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Pedestrians, cyclists, two-wheeler riders constitute 66% of road fatalities in Southeast Asia, says a WHO report

Occupants of four-wheeled vehicles make up 25% of the deaths and pedestrians account for 21 %. Cycl…

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Video footage shows elite Kentucky cops throwing slushies at pedestrians while on duty

The officers were part of an elite squad that was tasked with preventing drug and gun crime in Loui…

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Cruise begins layoffs after suspending its self-driving robotaxis following a collision that dragged pedestrian beneath car

Cruise's CEO also reportedly told staff this week to expect layoffs involving full-time staff.

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The pedestrian detection systems in self-driving cars are less likely to detect children and people of color, study suggests

Researchers say the results stem from biases present in open-source AI, on which self-driving cars …

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The first self-driving car fatality case put to rest who was responsible for killing a pedestrian. In this case, it was not the robot.

Rafaela Vasquez, who was behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber that killed a pedestrian in 2018, …

Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert   


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Congress sat back and let trucks become heavier, taller, and deadlier. Now pedestrian fatalities are at a 40-year high.

"It's a race to the biggest machine driven by the biggest assholes, and it's society that will pay …

Madison Hall   


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Biden could help save cars, bicyclists, and pedestrians from being pulled under trucks in an accident with a simple fix, advocates say

Road safety advocates argue the Department of Transportation and the trucking industry are standing…

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Pedestrians take to the streets of Paris to celebrate the city's seventh annual 'day without cars'

Mayor Anne Hidalgo opened the streets of Paris to residents and visitors and is working on a plan t…

Morgan Keith   


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Inside Boston's Smart Utilities Program, which plans to update the city's infrastructure and be more sustainable

The program is turning Boston into a "smart city" through improvements like a district energy micro…

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At least 3 people injured in a pedestrian bridge collapse in Washington, DC

All lanes of Interstate 295 in part of Washington, DC, were blocked on Wednesday after a pedestrian…

Kelly McLaughlin   


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Social distancing has uncluttered New York's iconic Brooklyn Bridge — and some architects have plans to keep it that way

The pandemic eased the Brooklyn Bridge's dangerous congestion from thousands of cyclists and pedest…

Debanjali Bose   


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More than 200 dead birds fell from the sky, hitting pedestrians and vehicles in Spain, reports say

A resident of Ferrol, Spain, thought he heard thunder. When he checked, he saw dead starlings linin…

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South Dakota Attorney General who killed pedestrian won't serve jail time

Jason Ravnsborg will have to pay almost $5,000 in fines after he struck and killed a pedestrian on …

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NYC broke a record and went 58 days without any pedestrian deaths

Traffic levels across the city — and the county — have plunged in recent months due to stay-at-home…

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Seattle closed more than 20 miles of streets to cars so people could exercise during lockdown. They mayor said they'll stay that way.

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said streets closed to allow people to exercise during the coronavirus l…

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