Kea Wilson
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Study Seeks to Get Cops to Write Better Crash Reports
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Researchers polled 45 New Jersey cops for clues about why their press releases were so incomplete and victim-blaming — and suggested better language.
The Death of the Muscle Car as We Know It Isn’t Necessarily Good News
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Two of the most notoriously dangerous muscle cars are being retired — but probably just to make room for heavier, bigger, and more dangerous models.
Senator Calls on Feds to Mandate ‘Frontover’ Cameras on Huge Cars — But It Won’t Save Enough Lives
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A Connecticut senator is calling for federal action on megacars that are too big for drivers to see children right in front of them — but not necessarily by making vehicles smaller, which could save lives in other kinds of crashes, too.
US DOT Will Double the Nation’s Electric Bus Fleet (But It Will Still Be Tiny)
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Some of the money will go to supercharge the construction of green transit facilities and programs to train workers on new technologies, but federal officials emphasized that the vast majority will go towards the purchase of clean vehicles themselves.
Why Vision Zero Advocates Need to Talk About Anne Heche
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The actor's crash is the kind of extreme collision about which even the most avowed Vision Zero advocates typically stay silent — possibly because, secretly, they are not totally sure the crash could have been prevented.
Opinion: Slow Transportation Should Be a Human Right
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American culture, and particularly American transportation culture, is profoundly rooted in the idea that traveling fast is best — because if we don't, that culture insists, we won't be able to make or spend money efficiently enough to retain our position as a global economic superpower.
RAISE Grants to Fund Complete Streets in Nearly Every State
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The first recipients of a newly expanded major transportation grant program will deliver significant money for biking, walking and transit — and even some road projects that federal transportation leaders say will help non-drivers, too.
The Problem With EV ‘Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems’ That No One Is Talking About
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Countless marginalized U.S. communities, though, are already being annoyed by car noise —and experts say that may not change even if every vehicle on the road were electrified overnight.
Instead of Just Buying American EVs, Let’s Buy an American Path Out of Car Dependency
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Automakers are warning that they won't be able to meet demand for electric cars while also divesting from foreign supply chains — prompting some advocates to demand a decarbonization strategy that doesn't require 1,000-pound batteries.
Advocates: Cutting High Speed Rail Out of Climate Bill Was a Mistake
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The Democrats' decision to axe high speed rail from the climate bill has some advocates wondering what it will take for lawmakers to finally understand the environmentally transformative potential of the mode.
What Is An ‘E-Bike’ Anyway — And Where Does it Belong on the Road?
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See that three-wheeler speeding along? Yes, our nation will be better off once we're all driving those instead of cars and SUVs.
Three GOP Senators Want to Protect Motorists’ Right to Drive Drunk
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A new bill from three Senate Republicans would repeal a law that aimed to end drunk driving.