Compared to traditional intersections, roundabouts have been proven to decrease serious crashes. However, because drivers yield rather than stop upon entering roundabouts and at crosswalks, public concerns about pedestrian and bicyclist safety remain. Research and field evaluations into driver yielding and speed behaviors generated insights to guide local transportation agencies and MnDOT to further enhance … Continue reading Enhancing Safety for Pedestrians and Bicyclists at Roundabouts→| Crossroads
By Sophia Peerzada, Safety Advocate The NTSB published a safety research report in 2022 on micromobility recommending that states begin tracking and collecting data on crashes involving e-scooters …| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Leah Walton, NTSB Safety Advocate The 2023-2024 school year is upon us, and parents all over the country are preparing to send their students back to school. In the rush to gather back-to-school supplies, it’s easy to lose sight of what “back to school” means at the basic, literal level. Your student is going … Continue reading Back to School – Safely!→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Chair Jennifer Homendy This is the second in a three-part series examining the safety of vulnerable road users, as new federal data show a rise in traffic deaths among motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians last year. Read the first post. I love nearly everything about bicycles, from riding around Virginia to creating art for the … Continue reading We Need to Change the Bike Safety Conversation→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Member Michael Graham Today, the NTSB released a four-part video series: “V2X: Preserving the Future of Connected-Vehicle Technology.” Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) is one of the most promising life-saving technologies available today. While radars and sensors are limited to line-of-sight and are often impeded by inclement weather, V2X technology uses direct communication between vehicles and with … Continue reading NTSB Video Series Highlights Safety Benefits of Connected-Vehicle Tech...| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
In this episode of Behind-the-Scene @ NTSB, we talk with Mike Fox and Steve Prouty, Highway Crash Investigators, Nathan Doble, Transportation Research Analyst and Brittany Rawlinson, Statistician about the 2021-2022 Most Wanted List safety items Implement a Comprehensive Strategy to Eliminate Speeding-Related Crashes and Protect Vulnerable Road Users through a Safe System Approach. For more information about the … Continue reading EPISODE 45: MOST WANTED LIST – VULNERABLE ROAD USERS AN...| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Member Tom Chapman Each year, Operation Lifesaver, Inc., spearheads Rail Safety Week. For 2021, Rail Safety Week runs from September 20 through 26. Operation Lifesaver and its safety partners across North America, including the NTSB, use this annual event to educate and empower the public to make safe decisions around trains and tracks and … Continue reading RAIL SAFETY WEEK 2021→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Member Michael Graham Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death and injuries in the United States. Early estimates for 2020 show that more than 38,000 people lost their lives in traffic crashes on our nation’s roads. These preventable tragedies are often due to driver mistakes and poor decisions—speeding or driving while impaired, … Continue reading It’s Time to Require Collision-Avoidance and Connected-Vehicle Technologies on all Vehicles→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Stephanie Shaw, NTSB Safety Advocate As parents, caregivers, teachers, school administrators, and school transportation safety professionals prepare for the return to school the health and safety of our children is the highest priority. This school year, back to school preparation for our children looks very different and it’s easy to forget about transportation safety … Continue reading Back-to-School Transportation Safety→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Chairman Robert L. Sumwalt Speeding kills about the same number of Americans as drinking and driving, yet garners far less attention. We’ve included “Implement a Comprehensive Strategy to Eliminate Speeding-Related Crashes” on our 2021–2022 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements because we know that speeding significantly impacts safety on the country’s roads, and … Continue reading Speeding: Comprehensive Changes Needed to Save Lives→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
this project intends to fill sidewalk gaps, provide necessary ADA-compliant accessibility features, and increase crosswalk visibility near Mt. Vernon Elementary School in east Bakersfield.| Bike Bakersfield
Clean California Program to address the needs of Union Avenue: cleaning it up but also closing sidewalk gaps, adding bike lanes, landscaping and artwork.| Bike Bakersfield