Red Light Running: An Advocate's Fight for Change | Ep: 4

04/16/20 • 24 min

Road Safety @ Rush Hour Podcast Host, Bryan Delaney, hops on the phone with Melissa Wandall, President of the National Coalition for Safer Roads, a national organization advocating for the use of automated traffic enforcement, to discuss Red Light Cameras and Automated Enforcement Technology. Melissa shares her personal story and explains her journey advocating for the passage of the Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act in Florida.
Delaney and Wandall also discuss a recent debate in Rochester, NY arguing red light cameras disproportionately impacted low income drivers.

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Leah Shahum, Founder and Executive Director of Vision Zero Network, explores Vision Zero efforts taking place in New York City and how collaborative initiatives have resulted in declines in traffic fatalities.
Bryan and Leah explore the idea of roadway safety as a social equity issue. In the age of gentrification in urban environments, how can roadway system designers and transportation officials ensure equity through transportation system design?

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Road Safety @ Rush Hour Podcast Host, Bryan Delaney, hopped on the phone with the Executive Director of the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), Jonathan Adkins, to discuss how the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is impacting American Roadways.
Adkins discusses a recent GHSA pedestrian safety report and provides insights on how bicyclists and pedestrians can stay safe while social distancing on roadways that have been altered to accommodate more people walking, biking, running, etc.

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