Despite this decrease, overall casualties have increased since the coronavirus lockdowns ended and traffic has returned, with continued action still needed to achieve the Mayor Sadiq Khan's Vision Zero goal of eliminating death and serious injury from the transport network.
A statistical projection of traffic fatalities for 2019 shows that an estimated 36,120 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes.
The Dec. 17 crash resulted in two fatalities and multiple injuries.
Some have raised concerns given their small size, lower center of gravity than bikes, and relatively high speeds, and exposure to conflicts with vehicles or pedestrians.
Investigators identified two primary areas that, if addressed, would have the biggest effect on reducing the number of vehicle-bicycle collisions.
Investigators identified an array of other factors in reducing crash risks, including use of adaptive headlights and limiting speeds on roads where motor vehicles share the roadway
One bus passenger was killed and nine people were injured when a transit shuttle bus was struck by a passenger car.
Employees will be at one of the commuter railroad’s 242 stations during the morning commute, distributing educational materials about train and grade crossing safety.
Cause of 2017’s collision was a failure to properly communicate that vehicles get stuck on the tracks.
The Dec.18, 2017 derailment of Amtrak train #501 killed three people and injured 62.
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