After reading A Resident’s Guide for Creating Safe and Walkable Communities online, I decided to share a bit of chapter one with my readers sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration.  The full excerpt can also be found at the following web address and is a great resource for families: http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/ped_cmnity/ped_walkguide/ch1.cfm. You may be afraid to [...]

The Federal Lands and Highway Division put out an article on researching pedestrian safety in concentrated areas that rings true for San Francisco Residents.  In fact, the Federal Highway Office of Safety and Research have actually taken the time to develop a unique vocabulary and set of safety recommendations for pedestrians in connection with medians [...]

In the health section of the New York Times, a follow-up piece was recently published in reaction to “widespread publicity about the hazards of distracted driving, including a Pulitzer-prize winning series in this newspaper,” whereby medical groups are currently working hard to make patients increasingly aware of the problem. In fact, “the most recent effort was [...]

Some of you may have already heard about iZUP, a new technology for cellular phones that was designed specifically to help to prevent distracted driving.  The iZUP “eyes up” mobile app, developed by Illume Software, is claimed to “help a driver avoid distractions caused by their cell phone,” according to the company website. In short, the iZUP solution works by [...]