Is Still illegal in NC to spend state dollars on active transportation projects.NCGA Senate Transportation Committee Meeting youtube.com/clip/UgkxAa82M… via YouTube

theassemblync.com/politics/nc-bi… A recent article on the State bicycle and pedestrian funding limitation that makes it illegal for the State to match funds for stand alone bike and ped projects. #bikesafety #bicyclesafety #PedestrianSafety #safestreetsforall

When you're talking about mobility options and zoning enters the conversation.

Tune in now to hear UNC-Chapel Hill’s Dr. Laura Sandt share her expertise on road safety at today’s Senate hearing. Dr. Sandt is Director of UNC’s Highway Safety Research Center UNC HSRC Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety commerce.senate.gov/2024/5/examini…

“Roadway crashes are preventable,” said our co-director Laura Sandt yesterday at a U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation subcommittee hearing on the roadway safety crisis.

A recoding of the hearing is available: c-span.org/video/?535796-…

Don’t think we truly appreciate how corporally harmful “normal” driving is to the public. At only 20mph impact speed, the average 70 year-old has a 13% of dying, which says nothing about the % who will suffer chronic pain and disability.

Scenes from day 1 of the 2024 #NCVisionZero Leadership Institute here at UNC-Chapel Hill incl. opening panel “Building a Traffic Safety Culture” with our own Wes Kumfer … NC Vision Zero 1/2

And an exercise exploring storytelling as a communications strategy #NCVisionZero NC Vision Zero 2/2

GHSP Director Mark Ezzell joined NC's Vision Zero communities, along with experts from ITRE at NC State, UNC HSRC & UNC Injury Prevention Research Center at the Vision Zero Leadership Institute at UNC-Chapel Hill. The two-day meeting included expertise from Dr. Adam Goldstein, Dr. Anne Phillips and Angie Schmitt.

People get so angry about this thing they don't understand: road users don't cover the costs of roads. Not even close. The Highway Trust Fund constantly needs BILLIONS from general taxes to stay solvent. General taxes have nothing to do with how much a person uses public roads.

northcarolinahealthnews.org/2024/06/17/ped… A good article by NC Health News about the rise in vulnerable road user deaths in North Carolina. #bikesafety #bicyclesafety #PedestrianSafety #safestreetsforall

youtube.com/watch?v=2MllZk… NC Governor's Highway Safety Program director Mark Ezzell speaks to the higher instances of crashes throughout the summer months. #trafficsafety #safestreetsforall

This morning, I joined C. F. Birkhead, Mark Ezzell, & local law enforcement Duke University to speak about the health impacts of impaired driving. Grateful for the many programs of the NC_GHSP that are keeping our streets safe and reducing injuries & deaths. Governor Roy Cooper Duke Emergency Medicine

A reminder that REGISTRATION IS OPEN for the 2024 NC BikeWalk Transportations Summit. We are excited with this year's line up and look forward to seeing everyone there. Visit bikewalknc.wildapricot.org/event-5583210 to register. #bikesafety #bicyclesafety #PedestrianSafety #safestreetsforall

🚨Join us July 16 at 1 PM ET for “Life Between the Lines: Preventing Rural Roadway Departures!” This #RRSAW2024 webinar will present resources to combat RwDs & feature two local practitioners who are currently working on preventing RwDs. Register now!: register.gotowebinar.com/register/99120…

Did you know it's Rural Road Safety Awareness Week? In today's blog, Erin Curry, P.E., RSP discusses this important safety initiative and some low-cost improvements that rural areas can implement for safer roads! Read more: sain.com/did-you-know-i… #SainAssociates #RRSAW2024

Sharp curves don’t have to be dangerous ⪢ Read a comic & learn more about ChevRon’s #RRSAW2024 adventure to SAVE LIVES here!: ruralsafetycenter.org/rural-road-saf…

Speeding risks: 🚗💨 Expensive ticket 🚗💨 Increased risk of a crash 🚗💨 Increased risk of severe injury, or death Speeding Slows You Down.

This is the way, my friends. This is the way.