Cars
kill pedestrians and cyclists, not the other way around.
New York City In New York City, despite new legislation, drivers who
kill pedestrians and cyclists are still getting off.
Not exact matches
The number of
pedestrians and cyclists killed and injured on our roads has also dropped by 40 % since 1997.
Yet when a freight truck does
kill a
pedestrian or
cyclist, as happened with Katherine Rickson in May in Portland, Oregon, the community mourns
and is bewildered.
Read more about
pedestrian and cyclist safety (or lack of it) at TreeHugger Volvo Makes a Car That Stops for
Pedestrians How to Get
Killed on a Bicycle Does Green Box Biking Reduce Right Hook Collisions?
Yes, that would be a terrible thing, to see bikes on every corner, showing how many people get
killed, reminding us how bad our infrastructure is for
cyclists and pedestrians.
During your tenure as mayor, over 1200
pedestrians and cyclists have been
killed by automobile.
As of the end of April, 56
pedestrians and cyclists have been
killed by city motorists this year,
and 4,793 injured, compared to 42 deaths
and 4,769 injuries for the same period in 2012.
As of the end of August, 103
pedestrians and cyclists have been
killed by city motorists this year,
and 10,336 injured, compared to 103 deaths
and 10,027 injuries for the same period -LSB-...]
So how can lorry drivers avoid
killing cyclists and pedestrians?
We are outraged when design flaws in GM cars
kill 13 people, but accept that bad street design
kills thousands of
pedestrians and cyclists every year.
Five
cyclists and three
pedestrians have been
killed in London in the last ten days; Four of the
cyclists were
killed by trucks or buses.
«The driver stayed at the scene» is in every news article where a
pedestrian or
cyclist is
killed by a car, because that means the driver didn't mean it
and «it was an accident.»
So between the increased pollution from the fuel consumption, particulates from the tire wear,
and the
pedestrian and cyclist deaths, Ford
and the other light truck manufacturers are going to be
killing more people in more ways.
In a 10 day period at the end of November, five
pedestrians and one
cyclist were
killed in collisions with motorists, deaths that likely aren't yet counted in the city data cited above.
And I wondered what kind of person puts a minute or two's driving time ahead of the protection of cyclists and pedestrians, who also are less likely to be killed crossing the streets when there are fewer lanes and a shorter distan
And I wondered what kind of person puts a minute or two's driving time ahead of the protection of
cyclists and pedestrians, who also are less likely to be killed crossing the streets when there are fewer lanes and a shorter distan
and pedestrians, who also are less likely to be
killed crossing the streets when there are fewer lanes
and a shorter distan
and a shorter distance.
According to IDOT, fatalities include motor vehicle drivers
and passengers,
pedestrians,
and cyclists that are
killed in an accident.
On May 17, MassBike
and WalkBoston will head to the State House to urge legislators to pass a Vulnerable Road Users Bill, which would increase fines for drivers who hit
and kill cyclists,
pedestrians and others who would be defined as «Vulnerable Road Users.»
Like
pedestrians,
cyclists lack overall crash protection
and may be injured or
killed when struck by a vehicle.
The number of
cyclists and pedestrians being injured or
killed in accidents rose during the time between 2007
and 2015.