bike safety

Tucson striving to improve bike safety

All StoriesAshley Mikelonis05/03/20170

It was a beautiful, spring day when 10 bicyclists from New Mexico took a ride on the northwest side of Tucson in March 2016. The tourists were members of the Santa Fe Seniors on Bikes, a bicycle club of riders age 50 and older. Tucson’s bicycle culture is what attracted them to town. The cyclists stopped at…

Tucson seeking to curb distracted driving

All StoriesAlyssa Schlitzer04/27/20170

One quick text behind the wheel can end in a lifetime full of guilt. Since the invention of cell phones, distracted driving accidents have become increasingly more common around the world, causing 1.6 million crashes each year. Nearly 2,600 people die and 330,000 are injured every year from motor vehicle accidents, according to The National…