When you finish a fun little project and you think, I know some nerds on the internet who would really dig this…

Found at 4:30. It was a hit-and-run, so who knows when it actually happened.

Can't wait for the results of this study. I'm sure Allentown would appreciate the service, and making the connection to Penn Station, aka Amtrak and the East Busway.

Both this and the PPG articles are confusing. Like, did the people get into the SUV with the specific intent of hitting this man, like were they using as a weapon? Or were they just a couple of drunk dinguses? And of course the SUV didn't flee, the people in the SUV fled.

So yes, this is terrible for the woman who died, and for her family. But what are we DOING about it? What have we LEARNED from it? How are we going to prevent crashes like this in the future? It's not enough to look at this, go "Oh no!" and move on ten minutes later. What will change?

Yay, increasing transit frequency! ...to one bus every 20 mins... I'll be honest, I'd really like to see, like, two or three bus routes with like 5-minute headways. But hey, baby steps?

So cyclists feel safer in roundabouts when: - cars must yield to bikes; - there is dedicated bike space in the roundabout; and - when this happens on all the roundabouts (aka uniformity) I mean, yeah, that all sounds great. Are we ever gonna get that here in Pittsburgh?

I hate the way this is being reported. Sure, the professionals at the city are fine with it, and the professionals at the hospital are fine with it, but a couple of trolls on the internet complained, so it's "controversial." Just let Ed Blazina handle the transportation stories, @post-gazette.com.

PRT doing their best despite the State giving them the cold shoulder. Because all those deferred maintenance projects will probably be cheaper in the future, right?

Time to retire my ConnectCard and get a new card for my collection.

Gotta love when a government doc actually puts something simply. "Without vehicle movement (speed), there would be no crashes." www.roadsafety.gov.au/nrss/fact-sh...

What works for controlling drivers' speed? Pretty much just changing infrastructure. Driver education as part of an enforcement action has a small effect, while general education campaigns have virtually no effect. So governments shouldn't waste money on billboards when they should be fixing roads.

This research indicates that safe speeds where there are no sidewalks (a lot of suburban residential streets) should be about 10 mph. Places with crosswalks and bike lanes? Only 20 mph. Speeds above that should only be for roads with no bikes/peds (highways or roads with a parallel trail).

This study indicates that a driver's field of vision narrows the faster they go, but also when braking, while also tending to focus specifically on where they intend to stop. This narrow field of vision makes them less prepared for pedestrians, bikes, or cars coming from driveways or side streets.

Interesting study (there's an English summary, don't be intimidated by all those Dutch vowels) indicates that recognizability leads to better driving performance. So if a stroad LOOKS LIKE a highway, people will treat it like one. This is why no one goes the speed limit on 28 and 65.

Modern fare collection, who wouldn've thought? But seriously, this will speed up boarding substantially, making service faster and more dependable. And the "ambassadors" to help people understand the system when it first launches are a great touch.

So much of this is the opposite of true or smart. Screed incoming. Why would you want to remove the bottleneck? Do you want traffic to move faster through your town? Have you never heard of induced demand? 1/10

Reading about pagan holidays (as one does) and find out that the Anglo-Saxons called February "Solmonath," with "monath" meaning "month" and "sol" meaning mud, so, mud month. And given the February we've had in Pittsburgh, yeah, that tracks.

This is a bit of an atypical crash. 28th and Rockwood is a fairly calm residential intersection. 28th is a bit wide, I guess, and maybe it could use a stop. I'm curious to see what the test results come back as.

Yeah, this snowfall was bad for drivers, but: - transit users are still unable to access their bus stops - pedestrians are dealing with narrow or even impassable sidewalks - bike lanes are are the dumping ground for much of the snow from the vehicular lanes. We need our issues addressed as well.

Pittsburgh leveraging PennDOT funds for pedestrian safety improvements.

Aspinwall, Carnegie, and Sewickley, three of Pittsburgh's most walkable suburbs, get federal funding for transportation improvements.

So ten people would be inconvenienced, like, a few times a year when it snows real bad, but the entire community would get safe access to a park every day...why is this controversial? This is the definition of a public good.

I'm always a little sus of projects that are meant to reduce congestion and delays; can it do so without making the intersection less safe? What about transit improvements? Alternative routes?

PRT's lack of frequent service is the main reason my family aren't regular users (I still use it to go downtown because I hate having to find parking). Frequency improvements would get me, and probably other riders, on the bus more often.

