDATE: A NC House committee advanced the SEATBELT Act to require proven speeders to use Intelligent Speed Assistance tech as a condition of regaining their license👏👏 Thank you to the FSS members for your advocacy - NC residents, we need you to call on your state lawmakers to pass HB 1199! ☎️
Photo of four Families for Safe Streets members along with a state lawmaker. Pictured from left to right are:
Tasha Hairston-Springs - crash survivor
Ryan Moeller - lost his mother 
Allison Simpson - lost her husband
NC Rep Schietzelt - bill sponsor
Phil Hart - lost his 5 year old granddaughter
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 05/06/2026
"Accountability after the fact was not enough to save my grandson." Op-ed by FSS member Wendy Salazar makes the case for proactive measures in NC to prevent traffic violence like the use of ISA technology to throttle drivers with a record of excessive speeding: nsjonline.com/article/2026...
Graphic with text that displays a pull quote from the op-ed by Wendy Salazar that reads: "In 2024, 378 North Carolinians were killed in speed-related crashes and nearly 8,000 more were injured. Of those fatal crashes, 62% involved drivers exceeding the posted speed limit by more than 10 mph.” 

“Behind every one of those 378 deaths is a family like ours.”

The quote text is on a yellow background with stock imagery of traffic behind that. There is a Families for Safe Streets logo in the bottom right corner.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 03/06/2026
“What we know is that 75% of people who have their licenses suspended continue to drive,”🗣️ IL Rep. Martha Deuter underscores the importance of the #StopSuperSpeeders legislation awaiting @govpritzker.illinois.gov 's signature 👉 www.dailyherald.com/20260528/cri...
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 26/05/2026
Have you seen the "Changing Lanes" documentary? 🎬 🍿 It shows the struggle to redesign Brooklyn’s McGuinness Blvd, featuring the work of FSS members and advocates. Upcoming screenings are in CA, WI, NY, and FL and it will be available for streaming June 9: www.changinglanesdoc.com/screenings
Screenshot from the Changing Lanes trailer with bold text that reads "Changing Lanes" over an image of the Brooklyn Bridge
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 21/05/2026
ILLINOIS — Illinois’ Stop Super Speeders legislation, SB 3102 passed the Senate (49-9) yesterday after previously passing the full Illinois House (HB 4948) with a 77-24 vote. Read Full Press Release: www.familiesforsafestreets.org/news/illinoi...
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 20/05/2026
“It is considered a necessary next step because existing measures, such as license suspensions and fines, are often ignored by these high-risk ‘super speeders.’” Op-ed highlights importance of @agounardes.bsky.social's #StopSuperSpeeders legislation in NY ⤵️ www.pressrepublican.com/opinion/did-...
Pull quote from Dave Werner, vice chairman of the Franklin County Traffic Safety Board, in an op-ed in the Press-Republican newspaper, reads: "The goal is to prevent speeding in school zones, work zones and on local roads, reducing high-speed, fatal crashes by targeting the most persistent violators." The pull quote is overlaid on a yellow background with the Families for Safe Streets logo and stock imagery of traffic in the background
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 15/05/2026
"We are not anti-car or anti-driver. We are anti-crash." The medical community is turning its attention to the traffic violence epidemic that's been tolerated in the U.S. for too long. Check out the op-ed by Drs. @erictopol.bsky.social and Jonathan Slotkin: opmed.doximity.com/articles/an-...
A quote from "An Open Letter from the Medical Community on America’s Road Deaths" by Jonathan Slotkin, MD and Eric Topol, MD reads "No other cause of death at this scale would be met with this little urgency. As clinicians, we no longer accept it." This text is overlaid on a yellow background and a Families for Safe Streets logo.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 15/05/2026
“Margie was dearly loved, and she is never forgotten. She should still be here. Her death must not be in vain,” Read more about @ffsafestreets.bsky.social efforts to memorialize pedestrians killed on Toronto's streets: www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
A picture of a memorial for Margie Boucher on a street pole in Toronto. The picture shows flowers beneath a sign with Margie's photo and text that reads "A LOVED ONE WAS STRUCK AND KILLED HERE BY TWO DRIVERS DECEMBER 31 2025. MARGIE BOUCHER. A loved mother, grandmother, sister, and auntie. THIS DEVASTATION WAS PREVENTABLE. WE CAN BUILD SAFE STREETS"
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 13/05/2026
With more states adopting ISA legislation to #StopSuperSpeeders, @ghsahq.bsky.social released a guide to help officials successfully advance a "High-Tech Solution to America’s Deadly Speeding Epidemic." Learn more and read the full report 👉 www.ghsa.org/news/states-...
