Episode 24: Crash Data Blind Spots + Who Gets to Use Public Roads?

Crash Data Blind Spots - David & Wes dig into crash data and why Americans may know less about road deaths than we think. Everyone says they want data-driven safety policy, but the data we rely on often miss major categories of harm, including crashes on private property, parking lots, driveways, and behind gates. They talk through what gets counted, what gets left out, and why police-collected crash data can turn a partial record into something that looks more complete than it really is. It’s a conversation about why better road safety depends not just on having data, but on understanding where that data comes from, who collects it, and what it fails to see.

Other topics: 🔹 Our first jobs 🔹 The implications of a city turning public streets into a gated community 🔹 Fabio

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Additional resources: Bow Mar’s plan to install a gate to reduce traffic has Denver, Littleton ready to retaliate

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Gordon S. Wood, Pioneering Historian of Early America, Dies at 92 

NHTSA's Non-Traffic Surveillance (NTS) 

Music by Charlie Van Stee (courtesy of bensound)

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