Health
SUVs, trucks more prone to hitting pedestrians
When you're out for a walk, watch out for SUVs, pickups, vans and minivans that are making turns at street corners, a new report warns.
Mar 18, 2022
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A growing pedestrian safety crisis: Speed, short lights and SUVs are worsening a health epidemic
It's an epidemic of a different kind.
Sep 17, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Live public street cams are tracking social distancing
With advanced computer vision models and live public street cam video, a University of Michigan startup is tracking social distancing behaviors in real time at some of the most visited places in the world.
Apr 9, 2020
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Health
Record number of pedestrian deaths seen in U.S.
Walking on America's streets is getting ever more dangerous, a new report shows.
Feb 27, 2020
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Health
US highway deaths fall in 2018 for second straight year
The U.S. government's road safety agency says traffic deaths fell by a small amount for the second straight year.
Oct 22, 2019
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Health
Why US cities are becoming more dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians
As cities strive to improve the quality of life for their residents, many are working to promote walking and biking. Such policies make sense, since they can, in the long run, lead to less traffic, cleaner air and healthier ...
Feb 20, 2019
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Push to do more after US pedestrian deaths hit more than 49,000 in 10 years
The authors of a new report are calling on federal, state and local governments to do more to address a staggering spike in pedestrian fatalities.
Jan 28, 2019
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Pediatrics
Pedestrian fatalities increase on Halloween, particularly among children
Children are more likely to be fatally struck by a vehicle on Halloween than on other nights of the year, according to new research led by the University of British Columbia.
Oct 30, 2018
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Health
Study reveals that people who travel by car are four times more likely to be injured than people who travel by city bus
Taking the bus is a whole lot safer than taking the car - and it's also safer for cyclists and pedestrians who take the same routes, according to a new study led by the Université de Montréal Public Health Research Institute ...
May 8, 2018
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When commuters vanish—the effect of darkness on active travel
Picture the scene: it is 5:30pm on a Tuesday at the end of October and the streets are full of people walking and cycling home from work. The following week, at the same time, the number of walkers and cyclists has dropped ...
Oct 27, 2017
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