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The aftermath of a truck crash on I-290 in Worcester.

The Shocking Reason Why Some of the Most Dangerous Drivers Keep Their Licenses

By Kea Wilson | Aug 20, 2020 | No Comments

The Boston Globe's latest Spotlight investigation exposes how a loophole in the national driver's license compact is keeping killer drivers on the roads.

Brattle Street in Harvard Square next to the Out of Town News kiosk, shown in a May 2019 file photograph.

Truck Driver Kills Bicyclist in Harvard Square

By Christian MilNeil | Aug 18, 2020 | No Comments

It's the second time in less than a year that a truck driver has killed someone in Harvard Square.

The City of Boston will test a proposed road diet on Cummins Highway in Mattapan with temporary materials later this summer. Photo illustration courtesy of the City of Boston Public Works Department.

Boston to Fast-Track Cummins Highway Road Diet With Temporary Materials

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 20, 2020 | No Comments

In an effort to control reckless driving during the COVID-19 pandemic and road-test its road diet proposal, the City of Boston Public Works Department will use construction barriers to turn Cummins Highway in Mattapan into a two-lane street for the rest of this summer. As we reported in March, the Boston Public Works Department is […]

Sixth Street at Walnut in Chelsea, Mass. Image courtesy of Google Street View.

Drivers Killed Two Pedestrians This Weekend in Crashes in Chelsea and Wareham

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 13, 2020 | No Comments

Drivers drove into and killed two pedestrians Friday night in two separate incidents in Chelsea and East Wareham.

DCR Hosts Virtual Meeting to Discuss Arborway Safety Improvements

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 24, 2020 | No Comments

The state Department of Conservation (DCR) hosted a second public meeting Wednesday night for a project that’s expected to create new, protected bike and pedestrian routes along the Arborway in Jamaica Plain. The DCR’s “Arborway Parkways Improvement Project” kicked off last winter, and is aiming to produce detailed designs for a construction project that would […]

A pedestrian detection system senses three white-presenting pedestrians in its path. Source: Virginia Department of Transportation, licensed under Creative Commons.

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Study: Self-Driving Cars Are Worse at Detecting Darker-Skinned Pedestrians

By Kea Wilson | Jun 18, 2020 | No Comments

Autonomous vehicles might not solve the already disproportionate pedestrian death toll faced by black communities.

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