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Ever-larger cars and trucks are causing a safety crisis on US streets – here's how communities can fight back

  • Written by Kevin J. Krizek, Professor of Environmental Design, University of Colorado Boulder
Ever-larger cars and trucks are causing a safety crisis on US streets – here's how communities can fight backRetractable bollards can be used to signal priority areas on streets for smaller vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians.Eugene Nekrasov/Getty images Plus

Deadly traffic incidents have declined in most developed countries in recent years. But in the U.S. they’re becoming more common. Deaths in motor vehicle crashes rose more than 33% from 2011 to...

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