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If you ever imagined what pedestrian safety signs look like from a puppy dog's point of view, now you know. And note the subtle placement of our phone number if you need to call us for your next traffic and pedestrian management job! (That's 1800 483 687 if you can't read it!) #tdm #tdmtrafficmanagement #trafficmanagement #trafficsafety #pedestrianmanagement #pedestriansafety

Some painful truths in here. Pedestrian safety is critically important in America because we’ve generally built our communities to be more accessible and accommodating to cars than people. I live in a community where my kids weren’t permitted to walk to elementary school, despite living close enough to do so. The only way on and off the grounds is in a vehicle. We’ve created a world where our cars can often get all the way inside the buildings we visit. Our homes have garages, our offices built on top of huge multi-story parking facilities. As such, the need for pedestrian safety starts before we even get outside. And we can’t relax our guard just because we’re on the sidewalk, which - while generally not a legal place to drive - doesn’t naturally prevent cars from using the space to park, or to detour around road blockages. Unless there are substantial barriers, cars can - and do - have access to everyplace pedestrians can go. I spent over a decade of my life working to make our roads safer and more durable. Over the past year - working with rail and transit - I’m realizing that a better way to get similar results is to just have less pavement. To oversimplify it? Fewer roads = fewer materials, reduced maintenance load, and more funds available for alternate forms of transit that reduce overall pedestrian risk and strengthen our nation’s infrastructure. Later this month I’ll take a look at pedestrian safety as it pertains to rail, but for now, the linked post about pedestrian v car is a great place to start.

Staying sharp isn’t just for school! Keeping your focus on the road is imperative to roadway safety. Did you know distracted driving is one of the top contributing factors to serious injury and fatal roadway crashes in the St. Louis region? Nine percent of all serious injury and fatal crashes are caused by distracted driving. How do you make sure to stay focused while driving? Drop your tips in the comments! For more information, visit ewgateway.org/gtsr. #GatewaytoSaferRoadways

Did you know roadway crashes are the leading cause of death for ages 8-20 and second leading cause of death for ages 4-7 and 21-25 nationwide? Let's help protect our future generations by practicing safe driving habits like putting down your phone, traveling at safe speeds, and teaching youth about roadway safety. Learn more at ewgateway.org/gtsr.

Pedestrian Safety Month Pedestrian Safety Month serves as an important reminder for everyone, whether on foot or behind the wheel, to prioritize safety. See more: https://lnkd.in/eypyvVNu

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#RoadSafety | In the 2nd of 3 analyses featured in our new Road Safety Playbook, City of Pittsburgh planners, working with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), investigate intersection activity and other corridor conditions to prioritize #PedestrianSafety and #BikeSafety in their expedited rebuild of the collapsed Fern Hollow Bridge. See how they rebuilt the bridge in under 1 year AND added a new bike/walk path and protected bike lanes at the same time. Read the other 2 analyses in our Road Safety Playbook here: https://lnkd.in/giY3mPwX

Which of these intersections do you think is on the most dangerous intersection list in St. Louis County? 💥 Watson Rd and Laclede Station Rd 💥 Galleria Pkwy and South Brentwood Blvd 💥 N. Lindbergh Blvd and James S. MacDonnell Blvd 💥 N. Ballas Rd and Manchester Rd Read our latest blog post to find out the results from a recent 2023 study on St. Louis's most dangerous intersections ➡️ https://loom.ly/eV2aGao #STLCarAccidents #DangerousIntersections #CarAccidentLawyers

NSW is implementing a trial of average speed cameras for cars and other light vehicles to evaluate potential road safety benefits. This initiative brings NSW in line with other mainland Australian states and the ACT, which already utilise this technology for speed enforcement. The trial will commence with a 60-day grace period, during which warning letters will be issued instead of penalties. Following this, standard enforcement measures, including fines and demerit points, will be applied. Two strategic locations have been selected for the trial: 1. Pacific Highway: A 15km section between Kew and Lake Innes (Port Macquarie) 2. Hume Highway: A 16km stretch between Coolac and Gundagai These sites were chosen based on several critical factors, including their documented crash histories. Notably, these locations collectively experienced six fatalities and 33 serious injuries between 2018 and 2022. This initiative demonstrates NSW’s commitment to enhancing road safety through evidence-based measures and aligning with national best practices. https://lnkd.in/eZaP93pN

It's National Pedestrian Safety Month. And as we head into October, it's important to remember that safety on the road is a shared responsibility. Did you know that lowering your speed even a little bit can make a huge difference in the event of a collision with a pedestrian? In fact, an increase from 32 mph to 42 mph — just an increase of ten — brings a pedestrian's risk of death up 25%. The next time you're on the road, you might want to think twice about speeding.