Hacker News with Generative AI: Traffic Safety

Taller vehicles are more dangerous to pedestrians, even at low speeds (text.npr.org)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Researchers have known for years that speed kills. Now there's growing evidence that height kills, too.

Traffic Safety, Pedestrians, Vehicle Safety, Research

12 points by everybodyknows 112 days ago | 1 comments

Too many people are killed by supersized cars. This new rule could help (vox.com)
The deadly consequences of “autobesity,” in 3 charts.

Traffic Safety, Automobiles, Statistics, Policy

13 points by rntn 113 days ago | 2 comments

A common urban intersection in the Netherlands (2018) (wordpress.com)
Can urban intersections be designed in such a way that motor traffic, cycling and walking flow smoothly and that the potential conflicts of these very different types of traffic crossing each other’s paths are made less complicated and less dangerous? In my opinion the answer is “yes”. Intersections are most important in making cycling safer and more attractive. They can be the weakest link in the chain that is your journey and one nasty junction can put people off cycling.

Urban Planning, Cycling, Traffic Safety, Netherlands

360 points by itronitron 132 days ago | 330 comments

the US gov't is finally doing something about giant pedestrian-killing SUVs (electrek.co)
After a decade and a half rise in pedestrian deaths, the US government is finally starting to take some action to stop huge pedestrian-killing SUVs.

Traffic Safety, Automobiles, Government Regulation

3 points by amai 167 days ago | 0 comments

There Is No Technology Fix for Car Bloat (slate.com)
The number of pedestrian deaths in the United States is skyrocketing. In 2022 traffic crashes killed 7,805 people on foot—that’s an 83 percent rise from 2009, and a 40-year high. The vast majority of those deaths involved a car colliding into a human.

Traffic Safety, Pedestrian Safety, Automobiles

8 points by rntn 171 days ago | 6 comments

With pedestrian fatalities mounting, US proposes tougher vehicle design rules (npr.org)
WASHINGTON — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is proposing new regulations for vehicle design intended to reduce the number of pedestrians killed and seriously injured in crashes on U.S. roads.

Traffic Safety, Transportation, Government Regulations, Automobiles

36 points by geox 204 days ago | 18 comments

US seeks new pedestrian safety rules aimed at increasingly SUV, trucks (apnews.com)
The U.S. government’s road safety agency wants the auto industry to design new vehicles including increasingly large SUVs and pickup trucks so they reduce pedestrian deaths and injuries.

Traffic Safety, Vehicle Design, SUVs, Trucks, Government Regulations

6 points by loeg 204 days ago | 1 comments

First-in-Nation Bill Requiring Cars to Warn Speeding Drivers Goes to CA Governor (senate.ca.gov)

Traffic Safety, Legislation, California

14 points by rntn 208 days ago | 89 comments

Tesla drivers say new FSD update is repeatedly running red lights (futurism.com)

Tesla, Self-Driving Cars, Traffic Safety, Technology

74 points by ra7 216 days ago | 105 comments

As cars and trucks get bigger and taller, lawmakers look to protect pedestrians (npr.org)

Traffic Safety, Pedestrian Safety, Urban Planning, Transportation, Law

33 points by rntn 221 days ago | 73 comments

New anti-speeding system coming to Australia is dangerous (carexpert.com.au)