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NEWS Update: The League of Illinois Bicyclists, Bloomingdale Township Democrats and many others have endorsed the Safe Roadways initiative.
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We need SAFE Roadways SAFE is an all volunteer group organized to ensure that the needs for non-motorized travel are included in the designs of new roadways and roadway expansions.
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IN THE WINTER Months...
Let's help pedestrians and keep those sidewalks clear of snow, ice and parked vehicles. See this cartoon to make the point:
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SAVE the SAFE Pedestrian &
Bicycle crossings
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Let's work together to even the odds...
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AND 6 lanes of traffic with 9 lanes at the major intersections VERSUS...
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ARE 5,000 PEDESTRAIN DEATHS TOO MANY?
Pedestrians to step into safety spotlight as Congress approves fresh study of issue HARRY STOFFER | Automotive News Posted Date: 10/8/05
WASHINGTON -- Pedestrian safety has not been as big an issue in the United States as in Europe and Japan, but that could change.
Congress quietly added a provision to a new, multiyear transportation-funding law requiring a fresh study of pedestrian safety. Study topics should include vehicle-based pedestrian detection and warning systems and vehicle design changes, the law says. A report is due in two years.
In addition, a few automakers are installing pedestrian-friendly features and touting them in advertising. In some cases the features were developed for compliance with overseas rules and added to the U.S. versions.No one is predicting that U.S. regulators will adopt European-style rules to protect pedestrians anytime soon, but the increased focus on the subject is overdue, said Chuck Thomas, safety manager for Honda R&D Americas Inc. "It's a problem, I think, that needs to be addressed," Thomas said.
About 5,000 pedestrians are killed on U.S. roads each year. They represent about 12 percent of the total annual highway death toll of 42,000. Pedestrian deaths approach 30 percent of all highway deaths in Japan and some European countries.
More news available at AutoWeek.com
ASK YOUR CONGRESSMEN AND US SENATORS to make our roadways safer for all users!
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Informative Websites - Just click on the link.
-The Thunderhead Alliance is working to make funding for safer roadways a federal requirement. Check out who we should write to make it happen
-DuPage County, IL Contact names and info on the officials & depts.
- Learn safe bicycle riding on the roads here: http://bicyclesafe.com/
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