Individuals who have lost loved ones or been injured in a crash confronting traffic violence through advocacy and support. #EndTrafficViolence
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"Accountability after the fact was not enough to save my grandson."
Op-ed by FSS member Wendy Salazar makes the case for proactive measures in NC to prevent traffic violence like the use of ISA technology to throttle drivers with a record of excessive speeding: nsjonline.com/article/2026...
Big news ‼️ AZ lawmakers today sent #StopSuperSpeeders legislation (HB 2417) to Gov. Hobbs' desk, following advocacy from FFS members like Brian Rose, who penned this op-ed ⤵️
"In a city that loses far too many people in the crosswalk, I am one of the lucky ones. I lived."
A devastating loss in Chicago 💔
Riley O'Neil dedicated his life and career to creating safer streets for all Chicagoans, and his death is a tragic reminder of how much work we still have to do.
Riley, thank you for all that you did to advocate for safe streets.
From @chicago.suntimes.com:
UPDATE: A NC House committee advanced the SEATBELT Act to require proven speeders to use Intelligent Speed Assistance tech as a condition of regaining their license👏👏
Thank you to the FSS members for your advocacy - NC residents, we need you to call on your state lawmakers to pass HB 1199! ☎️
"I urge you to support this legislation so that fewer North Carolina families experience the loss that mine has endured."
Learn more about the SEATBELT Act, including testimony from FSS member Allison Simpson, from WFNY 2: www.wfmynews2.com/article/news...
"The political, scientific and moral consensus is there. The question for the remaining state legislatures is whether they will act on it."
Powerful piece in @thehill.com by our founder, Amy Cohen, whose 12-year old son Sammy was killed by a speeding driver in 2013.
Full op-ed ⤵️
Lots of alarming insights detailed in
@smartgrowthusa.bsky.social's 2026 "Dangerous by Design" report, including a ranking of the most dangerous states and cities for pedestrians.
Check out the full report ⤵️
Prof. @stano.bsky.social articulates what can't be said enough: "We’ve been conditioned to refer to crashes as 'accidents,' implying that they are unavoidable calamities, rather than the result of deliberate human action."
Check out Stan's recent blog post, "Accidents are Intentional" ⤵️
Proud of Allie’s grandpa (aka “GP”) for speaking out about the importance of this bill in saving lives so there aren’t more families like ours, forever missing someone. 🩷
