Traffic calming

When walking to and from the bus stop it’s important to know what’s going on around you at all times. The Bee offers the following pedestrian safety tips to help keep you safe around bus stops. Make yourself visible to drivers at all times, especially at night, during dusk or dawn and in inclement weather. Wear lightly colored or reflective clothing at night and brightly colored clothing during the day. Stay in well-lit areas, especially when crossing the street. Make eye contact with…

I've always heard that drivers should practice "defensive driving." It makes sense, we all know how big a car is and how fast it can go, you can find all of those numbers somewhere on the car itself. We all know someone who has been in an accident, be it minor or major. When cars collide, it can be catastrophic and everyone knows it well. But somehow, at least for me, the idea of it actually all being real didn't happen until I had gotten into an accident where I was forced to deal with the…

Title Your friend just sent you a pic of there cat on the roof, while your typing a comment, BOOM! You got hit by a car and broke both your legs and are sprawled out on the street that you wandered in not knowingly. Distracted walking has become a serious and dangerous problem in the United States. Some people think the solution is to make it illegal. Others think there shouldn’t be a law on it. What I think about this is to add a law on texting while walking on the street or sidewalk, to make…

Did you know that approximately 90% of traffic accidents are caused from driver error? That means that 90% of traffic accidents are caused from people not paying attention to his or her surrounding and being prepared for anything to happen. That also means that you can easily reduce the amount of traffic incidents by just simply driving defensively. You’re probably wondering what I mean by driving defensively, right? Driving defensively means that you are very aware of your surrounds and…

My initial reaction to the image with the caution sign was confusion, I've never a sign like that before. It also made me wonder why such a sign even exists. The silhouette figures in the image look distraught, they are running away as fast as they can, as if they were being chased. The way the mom is holding the little girl's arm as if trying to get her to run faster, and the girl trying, but failing to catch up with her mother. The caution sign is meant to warn people about families or…

This person is very reckless and does not obey any traffic laws. They are the typical ones that like to rant, scream and even curse at other drivers. Not including the frequent and sporadic lane changing and swerving around other cars. With this type of behavior they can easily cause car accidents; if not…

The nation's economy depends on the transport of goods, and the trucking industry serves a vital role in this function. However, their services should not occur at the expense of the public's safety. Laws and regulations exist to protect the public on our roads yet serious truck accidents occur every year that injure and kill both truckers and other motorists alike. Almost all of these accidents are directly or indirectly caused by the truck drivers, the trucking companies, or the actions of…

York City (175-225ft) on which more than 60,000 cars navigate tedious traffic jams everyday. Since 1990 to date, an outstanding 185 people, predominantly elderly pedestrians, have lost their lives on Queens Boulevard. Hence, Vision Zero’s blueprint involves inputting safer crossings, more crosswalks, protected bike lanes and pedestrian refuges.…

sensors to detect when parking spaces are open and sends the information to the drivers in real time reduce the time spent looking for parking spots by 21%, leading to associated emissions and fuel savings. Los Angeles County, Calif., introduced a traffic signal synchronization program to improve the throughput of vehicles that result in saving 31.3 million hours of travel time, 38 million gallons of fuel and 337,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year.” A good example is you are running late…

Save Motorists: Legalize Lane Splitting While out riding a motorcycle many times you notice gaps that you could easily fit through when sitting in slow traffic. Then you stop and think twice because it is against the law and could get you a hefty fine. Lane splitting is when riders go between clearly marked lines in traffic. This may sound dangerous but if you think about it from a motorcyclists view it is much safer. California is the only state where lane splitting, also known as filtering,…