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• Sunday Streets Return to San Francisco!

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 731
  San Francisco has just announced that it will be continuing its popular Sunday Streets program next year with new dates and locations for 2010! Running for the past two years, the event closes off a series of roads to vehicular traffic and and opens them to street parties, bike-riding, and uninhibited ...
  8 hours ago

• Pedestrian in NE fatally struck by pickup

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 947
  A man walking on a sidewalk in Northeast Washington was struck and killed by a pickup truck Tuesday after the truck collided with a car and apparently went out of control, D.C. police said.
  10 hours ago

• Three die in weekend Chicago car accidents

  
  Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Blog — Authority: 120
  An Alsip man was pronounced dead Sunday morning following a fatal Chicago car accident in the Morgan Park neighborhood, the Chicago Breaking News Center reported. The 54-year-old South Karlov Avenue man was pronounced dead at 1:22 a.m. at MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island, according to the Cook County ...
  14 hours ago

• Volvo’s Pedestrian Protection

  
  From My Bottom Step — Authority: 143
  Volvo’s S60 sports a “millimeter-wave radar” safety system that the company calls Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake. It’s purpose is to can detect obstructions (inc. pedestrians) in the path of the car and to automatically apply the car’s full braking power if the driver doesn’t respond quickly ...
  1 day ago

• NJ Complete Streets: Victory or Empty Rhetoric?

  
  Mobilizing the Region — Authority: 421
  Heeding the call from Tri-State and other groups, the New Jersey Department of Transportation has adopted a complete streets policy , signed by Commissioner Stephen Dilts on December 10th.  Complete streets is a policy that requires new or rehabilitated roads to be built for all users, including walkers, cyclist, ...
  1 day ago

• Walking backwards in Times Square

  
  Spacing Montreal — Authority: 428
  Last week film artist Hye Yeon Nam produced a charming video of herself walking backwards through the Times Square area. Well, in the film she’s not the one walking backwards, it’s everyone else is. You can read her artists statement on the Babelgum web site where the video is hosted .
  1 day ago

• bad intersection getting worse?

  
  transportation for liveable communities — Authority: 120
  [If the city gets their way, this already dangerous intersection will be made more so for pedestrians, given the Citys plan to widen the crossing by adding through lanes, as presented in the final draft of the Downtown Dundas Transportation Master Plan... ] Dundas woman struck crossing road ...
  1 day ago

• Walking backwards in Times Square

  
  Spacing Toronto understanding the urban landscape — Authority: 570
  Last week film artist Hye Yeon Nam produced a charming video of herself walking backwards through the Times Square area. Well, in the film she’s not the one walking backwards, it’s everyone else is. You can read her artists statement on the Babelgum web site where the video is hosted .
  1 day ago

• Hit-and-run driver kills Arlington man in Marysville, driver charged with vehicular homicide

  
  Washington Injury Attorney Blog — Authority: 127
  A pedestrian was hit and killed by an alleged drunk driver who then left the accident scene in Marysville reports The Everett Herald Net. According to the report, the pedestrian was a 26-year-old Arlington man. He was walking in the 10400 block of Smokey Point Boulevard around 2 am when he was hit. Bystanders ...
  1 day ago

• Riverside Car Accident Leaves Skateboarder Critically Injured

  
  California Injury Blog — Authority: 127
  A December 14, 2009 Riverside car accident has left a 20-year-old skateboarder critically injured and fighting for his life. According to a news report in the North County Times, the skateboarder was crossing the street at the intersection of Rancho California Road and Ynez Road in Temecula when he was hit by a ...
  2 days ago

• Garmin nüvi 1300 Series 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator

  
  Kill Deal — Authority: 175
  Widescreen ultra-slim GPS design with 4.3-inch WQVGA touchscreen display; interface features improved graphics and a new slide control for menu operation Pre-loaded with City Navigator 48 States NT maps, including millions of name-searchable points of interest Pedestrian navigation capability enabled through ...
  3 days ago

• Crashing Ambulance Kills Pedestrian

  
  Firegeezer.com — Authority: 149
  A LINCONSHIRE, ENGLAND, WOMAN WAS KILLED Thursday morning when an East Midlands Ambulance Service unit skidded on an icy road, fli[...]
  3 days ago

• Pedestrian Injured in San Diego Car Accident

  
  California Injury Blog — Authority: 127
  An elderly woman was seriously injured in a San Diego car accident , after she was hit by a car while crossing the street in the Rancho Penasquitos area, the North County Times reports. The pedestrian accident occurred on Aldohia Street the afternoon of December 10, 2009. The woman, who was crossing Aldohia, was ...
  3 days ago

• What happened to the speed bumps?

  
  Hoboken411.com — Authority: 147
  12/18/2009 Update:More Hoboken411 readers have sent in emails about this intersection at 13th and Hudson.Still no speedbumps, still dangerous“The intersection at 13th and Hudson is sick. Drivers ignore the hardly visible pedestrian right of way sign, and the lack of speedbumps allows cars to blaze by at 50mph. I’m ...
  4 days ago

• Snap: Remaking the crosswalks

  
  The Hook News Blog — Authority: 540
  A contractor jack-hammers out an cobblestoney set of concrete pavers Wednesday, December 16, installed as part of an early 1990s Corner district overhaul. The city is now overhauling many crosswalks with thick white bands and— in some cases— embedded, self-service lights. (That’s St. Paul’s Memorial Church in ...
  5 days ago

• Not Every Accident Case Needs a Personal Injury Attorney l Seattle Accident Lawyer

  
  Seattle Accident Attorney | Seattle Injury Attorney | Seattle Personal Injury Blog — Authority: 106
  Many people are surprised to hear a lawyer tell you that not every case needs an attorney.  But it’s true.  There are many cases where a person can do just fine resolving the claim on their own. There are some lawyers who disagree with me.  These lawyers will tell you that you should ALWAYS call a lawyer ...
  5 days ago

• 2009 MUTCD Is Here

  
  Transit Miami — Authority: 424
  Now you’re probably asking, what’s the MUTCD? The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices sets the standards for striping, signage, and signalization across the country. If a traffic control feature you want is not in there, you’ll have a hard time getting it installed on your road. The US Department of ...
  6 days ago

• Dog Bites SOHO Pedestrian

  
  From My Bottom Step — Authority: 143
  A London Police Service media release: On Monday December 14 2009 at approximately 2:30 pm a 62 year old female was walking in the area of Wellington Street and St George Street when she saw a dog running at large with no owner in sight and attempted to coral the dog in. The dog lunged at the female and bit her on ...
  6 days ago

• West Valley City Pedestrian Accident: Teen Hit in Crosswalk

  
  Utah Personal Injury Law Firm Blog — Authority: 109
  A West Valley City teen was hit while crossing a street in a marked crosswalk this morning according to ABC 4 News . It was dark the driver did not see the girl in the crosswalk. Nonetheless, the driver is responsible for this accident. We wish this girl a full and fast recovery. We also offer her and her family ...
  6 days ago

• The Standard of Care When Driving Near Children

  
  ICBC Personal Injury Claims Lawyer Erik Magraken | Victoria & Vancouver Island BC — Authority: 124
  We all know that children can be unpredictable.  As such motorists have to take special precaution when driving by pedestrian children.  The standard of what is safe will be stricter in these situations and reasons for judgement were released this week discussing this legal principle. In this week’s case ( ...
  6 days ago

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