vehicle safety
September 1, 2026 • BY Reetu Pethani • IN News
WARNING: Your community’s Vision Zero Plan is likely missing an important component: Improving vehicle safety. But it’s not too late to add (or strengthen) it. Many people assume that improving vehicle safety is out of locals’ control, but that’s not the case. Local and state agencies can influence the safety of vehicles on their streets […]
March 4, 2026 • BY Kate Fefelova • IN News, Webinars
Why ISA? Why Start with Public Fleets? As communities across the country work to make meaningful progress on lowering speed limits, redesigning streets, and investing in tools like speed safety cameras, the “Safe Vehicles” pillar of the Safe System approach remains the least activated among proven speed management strategies. Local governments have a powerful, immediate […]
February 3, 2026 • BY Vision Zero Network • IN News, Webinars
by Reetu Pethani High speeds remain a leading cause of traffic deaths and severe injuries in the United States – even as the tools to tame speeds and prevent tragedies become more effective and accessible. We highlighted some of the most promising – and underused – speed management tools in our January 2026 webinar. Led […]
September 30, 2025 • BY Kate Fefelova • IN News, Webinars
It is no secret that preventing unsafe speeds is one of the most – if not the most – important things we can do to advance safe mobility for all. And we have a lot of proven ways to do just that. Surprisingly, though, one of the most effective ways to manage speeds for safety […]
September 18, 2025 • BY Vision Zero Network • IN News
Authored by Angie Byrne, MPH, MCHES, CPH, of Toole Design, and Vision Zero Network Local road safety leaders are overlooking a key element for success. Of the five core elements of a Safe System Approach (Safer People, Safer Roads, Safer Speeds, Safer Vehicles, and Post-Crash Response), the one that is least represented in local roadway […]
April 1, 2025 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News
In a groundbreaking move, Virginia became the first state in the nation to pass a law to help reign in super speeders with Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA). Under the new law, which takes effect in July 2026, judges will be able to require drivers caught going over 100 mph to install speed-limiting technology. While super […]
October 29, 2024 • BY Leah Shahum • IN News, Webinars
Proponents of autonomous vehicles (AV) consider them to be essential building blocks on the road to zero traffic deaths. Skeptics worry about the safety promises of AVS being overblown and distracting from nearer-term (and less sexy, well-funded) safety solutions. On October 24, 2024, Vision Zero Network hosted a frank and purposeful discussion about the role […]
October 7, 2024 • BY Leah Shahum • IN News
Significant support for Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) in the nation's biggest state signals a growing appetite to shift the nation’s deadly traffic safety status quo. California legislators passed a landmark bill in August to require ISA in new vehicles manufactured or sold in the state starting in 2030. This proven technology, already widely used effectively […]
September 5, 2024 • BY Tiffany Smith • IN News
Urge Governor Newsom to Support First-in-Nation Law California lawmakers passed a first-in-the-nation bill (SB-961) to require all cars and trucks manufactured or sold in California to give an audio and visual alert to drivers when they’re going more than 10 mph above the speed limit, starting in 2030. Given that at least one-third of traffic […]
July 2, 2024 • BY Kate Fefelova • IN News
Imagine a strategy that could prevent thousands of road deaths each year in the U.S. A strategy that limits the ability to drive at dangerously high speeds. A strategy that nearly eliminates the need for speed enforcement, whether through police-led traffic stops or cameras. You may be surprised to learn that such a strategy already […]
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