A specialised algorithm could help autonomous vehicles track hidden objects, such as a pedestrian, a bicycle or another vehicle concealed behind a parked car

A specialised algorithm could help autonomous vehicles track hidden objects, such as a pedestrian, a bicycle or another vehicle concealed behind a parked car

A specialised algorithm could help autonomous vehicles track hidden objects, such as a pedestrian, a bicycle or another vehicle concealed behind a parked car

And no, we won't be able to use ringtones. (There will likely be standardized noises.)

Walkers have a comfort zone to prevent collisions.

Smart Growth America's Dangerous by Design report finds walking to be a particularly perilous activity in Orlando, Daytona Beach and Cape Coral, Florida.

There are all kinds of distracted and compromised people in our roads. Some of them cannot help it.

Pedestrians sending or reading text messages while on the go are at greater risk for being struck by vehicles.

People who live along the streets will still be able to drive to their homes, and delivery workers can still operate on the streets. Through traffic will not be permitted.

The city's Stay Healthy Streets program aims to close about 15 miles of streets to nonessential vehicle traffic to give more space for pedestrians and bicyclists practicing social distancing.

The closures include streets in Lake City beginning Friday and in Aurora-Licton Springs, Ballard and Delridge/Highland Park.

The closures include streets in Lake City beginning Friday and in Aurora-Licton Springs, Ballard and Delridge/Highland Park.

Last year, in Toronto, 40 pedestrians were struck by a moving vehicle and killed. But in Oslo, Norway, zero pedestrians died from car-related incidents last year.

CCTV footage captures the moment a pedestrian is struck by a car, with the alleged driver facing charges of assault and four counts of endangering life.

A man and a woman are dead after they were hit by a truck overnight on Brookton Highway in Jelcobine, almost 100 kilometres south-east of Perth, with police closing the road to investigate the crash.

As part of Barcelona’s efforts to reclaim its car-congested streets for pedestrians, the city has tapped architects to create "superblocks” — groups of streets transformed into car-free public plazas. One such project was completed in 2019 by Leku Studio in the trendy neighborhood of Sant Antoni. Redesigned with attractive way-finding elements and street furniture, the Superblock of Sant Antoni is the second of six superblocks completed to date.[...]

The Friday morning deaths capped off a deadly three days across the city.

City officials called the street closings planned starting Friday are an “initial pilot,” and that more sites may be added to the program in the coming days. De Blasio said on Tuesday he’d like to open “up to two streets per borough.”

MPs will investigate the potential consequences of allowing electric scooters to be used on the road.

Nobody is actually asking the question, because pedestrians don't matter, do they?

On this National Walking Day, a look at the excuses cities use to make it difficult to do so.

A study comparing the two countries shows vast differences in how cars are used.

A Today Show bit today is perhaps the grossest example yet.

People are "risking their lives every winter by wearing dark clothing."

More pedestrians are getting killed in the roads. Are their phones really the reason?

On National Walking Day, a look at how putting cars first kills people who walk and drive.

It may be decades before AVs are good enough, so in the meantime everyone will have to keep out of their way.

A before and after photo of Lexington Avenue tells the story.

Studies prove these myths aren't true but nobody is listening.

That's an alternate name for Halloween, but let's not forget the rest of the year.

Daniel Herridges of Strong Towns says, "If your goal is to promote public safety, design for the humans you have, not the ones you wish you had."

Nevada study finds that every thousand bucks of added value decreases the odds of yielding to pedestrians by three percent.

More than 372 million ride-hail trips in New York City between 2017 and 2018 were studied to look at patterns of crashes.