A person driving a 2020 Honda Ridgeline pickup truck hit two men just after 6 am on November 17, 2021, killing one of them. The driver drove through the intersection as the light turned red, hitting the men crossing the street. The crash occurred at the intersection of Kennywood Boulevard/Route 837 and Hoffman Boulevard. This
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The Manual that Defines Street Signs and Markings Needs a Rewrite for Safety
In 2014 a little girl was killed and another seriously injured crossing the street outside the front entrance to Central Library at Springfield MA. City council requested that a HAWK (High Intensity Activated Crosswalk Beacon) system and a crosswalk be installed to allow for a less dangerous mid-block crossings. Street safety advocate Charles Marohn describes
Pittsburgh needs Lower Speed Limits on Narrow Streets
The street I live on is a two way street with one parking lane, and it is only 22 ft wide. It is common on many other streets for driving lanes to be 12 ft wide, and parking lanes to be 7 ft wide, which would result in a 31 ft wide street. My