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Outdated Speed Limit Rule Undermines Local Safety Efforts
An 85-year-old Ohio woman's years-long campaign to lower the speed limit on Mitchaw Road has revealed that the decades-old 85th percentile rule, used nationwide to determine safe speeds, suggests raising the limit to 60 mph, highlighting a conflict between data-driven approaches and local safety pri...
Outdated Speed Limit Rule Undermines Local Safety Efforts
An 85-year-old Ohio woman's years-long campaign to lower the speed limit on Mitchaw Road has revealed that the decades-old 85th percentile rule, used nationwide to determine safe speeds, suggests raising the limit to 60 mph, highlighting a conflict between data-driven approaches and local safety pri...
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44% Bias Score
London's Road Safety Initiatives: A Data-Driven Approach
London's 20 mph speed limits reduced fatalities and serious injuries by 34%, child deaths by 75%, while the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (Ulez) reduced roadside nitrogen dioxide by 27% since 2019, improving air quality at 99% of monitoring sites.
London's Road Safety Initiatives: A Data-Driven Approach
London's 20 mph speed limits reduced fatalities and serious injuries by 34%, child deaths by 75%, while the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (Ulez) reduced roadside nitrogen dioxide by 27% since 2019, improving air quality at 99% of monitoring sites.
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56% Bias Score
Proposed UK Driving Law Changes: Mandatory Eye Tests for Over-70s and Stricter Drink-Drive Limit
The UK government is considering mandatory eye tests for drivers over 70 and a stricter drink-drive limit in England and Wales to improve road safety following a coroner's report highlighting the current system's laxity, citing 1,600 deaths annually.
Proposed UK Driving Law Changes: Mandatory Eye Tests for Over-70s and Stricter Drink-Drive Limit
The UK government is considering mandatory eye tests for drivers over 70 and a stricter drink-drive limit in England and Wales to improve road safety following a coroner's report highlighting the current system's laxity, citing 1,600 deaths annually.
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44% Bias Score
UK to Overhaul Road Safety Laws, Targeting Older Drivers and Drink-Driving
The UK government plans to update road safety laws, including potential bans for over-70s failing eyesight tests, a lower drink-drive limit, and tougher penalties for uninsured driving and seatbelt violations, aiming to reduce the 1,633 deaths and nearly 28,000 serious injuries on UK roads last year...
UK to Overhaul Road Safety Laws, Targeting Older Drivers and Drink-Driving
The UK government plans to update road safety laws, including potential bans for over-70s failing eyesight tests, a lower drink-drive limit, and tougher penalties for uninsured driving and seatbelt violations, aiming to reduce the 1,633 deaths and nearly 28,000 serious injuries on UK roads last year...
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32% Bias Score
German Experts Emphasize Safe School Routes Over Speed
German traffic safety experts advise parents to prioritize safe school routes over speed, recommending multiple practice runs to familiarize children with potential hazards like crosswalks and intersections, and emphasizing the importance of walking to school for developing road safety skills.
German Experts Emphasize Safe School Routes Over Speed
German traffic safety experts advise parents to prioritize safe school routes over speed, recommending multiple practice runs to familiarize children with potential hazards like crosswalks and intersections, and emphasizing the importance of walking to school for developing road safety skills.
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40% Bias Score
Spain Sees 6% Drop in Urban Traffic Fatalities in 2024
Spain reported a 6% decrease in urban traffic fatalities in 2024, totaling 488 deaths, while vulnerable road users accounted for 79% of these deaths; this positive trend requires continued focus on safety measures for pedestrians, motorcyclists, and cyclists.
Spain Sees 6% Drop in Urban Traffic Fatalities in 2024
Spain reported a 6% decrease in urban traffic fatalities in 2024, totaling 488 deaths, while vulnerable road users accounted for 79% of these deaths; this positive trend requires continued focus on safety measures for pedestrians, motorcyclists, and cyclists.
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44% Bias Score
Dutch Court Rules Parents Liable for E-Scooter Accident
A Dutch court held the parents of a teenager liable for damages caused when their son's e-scooter hit a cyclist, ruling the scooter a motorized vehicle due to its high speed and lack of RDW approval, leading to significant financial implications for the parents.
Dutch Court Rules Parents Liable for E-Scooter Accident
A Dutch court held the parents of a teenager liable for damages caused when their son's e-scooter hit a cyclist, ruling the scooter a motorized vehicle due to its high speed and lack of RDW approval, leading to significant financial implications for the parents.
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36% Bias Score
Elderly Driver's Fatal Crash Spurs UK Road Safety Review
On August 2024, in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Stephen and Katherine Burch (65) died when Humphrey John Pickering (81) lost control of his car, accelerating from 25mph to 55mph in a 20mph zone, prompting calls for stricter regulations on older drivers.
Elderly Driver's Fatal Crash Spurs UK Road Safety Review
On August 2024, in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Stephen and Katherine Burch (65) died when Humphrey John Pickering (81) lost control of his car, accelerating from 25mph to 55mph in a 20mph zone, prompting calls for stricter regulations on older drivers.
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48% Bias Score
Helsinki Achieves Zero Traffic Fatalities: A Model for Global Road Safety
Helsinki reported zero traffic fatalities in the past year, attributed to a multifaceted approach including lower speed limits, improved street design, better enforcement, and advanced vehicle technology, offering a global model for enhanced road safety.
Helsinki Achieves Zero Traffic Fatalities: A Model for Global Road Safety
Helsinki reported zero traffic fatalities in the past year, attributed to a multifaceted approach including lower speed limits, improved street design, better enforcement, and advanced vehicle technology, offering a global model for enhanced road safety.
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24% Bias Score
UK Announces Stricter Road Safety Measures
The UK government announced stricter road safety measures for England and Wales, including mandatory eye tests for over-70s every three years and a lower drink-drive limit, aiming to reduce road deaths and injuries despite a recent plateau in improvements.
UK Announces Stricter Road Safety Measures
The UK government announced stricter road safety measures for England and Wales, including mandatory eye tests for over-70s every three years and a lower drink-drive limit, aiming to reduce road deaths and injuries despite a recent plateau in improvements.
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52% Bias Score
Pub Trip Leads to Invention of Life-Saving Road Reflectors
While driving home from a pub in 1934, Percy Shaw noticed the reflective effect of cat's eyes, leading him to invent the road safety reflectors known as "cat's eyes", which dramatically improved nighttime road safety worldwide.
Pub Trip Leads to Invention of Life-Saving Road Reflectors
While driving home from a pub in 1934, Percy Shaw noticed the reflective effect of cat's eyes, leading him to invent the road safety reflectors known as "cat's eyes", which dramatically improved nighttime road safety worldwide.
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12% Bias Score
Cheadle's A34 Speed Limit Reduced to 40mph: Safety Concerns Raised"
Part of the A34 in Cheadle, Stockport, will see its speed limit reduced from 50mph to 40mph from mid-August to improve safety, despite resident concerns about increased pollution and congestion.
Cheadle's A34 Speed Limit Reduced to 40mph: Safety Concerns Raised"
Part of the A34 in Cheadle, Stockport, will see its speed limit reduced from 50mph to 40mph from mid-August to improve safety, despite resident concerns about increased pollution and congestion.
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44% Bias Score
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