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More than a million lives are lost on the world’s roads every year. But these deaths are not inevitable. We reflect on the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims #WDoR2025 and the global theme “Lost Talents,” honoring the lives cut short by road crashes: https://vitalstrat.org/4shrToO
December 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
visionzeronet.bsky.social
LA’s #WDoR2025 memorial filled a plaza with 711 black chairs, each paired with a single yellow rose. It was a reminder of the lives lost on LA roads this year and of how many could be saved with proven safety strategies
See the installation: visionzeronetwork.org/wdor-2025
December 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
visionzeronet.bsky.social
Nearly 1,000 people rode through DC for #WDoR2025, honoring Sarah Debbink Langenkamp and urging Congress to pass the Active Transportation Safety Act. A memorial and a demand for change.

See full recap here: visionzeronetwork.org/wdor-2025
December 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
visionzeronet.bsky.social
At Boston’s #WDoR2025 event rows of more than 300 yellow flowers moved with the wind, each one representing someone who didn’t make it home. Families showed up to remember and to push the state to act on speed & truck safety. These photos say it all: visionzeronetwork.org/wdor-2025
December 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
visionzeronet.bsky.social
In Indianapolis, families and neighbors walked Raymond Street to remember lives lost and call for safer design + lower speeds. A powerful reminder that change begins in our own corridors.

See more #WDoR2025 stories: visionzeronetwork.org/wdor-2025
Rallying to Tame Speeds & Save Lives: 75+ U.S. Communities Call for Change on World Day of Remembrance
More than 75 communities in 30 states and Washington, D.C. joined a global call for change on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR). On November 16, 2025, people in small towns and ...
visionzeronetwork.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
visionzeronet.bsky.social
Thanksgiving may be over, but we're still so grateful for the power of community. From marches to candle-light vigils to art installations and policy asks, more than 75 communities in 30 states refused to accept traffic deaths as inevitable. Read the #WDoR2025 recap: visionzeronetwork.org/wdor-2025
Rallying to Tame Speeds & Save Lives: 75+ U.S. Communities Call for Change on World Day of Remembrance
More than 75 communities in 30 states and Washington, D.C. joined a global call for change on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR). On November 16, 2025, people in small towns and ...
visionzeronetwork.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
contraexceso.bsky.social
🌻 Hoy se conmemora el Día Nacional en recuerdo de las Víctimas de siniestros viales. Este día debe ser una fuente de motivación para seguir luchando contra la inseguridad vial.
#SeguridadVial #WDoR2025 #NoMásMuertesEnElTránsito
November 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
bikeloudpdx.bsky.social
World Day of Remembrance 💔remembers people who died in traffic violence + galvanizes us to take action to stop dozens more from dying every year in traffic crashes on Portland streets. We can do it.

#StopSuperSpeeders #WDoR2025

@portlandmercury.com @taylorgriggs.bsky.social @pdx-fss.bsky.social
Portlanders Gather to Mourn and Demand Action on Day of Remembrance for Traffic Crash Victims
Joe Stone was 25 when he was hit by a driver while trying to cross the street near his home in 2013. Danielle Sale died in 2010, at the age of 22. Henry Zietlow was 18 when he was killed in a traffic ...
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November 22, 2025 at 9:11 AM
lanrickbennett.bsky.social
If you’re in Hamilton, Ottawa, K/W, Guelph, Burlington, Oshawa, Markham, Richmond Hill, Kingston, Thunder Bay, Windsor, Toronto, London, Niagara Falls, Sudbury; or anywhere in one of 300+ municipalities in Ontario, someone being killed by a driver is just another day

smh @ffsafestreets.bsky.social
Friends and Families for... @ffsafestr... • 2d Excellent coverage of yesterday's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims event. Thank you to everyone who joined us this year. We will never stop fighting until our streets are safe. #WDoR2025 #RememberSupportAct #SpeedKills #SpeedCamerasSaveLives www.thestar.com/news/gta/we-... We will never stop fighting': Queen's Park vigil honours traffic violence victims The ceremony was organized by a group of collision survivors pushing for improved roa...
November 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
familiesforsafestreets.org
"Remembrance without action in Virginia is not enough and we have to do something different," said Virginia DMV Commissioner Gerald Lackey. "We have not cracked the nut of highway safety."

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #WDoR2025

www.wtvr.com/news/local-n...
Virginia families fight for road safety after deaths rise in 2024: 'That could be you'
Virginia families who lost loved ones in preventable crashes gathered to remember victims and advocate for stronger road safety measures as deaths increased.
www.wtvr.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
visionzeronet.bsky.social
More than 75 communities across 30 states + DC joined #WDoR2025 to call for safe streets. From vigils to rallies, people honored loved ones lost to traffic crashes and demanded leaders to prioritize safety over speed.

Read our full recap: visionzeronetwork.org/wdor-2025/
Rallying to Tame Speeds & Save Lives: 75+ U.S. Communities Call for Change on World Day of Remembrance
More than 75 communities in 30 states and Washington, D.C. joined a global call for change on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR). On November 16, 2025, people in small towns and ...
visionzeronetwork.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
bostonaruban.bsky.social
Video of World Day of Remembrance Ceremony at Mass State House - Nov 16, 2025. #WDoR2025
@familiesforsafestreets.org @bikeboston.bsky.social @walkmass.bsky.social @massbike.bsky.social
Ride and Walk for your Life - World Day of Remembrance 2025
YouTube video by Peter cheung
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November 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
massbike.bsky.social
Worcester advocacy groups & city officials addressed the crowd at the vigil. The event also featured a poem from Worcester Youth Poet Laureate Serenity Jackson.

