Guest Article: Right turn on red laws and what they mean for cyclists
Susan Rosenthal shares what’s wrong with right turns and why it makes sense to restrict them.
traffic safety
New interactive tool shows Portland’s place in the national roadway safety crisis
These maps provide an illuminating look at traffic violence statistics nationwide, giving insight on the different factors that contribute to fatal crashes and where they’re most and least prominent.
State’s anti-speeding photo radar bill flips ‘scofflaw’ narrative
The real promise of speed-detection cameras isn’t that they’d bring in money, or even that they’d impose legal penalties.
PBOT unveils new “Beacon Buddies” animated video
Still from “Beacon Buddies” video produced by PBOT.-Watch it below- The Portland Bureau of Transportation has released a new animated video to educate the public about “rapid flash beacons.” As we reported back in November 2009 the beacons are PBOT’s preferred tool to improve the safety of mid-block crossings. Why? They’re cheap and they work. … Read more
Press release on PBOT 2010 traffic fatality data
Below is the press release from Mayor Adams’ about the 2010 traffic data (we reported about it yesterday): 2010 traffic data show progress on reducing fatalities in advance of Transportation Safety Summit The Portland Bureau of Transportation released data today on the number of traffic fatalities in 2010. Bureau staff working on traffic safety noted … Read more
Biking, walking, and NHTSA’s latest Traffic Safety Facts data
With Oregon lawmakers set to get down to business in the coming weeks, it’s a good time to prepare for the upcoming debates by brushing up on the latest traffic safety data. The early edition of the 2009 Traffic Safety Facts is a 232 page compilation of national traffic collision data from the Fatality Analysis … Read more
Talking road safety: A Q & A with ODOT’s Troy Costales
ODOT Traffic Safety Division Manager Troy Costales. Troy Costales is the Traffic Safety Division Manager for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). In that position, he oversees about $28 million per year in a variety of programs to decrease the amount of fatal and injury crashes on Oregon roads. Costales was also on the committee … Read more
Mayor Adams launches traffic safety campaign near SE Foster ‘freeway’
Adams and the banner at this morning’s event.(Photos © J. Maus) Portland Mayor Sam Adams led a press conference today to officially launch the Bureau of Transportation’s new High Crash Corridor Safety campaign. Standing under a newly unveiled banner that stretches all the way across SE Foster Road (one of the city’s most dangerous), Adams … Read more
City to launch safety campaign focused on ”high crash corridors”
SE 122nd and Division is #2 on the City’s list of most dangerous intersections. The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is set to launch a new safety campaign based on “high crash corridors,” which are wide streets with fast motor vehicle traffic that have a higher than average amount of crashes. According to … Read more
Report: U.S. lags way behind other countries in reducing traffic deaths
Study says U.S. traffic officials are too willing to accept the carnage.(Photo: Oregon State Police) A landmark, 186-page special report by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) published this week delivers a critique of U.S. traffic safety efforts and says that we have fallen way behind in saving lives relative to other nations. The report, Achieving … Read more
Newswire: Beaverton Expands Its Traffic Safety Efforts
This press release was issued last night by the City of Beaverton Police Department (emphasis mine – see last two paragraphs): City of Beaverton Expands its Traffic Safety Efforts The Beaverton City Council and the City’s Supplemental Budget Committee have approved a Traffic Safety Proposal with the goal of enhancing the City’s traffic safety enforcement … Read more
“Why do we allow these deaths to occur?” – A Q&A with Peter Jacobsen
“1 in 55 Americans will die in a car crash*. My job is to say it out loud. Why do we allow these deaths to occur?” — Peter Jacobsen, P.E., public health consultant and researcher As I mentioned yesterday, public health consultant and research Peter Jacobsen, P.E., will be in Portland Friday to spread the … Read more