Love this in-depth reporting from @publicsource.org. DOMI officials do a good job moving fast with what they have, which isn't much. While resident input is very important, education is necessary so they understand the requirements of what they're asking. 1/2

Here @post-gazette.com, let me fix that headline: "DRIVER STRIKES PEDESTRIAN in South Side Flats early Sunday morning, FLEES THE SCENE"

Good to see some follow-up after this crash. I'm shocked and horrified that the student is STILL hospitalized, four months later. I also wonder why, when the driver failed a field sobriety test that day, it has taken four months to bring charges against them.

I’ve posted less about sneckdowns than I was expecting (let’s just say I’ve been affected by the national Adderall shortage), but Main and Hawley was too much to pass up. I toe-walked the snow to measure it and the crosswalk has been narrowed by approximately 27 feet. And it still works fine.

Hazelwood. Tecumseh Street. Caller said that she is at work and just remembered she left her tea kettle on. She would like police to go into her apartment and turn it off for her.

Oh good, we’re charging MAGAts for crimes again! Can we maybe do the murderers next? Also, apple cider vinegar? Did he think she had a wine stain on her sweater? What a weird thing to squirt on someone. And of all the reps to have a wine stain on their clothes, I’d imagine Omar is low on the list.

Surprise surprise, one of the only car-centric businesses on Butler St is also the only one being a dick about snow shoveling. Seriously GetGo, you let Wendy’s beat you on that front. Get it together.

If it fits, I sits…

Tomorrow I’ll probably talk about sneckdowns and all the ways a few inches of snow can show the inefficiencies in your transportation network. But today I’m gonna throw snow at the wall under my kid’s window and see how close we can get.

So why do Dutch drivers speed? Mostly to either keep up with traffic or because they’re in a hurry, whereas those who respect limits are for safety, because it’s a rule, or because of fines. I wonder what a survey in the US would show, especially since the fear of fines isn’t as strong.

This data would suggest that approximately 50% of Dutch drivers speed depending on different conditions, and that they do so slightly more frequently than other Europeans. What does the data say about how frequently American drivers speed? I would hypothesize that it’s higher.

So what's wrong with high speeds? Well, primarily, that they increase the severity of crashes. But also, because they reduce reaction time and observation of peripheral vision, they actually increase the absolute number of crashes as well.

So why don't we just put a speed limiter on repeat speeder's cars? Well, because it works while the speed limiter system is turned on, but when it's deactivated (which on some systems can be done if the user engages "panic" mode), speeders go right back to speeding. Infrastructure is more effective.

Why do people want speed cameras? It's just for governments to make money, right? Well, I don't know, I don't work in government anymore, but I still want them because they reduce crashes by 20%.

"In the Netherlands, the speed limit largely depends on the road category...If road safety were the only determinant, limits would be considerably lower." 1/2

Ive been reading through SWOV's research (hence me not posting as much news commentary) and figured I should mention some of it. For instance, I've been going through their fact sheet on speed and speed management which has a ton of good stuff, and on this page mentions minimum speeds. 1/2

I watched Not Just Bike's recent video about the new LRT in Toronto and was confused by the signaling there as well. Is this a new thing? Or do I just not understand signaling?

This one is a wild ride. As far as I can tell, no one was injured, so, that's a positive. But in relation to the earlier story about a driver being charged, it's interesting how fast charges can be brought in this case.

No mention of the driver responsible for hitting the officer (and Dirk the police dog).

Too many crashes result in no charges for the negligent party. It's good to see these charges come forward. My question is, why does it take so long to press the charges?

I have a news alert set up for DOMI (Department of Mobility and Infrastructure for the non-nerds), but it tends to only return me sports stories. I guess sports writers like to use words like "DOMInate."

Okay, why are all the actual crashes, where someone's negligence hurts another road user, called "accidents," but this one, where a driver hurt no one but themselves (and their passengers) called a crash? You've got this backwards, @wtae4.bsky.social.

Glad to see the follow-up on this @wtae4.bsky.social story, because when it was initially published it was half-baked. It seems as if the driver failed to drive safely given the conditions. That said, it's important to ask what infrastructure could do to encourage safer driver behavior.

Again, @wtae4.bsky.social doing nothing more than passing along a dispatch report. Which "officials" responded? Did you follow up with them? What does "struck by a vehicle along the road" mean? Did the driver jump the sidewalk? Is there insufficient ped infrastructure? What's the history here?

So do you sit back to pack? Side to side? or facing each other, knees touching?