Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | October 9, 2017

  • Motorists Need to Understand — Streets Aren’t Just for Cars (KSHB)
  • Driver Crashed Into Cyclist This Morning in Columbia (ABC17)
  • New Foundation “Fight Hard” Aims for Tougher Laws Against Hit-and-Run Motorists (KMOX)
  • 94 Percent of Missouri Highway Patrol State Troopers Are White, Mostly Male (AP)
  • Columbia Considers Ban on Texting While Driving for All Ages (Columbia Tribune)
  • Existing Gas Tax Model Is Flawed (KC Star)
  • KC Streetcar Gets a Boost With Newly-Elected Advocates (KCUR)
  • Nationally, Pedestrian Fatalities Increased Dramatically in 2016 (AP)
  • New Study Shows All Those Gadgets in Your Automobile Cause Distractions (Planetizen)

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