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Pedestrian deaths rose again in the first half of 2021, according to research from the Governors Highway Safety Administration.

A new analysis from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) projects that US drivers struck and killed 3,441 pedestrians in the first six months of 2021, up 17% (507 additional lives) from the same period the year before. This projection continues a decade-long trend of rising pedestrian deaths on roadways....

First adopted by the Swedish parliament in 1997, Vision Zero is a strategy aimed at eliminating pedestrian deaths by improving road design and infrastructure with a focus on safety.

The initiative will urge organisations throughout Scotland to pledge their support on social media

Scotland’s first Road Safety Week – a new initiative from the Scottish Government and Transport Scotland – was launched today.

Vision Zero marks a “new era” for road safety in Ireland, says CEO of the RSA, Sam Waide.

THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Even though Americans drove less in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, close to 39,000 lives were lost on U.S. roadways in

THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Even though Americans drove less in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, close to 39,000 lives were lost on U.S. roadways in

/PRNewswire/ -- The National Safety Council released its preliminary estimates for motor vehicle fatalities in 2021, and for a second year in a row, the...

/PRNewswire/ -- The National Safety Council released its preliminary estimates for motor vehicle fatalities in 2021, and for a second year in a row, the...