MassBike is proud to have supported the Worcester #WDoR2025 event with a mini-grant to help offset expenses that make the event happen.
November 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
massbike.bsky.social
On a windy Sunday, Worcester observed World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. 50 advocates & city officials showed up and marched on Park Avenue and held a vigil at Peace Park, located on Pleasant Street.
#WDoR2025 #SafeStreets #Worcester
a portion of a fence in front of a park maybe. there are white flowers tied in bundles to the fence, in regular intervals at knee height. between them, and up near the top of the fence, are yellow ribbons loosely attached a group of people in front of a brick wall & building, with trees on the left of the photo. most people have their back to the camera; one person in a red hat is facing camera left and (presumably) taking a picture with their phone. everyone is in cold-weather gear and there is an orange bike on camera right black and yellow pins that say "vision zero" above line art of a lit, heart-shaped candle and "worcester" below the candle. some pins are black with yellow art; others are yellow with black art a crowd stand in a semi-circle around someone speaking. the speaker's back is to the camera; everyone is wearing cold-weather gear. the background is trees, a street with parked cars, and a large building
November 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
bikeloudpdx.bsky.social
Portland World Day of Remembrance summary with Michelle DuBarry and Jonathan Maus

plus legislative action on #StopSuperSpeeders

Learn more at pdxfamiliesforsafestreets.org

@pdx-fss.bsky.social @dubarrypie.bsky.social @bikeportland.org @jonathanmaus.bsky.social
@sarahmrisser.bsky.social #WDoR2025
Traffic Crash Survivors Want to Stop Super Speeders
YouTube video by BikePortland
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November 18, 2025 at 8:05 AM
ffsafestreets.bsky.social
Excellent coverage of yesterday's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims event. Thank you to everyone who joined us this year. We will never stop fighting until our streets are safe.

#WDoR2025 #RememberSupportAct #SpeedKills #SpeedCamerasSaveLives

www.thestar.com/news/gta/we-...
‘We will never stop fighting’: Queen’s Park vigil honours traffic violence victims
The ceremony was organized by a group of collision survivors pushing for improved road design and legislation, while working to change public attitudes towards traffic.
www.thestar.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:20 AM
bikeloudpdx.bsky.social
Thanks PDX Council for being part of World Day of Remembrance. Leaders can & do stop traffic violence.

Now the real work starts: #StopSuperSpeeders invest in streets for people #WDoR2025

@councilorkanal.bsky.social @councilortkl.bsky.social @counciloravalos.bsky.social @councilordunphy.bsky.social
Portland City Councilor Jamie Dunphy speaking at Portland World Day of Remembrance. Aaron Kuehn photo Portland City Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane speaking at Portland World Day of Remembrance. Aaron Kuehn photo Portland City Councilor Candace Avalos speaking to a constituent at Portland World Day of Remembrance. Aaron Kuehn photo Portland City Councilor Sameer Kanal listens to people speak at Portland World Day of Remembrance. Aaron Kuehn photo
November 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
thestreettrust.org
Yesterday we gathered at Luuwit View Park to mark the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims #WDoR2025, led by @pdx-fss.bsky.social. Traffic violence continues to take lives & injure 1000s every year, disproportionately harming BIPOC, low-income, & unhoused Oregonians.
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
visionzeronet.bsky.social
Yesterday, 75+ communities across the U.S. came together for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims #WDoR2025. Their voices and stories fuel this work. Stay tuned – a full recap of events is coming soon.
November 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
massbike.bsky.social
Worcester's World Day of Remembrance event hosted by WalkBike Worcester on 11/16

www.facebook.com/worcesterda/...

#WDoR2025 #StreetSafety
Joseph D. Early Jr., Worcester County District Attorney's Office
Today, we joined WalkBike Worcester to honor and remember all those we have lost to roadway crashes on this World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. These losses affect families, friends,...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
massbike.bsky.social
Springfield's World Day of Remembrance event was hosted by WalkBike Springfield & Holyoke Biking and Pedestrian Committee in honor of the 35 people lost to traffic violence in Hampden County this year. More about Springfield's advocacy:

www.wwlp.com/news/local-n...

#WDoR2025 #WorldDayofRemembrance
Springfield event honors traffic victims, pushes for safer roads
WalkBike Springfield and the Holyoke Biking and Pedestrian Committee hosted the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on Sunday.
www.wwlp.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
massbike.bsky.social
Thank you Families for Safe Streets MA, @bikeboston.bsky.social, & @walkmass.bsky.social for their impactful World Day of Remembrance events on 11/16

Check out media coverage of the Boston/Cambridge events here; keep an eye out for posts about other parts of MA #WDoR2025

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Ride and Walk For Your Life event in Mass. honors those killed in traffic accidents - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News
BOSTON (WHDH) - People from across Massachusetts rode, walked and rallied at the State House on Sunday for the second annual Ride and Walk for<a class="excerpt-read-more"…
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November 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
bikejc.org
More from yesterday’s World Day of Remembrance observances in Jersey City, with our new or refreshed roadside memorials in the Western Slope, Journal Square, and Greenville. May we honor the memories of those lost to traffic violence by ending it. #WDoR2025 🕯️
November 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
walksf.org
Thank you to everyone who came to this year's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.

Together, our presence shined a needed light on these tragedies and the urgent need for change.💛 #WDoR2025
November 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
thebostonlol.bsky.social
It's interesting to see how much crash coverage you get scrolling through WCVB's feed. They even use the phrase "joyride" to describe a crash caused by a teen girl stealing a car

We need better media on #VehicularViolence #WDoR2025
November 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM