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A Chance to End Drunk Driving

By Ken McLeod | March 1, 2024

The 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) requires auto manufacturers to implement drunk driving prevention technology in new vehicles as early as 2026. It does so by directing…

Webinar Recap: How Legislation Can Support Slow Roads

By Jamil Modaffari | February 22, 2024

Last year, the League of American Bicyclists launched the Slow Roads Save Lives campaign. The campaign aims to create safer roads where people biking, walking, using mobility devices, and driving…

A unique opportunity to support student well-being through cycling

By Jamil Modaffari | February 7, 2024

When many Americans think of their childhood, we may recall riding a bike, and the joy and freedom that came with it. While this may be a memory shared by…

Eleventh Edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices brings modern bicycle facilities

By Ken McLeod | December 21, 2023

Way back in December 2020, the Federal Highway Administration released its first proposal for an update to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) since 2009. Now, almost exactly…

Should Vehicles Help Drivers Not Speed?

By Ken McLeod | December 14, 2023

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently made headlines for recommending that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) should require all new vehicles to have intelligent speed assistance systems…

Progress towards Safer Streets and Roads for the Navajo Nation

By Bike League | December 6, 2023

One of the new programs created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program, something we applauded at the time and subsequently,…

State Laws For Slow Roads

By Jamil Modaffari | November 29, 2023

Introduction In September, the League of American Bicyclists (League) launched the Slow Roads Save Lives Campaign. The goal of the campaign is to create safer roads where people biking, walking,…

Slow Roads Save Lives Webinar Recap

By Ken McLeod | November 9, 2023

The Slow Roads Save Lives campaign has big goals, such as reframing how roads are designed to place safety and people first, and a simple idea at its core —…

Slow Roads Save Lives – Reframing Road Design

By Ken McLeod | October 20, 2023

Slow Roads Save Lives. It’s simple physics. But to fully realize the lifesaving power of slower roads, it will take more than doing the math. We must reframe how speed…

Webinar Recap: Slow Roads Save Lives

By Ken McLeod | September 25, 2023

People biking should get home safely, every time. But bicyclist deaths are at a 45-year high. The crisis of traffic violence on our roads needs solutions. One of those is…