Category: Articles
The Spectacular Seven: Introducing the FHWA’s new pedestrian safety countermeasures
The number of pedestrian fatalities in the United States has been rising steadily for the past decade, reaching new high of 6,590 in 2019, according to data from the Governor’s Highway Safety Association. Many of these deaths occur at uncontrolled crossing locations including mid-block crosswalks and desire paths. These are among the most common locations […]Do You Know Your Road Signs?
For most of us who have been behind the wheel for more than a couple of years, the colors and meanings of street and road signs are second nature. Green means go. Red means stop. Orange means there’s hazards or road work ahead. Our mind seems to react instantaneously to these colors without having to […]
RRFB vs. PHB and more: Which is the best choice for your midblock crosswalk?
All pedestrians deserve a safe place to cross the street. And while it’s easy to point to established intersections with signalized crosswalks to fill this need, the reality is most pedestrians won’t go out of their way to use one. Instead, they’ll choose the most direct route, even if that means navigating multiple lanes of […]
Three Ways Remote Monitoring Helps Cities Streamline Operations and Improve Safety
With COVID-19 officially being labelled a pandemic and “social distancing” becoming an imperative in many places, a growing number of people are forgoing the office in order to work from home. For some companies, including technology companies like ours where the infrastructure and policy needed for remote work are already in place, the transition has […]
Arizona turns to technology to turn wrong-way drivers around
Three times a day. That’s how often public safety officers in Arizona get an alert about someone driving the wrong way—about as frequently as most of us tie our shoes or wash our hands or sit down to eat a meal. Between 2004 and 2014, that added up to nearly 9,000 wrong-way drivers on Arizona’s […]
Florida puts wrong-way drivers in its sights with new vehicle detection systems
The numbers aren’t good, and like the drivers themselves, they’re heading in the wrong direction. According to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), there were 64 wrong way driving (WWD) fatalities in Florida in 2013. The following year, there were 70. The year after that: 96. In fact, Florida consistently ranks as one of the […]
New grants help states fund speed management initiatives
When it comes to transportation safety improvements, price can often be a deterrent to getting projects approved. Although federal governments in both Canada and the United States have promised dramatic increases to infrastructure spending, states and municipalities continue to struggle to properly fund projects that would benefit their communities. Fortunately, federal dollars aren’t the only […]
A cure for distraction: How cities and companies are thinking outside the box to curb distracted driving
It’s been nearly 20 years since the state of New York instituted the first ban on holding a cellphone while driving. Currently, the only state that doesn’t have a statewide law restricting the use of hand-held devices while driving is Montana, though many cities and counties there have enacted their own bans. And yet, at […]
Build complete streets with the pedestrian generator checklist
Around the world, a shift is underway. Cities are moving away from car-centric policy and design toward a more inclusive approach that enables safe access for all road users, including cyclists, transit riders and pedestrians. This approach is often referred to as Complete Streets. Despite growing support and implementation at the federal, state and municipal […]