If you’ve been personally affected by traffic violence and want to channel your hurt and rage into *something,* please reach out. @safestreetsdc.bsky.social can use your help…and might be able to help you, too. 💛

Jessica Hart@jlrhart.bsky.social · last wk.

This child should have been able to walk, bike, or scoot in what is essentially their home’s parking area without being hit by a speeding driver. A driver who has shown clear disdain for the law and is a danger to others.

This child should have been able to walk, bike, or scoot in what is essentially their home’s parking area without being hit by a speeding driver. A driver who has shown clear disdain for the law and is a danger to others.

Bryan Hart@bryanhart.bsky.social · last wk.

Seems like it should be a minimum for any story about a driver hurting someone that the writer look up and share if there are unpaid tickets associated with the vehicle. A boy is seriously injured because this vehicle and its driver shouldn’t be on the road. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/5...

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. 🩷

Families for Safe Streets@familiesforsafestreets.org · 2mo ago

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! ☎️

Join us tomorrow (May 20, 6:30pm, Freedom Plaza) for the Ride of Silence to remember the Allie and the many other cyclists who have been injured or killed doing what we all try to do every day - just get around safely. Details here: ggwash.org/calendar/eve...

J. I. Swiderski, MURP@swiderski.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Ride of Silence is 2 weeks away. As we spend #BikeMonth celebrating, shaking off winter hibernation, and/or welcoming new riders to the roads, save a moment to remember those we have lost to traffic violence. DC: ggwash.org/calendar/eve... Elsewhere: www.rideofsilence.org/locations-do...

A birthday haiku for Hilda the HSD on her 2 year / 4000th mile birthday: Rain, snow, heat, perfect. Joy, explore, friends, bops, flowers. Daily adventure. (I 🩷 this bike!) @ternbicycles.com @thedailyrider.co

Never would we have had so much fun in a car. Watching for Metros, taking imaginary photos, greeting everyone on the trail with an enthusiastic “hey bro!” If only Allie were here for the laughter. 💖

Truly no better way to share our city than by bike! Thanks to @wababikelibrary.bsky.social, we made it to the National Zoo, playgrounds, ice cream x2, mini golf, the Wharf, the Mall, ate a sushi boat, and made some CORE cousin memories!

This is an afront to family biking across #BIkeDC! Stay tuned for planned action. And tell your friends outside of DC to call their Senators offices on Tuesday to alert them to this action that will hurt everyone that visits the National Mall

Washington Area Bicyclist Association@waba.org · 6mo ago

We’ve heard now from several reliable sources that federal agencies may remove a substantial chunk of the 15th St NW protected bike lanes near the National Mall in February, possibly as early as next week.

For NE DC parents, tonight is the School Lottery Mixer! Come talk schools with veteran and newbie parents. Don’t miss it!

A bit of light: beloved infant teacher Ms Irma, who was struck by a driver in Nov 2024, continues to fight for recovery. She needs your support. Please consider giving and sharing. 🫶🏻 gofund.me/2e71a2ca1

Donate to Support Ms Irma’s Recovery, organized by Jessica Hart

Irma Bonilla is a beloved mom, wife, friend, coworker, and teacher. As an early childhood teac… Jessica Hart needs your support for Support Ms Irma’s Recovery

gofund.me

We join Sam, a DC hit-and-run victim, in calling on Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie to move B26-0057, the Motor Vehicle Insurance Modernization Act. It's time to update DC's 40-year-old insurance minimums.

Brooke & Reid from @ward5familybiking.bsky.social shot a video about DC Ward 5 bikeway priorities and the Tuesday, Dec. 9 @ddotdc.bsky.social Strategic Bikeways Plan Ward 5 workshop, 6-8 pm. Visit waba.org/2025/12/03/d... for a WABA priorities write-up and a link to workshop info. #BikeDC

Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.

TODAY. See you at 11am outside Foggy Bottom Metro.

DC Families for Safe Streets@safestreetsdc.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Just a few days away. Join us this Sun 11/16/25 for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. 💛 Details below ⤵️

One week until we walk to honor and remember those killed and injured in traffic violence. @safestreetsdc.bsky.social Who do you walk for? RSVP here: dcfamiliesforsafestreets.org/2025/10/12/w...

