Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Distracted Driving

In Our Shoes installation remembers victims of traffic violence. All photos by Joe Linton

‘In Our Shoes’ Commemorates Victims of Traffic Violence

By Joe Linton | Nov 17, 2017 | 3 Comments

On the steps of City Hall East this afternoon, hundreds of shoes commemorated the hundreds of people killed in traffic violence. The #inourshoes installation was created by Southern California Families for Safe Streets for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. Families gathered at the site to remember loved ones killed by drivers. “Grandma Beverly” […]

Video: Vigil Calls on D.A. Jackie Lacey for Justice for Slain Cyclist Milt Olin

By Joe Linton | Sep 8, 2014 | 1 Comment

Watch Nathan Lucero’s excellent short video documenting last week’s ride and vigil for justice for Milt Olin. Streetsblog readers are familiar with the sad story of how, on December 8th, 2014, Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputy Andrew Wood, while typing on his on-board computer, ran over and killed cyclist Milton Olin. In late August, Los Angeles […]

Eyes on the Street: Milton Olin Ride and Vigil Demands D.A. Justice

By Joe Linton | Sep 4, 2014 | 2 Comments

Yesterday, the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, Yield to Life, and Ghost Bikes hosted a ride and vigil for Milton Olin. Olin was bicycling in a Calabasas bike lane when County Sheriff Deputy Andrew Wood drove into the bike lane and ended Olin’s life. The sheriff was distracted, typing a non-emergency message on his on-board […]

California Legislation Watch: Weekly Update

By Melanie Curry | May 9, 2014 | No Comments

Here is Streetsblog’s weekly highlight of California legislation related to sustainable transportation. Clean vehicles: S.B. 1204, Ricardo Lara (D-Huntington Park/Long Beach) and Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills), which passed the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality on a 6-1 vote, was read for the first time in the Senate Appropriations Committee. The bill creates the California Clean […]

Vehicle Automation versus Connectivity, and What it Might Mean for Traffic

By Juan Matute | Mar 10, 2014 | 7 Comments

ed’s note: This week, we’re featuring a short series of articles from our board member Juan Matute on what he’s thinking about technology and transportation. I have the opportunity to be involved in a lot of interesting research as the Associate Director of the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies. Over the past year, I’ve been […]

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CDC: Americans Drive Distracted Three Times More Than Brits

By Ted Rogers | Mar 15, 2013 | No Comments

If you’ve been on a U.S. street anytime in the past few years, it comes as no surprise to hear that way too many Americans are yammering away on their cell phones — or worse, OMG’ing and LOL’ing with their friends on text and email — while driving. A new report from the CDC — […]