11 stories tagged road-safety, newest first.
28 points by adrianhon | 39 comments
New Yorker article by Peter Hessler about Colorado's Million Dollar Highway, a dangerous road prone to rockfall and avalanches, and why it hasn't been fixed.
425 points by bookofjoe | 749 comments
IEEE Spectrum article by Lawrence Ulrich arguing that evidence shows autonomous cars save lives and could prevent 580,000 deaths a year.
680 points by nickslaughter02 | 855 comments
Article explaining the EU's ADDW rule requiring driver-monitoring cameras in all new cars from July 2026 and the privacy concerns over driver data.
362 points by xnx | 593 comments
New York Times interactive feature on how taller hoods on large trucks and SUVs have contributed to rising pedestrian deaths in the US.
322 points by xnx | 334 comments
The linked URL is Waymo's safety impact page, but the captured screenshot shows an X (Twitter) post that is still loading behind a login and sign-up banner.
353 points by aleyan | 524 comments
Google Research blog post examining whether hard-braking events from vehicle data can indicate crash risk on specific road segments.
729 points by saubeidl | 543 comments
European Transport Safety Council article warning, with cities and civil society, that accepting US vehicle standards in the EU would endanger European road users.
798 points by YeGoblynQueenne | 785 comments
BBC News article reporting a survey finding nearly all UK drivers think car headlights are too bright, causing glare.
1038 points by DaveZale | 568 comments
Helsinki Times news article reporting that Helsinki went a full year without any traffic deaths.
326 points by prossercj | 326 comments
Waymo blog post announcing a study claiming its autonomous vehicles reduce serious crashes, especially for vulnerable road users like pedestrians and cyclists.
678 points by Bencarneiro | 382 comments
Roadway Report, an interactive nationwide map of US traffic deaths in the 21st century framed around Vision Zero road safety.