I’m back in your screens, talking about Allie 🫶🏻 and the importance of doing real things we know can save lives, like using tech and street design to slow drivers. 🚗 It’s why we’re walking on Nov 16 to honor victims and call for slowing down. #StopSuperSpeeders www.wusa9.com/article/life...

After losing her 5-year-old, a DC mom builds a legacy of safety for others

After her daughter Allie was killed crossing the street, Jessica Hart turned heartbreak into advocacy for safer roads nationwide.

wusa9.com

Join @safestreetsdc.bsky.social on 11/16 as we walk to remember and honor the lives lost and forever changed by traffic violence and then rally at the Lincoln Memorial with the Ride for Your Life. RSVP: dcfamiliesforsafestreets.org/2025/10/12/w...

If I knew nothing else about Mamdani and just read these quotes from him about cars I'd still adamantly vote for him if I lived in NYC.

BikePortland@bikeportland.org · 9mo ago

I’ve been wanting to go back and re-listen to my audio recording of a 2023 Vision Zero Cities Conference panel and pull out anything else that was interesting. I finally got around to doing that. And turns out, there was a lot more worth sharing. bikeportland.org/2025/10/29/p...

If he gets elected mayor, Mamdani’s support for banning parking near intersections citywide could undo a bureaucratic knot at the Department of Transportation, whose leaders have vigorously pushed back against the movement fighting for the safety measure.

Likely Mayor Mamdani Supports Daylighting as DOT Digs In Heels - Streetsblog New York City

The next mayor will have to overcome a deeply entrenched bureaucracy opposed to the common-sense policy.

buff.ly

Trigger warning. “In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.” Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11mo ago

“The rise in high-fronted SUVs poses a clear and growing threat to public safety, especially for children,” states the report. “With no benefit to society, it’s time for lawmakers at all levels to act.” Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.

If you disagree with Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy who said: "I do think you see more congestion when you add bike lanes and take away vehicle lanes. That's a problem." let him know! www.votervoice.net/Shares/BEEIg...

Action Center | League of American Bicyclists

The League of American Bicyclists is proud to support actions at the federal, state, and local level to build a Bicycle Friendly America for Everyone. In our Action Center you…

votervoice.net

🧵 (1 of 6) Community members recently placed memorial ghost bikes in honor of friends and loved ones. This includes new memorials for loved ones who were killed while bicycling sometime in the past year and a half, plus previous memorials that were in need of care and replacement. ❤️‍🩹 #BikeDC

With a track record like this, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that VIP plate 632 in @mayorbowser.bsky.social’s DC didn’t stop when I was in the (4-way stop) crosswalk with my kid this morning.

Gotta modernize my kid’s fleet. @wmatagm.bsky.social, waiting on the D8 to to Better-Bused!

Please sign & share for someone like me who loves our public lands & does not want them sold off, but who also lacks a voting congressional representative (& as a bonus, here’s a photo from a trip I took last year to the Indian peaks wilderness area): action.outdooralliance.org/a/reconcilia...

The circumstances of this fatal crash are absolutely horrific and heartbreaking. I read every MPD press release on fatal traffic crashes, and this is one absolutely broke me. 💔😭

tim_in_dc@timdc.bsky.social · last yr.

my goodness. someone on new york ave was killed by a driver hauling a tank post-army parade. a woman literally died for this useless excess.

Car crashes are the second leading cause of death of American children. And it's entirely preventable. Education and behavior change alone won't stop it. A major problem is road design. I'm so glad the issue is reaching more mainstream conversations. www.sciencefriday.com/segments/kil...

The Lack Of Science In Road Design Is Deadly

Are traffic engineering decisions based on evidence-based research? Not as much as you might think.

sciencefriday.com

Looking for advice for a crash survivors family member re: insurance. Docs say short term acute care needed, insurance won’t cover…

"IIHS findings show that vehicles with hood heights over 40 inches are approximately 45% more likely to cause pedestrian fatalities."

Sharing the Road: Research shows bigger, taller vehicles are more dangerous to pedestrians

Take an in-depth look at how vehicle design affects safety on and near roadways. Also, see the potential solutions that could protect everyone.

investigatetv.com

Tomorrow is the @ward5familybiking.bsky.social ride. Meet at 10:30 at north Michigan park rec.