This final project was created in response to the Individual Data Advocacy Project assignment sequence as the final project in an upper-division technical writing course dedicated to data advocacy and is shared here with the permission of the author.
Pedestrian Safety in the Age of Growing Vehicle Sizes
Contributor: Tristan Barnes
Created as part of WRTG 3035: Technical Communication and Design (Fall 2023, taught by Nathan Pieplow at the University of Colorado Boulder)
Project Overview:
This illustrated op/ed uses images and data to support its argument that increasing vehicle sizes have seriously impacted the safety of pedestrians. It touts the benefits of smaller cars and advocates for stricter safety measures for vehicle design in the United States.
Caption: Screenshot of the title and byline of the article with a stock image of police tape around the scene of a car accident