Traffic Safety

Higher traffic fines in the District, the formal renaming of a street honoring a Confederate leader in Alexandria and new health insurance requirements in Maryland are among a raft of laws taking effect Tuesday in the Washington region.

THOMAS HOLLOWELL, 64, was riding his bicycle on Constitution Avenue NW when a driver ran a red light, hitting and killing him. Carol Joan Tomason, 70, was in a marked crosswalk when she was struck and killed by the driver of a pickup truck.…

With traffic fatalities climbing for the past several years in a row, the District’s Department of Transportation is changing the way that drivers make turns at dozens of intersections around the city in an effort to improve safety for…

What began in the fuel crisis of the 1970s — when OPEC turned off the spigot for oil to the United States — will come to an end in February for many District drivers.

WASHINGTON — D.C. is moving to make left turns safer at five intersections by the end of the year, and announced Friday the specific 101 other locations it plans to ban right turns on red.

High profile pedestrian, bike, and scooter deaths highlighted a tough 2018 for safety as jurisdictions around the region continue efforts to end traffic fatalities.

The mother and daughter had traveled from one end of the continent to the other to see the White House decorated for Christmas. They visited Arlington National Cemetery to honor their son and grandson, a Marine who served in Afghanistan.

Pedestrian deaths seems to be on the upswing this year, despite a promise from the District to make walking and bicycling in the city safer.

The Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) has issued a new action plan on traffic safety that calls for building 25 miles of bike lanes a year and reducing the number of vehicles that come into downtown D.C., perhaps through…

The District hasn’t conducted a comprehensive study of Connecticut Avenue in 15 years. In about 15 months, we could have a new perspective of vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian safety on the Avenue, the reversible lanes, and the impacts on…

Much attention has been given to the troubling increase in the number of homicides in the city, but we also need to examine the equally troubling increase in the number of drunken-driving deaths in the District.

WASHINGTON — A walk to remember at least 10 pedestrians who were killed while crossing or walking along D.C.’s streets this year endured the cold, slush and rain Thursday night.

As the District reinvigorates its Vision Zero initiative to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2024, a group of traffic-safety advocates will host a memorial walk downtown on Nov. 15, in memory of the 10 pedestrians whom…

Street Smart’s annual educational and enforcement campaign kicks off as shorter days mean the most dangerous time of year for pedestrians and cyclists

Making a right turn on red could go the way of curbside parking in some parts of the District as city officials intensify efforts to reduce traffic deaths and make the capital a more walkable city. But does banning right turns on red (RTOR)…

On Friday, the District will reset traffic signals at 93 intersections in Navy Yard, Southwest, and neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River to give pedestrians and cyclists more time to cross the street. The move is part of D.C.’s Vision…

The Bower administration announced on Tuesday that it will retime traffic signals at 93 intersections in Wards 6, 7, and 8 as a part of the mayor's Vision Zero Initiative, which aims to eliminate pedestrian fatalities by 2024. All the…

WASHINGTON — It can be a dangerous time of the year on roads with heavier traffic, lower sun angles, shorter days and more pedestrians. Days before trick-or-treaters hit the streets, D.C. police and traffic enforcement officers have…