The new Localize.city app ranked Great Oaks number two on a list of most
pedestrians and cyclists hit within 500 feet of a school.
Not exact matches
The existing toll structure promotes unsafe behavior by prompting drivers to exit highways «that were designed for large volumes of traffic
and where no
pedestrians and cyclists exist
and you can't
hit them,
and puts them onto city streets,» en route to the toll - free East River bridges, said Matthiessen.
Especially in cities, there are numerous accidents with
cyclists,
pedestrians or even small cars being in that blind spot
and being
hit.
Included in the optional Technology package is Volvo's
pedestrian detection feature, which can apply full braking force (reducing speed by as much as 22 mph) to help you avoid
hitting pedestrians and cyclists who are at least 31 inches in height.
All of that sounds really great, but take a quick look at the latest video of this solar bike in action,
and think about what might happen to a
pedestrian or other
cyclist who gets
hit by the leading edge of the horizontal solar array at 15 - 20 miles per hour.
The Toronto media went insane last month when a
cyclist hit a
pedestrian and injured her; (see The War On Bikes In Toronto Just Got A Poster Child) Suddenly everyone was calling for licensing of bikes, mandatory insurance
and testing.
In Toronto, Canada yesterday, at least 29
pedestrians and cyclists were
hit by cars; one died.
Where I live, six
pedestrians and one
cyclist were
hit by cars in the dark this morning.
Now because of this visual obscurity you
hit a
pedestrian or
cyclist or misjudge when giving someone right of way
and results in a car accident, is this not endangering the public?
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.»
Hit and run accidents disproportionately impact
pedestrians and cyclists.
Hit and run accidents make recovery difficult for injured motorists,
pedestrians,
and cyclists.
Today, the state of California has passed a number of laws aimed at helping to ensure that when an Uber or Lyft accident occurs, drivers
and the people they are carrying or
hit (such as
pedestrians,
cyclists, or drivers / passenger of another vehicle) are protected.