Vision Zero - and how car technology could help | The Washington Post

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Seattle last year had 15 traffic fatalities; five of them were either pedestrians or cyclists. San Francisco had 29 traffic deaths in 2014, including 17 pedestrians and three cyclists. In New York City, 248 people died on city streets last year — 132 were pedestrians and 20 cyclists.

All of these cities have now embraced campaigns to eliminate traffic deaths entirely in the coming years as part of what's become a national "vision zero" movement. Much of the push involves adapting city infrastructure or changing local laws like speed limits to protect cyclists and pedestrians. But the history of car safety poses an intriguing question: If vehicle technology has made it safer to ride in cars, should automakers now take more responsibility for making it safer for people who don't even use cars to travel around them?

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