Right of way : race, class, and the silent epidemic of pedestrian deaths in America /

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The face of the pedestrian safety crisis looks a lot like Ignacio Duarte-Rodriguez. The 77-year old grandfather was struck in a hit-and-run crash while trying to cross a high-speed, six-lane road without crosswalks near his son's home in Phoenix, Arizona. He was one of the more than 6,000 peopl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schmitt, Angie (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press, [2020]
Temas:
Pedestrian accidents > United States.
Traffic accidents > Social aspects > United States.
Traffic fatalities > Social aspects > United States.
Piétons > Accidents > États-Unis.
Mortalité routière > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Pedestrian accidents
Traffic accidents > Social aspects
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Outline of an Epidemic
  • The Geography of Risk
  • The Profile of a Victim
  • Blaming the Victim
  • The Criminalization of Walking
  • Killer Cars
  • The Ideology of Flow
  • A Hard Right Turn
  • Pedestrian Safety on the Technological Frontier
  • The International Context
  • Families for Safe Streets
  • Conclusion.

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