Another @wtae4.bsky.social story putting the victim as the subject of the sentence, suggesting they were the person who took action, and not mentioning the driver until near the end of the article. More accurate headline: Driver seriously hurts woman after striking her with their vehicle.

Driver not mentioned until the very last sentence of the article. Like the woman hospitalized herself with the vehicle.

Really, @wtae4.bsky.social? "It is unclear if icy conditions played a factor in the incident"? ...did you ask anyone? Or did the investigation stop at reading the fire department's post?

Allentown has benefited from the closure of the rail tunnel. Now that it's open again, the community wants the service to continue. Unfortunately it's not that simple. But is this on PRT's list of longer-term goals?

No mention of the driver. Nor of the fact that another pedestrian was killed near this location earlier this year. Kennywood Blvd needs to see major changes to become safer.

I legitimately thought from this headline that an unpiloted vehicle slid from a stationary position and hit the girl. That was not the case; a driver failed to consider adverse conditions and skidded off the road, killing Ms. Kami.

@wtae4.bsky.social, were they hit by an autonomous car? A rolling, unmanned vehicle? Or were they hit by a driver with their vehicle?

This @wtae4.bsky.social article goes a step further in not only failing to give agency to the driver, but not even giving agency to the vehicle, instead implying the the pole was the only entity involved in the crash.

Thankfully no one other than the driver was injured, but KDKA really goes out of the way to make it sound like the car crashed of its own accord, like it somehow rebelled against the driver. Come on. The driver crashed his car into the parking garage.

Interesting idea. I'm curious if this is on anyone else's radar, like @bikepgh.bsky.social, @friendsoftheriverfront.org, @alleghenycounty.bsky.social, @mobilifyswpa.bsky.social, etc. This was my son's preferred way to ride to the Science Center for summer camp, and I'd love more green space.

Who: dunno, not who was involved, if they were injured, nothing What: car crash When: 6:30, 11/25/25 Where: Homewood North, near Sterrett and Frankstown Why: dunno How: dunno This really sounds like just reprinting a sentence or two from Dispatch. Does that even count as journalism?

Another half-baked story. What led to the crash? What were the contributing conditions? What is the crash history? Did you talk to any of the first responders? Did you ask why they used drones, or did you just see it and go "Huh, look at that," and that was the end of it?

Really interesting article. What is the purpose of the T? Is it to get folks from Mt. Lebanon downtown? Or is to serve everyday Pittsburghers like in Allentown? And how do you balance transit need versus efficiency?

Any article that finishes with "it is unclear what led to the crash" is underbaked. The article mentions six people, but only one vehicle. Nothing about the speed limit on the road, history of crashes, potential solutions to this issue, anything.

The article is a little unclear if the police pursued after the initial attempt to stop, although I believe Pittsburgh PD allows high-speed chases when a violent crime is suspected. As far as I can tell no one was hurt. I want to keep an eye on this.

Yes, PRT needs to improve on-time performance and frequency, but one way they could do that is by redesigning and consolidating bus routes. So they kinda need to do both.

Very interested to see how this detour goes. Will it absolutely destroy the neighborhood, city, state, and country, and possibly start World War III, as a very few but very loud people on the internet have suggested? Or will it be a nothingburger? My money is on the later.

Great timing to bring this major asset (both transit, tourist, and historic) back online. And I love hearing that the only time PRT's CEO has gotten hate mail (not that anyone should ever get it) was when she speculated about closing down the Incline.

1. Good on Pittsburgh Police not causing a high-speed chase. Even though this driver still made a bad decision, it could have been made worse by having additional speeding vehicles. 2. Nine injuries is terrible, but NONE WERE CRITICAL. This is due to the natural speed control of walkable streets.

Good to hear we won't have to wait too much longer on this. I can only imagine that in February two construction workers looked at some work, one turned to the other and said "Hey, does that look weird to you?" And here we are.

I've been away for a while and missed a lot of news, and while I thought I'd comb through everything I missed, I've got too much going on to do that, so I'm just gonna start with what's new today.

Hey @cityofpittsburgh.bsky.social, how much would it cost to operate the Wabash Tunnel as a bike route? @bikepgh.bsky.social, has that ever been considered?

We have the first round of PRT projects that are delayed or cut because funding transit is against Senate Republican's religion. And I do mean the first round, because this only covers about 1/3 of the money stolen from capital projects in order to fund operations.

So how many people have e-bikes killed in McCandless relative to cars?

