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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
Suozzi visits ICE 'hold rooms' ... U.S. cuts child vaccines ... Coram apartment fire ... Out East: Custer Institute and Observatory
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