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Newsday Transportation Reporter Alfonso Castillo gives weekly updates on Long Island's Dangerous Roads, taking a look at various topics related to driving in the region.

Cycling for a cause, and feeling unwelcome on the road
After six months crisscrossing the country by bicycle, Jacob Landis got a hard lesson in road safety and design.
Dad gets ditched on one of the scariest nights for pedestrians
From Ecuador to Valley Stream, common sense rules for pedestrians hold true
Anxiety and life-changing injuries in a village plagued by pedestrian crashes

Are EVs safer than gas-powered cars?

Absurdity of alleged DMV truck driver scam can't disguise deadly stakes

Bad drivers don't let governments off the hook

Crash deaths down in first 6 months of year

The DMV permit test questions that (somewhat embarrassingly) stumped us

Could Long Islanders go a day without a car?
Does Long Island spend — and get — enough to maintain its roads?

Lost years of life and shared experiences

The littlest victims of traffic violence
'Stupid' drivers need smarter roads

Eliminate 'Blood Alley' from your commute, if you can

Looking back at one of Long Island's deadliest months

Teenagers' jobs and the perils of Sunrise Highway
Motorcycle's hard-to-spot risk to riders, and pedestrians

Pedestrian dangers heightened for those with disabilities
For safer roads, LI might want to be like Queens

The worst Long Island roads by crashes

Perilous treks across LI's dangerous intersections

A teen's rite of passage, a parent's dread and a Father's Day nightmare

Riding with drunk goggles, from the safety of a pedal car

Paying the price for LI's dangerous roads

Tougher driving tests, more eye exams — Long Islanders came armed with solutions
Speed camera ticket spreading in NY, but more tools needed to slow drivers

A 9-year-old bikes to freedom on LI, with mom's AirTag

Unqualified and unlicensed drivers on LI's roads

Bumps and humps, strips and stripes: A layman's guide to road improvements

Texting, reaching for a water bottle: Why deadly crashes are rarely 'accidents'
A searing reminder when my sons cross a deadly intersection

Driving on LI: Central to our lives, one of our biggest dangers
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