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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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Education on Proper Use of Seat Belts on School Buses

Source: NHTSA
Reports on anecdotal evidence that points to the positive indirect effects of seat belts on school bus safety, which includes improved on-bus behavior and reduced school bus driver distraction.
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Pedestrian Safety Workshop: A Focus on Older Adults - Module 5

Source: Highway Safety Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Seven course modules on pedestrian safety and older adults.
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USDOT Pedestrian Safety Action Plan

Source: US Department of Transportation
Action plan to reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities in the US.
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The Growing Gap in Pedestrian and Cyclist Fatality Fates between the United States and the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands, 1990–2018

Source: Ralph Buehler and John Pucher. 2021. “The Growing Gap in Pedestrian and Cyclist Fatality Fates between the United States and the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands, 1990–2018,” Transport Reviews, Vol. 41, Issue 1, January 2021.
This article calculates trends in walking and cycling fatalities per capita and per km in the USA, the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, and Denmark.
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Toward a Shared Understanding of Pedestrian Safety: An Exploration of Context, Patterns, and Impacts

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Provides background context on pedestrian safety issues and risks, crash patterns and contributing factors, and resulting impacts.
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FHWA Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation University Course: 9. Strategies for Safer Speeds

Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
The FHWA Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation University Course is designed to help educators inspire the next generation of practitioners to support safe, vibrant, and multimodal transportation systems.
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