Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Drunk Driving

NYPD Transportation Bureau Chief Kim Royster (left) met with the family of Andrew McMorris, who was killed by a drunk driver in 2018, at a press conference about reducing drunk driving (inset). Photos: Gersh Kuntzman

How to Cut Drunk Driving — Discourage the Drinking … Or the Driving?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 22, 2022 | No Comments

New York transportation officials are backing a bill that has been proposed more or less every year, yet never makes it out of committee. There has to be a better way.

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Opinion: What If We’re Thinking About Impaired Driving All Wrong?

By Kea Wilson | Dec 19, 2022 | No Comments

Let's pull back the cover on some seemingly shocking stats from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Why Vision Zero Advocates Need to Talk About Anne Heche

By Kea Wilson | Aug 16, 2022 | No Comments

The actor's crash is the kind of extreme collision about which even the most avowed Vision Zero advocates typically stay silent — possibly because, secretly, they are not totally sure the crash could have been prevented. But Heche's crash was absolutely preventable. Here's why.

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Three GOP Senators Want to Protect Motorists’ Ability to Drive Drunk

By Kea Wilson | Aug 1, 2022 | No Comments

A new bill from three Senate Republicans would repeal a law that aimed to end drunk driving.

Drunk Drivers Who Kill Could Be Paying for their Crime for Almost 20 Years

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 8, 2022 | No Comments

New York's legislature is only following Tennessee and other states that are seeking to make drunk drivers pay child support if their actions orphan a child.

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It’s 4:20 Somewhere: Can We Stop Stoned Driving Without Ending Car Dependency?

By Kea Wilson | Apr 18, 2022 | No Comments

No one wants drivers to drive under the influence of marijuana — but they won't without accompanying systemic change that gives residents other options to get around when they've danced to the Doobie Brothers.

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