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

by Schmitt, Angie.

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Island Press, 2020.

Pedestrian accidents -- United States.

Traffic accidents -- Social aspects -- United States.

Traffic fatalities -- Social aspects -- United States.

9781642830835 (trade pbk)

xiv, 227 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

"Forward by Charles T. Brown"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

"In Right of Way, journalist Angie Schmitt shows that pedestrian traffic deaths are not unavoidable 'accidents.' They are predictable, occurring in stark geographic patterns that tell a story about systemic inequality. These deaths are the forgotten faces of an increasingly urgent public health crisis that we have the tools, but not the will, to solve. Schmitt examines the increase in pedestrian deaths in the US as well as programs and movements that are beginning to respond to the epidemic. Right of Way is a call to reframe the problem, acknowledge the role of racism and classism in the public response to these deaths, and energize advocacy around road safety. Right of Way unveils a crisis that is rooted in both inequality and the undeterred reign of the automobile in our cities. It challenges us to imagine and demand safer and more equitable cities, where no one is expendable."--Publisher.

Brown, Charles T.

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