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Complete Streets Save Lives
We are amid a historic, alarming increase in the number of people struck and killed while walking, which has been on a steady rise since 2009, reaching levels not seen in more than 30 years.
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Speed is the main cause of these fatalities and the best indicator of injury or death in collisions (besides vehicle size, which is a separate topic).
Here’s a brief real world example of a specific intervention to help make an unsafe, wide street a little bit safer, and help it better serve the needs of everyone who needs to use it:
Roadway design significantly influences driver behavior, often more than speed limits. Streets prioritize car flow over safety, contributing to these issues.
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Our newest edition of Dangerous by Design has “design” in its name, but what do we mean when we say that street design is a large factor responsible for this epidemic of deaths?
