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The League is partnering with OurStreets to give people biking a way to collectively document the dangers posed by drivers stopping in bike lanes and driving aggressively.
The Transportation Alternatives program accounts for almost half of all federal funding for bicycling and walking infrastructure, and it’s currently capped at $850 million per year – for the entire…
Imagine your community with more trails for people biking and walking. Imagine a bicyclist and pedestrian bridge over that major arterial that cuts neighborhoods off from each other. At the…
Autonomous driving technology has the potential to make our roads safer for everyone, but only if that technology is tested and designed to ‘see’ and respond properly. League member organizations and national partners joined us in opposing the AV START Act through a letter to Senators.
The U.S. falls behind its peer countries in traffic safety. We have the opportunity to catch up to the rest of the world in important traffic safety testing to ensure a commitment to zero traffic deaths.
The AV START Act creates an interim framework for autonomous vehicles while they are still being tested and the technology is evolving. Read about the AV START Act and how the League views this bill.
Over the last decade and a half, the adoption of safe passing laws has been one of the most prominent successes of bicyclist advocates. Every year since 2006 at least one state has adopted a safe passing law.
Three things that happened in Washington in May: 1. The Senate is pushing to get their Automated Vehicle Legislation passed. The League has been advocating for the bill to require automated vehicles to pass a “vision test” before they hit the market.
The National Transportation Safety Bureau released its preliminary findings on the Uber automated vehicle crash in Tempe which killed a pedestrian walking her bicycle.
On Sunday night, an autonomous vehicle operated by Uber hit and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, AZ, as she was walking her bicycle across the street. Tell your Senators to require automated vehicles to to prove they can detect and respond to bicyclists and pedestrians.