Daylight Savings Ends November 1
Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 1, 2020, at 2:00 A.M. On Saturday night, set your clocks back one hour (i.e., gaining one hour) to “fall back.” As night time comes earlier,…
Stop. Trains Can’t.
Rail Grade Crossings Awareness October 5 – November 8, 2020 Although accidents at railroad crossings are an old problem, the problem is easily avoidable. This campaign is a focused effort to reverse…
Speeding Response Times
SPEEDING October is Pedestrian Safety Awareness Month. Speeding affects your ability to stop. Speeding directly affects reaction time and thinking distance to stop (even if you are alert and attentive)….
Walk to School Day
OCTOBER 7, 2020 NovoaGlobal celebrates Walk to School Day on October 7, 2020. Since 1997, communities have been coming together for Walk to School Day. Safe Routes to School (SRTS)…
October is Pedestrian Safety Month
Whether it be in a parking lot, crosswalk, or on a road, everyone is a pedestrian. In 2018, there were 6,283 pedestrians killed in traffic crashes in the United States,…
Car Crash Deaths Surge
Car crash deaths surge nationwide even with fewer vehicles on the road https://nypost.com/2020/08/31/car-crash-deaths-spiking-nationwide-in-2020-with-fewer-vehicles-on-the-road/ New York Post, David Meyer, August 31, 2020 Americans are dying in car crashes at higher rates…
Using Cameras for Speed Limit Enforcement
“I am a big believer in using cameras for speed limit enforcement” – Terry Dickow https://rochellenews-leader.com/article/moving-into-cooler-days-and-nights Rochelle News-Leader, Terry Dickow, Sep 5, 2020 I am a big believer in using…
Reckless Driver Kills Two Children
Driver charged in violent crash that killed 2 boys, 7 and 9, in Juniata 6abc, Digital Staff and Katie Katro, August 30, 2020 https://6abc.com/2-children-killed-when-thrown-from-car-in-violent-crash/6395653/ Police said two children ages 7…
Walk San Francisco Call to Action on Speeding
Walk SF Advocates Adding Red Light Cameras, Tackling Speed https://sf.streetsblog.org/2020/07/30/walk-sf-urges-city-not-to-allow-return-to-pre-covid-traffic-violence/ Streetsblog SF, Roger Rudick, July 30, 2020 Also from Walk S.F.’s release: Adding red light cameras to 10 dangerous intersections…
Less Traffic, More speeding and Deaths in NYC
Less traffic in NYC led to more speeding, more deaths during COVID pandemic: DOT commish https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-traffic-coronavirus-dot-polly-trottenberg-deaths-20200719-ph7el2n5wbfm7as3vr2fcsaclm-story.html NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, CLAYTON GUSE, JUL 19, 2020 Car traffic plummeted in New…