The key to safer roads? Narrow the lanes.

Route Fifty

By Wes Guckert,

JULY 29, 2024 COMMENTARY | A study late last year found that the approach significantly enhanced safety for all road users. By narrowing lanes, cities can also reallocate that found space to sidewalks and bike lanes.

The current national epidemic of speeding, distracted driving and other risky vehicle behaviors—accompanied by the increase these behaviors cause in automobile, bicycle and pedestrian fatalities—has led many state and local governments to intensify their efforts to implement effective Vision Zero strategies to promote safer mobility. But while Vision Zero traditionally has focused on tactics such as lower speed limits, protected bike lanes and curb extensions, a study late last year by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has provided compelling evidence that a new approach can be added to the toolbox to significantly enhance safety for all road users.

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