More Yielding Laws and Enforcement Resources



Leveraging SS4A Funding to Right-Size Enforcement

Source: Vision Zero Network
Provides examples and guidance on using Safe Streets and Roads for All funding for equitable traffic enforcement.
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Taking On Traffic Laws: A How-To Guide for Decriminalizing Mobility

Source: Safe Routes Partnership and BikeWalkKC!
Guides advocates in revising traffic laws concerning walking and bicycling.
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Actions for Decriminalizing Transportation and Movement: A Vision for Antiracist Approaches to Safety

Source: Transportation Equity Caucus
Proposes principles for equitable transportation to ensure safety for marginalized groups.
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Seven Proven Steps to Improve Safety for Walking, Biking, Rolling, and More

Source: CityLab
Lists proven Safe Systems approach steps to increase safety for people walking, biking, and rolling rather than blaming victims: decrease speed limits; focus on design; rewrite the MUTCD; prioritize the most dangerous street;
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Guide for Decriminalizing Mobility

Source: Safe Routes Partnership and BikeWalkKC
Introduces a new guide to help repeal and modify traffic laws related to walking and bicycling that lead to racialized enforcement of people walking and bicycling.
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Arrested Mobility Podcast

Source: Arrested Mobility
Explores why Black Americans and other people of color are disproportionately victims of overly aggressive police enforcement and brutality while walking, running, riding bicycles, taking public transit,
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Comprehensive Look at Bike Helmets

Source: Slate
Documents the history of bicycle helmets.
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CPSC Calls on Manufacturers to Comply with Safety Standards for Battery-Powered Products to Reduce the Risk of Injury and Death

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer Product Safety Commission Letter to manufacturers of e-scooters, e-bikes, and other micromobility devices calls for compliance with UL safety standards to reduce the risk of injury and death.
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Understanding and Tackling Micromobility: Transportation’s New Disruptor

Source: Governors' Highway Safety Association
Explores six micromobility challenges – oversight, funding, data collection, enforcement, infrastructure, and education – and the role State Highway Safety Offices and their partners can play to help address them.
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"Understanding Crashes and Safe Behaviors to Help Prevent Them" Video Series

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Portrays situations that lead to a crash between a driver and a pedestrian or bicyclist. The videos show the crash from each road user visual perspective, and offers behavioral tips for avoiding the crash.
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