Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about New York State DMV

Give him your tired, your poorly treated plates. Or not.

ROWBACK: State DMV Clarifies How to Rat Out Help Out Your Plate-Defacing Neighbor

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 13, 2023 | No Comments

On second thought, don't send him your pictures of your neighbors' defaced plates!

State Car Boss: ‘Send Me Pictures of Defaced Plates!’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 8, 2023 | No Comments

The commissioner of the state Department of Motor Vehicles told New Yorkers to send him pictures of defaced license plates so that his agency can address the problem ... by sending the registered owner a new set of clean tags on the house.

A new bill might outlaw oversized vehicles such as this truck. The high hoods and poor sight lines of such vehicles are contributing to a growing number of pedestrian deaths. Photo: File

New Bill Would Mandate Speed Governors and Set Limits on Huge SUVs on NY Streets by 2024

By Eve Kessler | Aug 22, 2022 | No Comments

Sen. Brad Hoylman introduces what he says is a first-in-the-nation effort to make active safety technology standard on new cars.

This is the scene moments after the driver hit and killed a pedestrian on the last day of 2018 in Jackson Heights. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Gov. Hochul Signs Law Adding Cyclist and Pedestrian Safety Awareness to Driver’s License Requirements

By Dave Colon | Jul 15, 2022 | No Comments

New drivers for the first time will be tested on their knowledge of pedestrian and cyclist safety as a part of the requirements for obtaining a license in New York, according to a law that the governor signed Friday.

Facebook is an epicenter for the fake plates market.

Opinion: Fake Plates are Hiding in Plain Sight on Facebook, Yet Authorities Do Little

By Steven Bodzin | Apr 12, 2022 | No Comments

The market has moved to Facebook Marketplace and fellow Meta app Instagram.

There's no substitute for face-to-face teaching. Photo: Allwright's Driving School

Albany Bill Would Finally Mandate Instruction for Student Drivers (Well, a Little)

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 29, 2022 | No Comments

Two progressive state pols want to require would-be drivers to do what they — believe it or not — do not currently have to do before getting their license: practice driving with a professional driving instructor.

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