Stock imagery of vehicle traffic with a yellow text box overlaid featuring text that reads: "'Intelligent Speed Assistance represents one of the most promising opportunities to address a long-standing and pervasive traffic safety problem – speeding.' Intelligent Speed Assistance: A New Tool for Safer Roads guide from the Governors Highway Safety Association." A Families for Safe Streets logo appears in the upper right corner of the graphic.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 12/05/2026
Illinois' #StopSuperSpeeders bill advanced out of the Senate Transportation Committee today! 👏 👏 To get this bill to the finish line, we need IL residents to call on your state senator to support HB4948 📲 Learn more about the legislation: ipmnewsroom.org/illinois-tra...
Screenshot of an Illinois Senate Transportation Committee hearing
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 12/05/2026
Good news from Hawai’i 🙌🙌 Lawmakers sent #StopSuperSpeeders legislation to Gov. Josh Green's desk, where it now awaits his signature: www.familiesforsafestreets.org/news/hawaii-...
White text in all caps over a black background reads: "HAWAI'I LEGISLATURE PASSES LANDMARK "STOP SUPER SPEEDERS" BILLS; AWAIT GOVERNOR JOSH GREEN'S SIGNATURE" above the Families for Safe Streets logoYellow text over a black background reads: "'I applaud Families for Safe Streets Hawai’i members who have turned their grief into action,' said Amy Cohen, Founder and President of Families for Safe Streets, who lost her 12-year-old son to a crash in 2013." above the Families for Safe Streets logo.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 06/05/2026
"We can't wait... our families are hurting! People die on these streets every single day... right in front of my house" said @HenrySternCA as he stood with FSS members in support of AB 2276!
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 06/05/2026
TODAY - @walksf @BayAreaFSS hosted advocacy day in Sacramento to advocate for AB 2276! Thank you, Assemblymember @esmeraldasoria.bsky.social and all the legislators who stood with us! Email your legislator secure.everyaction.com/a6uL951wZEu7...
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 28/04/2026
A bunch of repeat egregious speeders with out-of-state plates have been getting away with endangering NYC school children, seniors, law-abiding residents just going about their day a @transalt.org investigation finds We need to #StopSuperSpeeders bc New Yorkers have a right to move about safely
Top states for super speeders and total violations. New Jersey (32,000) and Pennsylvania (21,000) lead.
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 23/04/2026
🚨Big news! The Illinois House recently passed the #StopSuperSpeeders legislation - thank you to crash survivor Rudy Faust and @rideillinois.bsky.social for your advocacy and to sponsors @repguzzardi39.bsky.social and Rep. Martha Deuter for advancing HB4948 to the Senate!
Graphic featuring a photo of Rudy Faust, Crash Survivor in Illinois, with a quote of him that reads: "I woke up in a hospital on September 24, 2022 after being struck by a bus running a red light on a high-speed road near my house. I still cross that road nearly every day, and if anything, the speeding has gotten worse."Graphic featuring a photo of Rudy Faust, Crash Survivor in Illinois, with a quote of him that reads: "We need to continue rebuilding our roads for slower speeds. In the meantime, we need to take proven measures to prevent crashes like mine and worse. The Stop Super Speeders effort, enabled by the Intelligent Speed Assistance Technology, ensures that the worse speeding offenders stay within the posted speed limit, helping slow traffic and save lives."Graphic featuring a photo of Rudy Faust, Crash Survivor in Illinois, with a quote of him that reads: "Being part of this movement has given me the opportunity to step into leadership on powerful campaigns that are making a real difference. I'm grateful to Families for Safe Streets for centering the voices of crash victims and our families, and for creating a space where our stories lead to action. Together, we are turning pain into purpose and building a future where these crashes are no longer accepted as normal."
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 23/04/2026
Thanks, @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social for putting the modest declines in traffic fatalities in recent years in perspective. Roads in the U.S. remain unacceptably dangerous. The US is a total outlier among wealthy nations. www.smartgrowthamerica.org/knowledge-hu...
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 21/04/2026
“I left that hospital with my son’s blood on my face and my clothes,” Joe Martinez is turning his son’s death into advocacy by working to pass @esmeraldasoria.bsky.social's AB 2276 to #StopSuperSpeeders in CA. Via @fresnobee.com: www.fresnobee.com/opinion/read... www.fresnobee.com/opinion/read...
Image with a pull quote from Joe Martinez' Fresno Bee op-ed stating "I left that hospital with my son's blood on my face and my clothes." The quote is overlayed on an image of Joe and his late son Paul Martinez. There is also text stating "Paul Martinez, Fresno, California. Date of Crash: 06/05/13"
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 16/04/2026
Deborah was injured in the same DC crash that killed her husband (shown below). 😭 “It changed my life tremendously," she said. "I was a healthy person. I worked. I went from one medication to nine different medications.”
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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 16/04/2026
"It's sad that a human being could get ran over like they a piece of trash. And I wish I could have saved my husband." -Deborah O’Garro-Kelly, wife of the late Alton Kelly, in an interview with The National Desk thenationaldesk.com/news/spotlig...
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