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CBS News
3 days ago
- CBS News
CDOT, Bicycle Colorado launch summer safety campaign amid rising cyclist fatalities
On Saturday morning, a passionate group placed dozens of brightly colored signs all around Denver's Washington Park. They want them to be visible, much like their cause: putting an end to bicycle fatalities. From 2020 to 2024, nearly half of all bicyclist fatalities in Colorado happened during summer months. It's a historically deadly time of year for cyclists. However, a new safety campaign launched by CDOT and Bicycle Colorado wants to change that statistic. It aims to educate the public through displaying signs memorializing bicyclist fatalities and explaining the "Three-Foot Law." It requires motorists to give people biking at least three feet of space, even if it means crossing a double yellow line to do so when the coast is clear. "I'll never stop advocating," said Teri Vogel, who showed up to support the new initiative. Vogel knows the pain and struggle of loss all too well. "My husband was killed by a hit-and-run driver July 4, 2019. Chuck made the world a better place. He was just an incredible human." Chuck Vogel was an avid rider and outdoor enthusiast who loved spending time with family. "He was constantly paying it forward, always in the background, but using it for good. I am his voice for him now," Teri Vogel said. "We're at one bicyclist death every month in traffic crashes," said Sam Cole, traffic safety communications manager for CDOT. "These are real lives on the line." Teri Vogel says now is the time to act, because everyone deserves to get home safely: "Every person is someone's loved one and child and didn't come home at the end of the day."
The Herald
05-07-2025
- The Herald
Five dead including 2 policemen after taxi plunges down 50m embankment
Garrith Jamieson of ALS Paramedics said responders made their way down the embankment to the taxi and found five people had sustained major injuries and were declared dead at the scene. He said they set up a triage station and treated 13 other passengers who sustained various injuries ranging from moderate to critical. In the interim rescue teams made up of Durban Metro Police search and rescue, Ethekweni fire department and Mobiclaw members set up a roping system to bring the injured up to awaiting ambulances. 'After three hours all of the injured were rescued and transported to various Durban hospitals for the further care that they required. The scene then turned into a recovery operation.' Duma said the accident happened shortly after the launch of the Durban July and Winter Holiday Road Safety Campaign. 'I have mandated the RTI team to sustain the 'No Nonsense, Zero Tolerance, and Alufakwa Campaign. We remain worried about reports that show that most road accidents happen in winter and at night.' The Road Traffic Management Corporation published the following national fatalities for the previous years: June 2021 — 902 road fatalities. June 2022 — 873 road fatalities. June 2023 — 833 road fatalities. June 2024 -923 road fatalities. TimesLIVE
CBS News
11-06-2025
- CBS News
322 postal workers bitten by dogs in New York last year. 83 were on Long Island.
The risk of dog bites on the route is all part of a mail carrier's job, but it's especially daunting on Long Island. Newly released data from the United States Postal Service shows there were 322 dog bite incidents across New York state in 2024, with 83 occurring in Long Island. New York ranked fifth on the list of states with the most dog bite incidents, following California, Texas, Ohio and Illinois. Officials say most of the dog bites are accidental, but even so, a safety campaign is now underway to inform dog owners of the dangers and responsibilities. Pet owners urged to keep an eye on dogs around mail carriers A new month-long National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign, aimed at dog owners, highlights the real risk to mail carriers. The USPS recently provided a dramatic demonstration to letter carriers in Detroit and are urging nationwide pet owner cooperation. "Dog bites are one of our highest impact accidents for the United States Postal Service," Ronkonkoma Acting Postmaster Michael Salvatore said. Salvatore says dog owners should keep their pets within their property line. "Never let your dog out loose," he said. Long Island dog owner Jen Muroff said even her calm Siberian Husky can get overly protective. "With the screen door, I always make sure that it's locked 'cause the dogs can jump out," she said. Mail carriers share their frightening encounters with dogs Mail carrier Heather Gigliotti said she sometimes has trepidation when she's out on the streets. "I've been out on the route probably over 20 years, so I know where the dogs are," she said. She was attacked delivering a package in Ronkonkoma. "The homeowner just opened the door, and the dog rushed out and it grabbed a hold of my arm," she said. "It was very frightening ... Luckily, I had just gotten a tetanus shot." Mail carrier Diana Villatoro also had a traumatic encounter with a dog in Hicksville. "I tried to turn slowly and the dog came towards my hand, had my hand in his mouth," she said. "Unfortunately because it was a stray dog, I needed rabies shots and I had to get two stitches in my hand, but we persevere on." Since then, she has become an advocate for safety. Some mail carriers have dog repellent as a last resort, along with other devices to protect them. There are also carrier cards that instruct workers, "Do not deliver mail if you feel endangered by an animal." Postal carriers can fill out the address, description of the dog and dog's name to report a dangerous dog. The USPS is hoping to spread awareness and make 2025 a safer year for letter carriers on Long Island.