This @wtae4.bsky.social article's headline makes it sound like the motorcyclist chose to die. I would change it to something like "Driver kills motorcyclist in Westmoreland County." It cites a precise time and location, which helps us get an idea of lighting and typical traffic conditions.

When it comes to car crashes I'm critical of articles that assign agency to the vehicle, but for trains, I think it's different, since trains can't swerve and need a looong time to stop to avoid a crash. It's closer to when someone hits a tree; the tree couldn't really do anything to avoid it.

This @wtae4.bsky.social @raquelciampi.bsky.social article features probably my primary pet peeve, of assigning an action to the vehicle rather than the driver. Unless the vehicle malfunctioned, it didn't cross the yellow line, the driver crossed the yellow line with their vehicle.

I think a good test for an article is if I have to go anywhere else for useful information. In this case, they do mention the time, so we can make some assumptions about lighting and traffic, but I don't know what this intersection looks like, so an aerial/street view/on-site picture would help.

Best part was the “Trump’s a jagoff!” chant. #PGHNoKings

“We have the time, we have the energy, and all we have to do is play it out and let it happen.” Angie Martinez of DOMI’s closing remarks. #PGHVisionZero

“Maybe it will take saying to an aggressive driver, ‘Wow, you are a bad Pittsburgher.’” Claudia Adriazola-Steil

“When I was single, I had two vetting questions: one, do you ride public transit; and two, when you pass a cyclist, how much space do you give them?” Person asking a panel question. Maybe that’s what we need to get Vision Zero going! #PGHVisionZero

“In two or three years you will be very close to zero if you keep doing g what you are doing.” Claudia Adriazola-Steil #PGHVisionZero

“We can’t just lower the speed limit, we need to do a study.” Yeah, and all of those studies say to use “engineering judgement,” which would give you a chance to lower the speed limit, if you cared about safety and more than throughput. #PGHVisionZero

Mike Maloch of DOMI says we have to change the status quo, even when it’s hard. I hope Jason Zang of PennDOT will listen. I doubt he will.

PennDOT guy is saying they can’t pick one mode over another, that the trucks need to get to the grocery store and grandma driven to her doctors appointments. Vision Zero isn’t about one mode: it’s about making EVERYONE safer. The trucks can still come through, IF THEY CAN DO IT SAFE. #PGHVisionZero

Mike Maloch of DOMI says engineers are too risk averse to use their best engineering judgement and instead default to how it’s always been done, even though we know that doesn’t work #PGHVisionZero

Our last speaker mentions that Helsinki just had their first year with zero traffic deaths. Hoboken is on their 4th year. It’s possible. #PGHVisionZero

Apparently DOMI came up with the alternative design for the Strip District bike lane weeks ago, just in case. I knew they had been working with the fire dept and assumed the chief had waived the 20-ft requirement, but it sounds more like he just forgot about it. #PGHVisionZero

I asked what the fatal crash response team would need to be able to respond to serious injury crashes. It seems to largely be a capacity issue: there aren’t enough investigators in particular. #PGHVisionZero

Apparently we have three traffic cops in the entire city of Pittsburgh? One per 100,000 people? Yeah, we definitely need automated cameras! #PGHVisionZero

Pittsburgh EMS also saying we’ll probably never eliminate fatal crashes. Does anyone want to tell him about Hoboken? Oslo? It’s, possible, you just need to make it a priority, even if it upsets the status quo. #PGHVisionZero

Pittsburgh EMS is saying bikes and peds need to wear high-vis clothing so they don’t get hit by cars. Are the bikes and peds in the Netherlands so safe because of their high-vis clothing? #PGHVisionZero

Neighbors know a street most intimately, and when neighbors share their information, either with the team or via 311, it helps to improve outcomes #PGHVisionZero

Criteria analyzed by the fatal crash response team #PGHVisionZero

One of the barriers for crash analysis is waiting for PennDOT to publish the data, which can take a year and a half #PGHVisionZero

We sometimes feel like crashes are happening everywhere, but they really aren’t: 76% of crashes are on 10% of our roads #PGHVisionZero

I’m attending the session on Pittsburgh’s fatal crash response team #PGHVisionZero

State Senator Lindsey Williams asked PennDOT district 11 what they could do about a deadly crash in her district (I’m guessing Ms. Maiette in West View a couple weeks ago). “Well, it was her fault,” they responded. Completely dismissive of their role in road safety. #PGHVisionZero

“We have tumult at the federal level and disorganization at the state level.” State Representative Lindsay Powell