"Roads that are perfectly fine in an undeveloped context become developed. Think of a latent hazard. The speed is hazardous, but it’s only a hazard if it’s activated. When your local planner colors their land-use map red and says, “We’re gonna allow this development” they’re activating that error"
The Overhead Wire
New #TalkingHeadways podcast episode (#582)! A Latent Hazard Activated by Conflict. We chat with Eric Dumbaugh of Florida Atlantic University about a new paper suggesting a connection between land use decisions and vulnerable road user deaths along arterials. link.theoverheadwire.com/8dwue
A true roads scholar speaks about the real danger on our streets. (Trigger warning.)
