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"Chicago music fanzine Speed Kills made its particular 'stuff' clear when its first issue went to print in 1991. The hand-screened cover shows a cartoon skeleton in a dragster, and promises two interviews (Seaweed and Gas Huffer) plus 'DRAG RACING! 60'S STYLE,' and 'LOTSA REVIEWS!' to identify itself as a music zine."

Speed Kills Was A Car Zine For Fugazi Listeners: jalopnik.com/speed-kills-was-t

#SpeedKills: Often, a small number of local streets account for a high proportion of serious traffic injuries and deaths – and that’s where we must start. A single stretch of Marin Avenue, where Julia’s collision occurred, was responsible for over 20% of Berkeley traffic deaths between 2012-2022.  
Streets are not designed to prioritize safety, and that needs to change. This means streets with slower speeds, shorter and more visible crosswalks, lower turning speeds, protected bike lanes and other physical changes – many of the core tenets of Caltrans’ complete streets policy.
#EndDangerousByDesign

desertsun.com/story/opinion/20

The Desert Sun · My friend was fatally struck by a car. These street safety changes could’ve saved her – and othersBy Nicole Efron, The Desert Sun
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JonathanVankin for California Local- In California, speeding-related tragedies were 35 percent of the total 4,285 traffic fatalities in the state happened due to excessive speeds. That’s about 1,500 deaths.
Friedman also authored 2021’s AB43, which allows local governments to lower speed limits without following the state-mandated “85th percentile rule,”
Under Friedman’s new legislation, AB645,  Los Angeles, San Jose, Oakland, Glendale, Long Beach and San Francisco will be allowed to install the automated cameras—previously prohibited under state law—in “high injury network” areas, that is, areas where the highest percentage of crashes occur. The cameras will also be allowed near schools, and in areas prone to street racing. 
#CrashesArentAccidents #SpeedKills #20splenty #SpeedSafetyCamerasSaveLives #UnGlamourousSolutionsAreClimateJustice #SlowStreetNetworks

thedrive.com/news/narrower-cit

#SpeedKills: “Our study of #city #lanewidths found that contrary to the current thinking, wider lanes in urban areas can lead to a higher number of #crashes and ultimately #fatalities,” said Shima Hamidi, Ph.D., Bloomberg Assistant Professor of American Health and director of the Center for Climate-Smart Transportation at the Bloomberg School.

The Drive · Narrower City Streets Could Actually Be Safer: StudyAccording to a new study, narrower city streets with more walking and cycling space can improve both vehicle and pedestrian safety.

latimes.com/california/story/2

three Southern California cities, along with Oakland, San Jose and San Francisco, to run the five-year camera pilot program around schools, high injury networks — streets with the highest rates of injury and death — and areas known as street-racing corridors.
Gruesome collisions have killed more people than nonvehicle homicides in Los Angeles this year

Los Angeles Times · Traffic scofflaws beware: Speed cameras will go up next year in Los Angeles, Glendale, Long BeachBy Rachel Uranga

#SpeedKills: "Here in Atlanta, our streets are... designed more for speed. Where policy decisions have resulted in more dangerous streets... By making changes to those 10% of streets, we could dramatically improve pedestrian safety in Atlanta," Serna said.

#20sPlenty #SafetyUnfunded #BDS #ParisMisAligned #UnGlamorousSolutions

fox5atlanta.com/news/atlanta-p

FOX 5 Atlanta · More than two-thirds of pedestrian deaths occur in predominately Black neighborhoods, study findsBy Eric Mock

#SpeedKills: The new law comes with stipulations. For example, #speedcameras can only be installed in certain locations, and cities must make a good-faith effort to let drivers know where the cameras are — and when they will be in use — at least 30 days before they go live. To address #privacy concerns, the new law says the cameras will be angled so that they only capture the license plate of motorists.

#20sPlenty

sfgate.com/politics/article/wh