Bibliograph

Right of way, race, class, and the silent epidemic of pedestrian deaths in America, Angie Schmitt ; foreword by Charles T. Brown

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Right of way, race, class, and the silent epidemic of pedestrian deaths in America, Angie Schmitt ; foreword by Charles T. Brown

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Right of way

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1153664831

Responsibility statement

Angie Schmitt ; foreword by Charles T. Brown

Sub title

race, class, and the silent epidemic of pedestrian deaths in America

Summary

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

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