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Statement on New Research Showing Large Passenger Vehicle Dangers to Pedestrians in Intersections

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March 17, 2022

Walking across the street should not be a death-defying act. The data presented by IIHS strengthens the case for adoption of the Safe System Approach to protect pedestrians and other vulnerable road users (VRUs), especially given trends in the U.S. passenger fleet toward larger vehicles and the historically high number of pedestrians killed in 2020, 6,500.

Letter Opposing Assembly Bill (AB) 122 to Weaken California’s Bicycle Safety Law

March 30, 2021

On March 30, 2021 Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) sent a letter to the California Assembly Committee on Appropriations opposing Assembly Bill (AB) 122. This legislation would allow bicyclists to proceed through an intersection controlled by a stop sign without stopping if no vehicle is in the intersection or constitutes an immediate hazard to the cyclists while they are in the intersection.