A beloved name in North Dakota’s music community has been lost. Gordon “Crazyfingers” Lindquist, an 88-year-old pianist known for his quick hands and warm presence on stages across the state, died Friday in a two-vehicle crash near Garrison. His performances were a[...]
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Vision Zero ND reports 76 crash deaths so far in 2025
North Dakota is closing in on an encouraging milestone: traffic fatalities continue to trend downward. With one month left in 2025, Vision Zero reports 76 lives lost on the state’s roads — putting the year on pace to finish below last year’s[...]
On This Day | Highway Death Toll Rising
The North Dakota traffic death toll has reached 105 with reports of two fatalities on North Dakota highways. [...]Read More... from On This Day | Highway Death Toll Rising
How Helsinki cut its traffic deaths to zero
Helsinki has achieved what many cities only set as an aspiration: a full year without a single traffic death. The Finnish capital, home to about 700,000 people, reached the milestone through decades of deliberate changes — slower speed limits, narrower lanes, strict[...]
Welcome to the Age of Extreme Acceleration
New technology has a way of disrupting the status quo. And when it comes to electric car technology, we’re on the eve of a new age of acceleration. It’s a future people both inside and outside of cars are unprepared for, and[...]
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How one New Jersey City Got to Zero Traffic Deaths on Its Streets
How many traffic deaths are acceptable? The answer should always be zero, but we currently accept a lot more than that. In North Dakota, it’s typically more than 100 annually; across the country in 2021, the total was more than 42,000. So[...]
ND State Agencies Teaming Up To Reduce Holiday Traffic Deaths
The statistics are depressing. A lot of people needlessly die on North Dakota roads every year, and alcohol is always a big contributor. Vision Zero is the state initiative to bring that number down from a lot to none at all. No[...]